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What's happening where?
HOT OFF THE PRESS: 6pm (GMT 1) Due to the popularity of the streaming we have to upgrade our service...watch this space... More soon on the real story from the streets of London - you can't believe every police report you hear!
LONDON: 6.25pm (GMT 1) While the news reports have made a point of stressing the peaceful nature of the majority of the participants, it is regrettable that the other focus of the reports has been on the violence and the prevailing traffic conditions as a result of the event, rather than the extroadinary global coalition that has united in over 40 countries to protest against globalisation.
LONDON: 5.20pm (GMT 1) - Another brick in the wall for capitalism
LONDON: 4.05pm (GMT 1) - Police agression continues even after protestor was injured by police van...3 storey fountain cools hot partygoers...giant heads bring music to the masses...
LONDON: 2.50pm (GMT 1) - Person injured by police van, ambulance needed. Police drive at speed into crowd.
LONDON: 1.40pm (GMT 1) - Thousands of protestors demonstrate outside McDonalds restaurant. City workers dancing in the street with carnival goers. Liverpool Street and Old Street are blocked by 3,000 partying protestors...more arriving all the time...
AUSTRALIA: 1.25 (GMT 1) - Kim Beazley, the Leader of the Opposition, was pied for speaking at ameeting about APEC and Global Trade, sponsored by Shell, and organised byMonash Uni.
SPAIN/BARCELONA: 12.15 (GMT 1) - Protestors disrupt commuter traffic.
LONDON: 11.45 (GMT 1) - Business comes to a halt as activists occupy Lloyds Bank in protest at support of arms export industry
LONDON: 10:00 - Activists in occupation of Natwest Bank - more details to follow. LONDON: 9:30am (GMT 1) LLoyds Bank in St. Pauls occupied 4 People are locked on inside the bank of British Aerospace. More protesters are picketing outside the building LONDON: 9:30am (GMT 1) 30 Protesters occupy another office in the City LONDON:9:05am (GMT 1) Campaign Against The Arms Trade occupies offices of Friends Provident LONDON: 8:00am (GMT 1) 600 Cyclists take to the streets of the City of London
LONDON: 0900 Hrs - Activists occupy Friends Provident office near St Pauls - Banner dropped from building.
In London Radio Interferance is broadcasting continuously on 106.8 FM (or somewhere near that frequency) while the city prepares for the biggest global protest against international finance yet.
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