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Police are braced as protesters are to descend on central London, as concerns were raised over the proximity between pro-Palestine and UK Independence Party (UKIP) rallies. Two counter protests to the right-wing UKIP demo are planned in London tomorrow. Conditions mean each set of protesters are obliged to remain in areas defined by police, with pro-Palestinian demonstrators contained between Downing Street and Whitehall Place and Ukip supporters within the north terrace of Trafalgar Square.

An 84-year-old man has been charged with 47 historic child sexual offences. The alleged offences took place between the late 1960s and 2010 in locations including London, Kent, Portugal, Turkey and Hungary, according to the Metropolitan Police. They relate to nine separate men, who were aged between eight and 14 at the time.

Our thoughts are with Simon's family and friends at this incredibly difficult time. Enquiries are well under way, and my team is working at pace to determine the circumstances that led to his tragic death.

Confidence in the Met Police has fallen to an all-time low as Londoners lose faith in the force's management of protests, ability to solve thefts and local policing, according to a new report. A damning report published by the Policy Exchange think tank recommended that responsibility of the service should be stripped from mayor Sadiq Khan and transferred to the Home Office instead.

A young woman has been raped in a 150-year-old park near Whitehall. Around 4.10am on Tuesday, December 2, officers attended Embankment Gardens, following reports of a rape. Police attended and spoke to the victim, a woman aged in her 20s. She is currently being supported by specially-trained officers. No arrests have been made at this stage, and police are making urgent enquiries.