Police officers and immigration officials were seen in Edinburgh’s Nicolson Square in the city centre on Thursday evening.
It is understood that immigration officials attempted to remove individuals from a local restaurant at the square.
Calls were put out by activists on social media for people to gather for a protest, mirroring the events on Glasgow’s Kenmure Street in May 2021.
Read more on The National Scot website here
A group of activists demanded Priti Patel scrap the plan to ship refugees to Rwanda, branding it dangerous and racist.
View footage and article on The Mirror website here
Thousands of people fleeing extreme situations of war and persecution will now find it harder to find safety in the UK and could face years in prison as a result of new legislation that has been voted through by MPs this week.
Read Refugee Council statement regarding the Borders Bill passing in Parliament last night here
Exit polls came through at 7pm, British time and suggest a Macron win.
See Reuters report here ahead of formal results tomorrow
Paul Busetti, 49 years, of Croydon, South London, was previously found not guilty after a two-day trial – but his acquittal was quashed by the High Court.
Bussetti filmed the footage at an annual bonfire party hosted by a friend in November 2018, just over a year on from the disaster which killed 72 people in West London.
He was given a 10-week sentence, suspended for two years at Westminster Magistrate’s Court this week.
Read full article in the Metro online here