DEVELOPING: Police to Gain Sweeping Powers in Crackdown on Repeated Protests

Breaking News: Police to Gain Sweeping Powers in Crackdown on Repeated Protests The UK government has announced plans to grant police forces sweeping powers to restrict repeated protests, just a day after nearly 500 protesters were arrested. The new measures will allow senior officers to consider the "cumulative impact" of previous protests and impose conditions on future events. Police will be able to instruct organisers to hold protests elsewhere if a site has seen repeated demonstrations. This move is part of a broader effort to restrict protest activity, with the Home Office stating that the powers will be brought forward as soon as possible. The decision comes after Saturday's protests against Palestine Action being made a proscribed terror organisation, which had been urged to postpone due to security concerns following an attack at a Manchester synagogue. Police forces had warned of stretched resources and offered support to hundreds of synagogues and Jewish community sites. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has defended the move, saying it is not about banning protests but imposing "restrictions and conditions". The new powers are set to have a significant impact on protest activity in the UK. This is a developing story. We will provide updates as more information becomes available. *This is a developing story. Updates will be provided as more information becomes available. Based on reporting from Bbc.*