The reporter repeatedly told the officers he was from the press Daily Mirror journalist Matthew Dresch has shared disturbing footage on Twitter of him being assaulted by police officers during another night of protests in Bristol on Friday night. In the tweet Dresch says that he was “respectfully observing what was happening and posed no […]

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Local police had claimed that “20 officers had been assaulted or injured” Avon and Somerset police have withdrawn their claims that police officers had suffered broken bones and one even a punctured lung after dealing with protests in Bristol last Sunday night. On Monday the force released a statement saying that “a total of 20 […]

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The GMB weatherman is at it again, this time calling out Nigel Farage Alex Beresford was recently applauded for challenging Piers Morgan live on-air, calling out the polemicist in chief for “continuing to trash” Meghan Markle. And he has taken yet another ‘says it how it is’ merchant’s name by responding to the former UKIP […]

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Protests against the policing bill turned violent in Bristol on Sunday night, with protestors setting an unattended police van on fire

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The off-duty police officer tried to tackle the woman and put her in a headlock A West Midland Police officer who attacked a woman while off-duty has been spared jail. PC Oliver Banfield of the West Midland Police, has avoided time in prison and kept his job. He has been sentenced to a 14-week curfew, […]

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The former Chief Constable labels new anti-protest laws as “rushed” and “dodgy” An ex-police chief for the Greater Manchester Police spoke to Times Radio on Monday regarding the recently proposed, 307-page bill that, effectively, cracks down on people’s right to protest. Sir Peter Fahy, who served the police force for 34 years, was quick to […]

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