Pro-Palestine activists on Monday blocked all access to a drone factory run by a subsidiary of Israeli arms company Elbit System in Leicester, in England's East Midlands, claiming that those weapons are being tested and used against Palestinians in the occupied territories

CrossCountry operator, which runs trains from Scotland to Southern England, urged passengers on Friday to avoid traveling on Christmas Eve as a strike action by employees angered by an HR policy caused train delays and cancellations all over the country

A suspected gas leak in Leicester Square in central London has led to the evacuation of people from the area as a precaution, while emergency services are attending the incident, the Westminster Police Service said on Tuesday

The last two pro-Palestine protesters who remained on the roof of an Israeli-owned arms factory in Leicester for six days were taken down and arrested by the police, but activists have occupied another facility that produces military technology and hardware for Israel's army in England's Midlands, Palestine Action co-founder Richard Barnard told Sputnik on Tuesday