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 [...]
Extinction Rebellion are hurting the climate cause October 18, 2019 The film of the two Extinction Rebellion protesters being pulled off the top of a Tube train in Canning Town on Thursday morning is the moment it all changed. Suddenly, London mayor Sadiq Khan and Labour’s Diane Abbott seemed to be on the wrong side of the argument. In fact, Extinction Rebellion itself seemed on [...]
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 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 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 [...]
Extinction Rebellion group occupy Smithfield meat market to turn it vegan October 8, 2019 More than 100 members of an Extinction Rebellion sub-group set up camp at London’s historic Smithfield meat market in the early hours of this morning. Members from Animal Rebellion pitched tents at the 800-year-old market at 2am this morning in an attempt to demonstrate a “vision of a future plant-based food system” according to organisers. [...]
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 [...]