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101209 Student Protests 056 Police on a student protest against tuition fees, 9 December 2010.
101209 Student Protests 056 Police on a student protest against tuition fees, 9 December 2010.
101209 Student Protests 059 Police attend to an injured or unwell officer on a student protest against tuition fees, 9 Decemb...
101209 Student Protests 059 Police attend to an injured or unwell officer on a student protest against tuition fees, 9 December 2010.
101209 Student Protests 060 Police attend to an injured or unwell officer on a student protest against tuition fees, 9 Decemb...
101209 Student Protests 060 Police attend to an injured or unwell officer on a student protest against tuition fees, 9 December 2010.
101209 Student Protests 063 Police attend to an injured or unwell officer on a student protest against tuition fees, 9 Decemb...
101209 Student Protests 063 Police attend to an injured or unwell officer on a student protest against tuition fees, 9 December 2010.
101209 Student Protests 070 Police attend to an injured or unwell officer on a student protest against tuition fees, 9 Decemb...
101209 Student Protests 070 Police attend to an injured or unwell officer on a student protest against tuition fees, 9 December 2010.
101209 Student Protests 074 Police on a student protest against tuition fees, 9 December 2010.
101209 Student Protests 074 Police on a student protest against tuition fees, 9 December 2010.
101209 Student Protests 365 Police, after being attacked with paint, on a student protest against tuition fees, London Decemb...
101209 Student Protests 365 Police, after being attacked with paint, on a student protest against tuition fees, London December 9, 2010.
101209 Student Protests 375 Police, after being attacked with paint, on a student protest against tuition fees, London Decemb...
101209 Student Protests 375 Police, after being attacked with paint, on a student protest against tuition fees, London December 9, 2010.
101209 Student Protests 379 Police, after being attacked with paint, on a student protest against tuition fees, London Decemb...
101209 Student Protests 379 Police, after being attacked with paint, on a student protest against tuition fees, London December 9, 2010.
101209 Student Protests 388 Police, after being attacked with paint, on a student protest against tuition fees, London Decemb...
101209 Student Protests 388 Police, after being attacked with paint, on a student protest against tuition fees, London December 9, 2010.
101209 Student Protests 407 Police on a student protest against tuition fees, 9 December 2010.
101209 Student Protests 407 Police on a student protest against tuition fees, 9 December 2010.
101209 Student Protests 623 Police photographer on a student protest against tuition fees, December 9, 2010.
101209 Student Protests 623 Police photographer on a student protest against tuition fees, December 9, 2010.
101209 Student Protests 953 Police resting following intense clashes on a student protest against tuition fees, December 9, 2...
101209 Student Protests 953 Police resting following intense clashes on a student protest against tuition fees, December 9, 2010.
BNP at the High Court in The Strand London to face charges re BNP failure to comply with race relations law.
BNP at the High Court in The Strand London to face charges re BNP failure to comply with race relations law.
BNP at the High Court in The Strand London to face charges re BNP failure to comply with race relations law.
BNP at the High Court in The Strand London to face charges re BNP failure to comply with race relations law.
Activists from UK uncut occupy Stores in Oxford Street, London. December 18, 2010
Activists from UK uncut occupy Stores in Oxford Street, London. December 18, 2010
Activists from UK uncut occupy Stores in Oxford Street, London. December 18, 2010
Activists from UK uncut occupy Stores in Oxford Street, London. December 18, 2010
Activists from UK uncut occupy Stores in Oxford Street, London. December 18, 2010
Activists from UK uncut occupy Stores in Oxford Street, London. December 18, 2010
Undercover police officer Mark Kennedy at the bottom of this banner.
Undercover police officer Mark Kennedy at the bottom of this banner.
Undercover police officer Mark Kennedy at the bottom of this banner.
Undercover police officer Mark Kennedy at the bottom of this banner.
Undercover police officer Mark Kennedy at the bottom of this banner.
Undercover police officer Mark Kennedy at the bottom of this banner.
Activists outside Scotland Yard in London protest over surveillance methods on women and what they call 'state-endorsed sexua...
Activists outside Scotland Yard in London protest over surveillance methods on women and what they call 'state-endorsed sexual manipulation'.
Activists outside Scotland Yard in London protest over surveillance methods on women and what they call 'state-endorsed sexua...
Activists outside Scotland Yard in London protest over surveillance methods on women and what they call 'state-endorsed sexual manipulation'.
Activists outside Scotland Yard in London protest over surveillance methods on women and what they call 'state-endorsed sexua...
Activists outside Scotland Yard in London protest over surveillance methods on women and what they call 'state-endorsed sexual manipulation'.
Activists outside Scotland Yard in London protest over surveillance methods on women and what they call 'state-endorsed sexua...
Activists outside Scotland Yard in London protest over surveillance methods on women and what they call 'state-endorsed sexual manipulation'.
Activists outside Scotland Yard in London protest over surveillance methods on women and what they call 'state-endorsed sexua...
