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
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
Extinction Rebellion drops extreme claims from climate change film narrated by Keira Knightley after admitting they couldn’t be backed with evidence Climate Crisis and Why We Should Panic was produced by Serena Schellenberg Ms Schellenberg has deleted two apocalyptic claims from the closing minutes Previously said ‘climate breakdown is already killing 400,000 people every year’ Claimed … Read more
Extinction Rebellion has targeted the largest private residential ship on the planet left to mothball off the British coast. A new offshoot of the environmental group, Ocean Rebellion, led a protest against The World residential ship in Falmouth, Cornwall. The group claims the ship ’emits ten times more greenhouse gases per person per mile than a … Read more
Extinction Rebellion protesters have doused the steps at Trafalgar Square in fake blood to stand in solidarity with indigenous people dying of Covid-19 in Brazil. The group – also known as XR – dyed London’s iconic fountains bright yellow and red using food dye in their protest to mark International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. Protesters … Read more