More than a quarter of a million people have taken part in a march and rally in central London to protest against the deep public spending cuts introduced by Britain's coalition government. The march which was organised by trade unions was the biggest protest in Britain since an anti-war rally eight years ago before the invasion of Iraq.
The Palestinian Hamas movement that controls the Gaza Strip has agreed with other militant groups to stop the firing of rockets into Israel, providing Israeli forces stop targeting Gaza. The agreement came during talks aimed at restoring calm with Israel after recent confrontations left 10 Palestinians dead. Jon Donnison reports from Gaza.
The past week has seen some of the most serious violence in and around Gaza since the end of Operation Cast Lead, Israel's major offensive here over two years ago. Now, Hamas says it and militant groups including Islamic Jihad have agreed to stop firing rockets across the border. In a statement issued after a meeting in Gaza City, Hamas said its ceasefire
was conditional on
Israel stopping its attacks on the strip. In the past, Hamas has not been able to
rein in
all militant groups here and its authority will be tested by this move.
Tens of thousands of people have taken part in marches across Spain to demand an end to what they call '
permissive
abortion legislation'. Laws that came into effect last year eased restrictions on abortion, allowing terminations in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy, 22 weeks if there's no threat to the life or health of the mother.