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09/12/2010
Trouble Erupts At Student Fees Protest
Violence has broken out between thousands of students and police on Westminster as talks over plans to treble university fees take place in Parliament.
One police officer is in hospital with serious neck injuries, and a mounted officer has been thrown off his horse as the clashes in central London escalate.
Some of the protesters have been breaking down metal barriers around Parliament Square and surging onto the green towards Whitehall.
A handful have been seen climbing onto a statue of Winston Churchill and daubing it with graffiti.
Protestors are hitting out at coalition proposals that could see students having to pay up to £9,000 per year.
Ahead of the planned protest in London today, the Met Police were working closely with the National Union of Students (NUS), University and College Union (UCU) and University of London Union (ULU).
In order to balance the needs and requirements of those protesting against tuition fees, and other Londoners to go about their everyday business, officers agreed a route for a protest march from Malet Street WC1 to Westminster and to the rally point along the Victoria Embankment.
The NUS, the UCU, together with ULU, discussed their plans fully with the Met Police Service Public Order Branch agreeing to the following: Rally along Victoria Embankment from 15.00hrs - 16.30hrs and then a candlelit vigil in the same location from 16.30hrs until 17.00hrs.
The march route goes from from Malet Street along Kingsway - Aldwych - The Strand - Trafalgar Square - Admiralty Arch - Horse Guards Road - Parliament Square via Great George Street - Whitehall and ending in Victoria Embankment with the other protesters.
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One police officer is in hospital with serious neck injuries, and a mounted officer has been thrown off his horse as the clashes in central London escalate.
Some of the protesters have been breaking down metal barriers around Parliament Square and surging onto the green towards Whitehall.
A handful have been seen climbing onto a statue of Winston Churchill and daubing it with graffiti.
Protestors are hitting out at coalition proposals that could see students having to pay up to £9,000 per year.
Ahead of the planned protest in London today, the Met Police were working closely with the National Union of Students (NUS), University and College Union (UCU) and University of London Union (ULU).
In order to balance the needs and requirements of those protesting against tuition fees, and other Londoners to go about their everyday business, officers agreed a route for a protest march from Malet Street WC1 to Westminster and to the rally point along the Victoria Embankment.
The NUS, the UCU, together with ULU, discussed their plans fully with the Met Police Service Public Order Branch agreeing to the following: Rally along Victoria Embankment from 15.00hrs - 16.30hrs and then a candlelit vigil in the same location from 16.30hrs until 17.00hrs.
The march route goes from from Malet Street along Kingsway - Aldwych - The Strand - Trafalgar Square - Admiralty Arch - Horse Guards Road - Parliament Square via Great George Street - Whitehall and ending in Victoria Embankment with the other protesters.
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Anti-war protester appears in court
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Anti-war protester Brian Haw appeared in court on Tuesday, charged with breaching the conditions of his five-year protest outside Parliament. Mr Haw, 57, appeared at Bow Street Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.
06 May 2011
Guilty Plea Over Student Protest Disorder
A 21-year-old has pleaded guilty to violent disorder at Kingston Crown Court. Charlie Gilmour, 21, of Lordings Road, Billinghurst, in Sussex was arrested at the student protests in London on 9 December 2010. He attended a central London police station on 27 January and was charged with violent disorder and theft.
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A 21-year-old has pleaded guilty to violent disorder at Kingston Crown Court. Charlie Gilmour, 21, of Lordings Road, Billinghurst, in Sussex was arrested at the student protests in London on 9 December 2010. He attended a central London police station on 27 January and was charged with violent disorder and theft.
22 November 2010
Police Highlight Student Walkout Issues
Ahead of a proposed national day of action by students this Wednesday, 24 November, the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is encouraging all protest groups to come forward and talk to officers about their intentions. The day of action is being referred to as a national student walkout and may involve different forms of protest across the country.
Police Highlight Student Walkout Issues
Ahead of a proposed national day of action by students this Wednesday, 24 November, the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is encouraging all protest groups to come forward and talk to officers about their intentions. The day of action is being referred to as a national student walkout and may involve different forms of protest across the country.
11 November 2010
Fifty Arrests Over Student Protest Disorder
A total of 50 people have been arrested for disorder in connection with yesterday's student protest in central London. All were taken to various police stations around London and have since been bailed.
Fifty Arrests Over Student Protest Disorder
A total of 50 people have been arrested for disorder in connection with yesterday's student protest in central London. All were taken to various police stations around London and have since been bailed.
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