Police dealt with more than 3,000 protests in three months over the summer

UK police dealt with thousands of protests over summer months during 'climate of increasing tension'

The National Police Chiefs' Council has released figures showing the number of protests which were attended by police across the UK in June, July and August

Police had to deal with more than 3,000 protests this summer

Police say the events have been 'infiltrated by people who are just intent on criminal behaviour'

Asylum protests putting police under chronic pressure, chief says

Chief Constable Gavin Stephens says police have dealt with over 3,000 summer protests and warns against an "increase in tension and polarity".

Police dealt with more than 3,000 protests in three months over the summer

Chairman of the National Police Chiefs’ Council Gavin Stephens said public figures should avoid sowing division amid a climate of increased tension.

Police put under ‘chronic pressure’ dealing with than 3,000 protests in three months over the summer

Police across the UK dealt with more than 3,000 protests over three months this summer, amid what a senior officer called “a climate of increasing tension and polarity”.

Revealed: Huge rise in protests being dealt with by police

From demonstrations outside asylum hotels to gatherings in support of the now banned group Palestine Action, it's been a summer of significant protest.