Council House is vandalised during Black Lives Matter protest

A clean-up job is underway in Nottingham after the city's Council House was vandalised during a Black Lives Matter protest at the weekend.

Hundreds of protesters took to the Forest Rec to protest against racism and the death of George Floyd who died at the hands of police officers in the United States.

A small minority from the peaceful Forest Recreation Ground event spilled into the city centre where they huddled around Byron House, the city's police station.

Police also said three people climbed up on to the canopy outside the entrance.

Some then decided to deface the Council House writing Black Lives Matter across the entrance, above the lion, and then across the sides of the building.

Police are urging the public to come forward with any information which identifies the people who defaced the Grade II-listed building in Old Market Square.

Meanwhile, other protesters have used cleaning products and brushes to remove the graffiti. They explained it was important to clean up the mess quickly so the true message of the event was not lost.

• Watch as other protesters used cleaning products and brushes to remove the graffiti.

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