Hundreds gather peacefully in Peterborough and Ipswich for BLM protest

Hundreds of people have gathered peacefully in Peterborough for a Black Lives Matter protest.

Most of the crowd were wearing face masks and respecting social distancing rules as they responded to the death of American George Floyd.

• Watch: Interviews with some of the people protesting in Peterborough

In Christchurch Park in Ipswich there were similar scenes with efforts taken for social distancing.

• Phanuel Mutumburi is from the Ipswich and Suffolk Council for Racial Equality

Other protests took place in Southend, Hitchin, Northampton, Cambridge, Milton Keynes and Norwich.

In Norwich there were gatherings at the Forum and in Eaton Park.

Both were streamed live for people to watch from their homes to comply with social distancing guidelines.

• Anger after Norwich Black Lives Matter tribute is painted over

• Cambridge protesters take a knee in solidarity

• Buildings across the east light up purple in memory of George Floyd