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- Protesters have gathered in Hereford for a demonstration against a controversial new policing bill which has sparked 'Kill the Bill' events across the country.
- • Protesters met outside Hereford Cathedral for the event at midday
- • Organisers Extinction Rebellion said it would be peaceful, and have called it a 'right to protest' demonstration, and not a 'Kill the Bill' protest
- • Similar events across the country, particularly in Bristol, have sparked ugly scenes as police clashed with protesters
- • The proposed Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill would give police in England and Wales more power to impose conditions on non-violent protests, including those deemed too noisy or a nuisance, with those convicted liable to fines or jail terms
- • We're reporting live from outside the cathedral
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