The fraud, which took place about 15:00 on Tuesday 15 January at the east end of Princes Street, Edinburgh, has led to a police appeal for information.

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Rallies were also held, with a large demonstration at Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh.

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Look, he says, at the town halls of Leeds and Manchester, or the sweep of Newcastle's Grey Street and Edinburgh's Princes Street.

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