BLM protesters stage die-in protest in London

Dozens of protesters staged a 'die-in' protest in central London on Sunday, demonstrating against police brutality and anti-Black racism.

Footage showed people laying down in the street and blocking traffic.

Organiser Ken Hinds said the protest was to highlight racial injustice in the UK and denounced forthcoming government spending on prisons.

"What kind of society are we if we can project that we need so much prison spaces? Why can't we turn that into university spaces by investing in communities so we can get ahead of that predicted curve?" he asked.

The "Million People March" was held in place of the annual Notting Hill Carnival, which will be streamed online this year due to coronavirus restrictions.

Notting Hill Carnival is Europe's biggest street fair, tracing its roots to the late 1950s.

Organisers have said the event is more important than ever amid the worldwide campaign for justice after George Floyd died in police custody in Minneapolis.