Over 70 arrests as thousands join pro-Palestine rally in Westminster - Palestine Solidarity Campaign rally took place in Whitehall after huge row over its planned route’s proximity to a synagogue

Scuffles caught on camera after demonstrators broke through police lines resulting in highest number of arrests over more than 20 marches

Palestine protests in central London - after police said some demonstrators who broke through their lines ignored orders to disperse.

Thousands of people gathered and over 70 were arrested at a pro-Palestinian rally in central London Saturday, on the eve of the start of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.The majority were detained on suspicion of breaching the authorised perimeter for the protest near key government buildings in central London.

Emails between LSE senior staff also appeared to draw links between student protest and anniversary of London bombings

Protesters planned to gather outside BBC's Broadcasting House in central London before marching to Whitehall. However, on Thursday night, Scotland Yard told the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) that their proposed route was threatening to “seriously disrupt” the Shabbat services at a neighbouring synagogue.

More than 20 artists taking part in the New Contemporaries exhibition at London’s Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) staged a walkout at the show preview on 14 January in support of pro-Palestine demonstrators gathered at the venue.

The Metropolitan Police have blocked an upcoming pro-Palestine march from gathering near a synagogue in central London. Protesters targeting the BBC were planning to gather outside Broadcasting House in Portland Place on Saturday January 18 before marching to Whitehall.

A dozen Labour MPs have criticised the Metropolitan Police for blocking a pro-Palestinian march that had been set to go close to a central London synagogue.

Thousands took to the streets on Saturday for the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) rally in Whitehall, and were met with a heavy police presence.