Black Lives Matter
Man who helped rescue white far-right protester says ‘we just did what we could’
June 15, 2020The organiser of a London-based protection group who were pictured saving a white man during a far-right protest, said they ‘just did what we could’ to save his life. Pierre Noah, 47, who heads up protection group Ark Security, admitted that if his team had not rescued the injured man, he would have ‘one hundred […]
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Black Lives Matter supporter carries injured ‘far-right protester’ to safety
June 13, 2020A suspected far-right protester was carried to safety by a supporter of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement on Saturday as animosity was briefly set aside on a day of clashes in London between police and rival groups. Pictures showed a white man, who the crowd identified as a far-right member, clutching his head as […]
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Man urinates next to memorial of PC Palmer as far-right protests escalate
June 13, 2020A man was seen urinating by the memorial to murdered officer PC Keith Palmer as tensions flared between police and far-right groups in the capital today. Mr Palmer was tragically killed as he protected Parliament from a terrorist attack on 22 March, 2017. Pictures show a man relieving himself right next to Palmer’s plaque which […]
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Londoners, I urge you to stay home instead of protesting this weekend
June 12, 2020As a former human rights lawyer and someone who believes passionately in freedom of assembly and the right to peaceful protest, it goes against my nature to urge Londoners not to go out to protest this weekend. But these are exceptional circumstances. Not only are we in the midst of a devastating pandemic, which is […]
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Violent protesters could be jailed within 24 hours of arrest
June 12, 2020Anyone who causes vandalism, criminal damage or assaults police officers during Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests this weekend could be jailed within 24 hours of arrest, it has been reported. Magistrates have been instructed by Justice Sectary Robert Buckland to extend their opening hours and fast-track cases related the ongoing demonstrations in a similar response […]
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Police chased down Whitehall and Cenotaph damaged as 12 arrested at BLM protests
June 8, 2020Violent clashes erupted at largely peaceful anti-racism protests in London, which saw a police officer on the floor with blood streaming down his face. Footage shows a mob chasing officers down the streets of Whitehall as they were pelted with bottles, fireworks and smoke bombs at around 9pm. Meanwhile one demonstrator climbed onto The Cenotaph […]
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Black Lives Matter protesters spray ‘racist’ on Winston Churchill statue
June 8, 2020A statue of former Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill in London was covered in graffiti as anti-racism protests were held across the UK over the weekend. While demonstrations were largely peaceful, small skirmishes broke out in some parts of the capital, with people lobbing bottles and fireworks at police. Thousands have taken to the streets […]
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Policeman stops woman in street for wearing ‘f**k Boris’ T-shirt
June 5, 2020Lawyers have questioned a police officer’s decision to confront an actor in the streets of London for wearing a T-shirt saying ‘F**k Boris’. Jessie-Lu Flynn said she felt like she’d stepped into a ‘totalitarian regime’ as she was stopped in Regent Street after leaving Wednesday’s Black Lives Matter protest at Trafalgar Square. In a video […]
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Thousands gather at Hyde Park for Black Lives Matter protest
June 3, 2020A huge crowd of protesters have gathered in London to throw their support behind the Black Lives Matter movement and call for an end to racism following the death of George Floyd. Protests have been held across the UK in light of similar action across the US after the death of George at the hands […]
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Manhunt for four white men who racially abused black woman in Hampstead Heath
June 2, 2020A manhunt has been launched after a black woman was racially abused by four white men as she walked through Hampstead Heath. The victim, who is in her mid-20s, had been near the Highgate’s Men’s Pond when the men approached her just before 9pm on Sunday. They launched a torrent of racist abuse, leaving her […]
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