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Saturday, 21 January 2017

100,000 women take to Britain's streets as part of worldwide protests against President Trump

Thousands of protesters packed Trafalgar Square to listen to speeches in London after taking part in the women's march

Thousands of women and men have gathered for a global 'solidarity' march in the wake of the inauguration of US President Donald Trump. Some 2.2 million are expected to march globally, with 500,000 in Washington and 100,000 in London (main). In the US capital (top left) many arrived wearing hand-knit pink 'p***yhats' -a message of female empowerment aimed squarely at Trump's demeaning comments about women. Emma Watson (top right) and Cher were some of the many celebrities who made an appearance at the marches. In the UK, a throng of people across all ages and genders have descended on the streets holding a rainbow of witty placards with slogans such as 'we shall overcomb' (pictured bottom right in Bristol) and 'because I want to march forwards not backwards'.

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