So far three arrests have been made as thousands of people swamped Trafalgar Square, Oxford Circus and Piccadilly Circus. A statement from the Met Police read: “Officers have made three arrests at Piccadilly Circus. “One person was arrested after they were seen
A man who assaulted a police officer during a pro-Palestine protest on Saturday has been jailed. Atif Shafiq, 41, was sentenced to six months in prison following the incident. District Judge Denis Brennan told Shafiq: “This country has an honourable tradition of
Police have arrested a man on suspicion of inciting racial hatred after yesterday’s pro-Palestine demonstrations in Whitehall. Saturday’s demonstrations saw thousands take to the streets of the capital, a fortnight after the Hamas terror attack on Israel, after which Israel has launched
The man who ran on stage during the Labour Party conference to throw glitter on Sir Keir Starmer says he “crossed the line”. Yaz Ashmawi has admitted to tipping glitter over the Opposition leader and grabbing him just before he delivered a
The protester arrested on suspicion of assaulting Sir Keir Starmer during his speech at the Labour Party Conference is a senior member of Extinction Rebellion (XR) with a taste for long-haul flights to exotic destinations and an obsession with Lego. Yaz Ashmawi,
A protester has gatecrashed Sir Keir Starmer’s keynote speech at the Labour conference. The man ran onto the stage moments before the Labour leader began his address to the packed main hall at 2pm. He threw glitter at Sir Keir and shouted:
A Just Stop Oil protester has allegedly been hit by a motorist after a march this morning brought traffic to a standstill. Activists marched along a major city centre road in Exeter on Saturday, bringing Western Way to a halt. Members of
Steve Bray has been forced to make a grovelling apology to a Tory MP after making false claims about him. The anti-Brexit protester claimed on Twitter that Marco Longhi was involved in the buying of the Crooked House pub near Dudley, which
A military court sentenced a Congolese military colonel to death and convicted three soldiers following the deaths of more than 50 people who were protesting the U.N. peacekeeping mission earlier this year. Col. Mike Mikombe, former commander of the Republican Guard in
An anti-Brexit protestor was hauled out of the Tory conference on Monday after gatecrashing an event and shouting profanities, but who is he? Activist Steve Bray stood up during a meeting organised by the pro-Brexit Bruges Group think tank and began shouting.