Occupy London protest continues – in pictures

A protest banner hangs above tents pitched outside St Paul's Cathedral Photograph: Matt Dunham/AP

A protester outside St Paul's Photograph: Carl Court/AFP/Getty Images

The tent city Photograph: Ray Tang/Rex Features

A masked protester offers passing workers 'free hugs' Photograph: Matt Dunham/AP

Businessmen walk past the encampment Photograph: Matt Dunham/AP

A protester puts the finishing touches to a placard Photograph: Matt Dunham/AP

An information point on the side of St Paul's Cathedral Photograph: Matt Dunham/AP

Protest posters around a cash machine Photograph: Ray Tang/Rex Features

A banner among the tents outside St Paul's Cathedral Photograph: Graeme Robertson/Guardian

The information point for demonstrators Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

Graffiti on the pavement Photograph: Graeme Robertson/Guardian

Placards in front of the cathedral on the third day of the protest Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

Tents outside the cathedral Photograph: Graeme Robertson/Guardian

Tents pitched in front of the cathedral Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

A man reads a book near protesters' tents outside St Paul's Cathedral Photograph: Chris Helgren/Reuters

Bunting and placards on the cathedral Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

Lunchtime passersby and the tents put up by protesters from the Occupy the London Stock Exchange group Photograph: Matt Dunham/AP

A man brushes his teeth in the camp near St Paul's Photograph: Carl Court/AFP/Getty Images

Masked protesters from Occupy the London Stock Exchange movement outside St Paul's Cathedral, close to the London Stock Exchange Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

A young protester at the Occupy the London Stock Exchange demonstration Photograph: Rex Features/Rex Features

People stand among the tents of demonstrators outside St Paul's Cathedral on the fourth day of their protest against capitalism Photograph: Luke Macgregor/Reuters

A commuter walks past tents put up by protesters at the camp near St Paul's Cathedral Photograph: Matt Dunham/AP

A man points at a book piled on a table, part of the "occupation library" Photograph: Matt Dunham/AP

A protester talks to two City workers at the camp near St Paul's Cathedral Photograph: Ray Tang/Rex Features