Thousands attend Sisters Uncut and Reclaim The Fight protests against police violence ‘The police, courts and state don’t protect us or keep us safe: they are part of the problem’
3 weeks ago
On Sunday afternoon thousands of people attended a series of peaceful protests organised by Sisters Uncut and Reclaim the Fight.
The aim was to protest police violence as well as the new proposed Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. This happened a day after the police force violently dispersed women attending a vigil for Sarah Everard at Clapham Common.
Calling people to attend in solidarity, Sisters Uncut posted “The police abuse the powers that they already have – and yet the government plans to give them more powers in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. This is dangerous. This will lead to even more state violence against women. This bill must be stopped.”
Across the weekend people have taken to the streets to mourn the death of Sarah Everard and to protest for the safety of women. Group Reclaim These Streets organised a series of vigils for Sarah Everard across the country and despite official cancellations, many people still came out in solidarity to pay their respects.
Whilst many vigils were able to go ahead peacefully such as those in Bristol and Nottingham, attendees in Clapham were met with “violence” from the Metropolitan Police Force. Following the scenes at the vigil on Saturday, protestors took to the streets on Sunday to protest at New Scotland Yard. Protestors also returned to Clapham Common to pay their respects to Sarah Everard whilst went to Parliament Square where they lied down in tribute to all the women who have been killed by police officers.
Rescue plan is updated after family gets lost in Cawdor woods By Donald Wilson Published: 18:30, 03 March 2021
Get the Inverness Courier sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the day s newspaper
PLANS to update a Cawdor Area Rescue Plan are under discussion after global positioning apps were used to help find a lost family.
A police report to Cawdor and East Nairnshire Community Council revealed they were found safely after becoming lost in the Big Wood last November.
The community council has agreed to gather contact details of people with intimate knowledge of the wood to assist police in the case of an emergency.
Look North s Vicky Johnson calls time on BBC career after 34 years
The reporter is starting a new chapter
Look North health correspondent Vicky Johnson has left the BBC. (Image: BBC)
Sign up to the Grimsby Live newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later.
Sign up here!
When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice