Sentences with phrase «water cannon as»

However Association of Chief Police Officers President Sir Hugh Orde described water cannons as «useless» in tackling the riots we experienced last August.

Not exact matches

Just as the capital Kuala Lumpur settles down following a fraught rally last week, at which riot police turned water cannons on supporters of the PM, top U.S. media outlets, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) and the New York Times (NYT), have reported yet more scandalous allegations about the country's sovereign wealth fund.

We discussed the philosophy of history as Egyptians knelt in prayer before water cannons and as the fires set in the Ministry of Finance in Athens flickered light across the marble of the Acropolis.

French police have made numerous arrests and a number of people have suffered injuries as a result of the clashes, while tear gas and water cannons were used last week to disperse crowds.

There are also water cannons, whirlpools and lazy river journeys *, as well as the Caribbean's only surf simulator.

As the home secretary said, the idea of the water cannon undermined the idea of policing by consent.

Boris Johnson calls on the police to «get medieval» on rioters as he backs proposals for the Metropolitan police to be allowed to use water cannon on future protests.

[Water cannon] is not going to be an option as long as Theresa May remains as home secretary,» Greenhalgh said, adding: «You can not re-heat a soufflé.

Clegg and Baker's comments came as the prime minister came out in support of deploying water cannon.

Theresa May dismissed a complaint from Boris Johnson about her rejection of his water - cannon plan this morning, as the war - of - words between the two potential leadership contenders rumbled on.

Instead of going to Cannon's tier to check him out as required, a nurse told the officer to give Cannon some water and ask him to lie down.

Nick Clegg described him last year as «like Donald Trump with a thesaurus» and Mrs May mocked him over his decision to buy water cannon for London less than two weeks ago.

Mr Johnson says that the decision to buy the water cannons had the support of the prime minister and the people of London as found in a poll he quotes saying that 68 % were in favour of their use.

He says that it is not obvious to him that water cannon is more dangerous than the alternatives such as tasers and batons.

On July 14, an estimated 20,000 people, mostly students, too to the streets of Santiago to protest the neoliberal attacks on public education and higher education, only to be met with water cannons and tear gas, as well as police beatings which were caught on dramatic videos.

Situated between Cannon Beach and Manzanita on the North Coast of Oregon, Oswald West State Park is an excellent place to indulge a desire for hiking, photography, water sports and other outdoor activities, with beach, mountain and meadow as a playground.

On Cannon Beach, you can walk for miles at the water's edge or get sand between your toes as you splash through the incoming waves.

«They shoot off water cannons — water cannons,» adds Carpenter, a genuine self - described Marxist, as he slouches against the wall of MD72, Galerie Neu's second space.

Law enforcement and private security officers armed with rubber bullets, water cannons, and dogs have clashed with peaceful protesters at the reservation in North Dakota, where Native demonstrators known as water protectors have sought to delay, and ultimately redirect or derail, construction on the Dakota Access Pipeline, which is currently slated to run near the reservation.

As Mongabay staff writer John Cannon reported, higher - than - normal water and air temperatures coupled with shifts in wind patterns led to record - low sea ice extents in both the Arctic and the Antarctic in November of 2016.

Don't forget to partake in the many fun activities offered during your boat ride, such as: sing - a-longs, dance - offs, water - cannon fights, and games galore.