A BBC building in Belfast city centre was placed into lockdown after a group of protesters made their way onto the premises. Up to 20 people - wearing Palestinian flags and chanting "free Palestine" - gained access into Studio A at Blackstaff House on Great Victoria Street in the Northern Irish capital. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) was called and removed the protesters.

The group approached security staff pretending to be tourists, according to a BBC staff member who witnessed the event. They were refused entry aftery asking to be allowed into the building, but stormed through a gate for pedestrians as a staff member was leaving. It's then thought that they got into the studio via a fire door.

This is not the first time BBC buildings have been targeted in pro Palestine marches, prompting the Metropolitan Police in January to ban one from gathering outside Broadcasting House due to its proximity to a synagogue.

The Palestine Solidarity Campaign was forced to change its plans and accused the force of using "repressive powers".

It said: "The Palestine coalition rejects the implication that our marches are somehow hostile to or a threat to Jewish people.

"The Met police have acknowledged there has not been a single incident of any threat to a synagogue attached to any of the marches."

The following month, members of Palestine Action threw red paint across and smashed windows in the Portland Place headquarters - the second time the building was targeted.

A spokesperson for Palestine Action said at the time: "This isn’t just about the news – it’s about the role of the media in shaping global complicity.