Overview

• The Metropolitan Police said 355 people were detained on Saturday in London, largely in Trafalgar Square, many linked to displays of support for the proscribed group Palestine Action.
• Demonstrations went ahead in London and a smaller march of about 100 took place in central Manchester despite appeals from ministers and police to postpone them.
• Greater Manchester Police said six individuals arrested in connection with Thursday’s Heaton Park synagogue attack remain in custody as the investigation continues.
• Police have acknowledged that one of the two people killed in the attack was likely struck by officers’ gunfire during the response, prompting an oversight review.
• The attacker, identified as 35-year-old Jihad Al‑Shamie, was shot dead after ramming and attempting to stab worshippers outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation during Yom Kippur.