Eighteen arrested after some demonstrators sit on Metrolink line creating ‘significant disruption’

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Eighteen people have been arrested after protesters blocked tram lines in Manchester, police said. The “kill the bill” protest – held on Saturday to demonstrate against the government’s new police, crime, sentencing and courts bill – was described as “largely peaceful” by Greater Manchester police.

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