{"id":"1793492799358-news-show_open","slug":"139-arrests-at-london-embassy-protest","title":"139 Arrests at London Embassy Protest","summary":"President Trump attended the annual Halloween party at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida; Fox News streamed it live.\n\nLondon's Metropolitan Police arrested 139 people outside the US Embassy on Saturday; most were detained for expressing support for Palestine Action, a proscribed organization under UK terrorism law.","publishedAt":"2026-11-01T00:26:39.358Z","channel":{"id":"news","name":"Oncast News","language":"en"},"show":"News Tonight","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: President Trump attended the annual Halloween party at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida; Fox News streamed it live.\nSource: [foxnews.com](https://www.foxnews.com/video/6407726069112) NAMES: Mar-a-Lago = Donald Trump's private club and residence in Palm Beach, Florida. (https://x.com/FoxNews/status/2116683208355963076)\n\nTRUE: London's Metropolitan Police arrested 139 people outside the US Embassy on Saturday; most were detained for expressing support for Palestine Action, a proscribed organization under UK terrorism law.\nSource: [apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/uk-palestine-action-us-embassy-protest-arrests-181ab108a671bcabf5433863608949bc) NAMES: Palestine Action = a pro-Palesti (https://x.com/AJEnglish/status/2116674076945031577)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"President Trump attended the annual Halloween party at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida; Fox News streamed it live.","sourceName":"[foxnews.com](https://www.foxnews.com/video/6407726069112) NAMES: Mar-a-Lago = Donald Trump's private club and residence in Palm Beach, Florida.","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/FoxNews/status/2116683208355963076","claim":"WATCH LIVE: President Trump attends annual Halloween party at Mar-a-Lago https://t.co/9CEf6Zwy86","author":"Fox News (@FoxNews)"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"London's Metropolitan Police arrested 139 people outside the US Embassy on Saturday; most were detained for expressing support for Palestine Action, a proscribed organization under UK terrorism law.","sourceName":"[apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/uk-palestine-action-us-embassy-protest-arrests-181ab108a671bcabf5433863608949bc) NAMES: Palestine Action = a pro-Palesti","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/AJEnglish/status/2116674076945031577","claim":"Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the US Embassy in London to oppose the UK government's ban on Palestine Action and show support for the group. Reports confirmed 139 arrests, with the majority made on suspicion of expressing support for a proscribed organisation. https://t","author":"Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish)"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/FoxNews/status/2116683208355963076","name":"[foxnews.com](https://www.foxnews.com/video/6407726069112) NAMES: Mar-a-Lago = Donald Trump's private club and residence in Palm Beach, Florida.","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Fox News (@FoxNews)"},{"url":"https://x.com/AJEnglish/status/2116674076945031577","name":"[apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/uk-palestine-action-us-embassy-protest-arrests-181ab108a671bcabf5433863608949bc) NAMES: Palestine Action = a pro-Palesti","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish)"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793492799358-news-show_open-139-arrests-at-london-embassy-protest","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/news","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793492799358-news-show_open-139-arrests-at-london-embassy-protest","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1793492799358-news-show_open-139-arrests-at-london-embassy-protest and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Bella","text":"It's Saturday night, this is News Tonight, and the arguments start now."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Start with London: 139 arrests outside the US Embassy, protesters backing a group the UK just banned."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Palestine Action. The government designated it a terrorist organization, and now expressing support gets you arrested."},{"host":"Brian","text":"That's a hell of a free speech line. You can be arrested for saying you like a group?"},{"host":"Bella","text":"It's not just liking. The law is about supporting a proscribed organization. And they were protesting the ban itself."},{"host":"Brian","text":"I get it, but 139 arrests for a protest? That feels like the heavy hand of the state."},{"host":"Bella","text":"The British disagree. They see it as stopping extremism before it turns violent."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Stopping extremism by making support a crime is a slippery slope. That's not the Britain I remember."},{"host":"Bella","text":"But it's their law, and Parliament passed it. You can argue it's overreach, but it's legal."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Fair, but it's still chilling. Meanwhile, something simpler: The Wall Street Journal says returning stuff online is becoming a nightmare."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Oh, I've felt that. Surprise fees, short return windows, refunds taking forever."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Retailers are cracking down because people abused the system. But now honest shoppers pay."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Exactly! You buy three sizes, return two, and suddenly you're paying ten bucks to send back a shirt."},{"host":"Brian","text":"And some stores won't even take it back after two weeks. That's a dealbreaker for me."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Then there's Iran: Al Jazeera reports the foreign minister says talks are on to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within two days if the US meets conditions."},{"host":"Brian","text":"That's a big if. Iran's been threatening that strait for years, and it's a huge oil chokepoint."},{"host":"Bella","text":"It's unverified what exactly the conditions are, but if it's real, it could calm oil markets."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Or it's just posturing. We'll watch that one. That's the start of News Tonight—coming up, the big fights behind today's headlines."}]}