DEVELOPING: Police to be granted sweeping new powers to quell escalating protest chaos.

Breaking News: Police to Get Sweeping New Powers Amid Escalating Protest Chaos The UK government has announced plans to grant police forces broader powers to restrict repeated protests, following nearly 500 arrests on Saturday. Police will now be able to consider the "cumulative impact" of previous protests and instruct organisers to hold events elsewhere if a site has seen repeated demonstrations. This move is aimed at quelling escalating protest chaos across the country. The decision comes after two men were killed in an attack at a synagogue in Manchester, prompting concerns about community relations. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the new powers are not a ban on protests but "about restrictions and conditions". Organisers of Saturday's protests, which saw clashes with police, had been urged to postpone them due to the heightened security situation. The government has accepted that Jewish people who are angry with the decision to make Palestine Action a proscribed terror organisation can be justified in doing so. However, the new powers have sparked concerns about freedom of assembly and speech. This is a developing story, with further details expected as more information becomes available. *This is a developing story. Updates will be provided as more information becomes available. Based on reporting from Bbc.*