Occupy London: Demo forces St Paul's Cathedral to close

The protest camp has been located outside St Paul's Cathedral since Saturday

St Paul's Cathedral is to close to visitors because of the anti-capitalist demonstrators camping on its doorstep, its dean has said.

The decision was taken with "heavy hearts" for health and safety reasons, said the Reverend Graeme Knowles.
The Occupy London Stock Exchange movement has been located in Paternoster Square since Saturday after being barred from the Stock Exchange.
The dean has asked the activists to move on from the area by the entrance.
World War II "We have a legal obligation to keep visitors safe and healthy," he said.
The cathedral will close to members of the public after a service on Friday afternoon.
It is the first time it has shut to visitors since World War II, the dean added.
On Sunday the cathedral's canon chancellor, the Reverend Giles Fraser, said he had asked for the police presence outside the building to be scaled back.
By Wednesday, the increased number of protesters at the site meant officials had to review "the extent to which it can remain open for the many thousands coming this week as worshippers, visitors and in school parties".