The gathering in Tahrir Square coincided with increasing tensions between Iran and the US in the last days of Donald Trump’s administration, and many in the crowd demanded revenge.
The organiser of the anti-lockdown protest in London which saw five officers injured and 29 people arrested could face a £10,000 fine, the Metropolitan Police have said. The woman was identified as the organiser of the protest after around 150 anti-lockdown activists descended onto Parliament Square yesterday amid fears the country faced tighter restrictions as the … Read more
Anti-lockdown activists were hauled away by police today as hundreds turned out for a protest in Parliament Square amid fears the country faces tighter restrictions as Covid cases continue to rise. Scotland Yard issued an open letter ahead of the event, urging people not to attend large gatherings over the last weekend before Christmas. Extra … Read more
Paperchase removes joke Christmas card with mother demanding a ‘f****ing refund’ from orphanage after it was accused of mocking children in care Christmas card features a care giver calling an orphanage to return her child Its content received complaints online, led by 2012 Olympics poet Lemn Sissay Paperchase apologised for its content and vowed to … Read more
Parisians enjoy taste of lockdown freedom ahead of Christmas, while hospitality workers protest bar and restaurant ban set to last until January 20 Revellers enjoyed rides at Christmas Village at Hotel de Ville in Paris last night But hospitality workers also protested in capital over festive season opening ban Police officers also protested in streets … Read more
Veteran eco-warrior ‘Swampy’ has again returned to campaigning – to sit in a 30 foot tall bamboo tower in the middle of a river to protest against the HS2 rail line. The activist, 47, re-emerged in October this year following a ‘quiet ten years’ out of the limelight. Now Swampy – real name Daniel Hooper … Read more
Piers Corbyn ignored police pleas to go home as he addressed fellow protestors at an anti-lockdown protest, a court heard. The brother of former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is accused of breaching Covid rules during anti-lockdown protests at Speaker’s Corner in London’s Hyde Park on tow occasions in May. The 73-year-old has denied participating in a gathering … Read more
A shopper ripped plastic sheeting from ‘non-essential’ items in a Tesco store in Wales because he had reached ‘breaking point’ over ‘unfair and illogical’ coronavirus rules, a court heard today. Video of Gwilym Llwyd Owen tearing down the sheeting at the supermarket in Bangor on October 23 was played in court today. Staff at the … Read more
Cycling activists descended on an exclusive west London shopping street today to protest the removal of its hated Covid cycle lanes after the council decided to tear up the ‘disastrous’ scheme following hundreds of complaints. Councillors said the lanes on Kensington High Street would be removed by tomorrow after a huge backlash – with the … Read more
The breaking up of a public protest by police is not pretty to see. But there was something particularly unpleasant about the scene I witnessed last week outside the gates of the House of Commons. As I looked out of a window on to Parliament Square, I noticed a group of officers confronting an elderly … Read more