Police were forced to close Charing Cross station in central London as pro-Palestine protesters occupied the concourse, as calls intensified for marches to be banned on Armistice Day next Saturday.
Riot police cleared a group of masked protesters letting off fireworks in and around Trafalgar Square. Some of the fireworks and other missiles appeared to be deliberately aimed at officers.
As a Metropolitan Police helicopter circled overhead, riot police charged into the top end of Whitehall to disperse the youngsters.
