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Live updates: Black Lives Matter UK protests

  • Black Lives Matter protesters blocked a motorway route into Heathrow
  • Demonstrations have also taken place in Birmingham and Nottingham
  • It comes after the campaign group called for a "nationwide shutdown"
  • Dozens of people have been arrested in connection with the nationwide protests
  • The action is also to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the death of Mark Duggan
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Why is Black Lives Matter a movement in the UK?

Wail Qasim, who was involved in a Black Lives Matter protest on Friday, has explained to ITV News why the movement is needed in the UK.

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