Call the copse! HS2 activists get caught in a stand-off with security officers at treehouse camp in woodland that inspired Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr Fox Private security guards became involved in a stand-off with environmentalists Demonstrators have been fighting against the construction of HS2 Nearly half of the ancient Jones’ Hill Wood near Great Missenden, … Read more
Five people interviewed over the toppling of a statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol will be offered conditional cautions, a chief constable has said. The bronze memorial to the 17th century slave merchant was pulled down during a Black Lives Matter protest on June 7, before being dumped in Bristol Harbour. No arrests … Read more
Animal rights activists linked to Extinction Rebellion blockade Manchester slaughterhouse by attaching themselves to black coffins and climbing onto roof as six protesters are arrested Activists locked themselves onto coffins outside Tulip pig slaughterhouse Demonstrators climbed on the roof of the Pilgrim’s Pride Ltd’s slaughterhouse Animal Rebellion, linked with Extinction Rebellion, is responsible for the … Read more
One is a former paratrooper, another a 22-year-old ‘birth-striker’ who vows she will never have children for the sake of the planet. They were among the ragtag – and rather middle-class – band of printworks rebels who attempted to blockade free speech on Friday night. Others included a failed would-be MP and a retired taxman. … Read more
Hundreds of anti-lockdown activists held a huge protest against wearing face masks outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh this afternoon. Around 600 coronavirus sceptics and vaccine conspiracy theorists gathered outside Hollyrood after Scotland saw its highest weekly rise in coronavirus cases since May. Meanwhile, Piers Corbyn attended an anti-lockdown protest in Sheffield today, less than … Read more
Extinction Rebellion activists GLUE their hands to pavement outside Parliament as police haul off more protesters on seventh day of climate chaos in capital after 232 arrests so far New tactic saw protesters blocking entrances to the Houses of Parliament by gluing themselves to cobbles Others chained themselves to a pink slaughterhouse truck by the … Read more
Police hauled away Extinction Rebellion activists lying in the road to block Boris Johnson’s route to Parliament today – as officers announced they’d made 160 arrests since the group began its fortnight of protests on Friday. The arrests were made for a range of offences including breaching Public Order conditions, obstructing the highway, obstructing police … Read more
A wheelchair user was moved on by police during Extinction Rebellion protests in London today as at least five activists were arrested at the start of two weeks of large-scale action. The woman was spoken to by officers while she was blocking a road before being moved away. At one point she was seen lying … Read more
Extinction Rebellion activists today dressed up as banshees to protest the construction of a new tunnel that it believes is ‘racist, colonial and unjust’. Eco-warriors rallied outside the TfL headquarters in Stratford, East London, in a show of anger at the forthcoming twin-bore road, which will pass under the Thames from Silvertown to Greenwich. The … Read more
Extinction Rebellion protesters today staged a Titanic-themed dinner party in the sea to shine a light on global warming. Climate activists wearing fine dining dress waded into the water off Chalkwell Beach, Southend-on-Sea, to quaff Champagne and sip tea around a semi-submerged table. The stunt was designed to illustrate the ‘obliviousness’ of the ‘elite’ in … Read more