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
A mass extinction not seen in 13,000 years may be on the horizon due to human activity and climate change, cautions a new study. The warning comes as the resilience of North American’s plant biomes is declining, suggesting present-day landscapes are ‘primed to herald a major extinction event.’ Scientists analyzed over 14,000 fossil pollen samples … Read more
Motorists who park on pavements are to be hit with a £70 fine under new rules published by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps. The fixed penalty is designed to stop cars and vans blocking the free movement of wheelchairs, parents pushing buggies and morbidly obese people on mobility scooters making their way back from the chip … 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
Multiple demonstrations are getting underway across the country this weekend as environmental campaign group Extinction Rebellion gears up for a new ‘uprising’. Various stunts including a ‘funeral march’ in Lewes, East Sussex, and a fancy dress tea party at Gatwick Airport are scheduled. Extinction Rebellion says the activities over the August bank holiday weekend are … Read more
Civil servants have been warned they could be the victim of a cyber attack by climate change activists. Parliament’s online security body has warned that Extinction Rebellion could attempt to target officials working for parliamentary committees to access social media accounts. In an email entitled ”cyber security threat this weekend’ Parliamentary Digital Service’s cyber security … Read more
Extinction Rebellion has called on activists to ‘flood the streets’ of Britain in a series of mass-gatherings despite the risk of spreading Covid – as it plans a weekend of Bank Holiday mayhem targeting airports and cities. A four-day ‘regional rebellion’ from tomorrow until Bank Holiday Monday will see protests across the UK, including in … Read more