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Travellers have walked out of the UK's largest site, ending a two-day stand off against bailiffs and police. Pictures: Chris Radburn and Gareth Fuller/PA Wire and Jenny Line/Heart Essex
Travellers and their supporters walk out of Dale Farm on Thursday afternoon, ending a two-day stand off against bailiffs and police.
Kathleen McCarthy (grey jacket) talks to the media as travellers and their supporters have walk out of Dale Farm, the UK's largest illegal site, ending a two-day stand off against bailiffs and police.
Bailiffs work to free two protesters from a barricade at the Dale Farm.
A mechanical vehicle begins to demolish the scaffolding tower at the main entrance to the Dale Farm travellers site, before bailiffs begin removing homes from 48 unauthorised plots.
Residents of Dale Farm travellers site move a caravan.
A cutting claw works to bring down the high platform erected at the entrance to Dale Farm.
Bailiffs carry two protesters away who cemented themselves together via a beer barrel at Dale Farm.
A traveller carrying a small child walks past a line of Police officers in riot gear at Dale Farm.
A protester with her arm cemented into a barrel at the Dale Farm.
A cutting claw works to bring down the high platform erected at the entrance to Dale Farm.
Police officers at the main entrance to Dale Farm on the second day of the planned eviction of the traveller site.
Police officers in riot gear stand guard near an entrance to the Dale Farm travellers site as operations continued to evict protesters.
A protester is led away by a police officers at Dale Farm on the second day of the planned eviction of the traveller site.
A protester is led away by a police officers at Dale Farm on the second day of the planned eviction of the traveller site.
Police officers in riot gear stand guard at the front entrance to the Dale Farm travellers site as operations continued to evict protesters.
A protester is led away by a police officers at Dale Farm on the second day of the planned eviction of the traveller site.
Police officers in riot gear stand guard near the front entrance to the Dale Farm travellers site as operations were expected to continue to evict protesters.
A police officer at the main entrance to Dale Farm.
A protester talks to police officers trying to remove him from a scaffolding tower at the entrance at Dale Farm where supporters clashed with bailiffs and riot police at the UK's largest illegal travellers' site as the planned eviction got under way.
Activists continue to build makeshift barricades at Dale Farm.
Activists continue to build makeshift barricades at Dale Farm.
An Enforcement Officer carries away bricks at Dale Farm.
Police officers talk to activists, one wearing a cycle U-lock around his neck, on a scaffolding tower at the entrance at Dale Farm.
Protesters are removed from Dale Farm.
Activists remain on a scaffolding tower at the entrance at Dale Farm.
Police officers at Dale Farm.
Police officers detain an activist at Dale Farm.
Police officers use a cherry-picker to bring down, two activists removed from a scaffolding tower at the entrance at Dale Farm.
Protesters are removed from Dale Farm.
A protester is removed from Dale Farm.
Police officers walk to the rear entrance at Dale Farm.
A protester faces the police line at Dale Farm.
Police in riot gear hold the line at Dale Farm.
Protesters attached to a barricade on Dale Farm.
A bulldozer begins clearing debris at Dale Farm.
A person stands silhouetted surrounded by smoke from a burning building at Dale Farm.
A supporter of the Dale Farm stands at the closed entrance to the illegal travellers site at Crays Hill near Basildon.
A caravan burns at Dale Farm.
Protesters stand on a roof as a caravan burns at Dale Farm.
A caravan burns at Dale Farm.
Protesters stand on a roof as a caravan burns at Dale Farm.
Enforcement Officers remove a woman in a wheelchair from Dale Farm.
Riot police and Enforcement Officers arrive at Dale Farm.
A caravan is set on fire at the travellers site at Dale Farm.
Protesters clash with police and bailiffs.
Enforcement Officers move a chair at Dale Farm.
Police at Dale Farm.
Police at Dale Farm.
Onlookers watch as smoke and flames rise from Dale Farm.
An Enforcement Officer and a Security Officer remove a protester at Dale Farm.
A person stands silhouetted surrounded by smoke from a burning building.
An Enforcement Officer and a Security Officer remove a protester at Dale Farm.
A person stands silhouetted surrounded by smoke from a burning building.
Smoke rises over Dale Farm. Picture: Jenny Line/Heart Essex
Picture: Jenny Line/Heart Essex
Police and bailiffs outside the entrance to Dale Farm. Picture: Jenny Line/Heart Essex
Picture: Jenny Line/Heart Essex
Picture: Jenny Line/Heart Essex