Police said they would arrest any activists found camped out after 10.30am on a busy junction of Oxford Circus – but they withdrew from the scene just an hour later.
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Sajid Javid’s claims he grew up on Britain’s ‘most dangerous road’ labelled ‘bulls**t’ by locals
Residents of Stapleton Road in Bristol have rubbished Home Secretary Sajid Javid’s claims that his childhood street is ‘the most dangerous in Britain’ and that he could have turned to a life of crime.
Heart-breaking letter by journalist Lyra McKee in 2014 has haunting ring after death
In the letter written in 2014, which was turned into a short film and read out at her vigil on Friday, she vowed to ‘walk the streets without fear’ and said ‘life would get better’. She was shot dead on Thursday.
Boy, six, is injured after a gang of men open fire on his house with a shotgun
Abdurahaman Tukaalesharif, 48, said his son had been playing outside their home in Wolverhampton when he saw four men chasing another man with a shotgun.
Number of homes ‘earning’ more than owners falls, says Halifax
Homeowners in many parts of the country have previously seen the value of their property increase by more than the amount they can earn by going to work. But this is no longer the case in many places.
From cruise advice for singletons to duty-free rules in Northern Cyprus, the holiday guru gives tips
A small amount of duty-free into Northern Cyprus is acceptable, head to Paris on the Eurostar and then onto Switzlerland, and always look for the ‘no single supplement’ box, explains the holiday guru.
Theresa May opted for another Welsh walking holiday. Where else should she go?
Theresa May popped over to Wales for a quick walking holiday earlier this week, but we think a longer getaway is in order. Here are some suggestions on where the PM should have gone…
Little turtle is immediately eaten up by a large fish that emerged from murky water
A little turtle has been unexpected eaten up by a hungry fish just moments after it was released into a river, believed to be in the United States.
New porn age-checker can be side-stepped in seconds
The government confirmed on Wednesday that the new system will become mandatory on 15 July.
Pictured: Mother-of-two, 36, and friend, 22, who drowned in Aberdeen beach tragedy
A mother-of-two, 36, and her friend, 22, died after going for a midnight swim in bitterly cold water near a beach in Aberdeen yesterday. They have now been pictured.