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In the capital, this statue of wartime prime minister winston churchill was also targeted. as with the previous days protests, the mood changed as the day drew to a close. police officers in less protective uniforms were replaced by public order specialists, wearing riot gear. this protester tried but failed to set this flag alight on the cenotaph, where the nations war dead are honoured. by the end of the day, eight officers had been injured and 12 arrests had been made. the prime minister bori...

Asked who it was, and i explained the slave trade. and i think taking it down sort of hides a bit of that past crime, and it makes a lot of us feel uncomfortable, but considering bristols passed in the slave trade, maybe we deserve to feel a little uncomfortable about that. because the city benefited from his money but it was blood money to boot, i personally think the statue should have stayed, or at least we should have stayed, or at least we should have had a democratic debate about what happ...

About. and it is right actually that police follow up on that and make sure that justice is police follow up on that and make sure thatjustice is taken, undertaken, with those individuals who are responsible for such disorderly and lawless behaviour.m the capital, this statue of wartime prime minister winston churchill was also targeted. as with the previous day public protests, the mood change as the drew mcdade drew to a close. —— day it drew to a close. officers we re —— day it drew t...

Protesters want to make britain confront the way black people have been treated. this protest has at least led to a national discussion about the history of these objects represent. but there are no other debates as well, in particular with the protests which have ended three times in varying degrees of unrest should be allowed during a pandemic. tom symonds, bbc news. our assistant political editor, norman smith, is in westminster now. home secretary priti patel will be talking about this in th...

Good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. our headlines today: the prime minister says anti—racism rallies have been "subverted by thuggery" after protesters clash with police and vandalise a statue of winston churchill. in bristol, demonstrators toppled a statue of a 17th century slave trader and threw it in to the harbour. it represents years of hurt and a lot of emotions and hatred that have been built up inside of us that we have internalised for years. quarant...

Features pain and pride, the future not yet in ink. police in bristol say theyve identified 17 suspects in relation to the toppling of a statue of edward colston, a 17th—century merchant who made a fortune from the slave trade. theyre appealing to anyone who filmed the incident to share the images with them. yesterday, police said they were satisfied that their decision not to intervene had been the correct one. the statue had long been the target of campaigners who said colston was not a man ...

I think the turnout is amazing, its really inspiring, and it is really good to see people taking social distancing measures seriously, doing the best we can to stay safe today. in wrexham, people also protested — mindful of the two metre social distancing. this was the m6, partially closed for one hour after protesters blocked the roads. but the day has been marred by a minority. 27 police officers have been injured during this weeks demonstrations, but that number is likely to rise after this...

He should be able to do that. and this canard that this exercise was done to make that possible is totally false. i dont see anything wrong with the president walking over to the church. >> bret: the perception is the president was calling for i dont know how many, 10,000, but lets just say thousands of active military troops on the ground. did you push back on the use of the insurrection act? >> ag barr: there was no need to push back. i think everyone was on the same page. what we were discuss...

Responsible for violence during anti—racism demonstrations in cities including london and bristol will be held to account. the home secretary branded activists in bristol "utterly disgraceful" for destroying a statue of a slave trader, the cities mayor said hed couldnt condone criminal damage, but he understood the protesters. meanwhile in london the prime minister said the protests had been "subverted by thuggery" after the statue of sir winston churchill was sprayed with graffiti and an atte...

Its a hard conversation on have with a 7-year-old? >> he knows about our history and the history of our country and the unfair treatment of black people. its a great, its really sad that its our jumping off point to look at the hard topics but i think its really important. if we ignore it, nothing will change. if we pretend its not there and sweep it under the rug, he cant be part of that change. and we cannot be a part of the change. >> a unique community has come together on this street, peopl...