Woman, 74, tells of pain and fear after arrest at Liverpool pro-Palestine rally

Exclusive: Veteran campaigner and secretary of local pensioners group was handled roughly and detained for eight hours under terrorism laws

A 74-year-old woman has said she was left shaken and frightened" after being arrested at a pro-Palestine rally under terrorism laws in what she called an attempt to restrict freedom of speech.

Audrey White, from Liverpool, was among more than 100 people detained across the UK at the weekend on suspicion of supporting the recently-proscribed group Palestine Action.