- A 76-year-old man, Timothy Miller, has been charged with concealing his identity after wearing a burkha at an anti-migrant protest in Portsmouth.
- Hampshire Police introduced a Section 60AA order allowing officers to force protestors to remove face coverings following previous masked demonstrations.
- David McNally, 33, was charged with wilful obstruction of a highway and attempted criminal damage, while a teenager was bailed over violent disorder.
- Del Leon Somerville, 42, appeared at Portsmouth Magistrates' Court charged with violent disorder and assaulting a police officer.
- Assistant chief constable Paul Bartolomeo emphasised that powers were being used to tackle crime and intimidation rather than prevent peaceful protest.
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