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  1. National March for Palestine: Police issue arrest warning as strict conditions placed on major London protest

    Deputy Assistant Commissioner Carl Galvin, who is leading the policing operation this weekend, said: “Ahead of the pro…
    #London #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #Bristol #Britain #Coventry #embankment #gaza #GreatBritain #Israel #london #Manchester #MetropolitanPolice #Strand #WaterlooBridge #WestminsterBridge #Whitehall
    europesays.com/uk/1246509/

  2. National March for Palestine: When is the London protest and what is the route?

    Pro-Palestine protesters are set to take to the streets of central London this weekend to mark three years…
    #London #Britain #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #MetropolitanPolice #VictoriaEmbankment #WaterlooBridge #WestminsterBridge #Whitehall
    europesays.com/gbr/london/3625

  3. National March for Palestine: When is the London protest and what is the route?

    Pro-Palestine protesters are set to take to the streets of central London this weekend to mark three years…
    #EuropeSays #Britain #Europe #EU #London #MetropolitanPolice #VictoriaEmbankment #WaterlooBridge #WestminsterBridge #Whitehall
    europesays.com/britain/139539/

  4. “American soil, though, has traditionally been regarded as something of a safe place for those speaking out against the Kremlin, whether it has been under the red flag of the Soviet Union or the tricolour of Vladimir Putin’s Russian Federation.

    It might be possible for Kremlin agents to get away with deploying poison-tipped umbrellas on people crossing London’s #WaterlooBridge, as was the fate of the Bulgarian dissident Georgi #Markov in 1978, but risking such colourful assassinations on the Brooklyn Bridge or indeed anywhere on US territory would be a different matter entirely.”

    “… If not part of the so-called Moscow rules, the fabled operating guidelines for western and #Russian spies, then there was certainly an adjunct, a gentleman’s agreement of sorts, that neither side would kill on each other’s soil.”

    A weakness in the USA psyche, attacks on the homeland. US rules? Gloves off time.

    #USA / #Dobrokhotov / #Intel #espionage <theguardian.com/world/2026/sep>

  5. “7 September 1978, 49-year-old #Markov was waiting at a bus stop on #WaterlooBridge in central #London when he said he'd been stabbed with an #umbrella. Four days later he died in hospital, with doctors initially diagnosing blood poisoning.”

    🕵🏻‍♂️🌂🧍🏻‍♂️ #CounterIntel / #Intel <bbc.com/culture/article/202609>

  6. MGM’s “Waterloo Bridge” (1940, dir. Mervyn LeRoy) starred Robert Taylor and Vivien Leigh. Remake of “Waterloo Bridge” (1930, with Bette Davis in an early supporting role). Third version, “Gaby” (1956), starred Leslie Caron.

    Belgian bilingual film poster (Flemish and French).

    IMDB score: 7,7
    Letterboxd score: 3,9

    TAGS: #WaterlooBridge #VivienLeigh #RobertTaylor #MervynLeRoy #BetteDavis #Gaby #LeslieCaron

  7. Met warns against supporting proscribed groups ahead of #London #protests

    Officers to monitor chants and conduct at #PalestineCoalition and counter-protests in Westminster

    Joe Hadden
    Friday 18 July 2025

    "The Metropolitan Police has warned that anyone showing support for proscribed organisations during planned protests in London this weekend could face arrest under #terrorism laws.

    "An increased police presence is expected in Westminster on Saturday when a number of demonstrations are due to take place, including a large-scale march by the Palestine Coalition and a static counter-protest by Stop the Hate.

    "The Met said it also anticipates further protest activity in support of the recently proscribed group #PalestineAction, which is now banned under the #TerrorismAct.

    "Seventy people were arrested at similar demonstrations in #ParliamentSquare over the past two weekends, and the location of any action this Saturday is yet to be confirmed.

    "Deputy Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan, who is leading the policing operation, said officers are experienced in managing events of this nature but warned that those who use the protests as an opportunity to express support for proscribed groups risk serious legal consequences.

    " 'This Saturday’s Palestine Coalition protest is the first large-scale event of its kind since the proscription of Palestine Action and I want to make sure the implications of that change in the law are fully understood,' he said.

    " 'Nobody will be committing an offence by simply supporting the Palestinian cause, taking part in the march or carrying flags, banners or other signs providing they don’t stray into hate speech or other offences.

    " 'However, those who see this as an opportunity to test the limits of the law by expressing support for Palestine Action, whether at a standalone protest or as part of the Palestine Coalition protest, will likely be committing an offence and will very likely be arrested.'

    "He added: 'I would urge those people to consider the seriousness of being arrested under the Terrorism Act and the very real long-term implications – from travel, to employment, to finances – that such an arrest is likely to have for their future.'

    "Mr Adelekan also said the force is continuing to investigate '#OffensiveChanting' that took place at #GlastonburyFestival and has been repeated at recent protests in London.

    "He said officers would assess chants at Saturday’s protest 'based on the specific circumstances' – noting that words shouted generally during the march may not constitute an offence, but could do so if directed at individuals in a way likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress.

    " 'At previous protests, the area between the main march and any counter protest has seen the most heated exchanges. Officers will be particularly alert to conduct, including chanting, in this area and will be working with stewards to ensure crowds keep moving past this point,' he said.

    " 'Where they become aware of behaviour that crosses the line from protest into criminality they will intervene and take appropriate action.'

    "He said the best way for protesters to stay within the law is to avoid 'threatening, abusive and insulting language' or any support for banned groups. [!!!]

    "The Palestine Coalition march will begin at #VictoriaEmbankment and proceed via #WestminsterBridge, #YorkRoad, #WaterlooBridge, #TheStrand, and #Whitehall, where speeches will be held."

    Source:
    independent.co.uk/news/uk/home

    #CriminalizingProtest #CriminalizingDissent #FreePalestine #GazaGenocide #IsraeliWarCrimes #BibiIsAWarCriminal #UKProtestLaws #AntiProtestLaws #UKPol #EnglandPol #WorldPol

  8. "Waterloo Bridge, Sunlight Effect," Claude Monet, c. 1900.

    Monet needs no introduction.

    This was painted during, or soon after, one of his multiple trips to London. The fogs that strike the city fascinated him with their power to diffuse light, and he sought to capture that in a series of depictions of London landmarks, including the Houses of Parliament and London Bridge.

    And lawdy, all that purple!

    From the Milwaukee Art Museum.

    #Art #Impressionism #ClaudeMonet #WaterlooBridge #Fog #Purple

  9. Watch out when you cross #Waterloo bridge! With all the traffic – and memories – that have gone north and south, east and west on #Thames below, #trams beneath, plays across the way - the air gets thick with #ghosts! Careful you take your #bus home not theirs!

    HTs #LightTrails #SilentSunday #London #NightPhotography #WaterlooBridge #history #photography

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