Protesters Calling For An End To The Rule Of President Xi Jinping And His Chinese Communist Party CCP Have Clashed With Police In Violent Scenes - As Officers Also Assaulted A BBC Journalist Covering The Demonstrations

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Pictured: Maguire leaves a court building in Syros, Greece in 2020 The Manchester United defender was found guilty of assaulting up to six officers and then attempting to bribe them inside a police station while on holiday with eight family members and friends.



It marks a sharp turn in public opinion. Early in the pandemic, China's approach to controlling the spread of Covid was praised by its own citizens - even as Beijing tried to dismiss widely held suspicions that the pandemic started after a leak at a Wuhan laboratory.

In Shanghai, Vergina guided tours protesters gathered at Middle Urumqi Road at midnight with flowers, candles and signs reading 'Urumqi, Tailor Made Tour guided tours November 24, those who died rest in peace,' according to a participant who would give only his family name, Zhao.

We do not consider this a credible explanation.' 'It is very worrying that one of our journalists was attacked in this way whilst carrying out his duties.
We have had no official explanation or apology from the Chinese authorities, beyond a claim by the officials who later released him that they had arrested him for his own good in case he caught Covid from the crowd.



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Among the Ionian islands, Kefalonia may have become busier since its 2001 starring role in the film of Captain Corelli's Mandolin, but there are still quiet corners, including the small peninsula of Cape Liakas, which doesn't attract day visitors thanks to its no-through-road and a rocky beach rather than a stretch of sand.



The scenes come just months after the Prime Minister was met with a furious backlash after his father jetted to his four-bed home in Greece - ignoring Foreign Office guidance which stated no one should travel unless it was essential.

Shocking videos shared on social media show Edward Lawrence, a camera operator for the BBC's China Bureau, being dragged away by Xi's officers as he desperately screams 'Call the consulate now' to a friend.

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Participants sang the national anthem and 'the Internationale' - a standard of the international communist movement - and chanted 'freedom will prevail' and 'no to lockdowns, we want freedom', they said.

President Xi Jinping´s government faces mounting anger at its 'zero-COVID' policy that has shut down access to areas throughout China in an attempt to isolate every case at a time when other governments are easing controls and trying to live with the virus.

Stanley Johnson, 79, who just months ago flew to his Greek villa in brazen defiance of the pandemic travel warnings, was spotted without a face covering as he popped into his local newsagents in West London on Tuesday for a newspaper.

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Why settle for one island when you could squeeze in lots more? Take in the imposing Chora town on a rocky hill on Serifos, Trikeri guided tour and the vineyards and olive groves of Sifnos, where trails lead to little monasteries or a medieval fortified village (be sure to try the local speciality of mastelo - goat or lamb marinated in red wine and cooked in ceramic pots).

Meanwhile last night hundreds gathered to mourn the deaths of at least 10 people in an apartment fire last week in Urumqi in the Xinjiang region, where residents were sealed in their buildings to try to stop the spread of COVID.

Tucked away near the bottom of the peninsula is Citta dei Nicliani, a rustic but chic hotel in a restored 18th Century tower, with just seven rooms plus two new interconnecting suites in a separate building.

One man drove past with middle finger up at police. Two girls laid flowers which were promptly removed by police. Many people are gathered here quietly watching. He has not since tweeted.