Tory MPs have vowed to carry a pint of milk around as a symbol of protest against draconian coronavirus laws – amid warnings Boris Johnson will face demands to recall Parliament if he announces crunch decisions on lockdown during the Easter recess. In a slightly surreal act of defiance, Sir Charles Walker has insisted he … Read more
Police descended on a school today as dozens of furious Muslim parents protested outside after a teacher allegedly showed caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad during a religious education lesson. Batley Grammar School in West Yorkshire had to delay its opening and told pupils to stay at home amid chaotic scenes at its gates, as headteacher … Read more
Police called as furious Muslim parents protest at gates of Yorkshire grammar school after teacher showed pupils Prophet Muhammad cartoons in class – as head issues ‘sincere apology’ at ‘great offence to community’ Batley Grammar School in West Yorkshire delayed opening and told pupils to stay at home amid chaotic scene Headteacher Gary Kibble has … Read more
Tens of thousands of Russians registered to protest for the release of opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Tuesday hours after allies called for mass street demonstrations. In a statement posted on Navalny’s website, his allies urged Russians to sign up for a protest on an interactive map. They said they will set a date for … Read more
Married Tory councillor is suspended for dressing up as a woman in protest at proposals for a 6pm curfew for all men after Sarah Everard’s murder Mark Deacon, Conservative councillor for Plymouth, posted image on Facebook Said he would wear a floral pink dress and long black wig if curfew was imposed He has been … Read more
The woman who was pictured being pinned to the floor by police officers at the vigil for Sarah Everard has called for another protest to take place tomorrow. Patsy Stevenson, who was pictured being held on the floor by police at the vigil, said she attended the gathering in Clapham Common yesterday in support of … Read more
Woman pinned to the floor by police at Sarah Everard vigil demands demonstrators defy Covid lockdown rules for NEW protest outside parliament tomorrow Patsy Stevenson was pictured being held on the ground by police in Clapham She had attended the vigil for 33-year-old Sarah Everard in south London Ms Stevenson has now called for a … Read more
Mexico was gripped by protest on International Women’s Day as thousands of female demonstrators took to the streets and denounced a president who has refused to drop a candidate accused of rape. Demonstrators battled police with rocks, bottles, spray paint and flaming aerosol cans in Mexico City’s vast central plaza after anti-riot barricades were covered … Read more
The organiser of a protest against the Government’s proposed one per cent pay rise for NHS workers has been fined £10,000. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said the 61-year-old woman was issued with the fixed penalty notice for breaching Covid-19 rules on public gatherings. A 65-year-old woman was also arrested at the protest in Manchester city … Read more
The final anti-HS2 activist in a network of tunnels in London’s Euston Square Gardens has been removed after 31 days underground. A lone protestor, known only at this stage as Bradley, was the last man remaining underground trying to stop the high-speed rail line going ahead, after high-profile campaigner Swampy finally left the site yesterday … Read more