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| Black Lives Matter protests stop cars and trams across England | Black Lives Matter protests stop cars and trams across England |
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| Black Lives Matter protesters caused simultaneous 'gridlock' on the M4 motorway at Heathrow and in Nottingham, in a day of anti-racist activism. | Black Lives Matter protesters caused simultaneous 'gridlock' on the M4 motorway at Heathrow and in Nottingham, in a day of anti-racist activism. |
| Campaigners lay on the tarmac on the slip road to the airport in London and across tram tracks in Nottingham city centre early on Friday morning. | Campaigners lay on the tarmac on the slip road to the airport in London and across tram tracks in Nottingham city centre early on Friday morning. |
| The co-ordinated act came a day after the fifth anniversary of the death of Mark Duggan, who was shot by police. | The co-ordinated act came a day after the fifth anniversary of the death of Mark Duggan, who was shot by police. |
| A number of activists across the country have been arrested. | A number of activists across the country have been arrested. |
| Protesters also blocked the A45 in Solihull close to Birmingham Airport. | Protesters also blocked the A45 in Solihull close to Birmingham Airport. |
| Wail Qasim, who helped organise the Heathrow protest, said: "There's a constant disruption of black people's lives in the everyday. | Wail Qasim, who helped organise the Heathrow protest, said: "There's a constant disruption of black people's lives in the everyday. |
| "There are everyday forms of racism you face in terms of stop and search, increased levels of unemployment, over-representation within mental health custody, the prison system - this is an ongoing disruption to black people's lives which they constantly face". | "There are everyday forms of racism you face in terms of stop and search, increased levels of unemployment, over-representation within mental health custody, the prison system - this is an ongoing disruption to black people's lives which they constantly face". |
| Cara Thompson, part of the Nottingham movement, said: "We need people to listen, to really stop and listen to what is happening to black people - not just in the USA. | Cara Thompson, part of the Nottingham movement, said: "We need people to listen, to really stop and listen to what is happening to black people - not just in the USA. |
| "The murder of our kids, our families, the fact that black people are three times less likely to be hired for a job." | "The murder of our kids, our families, the fact that black people are three times less likely to be hired for a job." |
| Arms in concrete | Arms in concrete |
| In a statement, the national organisation, which describes itself as a network of anti-racists, said the UK needs a movement similar to the campaign in the US. | In a statement, the national organisation, which describes itself as a network of anti-racists, said the UK needs a movement similar to the campaign in the US. |
| "[We] have #Shutdown roads in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Nottingham to mourn those who have died in custody and to protest the ongoing racist violence of the police, border enforcement, structural inequalities and the everyday indignity of street racism. | "[We] have #Shutdown roads in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Nottingham to mourn those who have died in custody and to protest the ongoing racist violence of the police, border enforcement, structural inequalities and the everyday indignity of street racism. |
| "We have chosen today for our action to commemorate the fifth anniversary of Mark Duggan's death at the hands of the Metropolitan Police. We stand in solidarity with the families and friends of all who have died at the hands of the British state." | "We have chosen today for our action to commemorate the fifth anniversary of Mark Duggan's death at the hands of the Metropolitan Police. We stand in solidarity with the families and friends of all who have died at the hands of the British state." |
| What is Black Lives Matter? | |
| Traffic in parts of Nottingham city centre was "gridlocked" at the height of rush hour when protesters lay across tram tracks outside the Theatre Royal. | Traffic in parts of Nottingham city centre was "gridlocked" at the height of rush hour when protesters lay across tram tracks outside the Theatre Royal. |
| BBC reporter Sandish Shoker said: "When I came down at about 08:30 BST it was gridlocked but about half an hour later the police had managed to divert most of the traffic," she said. | BBC reporter Sandish Shoker said: "When I came down at about 08:30 BST it was gridlocked but about half an hour later the police had managed to divert most of the traffic," she said. |
| At the same time, campaigners blocked the slip road to Heathrow from the M4 motorway, causing tailbacks for holiday-makers. | At the same time, campaigners blocked the slip road to Heathrow from the M4 motorway, causing tailbacks for holiday-makers. |
| Police quickly opened one lane of the junction and a spokesman for the airport said they did not think anyone missed their flight as a result of the action. | Police quickly opened one lane of the junction and a spokesman for the airport said they did not think anyone missed their flight as a result of the action. |
| Ten people have been arrested at Heathrow and one lane remains closed as police remove the last activists. | |
| In both cases, barriers were put up around the protesters to shield them from the view of passing motorists. | In both cases, barriers were put up around the protesters to shield them from the view of passing motorists. |
| Officers were seen putting goggles on the eyes of the activists as they used specialist cutting machinery to open casts placed over their linked arms. | Officers were seen putting goggles on the eyes of the activists as they used specialist cutting machinery to open casts placed over their linked arms. |
| The tubes over their arms appeared to have been sealed with concrete. | The tubes over their arms appeared to have been sealed with concrete. |