Thousands of students took the streets today for the third time to protest against plans to triple university tuition fees.
Traffic was brought to a standstill as the students marched through Whitehall, Westminster, Victoria, Hyde Park and the City before ending up in Trafalgar Square, where terrified workers saw a group of demonstrators attempting to smash their way into local Tesco Express and Waterstone's.
153 demonstrators were arrested in London, most of which, said Scotland Yard, were made in Trafalgar Square as they played a game of cat and mouse around the capital to avoid being 'kettled'.
Meanwhile, students who have occupied universities last week, have vowed to continue their protest despite being threatened with legal action.
Young demonstrators who marched up and down the UK were more peaceful, but they are planning to protest in London on the day MPs vote on the fees.
A massive protest is expected in the capital next week and it will be a last-ditch attempt to stop new Conservative plans turning UK in an elitist state.
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