Black Lives Matter group blocks UK roads

Anti-racism activists brought traffic to a standstill on the road to Heathrow airport on a day of action which featured protests around the country.

Campaign group Black Lives Matter — or BLMUK — said it wanted to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the death of Mark Duggan, who was shot by police attempting to arrest him in north London, in August 2011, sparking nationwide riots.

The group called for “nationwide #shutdown” in a post on social media, and their protests resulted in more than a dozen arrests.