Authorities have arrested over 40 people during a protest in central London. Demonstrators opposed the government's decision to classify the pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization.

Seventy-one arrests have been made at protests across the UK against Palestine Action being proscribed a terror group, police have said. Forces in London, Cardiff and Manchester each made a number of arrests on suspicion of terrorism offences.

Over 70 individuals arrested across the UK in a second week of protests against the proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist group.