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In Pictures: Standing up and taking the knee as anti-racism protests continue

Major demonstrations took place in Edinburgh, Bristol and London.

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Anti-racism protests have taken place across the UK amid continued anger about the treatment of black people following the death of George Floyd at the hands of US police.

Black Lives Matter demonstrations were held at College Green in Bristol and outside the US Embassy in London, at the same time as a clean-up began after Saturday’s protests.

There were also people out in force in Edinburgh, Manchester and Glasgow, despite warnings about the dangers of mass gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic.

Bristol

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Protesters pull down a statue of Edward Colston, a figure connected with slavery, in Bristol (Ben Birchall/PA)
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Black Lives Matter protests
(Ben Birchall/PA)
Black Lives Matter protests
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A statue of Winston Churchill  was vandalised
A statue of Winston Churchill was vandalised (Aaron Chown/PA)
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(Gareth Fuller/PA)
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(Yui Mok/PA)
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Singer Lewis Capaldi joined a protest rally in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh
Singer Lewis Capaldi joined a protest rally in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh (Andrew Milligan/PA)
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(Andrew Milligan/PA)
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People take a knee during a Black Lives Matter protest rally in Manchester, in memory of George Floyd who was killed on May 25 while in police custody in the US city of Minneapolis.
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