Thousands of protesters from across the UK gathered in London's Trafalgar Square on Saturday afternoon to protest against coronavirus restrictions and reject mass vaccinations.
The event, which began at noon, drew a broad coalition including coronavirus sceptics, 5G conspiracy theorists and so-called "anti-vaxxers".
Carrying placards railing against the World Health Organization, Bill Gates and the government restrictions to reduce the spread of coronavirus, the demonstrators called for an end to movement restrictions and mandatory face coverings. Many placards described the coronavirus pandemic as a "hoax" or "scam".
Among those due to speak were Piers Corbyn, the weather forecaster and older brother of the former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, the former newspaper columnist and health journalist Dr Vernon Coleman, and the conspiracist celebrity David Icke.
The demonstration mirrored an event in Berlin on Saturday, which drew 18,000 coronavirus sceptics before being dispersed by police in the early afternoon.
Coronavirus sceptics, conspiracy theorists and anti-vaxxers protest in London
Thousands gather in Trafalgar Square to hear calls for lockdown rules to be removed
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