Breaking: Extinction Rebellion activists smash JP Morgan windows : CityAM September 1, 2021 Green activists have vandalised the JP Morgan headquarters in Embankment using chisels and hammers to smash two windows. At around 7am this morning eight women representing Extinction Rebellion arrived at the building wearing all black and used hammers adorned with the words ‘live,’ ‘laugh’ and ‘love’ to break the glass. Activists added the words ‘in [...]
Traffic chaos: Extinction Rebellion occupy London Bridge and BoE sites August 31, 2021 Traffic in the heart of London has ground to a halt as Extinction Rebellion (XR) activists stage occupations of key roads during the ninth consecutive day of protests. Helicopters could be heard overhead as Police blocked off London Bridge, the site of an Extinction Rebellion occupation where activists have glued themselves to a bus blocking [...]
What does Extinction Rebellion actually want? August 31, 2021 Last week was a busy one for climate activists Extinction Rebellion. A series of non-violent but obstructionist protests saw them block first Seven Dials then Oxford Circus with a giant table representing an offer to “come to the table” to discuss fossil fuels. They also had chairs, as if the symbology were not heavy-handed enough, [...]
Extinction Rebellion protesters block Tower Bridge August 30, 2021 Extinction Rebellion protesters are currently blocking Tower Bridge in London with a van and caravan. Activists are also lying on the ground near the London landmark to protest against government investment in fossil fuels as part of their fifth wave of mass protests on environmental issues. Demonstrators were seen at the end of the famous [...]
Five taken to hospital with stab injuries after fight in Harrow August 30, 2021 Five people have been taken to hospital after being stabbed during a fight in northwest London. Four men and one woman, all in their late teens or twenties, suffered stab injuries during an incident in Railway Approach, Harrow. Two of the men were in a serious but stable condition, the Metropolitan Police said. The other [...]
Wembley bus driver spat at after telling passenger to get off for not wearing mask August 30, 2021 Police have released an image of a man they want to question after a bus driver was spat at when he challenged a passenger who was not wearing a mask. The incident happened on a number 83 bus near Wembley, north-west London, at around 10.40pm on Friday, the Metropolitan Police said. The force said the [...]
Extinction Rebellion target the City, with Guildhall and StanChart doused in paint August 27, 2021 In the group’s fifth consecutive day of action Extinction Rebellion (XR) activists have vandalised Guildhall and the headquarteres of Standard Chartered. In a video shared on Twitter police could be seen clashing with protestors as the green rabble rousers painted red streaks and pressed handprints onto the bank’s main entrance. Activists also targeted the Guildhall. [...]
Stalking trial: Tommy Robinson admits hiring private detective to obtain journalist’s details August 26, 2021 English Defence League founder Tommy Robinson hired a private investigator to obtain personal details about a journalist whose home he went to unannounced, a court has heard. Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was in court regarding an application for a stalking protection order after he went to the home of Independent home affairs [...]
Extinction Rebellion: Number of XR protesters arrested in London nears 200 August 25, 2021 The number of people arrested at Extinction Rebellion (XR) events in London protests since Sunday has almost reached 200 as the environmental group targeted the Oxford Circus area. The Metropolitan Police said as of 6pm tonight, another six had been arrested for a “variety of offences”. Now the total number of arrests made over the [...]
Protecting residents, workers, visitors, and businesses in the famous “Square Mile” is the mission for the City of London Police August 24, 2021 The Greater London area is a sprawling metropolis, with a population of more than 14 million. But the City of London itself is just 1.12 square miles with about 8,000 residents. Known as the “Square Mile,” the City is London’s primary business district and a major financial centre that’s home to the Bank of England [...]