MPs demand parliament’s pension fund divests from fossil fuels October 22, 2019 Three hundred MPs are calling on the trustees of the £700m Parliamentary Pension Fund to end their investments in fossil fuel companies. The cross-party initiative has the support of the leaders of Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the SNP as well as senior Conservatives. It comes as the fund’s trustees are preparing to announce a [...]
Extinction Rebellion blocks Oxford Circus before Whitehall march October 18, 2019 Extinction Rebellion protesters have blocked a major junction at Oxford Circus as the group comes to the end of a fortnight of disruption in London. The group set up huge tripods at the junction of Oxford Street and Regent Street as they prepared to disrupt traffic yet again in the capital. Read more: Extinction Rebellion [...]
Police ban Extinction Rebellion protesters from London October 15, 2019 Police have spent the night clearing Extinction Rebellion protesters from Trafalgar Square after banning the activists from London. The Metropolitan Police started the eviction at around 10pm, after earlier this week attempting to confine protests to Trafalgar Square. Read more: Extinction Rebellion protesters target City of London and blockade Walkie Talkie Extinction Rebellion denounced the [...]
Extinction Rebellion targets Blackrock in protest over ‘climate criminals’ October 14, 2019 Extinction Rebellion protesters today targeted the London headquarters of Blackrock as they set their sights on the City over its role in what they describe as a looming environmental emergency. Climate activists glued themselves to the doors of the asset management giant, while others staged a mock dinner party with rolled up banknotes on their [...]
Extinction Rebellion blocks Bishopsgate as protests hit the City October 11, 2019 Extinction Rebellion temporarily closed down Bishopsgate in both directions today after protesters moved into the City. The road, which dissects the City and is directly outside Liverpool Street Station, was the latest to be affected by activists on their fifth successive day of protests. Read more: Extinction Rebellion blockades BBC building in London Police were [...]
Extinction Rebellion protesters blockade BBC Broadcasting House on fifth day of London protests October 11, 2019 Extinction Rebellion protesters have this morning taken to the BBC Broadcasting House in central London to demand “more accurate” reporting on climate change. The BBC are not letting anyone in or out of the building at present due to safety concerns, preventing journalists from getting to work. Read more: Extinction Rebellion protester lies on top [...]
Extinction Rebellion London protests live: Third day of action starts as arrests total 600 October 9, 2019 Welcome to our rolling news coverage of the third day of London’s Extinction Rebellion protests. Please refresh this page manually for the latest updates. 8.30am: Met confirms 600 arrests as Extinction Rebellion protests start third day Extinction Rebellion’s London protests have entered their third day today as police reveal they have arrested close to 600 [...]
Extinction Rebellion targets City of London in two weeks of protests October 4, 2019 Climate change activist group Extinction Rebellion is preparing to launch another mass demonstration across London. The protest group claims the fortnight of action, which begins on Monday, will be five times bigger than demonstrations in April, which saw hundreds of people arrested. Read more: Eight arrested after Extinction Rebellion lose control of fake blood fire [...]
Eight arrested after Extinction Rebellion loses control of fake blood fire hose October 3, 2019 Police said they have arrested eight people after climate change protesters sprayed fake blood over the Treasury this morning. Protesters from action group Extinction Rebellion on an old fire engine tried, with little success, to douse the building in deep-red beetroot water from a hose. Read more: Extinction Rebellion protesters spray 1,800 litres of fake [...]
Extinction Rebellion protesters spray 1,800 litres of fake blood on Treasury building October 3, 2019 Climate change protesters this morning sprayed 1,800 litres of fake blood from a fire engine onto the Treasury. Campaigners from Extinction Rebellion were stood on top of an old fire engine with a banner saying “stop funding climate change”. The group is calling for “a future where our cultures are resilient, regenerative, and built on [...]