XR trial suffers second day of chaos: Activist storms out after judge banned fellow suspect

A courtroom where six Extinction Rebellion activists are being tried was today thrown into chaos for the second day running as a defendant stormed out.  Yesterday, one of the defendants glued his hand to a table in the courtroom and yelled ‘I would like to make clear what is going on in this court is … Read more

Trial halted as XR activist accused of blocking newspaper deliveries GLUES himself to dock

The trial of six extinction rebellion protestors accused of disrupting the distribution of national newspapers was thrown into disruption this morning when one of the defendants glued his hand to a table in the courtroom. The case had just been called on and the judge had taken her seat when accused, Liam Norton, got to … Read more

Yogurt-maker Danone gives in to activist investors

Yogurt-maker Danone gives in to activist investors and agrees to ditch stake in Chinese dairy firm By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:58 GMT, 1 March 2021 | Updated: 21:58 GMT, 1 March 2021 Under pressure: Danone has agreed to ditch its stake in a Chinese dairy business Danone has bowed to activist pressure and agreed … Read more

Exxon appoints two activist investors to board in drive to go green

Exxon Mobil appoints two activist investors to the board amid pressure for the firm to go green By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:58 GMT, 1 March 2021 | Updated: 21:58 GMT, 1 March 2021 Eco drive: Exxon Mobil has appointed two activist investors to the board Exxon Mobil has appointed two activist investors … Read more

Activist hired by Sadiq Khan to review London’s statues is branded ‘racist’ over blog posts

A left-wing activist who was appointed by Sadiq Khan to review London’s statues has been accused of racism over disparaging comments about prominent black figures including Diane Abbott and David Lammy. Toyin Agbetu, who was appointed to the Mayor of London’s Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm, accused Ms Abbott of being ‘disloyal to … Read more

Activist Lazer hands himself over to police after 11 days underground protesting HS2

HS2 protester whose millionaire father is laird of Scottish island hands himself over to police after 11 days underground Protestor Lazer spent 11 days underground protesting £98billion HS2 project HS2 Rebellion group activist locked himself underground with a steel device Several more of the group remain in the tunnels, including veteran Swampy  By Antony Thrower … Read more

Doctors refuse to work across Myanmar in protest over military coup as activist groups grow online

Doctors in Myanmar are refusing to work on non-emergency patients in protest against the military coup after soldiers detained Aung San Suu Kyi and other civilian leaders in a series of dawn raids on Monday.  Soldiers and tanks are patrolling major cities but the military takeover, which has ended the country’s brief experiment with democracy, has … Read more

Financier ‘conned leading anti-apartheid activist who became Commonwealth diplomat out of £1.1m’

Financier, 62, conned leading anti-apartheid activist who became Commonwealth diplomat out of £1.1m by pretending that he would invest it in property, court hears Maurice Miskelly allegedly swindled the fortune from activist Patsy Robertson Ms Robertson held top roles for the Commonwealth between 1983 and 1994 She was Director of Information for the Secretariat and an … Read more

Hailey Bieber dons a fur coat… following pal Kylie Jenner’s anti-fur activist ambush 

Her longtime pal Kylie Jenner was ambushed by a crew of passionate anti-fur activists during a recent shopping spree in Beverly Hills. But Hailey Bieber appeared undeterred by the protesters’ message as she ventured out in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon in a luxurious fur coat. The wife of Justin Bieber, 24, layered the expensive coat … Read more