The number of people marching with United Against Fascism (UAF) and the TUC swelled from about 300 to 1, 000 during the day, police said.

BBC: Cambridgeshire

Members of the English Defence League (EDL), Muslim Defence League and Unite Against Facism (UAF) are all expected to stage demonstrations on 2 April.

BBC: Police warning ahead of EDL protest in Blackburn

At the inaugural meeting of the Union of African Football players (UAF), the Barcelona forward picked up the award in front of a crowd some 800 strong in the capital Algiers.

BBC: Eto'o is expected to be on the sidelines until February

Police contained several hundred EDL supporters behind a temporary barricade in the city's Urban Gardens as about 300 people gathered for an event hosted by UAF about half a mile away at the Crown Court Plaza.

BBC: West Yorkshire Police trawl CCTV for demo disruptors