Protestor scales massive building crane to unfurl Black Lives Matter banner in east London

Protestor scales massive building crane to unfurl Black Lives Matter banner in east London ‘and plans to stay there for several days’ Police were called to Hallsville Road in Canning Town at around 7.30am today Officers remain at the scene after a man climbed a crane next to a building site The protester has unfurled … Read more

Final protestor is removed from anti-HS2 protest tunnels in Euston after 31 days underground 

The final anti-HS2 activist in a network of tunnels in London‘s Euston Square Gardens has been removed after 31 days underground. A lone protestor, known only at this stage as Bradley, was the last man remaining underground trying to stop the high-speed rail line going ahead, after high-profile campaigner Swampy finally left the site yesterday … Read more

HS2 protestor, 48, denies aggravated trespass

An anti-HS2 activist who spent almost a month underground trying to stop the £170billion rail link has today denied aggravated trespass. Dr Larch Maxey, 48, was removed from Euston Square Gardens, London by bailiffs on Monday after entering the tunnels as part of protests against the high-speed railway line. The geography lecturer appeared at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ … Read more

HS2: Court orders protestor ‘Lazer’, 20, to stay away from tunnels

An anti-HS2 campaigner who handed himself to police after spending 11 days in tunnels beneath Euston Station has been ordered to stay away from all HS2 sites. Lachlan Sandford, 20, known as Lazer, was taken into police custody after he voluntarily left the network of tunnels beneath Euston Square Gardens in central London on Saturday. … Read more

Female HS2 protestor, 17, to appear in court after being arrested on leaving Euston station tunnels

A 17-year-old girl is set to appear in court tomorrow morning after she was arrested as she left a network of secret tunnels near Euston Station. A number of activists from the HS2 Rebellion Group have now spent 12 days in the elaborate underground network to protest the £98billion HS2 project. The first to leave … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Anti-lockdown protestor bursts into tears as police arrest him

Anti-lockdown protestor howls and bursts into tears as police arrest him for ‘Covid rule breaches’ ahead of London demo An anti-lockdown protester today wailed and burst into tears during arrest Three people have been arrested ahead of an anti-shutdown protest in London Demonstration led by Piers Corbyn is due to meet outside King’s Cross station  … Read more

Black Lives Matter protestor, 19, faces jail after admitting trying to set fire to Union Flag

A Black Lives Matter protester faces jail after he admitted attempting to set fire to a Union Jack flag on the Cenotaph during a demonstration in London. Astrophel Sang, 19, was arrested after footage emerged on social media of him twice attempting to use a lighter to set the flag alight in Whitehall on June 7.      The … Read more

Swampy and Son:16-year-old HS2 protestor joins his father living up a tree

The 16-year-old son of veteran eco-warrior ‘Swampy’ has joined his father in a sit-in protest against the HS2 rail line after the activist returned to the front line of environmental activism after a ‘quiet ten years’.   The activist, real name Daniel Hooper, has been joined joined an HS2 rebellion group along with son Rory which … Read more