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 [...]
Met calls in police reinforcements to handle Extinction Rebellion London protests October 9, 2019 An additional 500 police officers have been sent to London to help the Metropolitan Police handle the Extinction Rebellion protests. The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) announced today it would help the Met by granting mutual aid assistance from all 43 forces in England and Wales. Read More: Third day of Extinction Rebellion protests start [...]
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 London protests: Arrests reach 380 as activists glue themselves to lorry outside Home Office October 8, 2019 Members of Extinction Rebellion have glued themselves to the underside of a lorry which is blocking road outside the Home Office. Police officers have been seen removing protesters from the top of the lorry, which is parked on Marsham Street. Read more: London City Airport braces for Extinction Rebellion shutdown Two protesters have also glued [...]
London City Airport braces for Extinction Rebellion shutdown October 8, 2019 Extra police officers will be sent to London City Airport this week to counter an Extinction Rebellion attempt to shut it down. The activist group has revealed it plans to shut down the airport for three days beginning on Thursday. Read more: Extinction Rebellion offshoot occupies Smithfield meat market The shutdown is slated to start [...]
Prime Minister Boris Johnson denounces Extinction Rebellion as ‘uncooperative crusties’ October 8, 2019 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has denounced Extinction Rebellion protesters as “uncooperative crusties” who must leave London’s streets alone. Johnson called on activists to leave their “hemp-smelling bivouacs” and stop blocking key London locations, as demonstrators prepare to dig in for two weeks of protests in the capital. Read more: Map: Where is Extinction Rebellion protesting [...]
Extinction Rebellion London protests live: Police arrest 135 people over climate change protests October 7, 2019 Climate protests Day 1 round-up The Metropolitan Police has confirmed that at least 217 arrests have been made after Extinction Rebellion protesters caused chaos in the capital. Groups of protesters set up tents and a gazebo, blocking the road outside the Home Office in Westminster. Londoners have been warned of further disruption as the climate [...]