Student protest against tuition fees - in pictures

Protesters set up tents before being cleared by police in Trafalgar Square Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Police officers remove tents and placards from Trafalgar Square Photograph: Andrew Winning/Reuters Police officers arresting students Photograph: Lefteris Pitarakis/AP A protester tries on a police officer's hat Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters Police clear protesters after a breakaway group set up tents in Trafalgar Square Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Student protesters march through the City of London Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA Demonstrators walk past the Museum of London near London Wall Photograph: Georgie Gillard/PA A cut-out banner depicting the outlined face of prime minister David Cameron Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images A breakaway group of protesters begin to gather in London's Trafalgar Square Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Police officers arrest a protester Photograph: Sang Tan/AP Students gather outside the University of London union building Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images A protester wearing a paper mask of deputy prime minister Nick Clegg play acts with a butcher's knife Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images Police officers arrest a protester Photograph: Sang Tan/AP Hooded protesters among the student demonstration Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images Around 4,000 police officers are on duty for the London protest Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images A man tussles with police during the students' demonstration near Trafalgar Square Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images A breakaway group of protesters begin to set up tents in Trafalgar Square Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Demonstrators arrive for the planned protest against government funding cuts and plans to raise tuition fees Photograph: Sean Dempsey/PA A student demonstrator sports a homemade T-shirt Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images Socialist Worker and other placards are plentiful Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images Students gather outside the University of London union building Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images A man with pipe holds a placard featuring deputy prime minister Nick Clegg outside the University of London union building Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images The thin lime-green line: police walk ahead of the protest Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Strong words are displayed outside the University of London union building Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images The march gets into full swing Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images