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Four Protesters Arrested as Suspects Appear in UK Court Over Statue Toppling British police arrested four protesters for breaching CCP virus restrictions on Monday outside a court in Bristol where suspects were attending a hearing in relation to the toppling of a statue during a Black Lives Matter protest last June. Two men aged 43 and 68 and two women aged 59 and 60 were detained for attending an unlawful protest outside Bristol Magistrates’ Court after refusing to disperse, Avon and Somerse...

Avon and Somerset Police fear anti-racism protesters will gather outside the court in Bristol in breach of lockdown rules banning public gatherings of more than two people.

Police warned those planning to demonstrate during the court appearance of those accused of toppling the statue of slaver Edward Colston risk a fine.