Overview

• Greater Manchester Police identified the synagogue attacker as Jihad Al‑Shamie, 35, and confirmed the incident as a terror attack that left two people dead.
• The Metropolitan Police said 40 people were arrested during a large London demonstration, with six charged over assaults on officers after clashes near Downing Street.
• Officers wrote to Defend Our Juries urging Saturday’s Trafalgar Square protest to be called off, citing resource pressures and describing the event as support for a proscribed group.
• Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood called the decision to press ahead with protests unacceptable and entered talks with Met leadership about a possible ban.
• Legal debate intensified over the limits of police and government powers, with terrorism legislation reviewer Jonathan Hall KC saying there is currently no general power to bar a protest; further marches, including one on October 11, remain planned.