Eighteen arrested after 'Kill the Bill' protests in UK, police say

Demonstrators during the ‘Kill The Bill’ protest in St Peter’s Square, Manchester. Picture: Zac Goodwin/PA
Eighteen people have been arrested after protesters blocked tram lines in Manchester, police said.
The Kill the Bill protest – held on Saturday to demonstrate against the UK Government’s new Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill – was described as “largely peaceful” by Greater Manchester Police.