Activists outside Scotland Yard in London protest over surveillance methods on women and what they call 'state-endorsed sexual manipulation'.
Activists outside Scotland Yard in London protest over surveillance methods on women and what they call 'state-endorsed sexua...
Activists outside Scotland Yard in London protest over surveillance methods on women and what they call 'state-endorsed sexual manipulation'.
Activists outside Scotland Yard in London protest over surveillance methods on women and what they call 'state-endorsed sexua...
Activists outside Scotland Yard in London protest over surveillance methods on women and what they call 'state-endorsed sexual manipulation'.
National Campaign against Fees and Cuts (NCAFC) and the EAN demonstration.
National Campaign against Fees and Cuts (NCAFC) and the EAN demonstration.
Police film me during a National Campaign against Fees and Cuts (NCAFC) and the EAN demonstration.
Police film me during a National Campaign against Fees and Cuts (NCAFC) and the EAN demonstration.
National Campaign against Fees and Cuts (NCAFC) and the EAN demonstration.
National Campaign against Fees and Cuts (NCAFC) and the EAN demonstration.
Map of police riot training centre in Gravesend marked up with exercises.
Map of police riot training centre in Gravesend marked up with exercises.
Police helicopter patrolling above London.
Police helicopter patrolling above London.
110225 Mid East Protest 163 Policeman at an Islamic 'Solidarity With Arab People' march from the Bahraini Embassy via Libyan ...
110225 Mid East Protest 163 Policeman at an Islamic 'Solidarity With Arab People' march from the Bahraini Embassy via Libyan Embassy to Downing St, 25 Feb 2011.
110302 Hackney No Cuts 087 Protest at Hackney Council Budget meeting. Hackney Town Hall, 2 March 2011.
110302 Hackney No Cuts 087 Protest at Hackney Council Budget meeting. Hackney Town Hall, 2 March 2011.
110302 Hackney No Cuts 116 Protest at Hackney Council Budget meeting. Hackney Town Hall, 2 March 2011.
110302 Hackney No Cuts 116 Protest at Hackney Council Budget meeting. Hackney Town Hall, 2 March 2011.
110309 NHS Protest 110 Police carrier, London.
110309 NHS Protest 110 Police carrier, London.
110309 NHS Protest 184 Police discuss tactics during a protest demonstration.
110309 NHS Protest 184 Police discuss tactics during a protest demonstration.
Constable watches a march protesting at deaths at the hands of the police. 16 April 2011.
Constable watches a march protesting at deaths at the hands of the police. 16 April 2011.
Constable watches a march protesting at deaths at the hands of the police. 16 April 2011.
Constable watches a march protesting at deaths at the hands of the police. 16 April 2011.
March in support of widespread strikes against government cuts. London, June 30, 2011.
March in support of widespread strikes against government cuts. London, June 30, 2011.
March in support of widespread strikes against government cuts. London, June 30, 2011.
March in support of widespread strikes against government cuts. London, June 30, 2011.
March in support of widespread strikes against government cuts. London, June 30, 2011.
March in support of widespread strikes against government cuts. London, June 30, 2011.
110708 NI Protest 108 Police at a protest outside News International in Wapping after the disclosure of widespread telephone ...
110708 NI Protest 108 Police at a protest outside News International in Wapping after the disclosure of widespread telephone tapping and other illegal surveillance by the News of the World and other Murdoch press titles, 8 Jul 2011.
110708 NI Protest 157 Police at a protest outside News International in Wapping after the disclosure of widespread telephone ...
110708 NI Protest 157 Police at a protest outside News International in Wapping after the disclosure of widespread telephone tapping and other illegal surveillance by the News of the World and other Murdoch press titles, 8 Jul 2011.
110708 NI Protest 208 Police at a protest outside News International in Wapping after the disclosure of widespread telephone ...
110708 NI Protest 208 Police at a protest outside News International in Wapping after the disclosure of widespread telephone tapping and other illegal surveillance by the News of the World and other Murdoch press titles, 8 Jul 2011.
110708 NI Protest 219 Police at a protest outside News International in Wapping after the disclosure of widespread telephone ...
110708 NI Protest 219 Police at a protest outside News International in Wapping after the disclosure of widespread telephone tapping and other illegal surveillance by the News of the World and other Murdoch press titles, 8 Jul 2011.
110708 NI Protest 228 Police at a protest outside News International in Wapping after the disclosure of widespread telephone ...
110708 NI Protest 228 Police at a protest outside News International in Wapping after the disclosure of widespread telephone tapping and other illegal surveillance by the News of the World and other Murdoch press titles, 8 Jul 2011.
English Defence League march to Tower Hamlets as a provocation towards the largely Muslim population, 3 September 2011.
English Defence League march to Tower Hamlets as a provocation towards the largely Muslim population, 3 September 2011.
English Defence League march to Tower Hamlets as a provocation towards the largely Muslim population, 3 September 2011.
English Defence League march to Tower Hamlets as a provocation towards the largely Muslim population, 3 September 2011.
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