Extinction Rebellion activists hijack the Cenotaph on Remembrance Day in climate change protest By James Gant For Mailonline Published: 09:25 GMT, 11 November 2020 | Updated: 09:26 GMT, 11 November 2020 Extinction Rebellion activists have hijacked the Cenotaph on Remembrance Day in a ‘truly shameful’ climate change protest. Their banner read ‘Honour Their Sacrifice, Climate … Read more
Extinction Rebellion protester, 17, who stayed up 115ft crane for two nights before coming down after he ran out of gas for his camping stove is arrested Alex Sidney, 17, scaled the crane in Duke Street, Norwich, on Saturday morning The teenager camped up there for two nights to protest local highways project Extinction Rebellion … Read more
A teenage Extinction Rebellion protester who is camped on top of a crane in Norwich says he is ‘cold but in good health’ 24 hours after climbing the structure. Alex Sidney, 17, from Dereham, in Norfolk, scaled the crane on Duke Street early on Saturday morning carrying a sleeping bag, supplies and several banners promoting … Read more
A teenage Extinction Rebellion protester has climbed a crane vowing to stay put on a gantry outside the crane’s cab at 108 feet high, until he has ‘mild hypothermia’. Alex Sidney, 17, scaled the crane on Duke Street, in Norwich, early on Saturday morning carrying a sleeping bag, supplies and several banners promoting the climate … Read more
Extinction Rebellion have blocked the gates of a large oil refinery in Scotland with boats in a protest against pollution. Climate activists claim Ineos is the country’s biggest polluter and is staging the blockade at Grangemouth as part of a programme of action. Small groups of no more than six people have locked themselves together at … Read more
Artificial rope bridges could help save the world’s rarest primate — the Hainan gibbon, Nomascus hainanus — by helping them cross gaps in their forest habitat. Experts who suspended ropes some 30 feet above ground across a damaged patch of forest 52 feet wide have filmed the gibbons using the bridge for the first time. The … Read more
Puffins and other seabirds will be driven to extinction by Boris Johnson’s plan to power Britain with ‘limitless’ offshore wind energy by 2030, warns RSPB Charity said Government’s green energy plan risks ‘irreversible seabird losses’ Offshore wind farms are frequently set up in shallow waters, where birds feed RSPB has urged Boris Johnson to keep … Read more
Furious butchers chase ‘Extinction Rebellion’ protestors out of London’s Smithfield meat market as attempted demo ends in farce Footage shows group of protestors getting chased out of market by butchers The furious altercation took place at Smithfield Market in London last Friday Historic market has previously been targeted in Extinction Rebellion protestors By Amie Gordon … Read more
Prince William says he had to switch off David Attenborough’s extinction documentary when Prince George, 7, became sad and asked: ‘Why has it come to this?’ Prince William said Prince George became sad at Attenborough documentary Family was watching Extinction: The Facts, which aired last month on BBC1 William said George asked to stop watching … Read more
Whatever his faults, no one can accuse Boris Johnson of a lack of enthusiasm when it comes to eye-catching projects and targets. ‘We believe that in ten years’ time, offshore wind will be powering every home in the country, with our target rising from 30 gigawatts to 40 gigawatts,’ the Prime Minister cried to the … Read more