Met bans pro-Palestine march from gathering outside BBC headquarters

Scotland Yard imposes Public Order Act owing to proximity of Broadcasting House to a nearby synagogue

Scotland Yard has banned a pro-Palestine march from gathering outside the BBC's London headquarters, owing to its proximity to a synagogue.

Protesters were planning to gather outside Broadcasting House in Portland Place on Saturday 18 January before marching to Whitehall. On Thursday evening, police said they had imposed the Public Order Act to prevent the rally from gathering in the area as it risked causing serious disruption" to a nearby synagogue on the Jewish holy day, as congregants attend Shabbat services.