Police moved in after pro-Palestine protesters scaled a part of Manchester Cathedral during a huge rally this afternoon. Thousands marched from Whitworth Park along Oxford Road into the city centre for the sixth weekend in a row.
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now I've lost the love of my life' This afternoon, some of the demonstrators clambered onto a roof of Manchester Cathedral, prompting police to move in, before they could be seen climbing down again.
Some of the demonstrators began heading to an unplanned 'sit-in' at nearby Victoria station. But police blocked an entrance and they were prevented from getting onto the concourse.