Extinction Rebellion protests: Eco-activists plot Heathrow shutdown at the start of Easter bank holiday weekend April 18, 2019 Climate change activists are planning to shut down the UK’s busiest airport tomorrow to coincide with the Easter bank holiday weekend, according to reports. Extinction Rebellion has called on supporters to meet at Heathrow Airport on Good Friday as thousands of holidaymakers prepare to depart for the long weekend. Read more: Climate change activists denied [...]
Lloyd’s of London partners with the Met to urge staff to become special constables to ‘manage difficult situations’ April 18, 2019 Insurance market Lloyd’s of London has partnered with the Metropolitan Police to encourage employees to become special constables. The 330-year-old market – embroiled in a sexual harassment scandal – has pledged to allow staff to volunteer on the streets of London during working hours. Read more: Lloyd's of London will ban drunk staff from the [...]
Campaigning against climate change doesn’t make you above the law April 18, 2019 UNTIL this week, the anti-climate change activist group Extinction Rebellion had hardly been a household name. Its various activities, like pouring fake blood onto Downing Street and stripping semi-naked during a session of the House of Commons, had been received with the sort of good humour that the British people always reserve for righteous causes [...]
Climate change protesters glue themselves to DLR train at Canary Wharf station April 17, 2019 Climate change protesters have glued themselves to a DLR train at Canary Wharf as police reportedly closed access to parts of the station in response to the disruption. Read more: Protesters reveal rail disruption plan as police shut Tube Wi-Fi Extinction Rebellion activists today stepped up their London protests by targeting the capital’s transport network, [...]
Climate change protesters threaten to disrupt London Tube to cause chaos for commuters April 17, 2019 Climate change activists vowed to target London’s Tube services today as part of a protest that has led to 300 arrests across the capital. Read more: Climate protesters attack Shell HQ as London blockades continue Extinction Rebellion protesters plan to disrupt the London Underground and London bus services today after bringing traffic to a standstill [...]
Ground to a halt: Climate change protesters smash windows at Shell’s London HQ as blockades continue April 15, 2019 Climate change protesters have attacked the London base of Shell, smashing doors and defacing the property as thousands of activists took to the streets in central London today. Read more: The cheek of it: Climate activists strip off in parliament Demonstrators graffitied the oil giant’s headquarters near Waterloo and several appeared to have glued their [...]
Another chapter ends in the surreal adventures of Julian Assange April 12, 2019 It is false and defamatory to suggest that Julian Assange lives, or has ever lived, in a basement, cupboard, or under the stairs. The same applies to suggesting that the Wikileaks co-founder filed a lawsuit against Ecuador over laundry, used a skateboard in the Ecuadorian embassy, or failed to look after his cat. And so, [...]
Assange: The Fugitive in Custody April 11, 2019 The decision by the Ecuadorian government to end Julian Assange’s diplomatic immunity and the Australian’s arrest by the Metropolitan Police is not the end of the WikiLeaks saga – but it certainly seems to be the beginning of the end for the man himself. Assange faces a charge of skipping bail, but his extradition for [...]
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange found guilty of breaking bail conditions as US reveals hacking charges for ‘Chelsea Manning conspiracy’ April 11, 2019 Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been found guilty of breaching his 2012 bail order at Westminster Magistrates Court this afternoon, it is reported. It means he faces a prison sentence of up to 12 months, the Press Association said. Read more: Assange arrested on US extradition request at Ecuadorian embassy Assange had reportedly pleaded not [...]
Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange arrested on US extradition request after seven years at Ecuadorian embassy April 11, 2019 Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange was arrested this morning and taken into police custody for breaching UK bail conditions, with his lawyer adding that it was also in relation to a US extradition request. Read more: Assange's legal team say expulsion from Ecuador embassy would be 'illegal' Assange was taken into custody in central London this [...]