Black Lives Matter protests blockade airports

Roads to Heathrow and Birmingham airports were blocked, as were streets in Manchester and Nottingham

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Black Lives Matter protesters have blocked routes into Heathrow and Birmingham airports, as well as traffic in Manchester and Nottingham, at one of the busiest times of the year for transport networks.

Long tailbacks built up at Heathrow after banners were spread across arterial routes and demonstrators started lying in the road at the entrance to the hub, said the Daily Telegraph.

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