Trial for lockdown protester

An anti-lockdown protester accused of assaulting a police officer will stand trial next month. Bodybuilder Christmas (corr) Fallah, 35, allegedly shoved PC Rory Ward to the ground when the officer touched him during the Power to the People protest last 19 December. Fallah was one of around 150 people who marched through parts of central London and clashed with police. The march, organised by activist group Freedom Festival, was in response to Tier 4 restrictions and led to 29 arrests,…