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 [...]