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'People do not have the right to shut down a perfectly legal business'

Protesters remain outside a drone factory in Braunstone for a third day.

As of lunchtime, Leicestershire Police have arrested 26 people where up to 250 people are taking part in a demonstration at UAV Tactical Systems in Meridian Business Park in Braunstone.

Protesters that locked themselves together in the middle of roads, causing traffic disruption, were among those arrested yesterday.

The Police and Crime Commissioner, Rupert Matthews, says the protest has already cost the force a six figure sum.

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