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Radio 4,05 Oct 2025,16 mins

The Home Secretary wants police to get more powers to restrict repeated protests

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The Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has set out plans to give police forces new powers to restrict what she called repeat protests. The new rules will cover demonstrations that occur several times in the same location on the same subject. Also: Several hundred people attend the funeral of one of the two men killed in the attack on a synagogue in Manchester. And: President Trump keeps up the pressure on Hamas ahead of more talks to try to agree a ceasefire deal in Gaza.

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