PRO-TIBETAN protesters scuffled with police as Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived at the Chinese Embassy in London.

Police said that five males were arrested for public order offences after trying to push past officers to get to the doors of the building.

Protesters said that a small number of their group were trying to take the Free Tibet flag to the doors of the Embassy.

The group have gathered outside the building near Regents Park in London to greet Mr Wen with boos and jeers when he arrived.

Members of the Free Tibet group faced pro-Chinese protesters on the opposite side of the road. They greeted each other with noisy cheers and chants.

The majority of the protests passed off peacefully, said a spokeswoman for the Metropolitan Police.