Extinction Rebellion protestors could be classified as an ‘organised crime group’ as Boris Johnson promises to clamp down on climate anarchists with tough new laws. Some newsagents’ shelves were left empty on Saturday morning after Extinction Rebellion (XR) protesters targeted Newsprinters printing works at Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, and Knowsley, near Liverpool, blocking the day’s papers from … Read more
Extinction Rebellion protesters have been accused of ‘attacking the free press’ after they blocked roads outside national newspaper printing presses in a bid to stop titles reaching shops on Saturday. More than a hundred ‘demonstrators’ chained themselves to gates and each other, and parked vehicles in the road outside Newsprinters printing works in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, … Read more
Extinction Rebellion protesters have been accused of ‘attacking the free press’ after they blocked roads outside national newspaper printing presses in a bid to stop titles reaching shops on Saturday. Dozens of demonstrators chained themselves to gates and each other, and parked vehicles in the road outside Newsprinters printing works in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, and blocked … Read more
Rare turtle species known for its cheeky ‘smiling’ expression is rescued from the brink of extinction by conservationists Burmese roofed turtle was feared by conservationists as extinct in 2000 A few specimens were found and a breeding programme was established There are now more than 1,000 of the turtles alive in Myanmar and it is not … Read more
Extinction Rebellion activists GLUE their hands to pavement outside Parliament as police haul off more protesters on seventh day of climate chaos in capital after 232 arrests so far New tactic saw protesters blocking entrances to the Houses of Parliament by gluing themselves to cobbles Others chained themselves to a pink slaughterhouse truck by the … Read more
Extinction Rebellion activists GLUE their hands to pavement outside Parliament as police haul off more protesters on seventh day of climate chaos in capital after 232 arrests so far New tactic saw protesters blocking entrances to the Houses of Parliament by gluing themselves to cobbles Others chained themselves to a pink slaughterhouse truck by the … Read more
Police have arrested 160 Extinction Rebellion activists who joined up to 3,000 protesters in London yesterday as part of a two-week campaign of chaos. The arrests were made for a range of offences including breaching Public Order conditions, obstructing the highway, obstructing police and assault on an emergency worker. Despite the arrests, protesters were already … Read more
A wheelchair user ended up collapsed on the road as police moved on thousands of Extinction Rebellion activists amassed in central London today – with officers making 65 public order arrests so far. The woman was spoken to by officers while she was blocking a road before being moved away. At one point she was … Read more
A wheelchair user was moved on by police during Extinction Rebellion protests in London today as at least five activists were arrested at the start of two weeks of large-scale action. The woman was spoken to by officers while she was blocking a road before being moved away. At one point she was seen lying … Read more
A mass extinction not seen in 13,000 years may be on the horizon due to human activity and climate change, cautions a new study. The warning comes as the resilience of North American’s plant biomes is declining, suggesting present-day landscapes are ‘primed to herald a major extinction event.’ Scientists analyzed over 14,000 fossil pollen samples … Read more