Students marched through London on Wednesday in the latest display of anger against the government's austerity measures, with police promising a larger presence to prevent any repeat of the violence and rioting seen earlier this year.
They were joined by hundreds of activists currently living at the Occupy tented camp outside St Paul's Cathedral. The demonstrators plan to march through Trafalgar Square and end the day with a rally in the City of London.
There was heavy police presence at the march, with some 4,000 officers monitoring events. The Metropolitan police force wants to avoid a repeat of last year's student demonstrations which saw attacks on the Westminster headquarters of the Conservative Party and violent clashes between protesters and riot police.
The Met has sent letters to people arrested during those demonstrations warning them they will face the full force of the law if they cause any trouble during Wednesday's demonstration.
Police have also been given the authority to use rubber bullets if there is serious violence.
The march is organised by the National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts and is supported by the National Union of Students, the University and College Union, the Education Activists Network, UKUncut and the Anarchist Bloc.
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