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News & features published on 7 September 2013
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Great River Race: pictures and video

More than 300 boats took part in the Great River Race on Saturday.

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English Defence League supporters march across Tower Bridge

Several hundred supporters of the English Defence League assembled in Bermondsey on Saturday to march across the river to Tower Hamlets.

Tweets on 7 September 2013

Saturday recap: EDL march across Tower Bridge + Great River Race on the Thames se1.info/14B9Ecs

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Just published - : pictures and video goo.gl/fb/KXtCI

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Bankside Archaeological Walk with @ThamesFestival se1.info/15MmQKV

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RT @electricfoto: Not usually 4 #sunset #Photography but 2nght, I make an exception! @TheShardLondon @se1 More: http://t.co/vzCebNFQES http…

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Just published - English Defence League supporters march across Tower Bridge goo.gl/fb/9wORL

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Police: 14 arrests in connection with EDL demo + approx 150 arrests in connection with anti-EDL counter-demo.

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Pic of EDL's Tommy Robinson (Stephen Lennon) being led away by police in Tower Bridge Road a bit earlier on: pic.twitter.com/2wt3Os1Ey7

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Tension on Tooley Street as final drunken EDL marchers make their way to station, shouting and swearing

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Shutters down at Tooley Street Costcutter till EDL leave the area pic.twitter.com/YmCo5GX7qO

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At least 15 police vans on Jamaica Road including many from Hampshire and Thames Valley forces

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Several shops and pubs around Tooley Street shut including Co-op near Dockhead. EDL supporters heading east to Jamaica Road chanting

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Suspect rain will hasten dispersal of EDL crowd

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Police urging EDL to leave quietly and respect local residents.

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EDL leader Tommy Robinson has just been arrested in Tower Bridge Road

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EDL contained on southern approach to Tower Bridge.

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March is moving again and approaching Queen Elizabeth Street

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EDL seem to have stopped on Tower Bridge

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Police await return of EDL to Southwark pic.twitter.com/YU3lRwgSUO

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EDL march returning to Southwark via Tower Bridge

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Road strewn with beer bottles and cans where EDL assembled pic.twitter.com/PdcrUm5NaS

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3 bedroom flat next to the railway bridge in Newington Causeway, Elephant & Castle £1.38 million: http://t.co/FdlgBsTHYq

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thecityblog New waitrose at monument side of London bridge opens next Tuesday pic.twitter.com/UM6QKQNArW

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ReluctantLou @se1 Tower Bridge closed to pedestrians and cyclists as well as cars until march returns later this afternoon

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 1:57 PM, Sep 7th, 2013 via web)

LondonPortAuth Spectators on the Millennium Bridge. pic.twitter.com/0OIp0VzCJR

via Camera on iOS (retweeted on 1:41 PM, Sep 7th, 2013 via Twitter for iPhone)

eastlondonlines Scrap breaking out between EDL stewards and EDL supporters

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 1:40 PM, Sep 7th, 2013 via Twitter for iPhone)

EDL march returns to Southwark later this afternoon after rally near Aldgate

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GuySmithReports leader Tommy Robinson heading up march over Tower Bridge pic.twitter.com/8bWB7cQWAP

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 1:34 PM, Sep 7th, 2013 via Twitter for iPhone)

GuySmithReports Arrest of anti-fascist near Tower Bridge @BBCLondonNews pic.twitter.com/SJyGhOxnFx

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 1:33 PM, Sep 7th, 2013 via Twitter for iPhone)

EDL chanting anti-Islamic slogans as they cross Tower Bridge

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peterjohn6 Only a couple of hundred EDL supporters have bothered to turn up at their march - more Police and press. But EDL never welcome in Southwark.

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 1:12 PM, Sep 7th, 2013 via Twitter for iPhone)

EDL now on the move

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LondonPortAuth The scene from Upper Pool downstream of . pic.twitter.com/h7gJfhS0WW

via Camera on iOS (retweeted on 1:04 PM, Sep 7th, 2013 via Twitter for iPhone)

EDL march due to cross Tower Bridge very soon

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eastlondonlines Tommy Robinson currently walking around outside of main group

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 12:56 PM, Sep 7th, 2013 via Twitter for iPhone)

eastlondonlines Robinson currently trying to get police to stop making march start now says "loads more are nearly here"

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 12:56 PM, Sep 7th, 2013 via Twitter for iPhone)

@bitoclass conditions on the river look tough - race more strung out than some years

via Twitter for iPhone in reply to bitoclass

leading boat now at Tower Bridge

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eastlondonlines Police clearing out photographers and journos in prep for the march "unless you want to join it"

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 12:39 PM, Sep 7th, 2013 via Twitter for iPhone)

eastlondonlines EDL march massing, not a big turn out thankfully. pic.twitter.com/ynXnlev7cT

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First competitors approaching Tower Bridge on the Thames as EDL prepare to march across the top

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eastlondonlines Currently following EDL march. Walk from London bridge to tower bridge - lots of small but intimidating groups of EDL supporters

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 12:27 PM, Sep 7th, 2013 via Twitter for iPhone)

@dickieGT think EDL applied to gather in Tooley Street but Met chose to contain them in QE St

via Twitter for iPhone in reply to dickieGT

The @MPSinthesky helicopter is hovering over Shad Thames keeping an eye on the EDL march forming up in Queen Elizabeth Street

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If you are near the Thames look out for @GreatRiverRace passing through central London heading upriver very soon.

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Tower Bridge closed to traffic in both directions due to impending EDL march

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EDL gathering in Queen Elizabeth Street pic.twitter.com/zKD1FYaPG7

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Lots of police in Tooley Street as EDL supporters make their way to start of march across Tower Bridge

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TheÂs dance weekend continues today in Potters Fields Park with@TeamLondonBdggse1.info/1cRxN3Q2

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Free lunchtime organ recital at St George's Cathedral se1.info/14swfNy

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Jumble Sale in Bermondsey this afternoon se1.info/1cPUZ2o

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The Great River Race: more than 300 unpowered craft on the Thames today se1.info/19sFTxS

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Members of the English Defence League will gather in Southwark today to march across Tower Bridge: london-se1.co.uk/news/view/7061

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The Great British Carnival comes to the Thames se1.info/18CeM2q

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