Extinction Rebellion protesters flout ban to march on Trafalgar Square October 16, 2019 Extinction Rebellion protesters are set to march to Trafalgar Square today despite a ban on any demonstrations inside London. The Metropolitan Police had initially ordered protesters to confine action to the London landmark but late on Monday night evicted protesters camped there and banned XR protests from the capital. Read more: Extinction Rebellion protesters target [...]
Extinction Rebellion defy police ban on London protests October 15, 2019 The co-founder of Extinction Rebellion has defied a police ban on the group by protesting on top of the Department for Transport (DfT). Dr Gail Bradbrook stood on a cherrypicker at the top of the department this morning, blocking the entrance. Read more: Police ban Extinction Rebellion protesters from London She used a hammer to [...]
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 [...]
Liberal Democrats mayor of London candidate wants to decriminalise cannabis October 14, 2019 City Hall will decriminalise cannabis in the capital under a Liberal Democrats mayor of London. Siobhan Benita, the Liberal Democrats candidate for next May’s mayoral election, said she would decriminalise the drug if elected by creating new guidelines for the Metropolitan Police. Read more: Liberal Democrats mayoral hopeful Siobhan Benita says ‘we can win this’ [...]
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 protester lies on top of plane at London City Airport to disrupt flight October 10, 2019 Paralympian James Brown has climbed up on top of a plane at London City Airport as a part of an Extinction Rebellion protest. Video footage streamed to social media shows the man using runway stairs to climb on top of the British Airways aircraft. Brown, who is reportedly blind, apparently boarded the plane before backing [...]
London City Airport: Police and Extinction Rebellion vie for control of travel hub October 10, 2019 Extinction Rebellion protesters attempted to block the entrance to London City Airport today, as well as blockading the DLR station near the travel hub. London City Airport said that flights remain unaffected, with 60 planes having arrived and departed from the airport by 9.15am. Read more: Extinction Rebellion protesters seek to shut down City airport [...]
Extinction Rebellion protesters seek to shut down City Airport for three days October 9, 2019 Fears of travel chaos at London City Airport are looming large as climate change protesters gear up to blockade the terminal and disrupt flights. Extinction Rebellion has vowed to cause a “Hong Kong-style” occupation at City Airport over the coming days in an attempt to grind London’s business terminal to a halt. Read more: Met calls [...]