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Oil campaigners charged after Dartford Crossing protest

Two men have been charged over a protest that closed the Dartford Crossing for two days. Morgan Trowland, 39, of Islington, north London, and Marcus Decker, 33, of no fixed address, have been charged with committing a public nuisance, Essex Police ...

19 Oct 2022 at 23:51

Police bring raised platform to Dartford Crossing in bid to remove protesters

Police have brought a raised platform to the Dartford Crossing to remove the two protesters who climbed the QEII Bridge on Monday morning. The bridge has been shut since Monday after two activists scaled it early in the morning. Essex Police said ...

18 Oct 2022 at 18:06

Sixteen arrested as Just Stop Oil protesters block M25 for second day

Protesters are causing widespread disruption on the M25 for a second day after several junctions were blocked. Just Stop Oil said “approximately 15” of its supporters climbed on to overhead gantries in “multiple locations” on the UK’s busiest ...

08 Nov 2022 at 13:34

Police close Dartford Crossing bridge after report pair climbed to ‘height’

Police have closed a major road bridge linking Essex and Kent after a report that two people have “climbed onto the bridge and are currently at height”. Essex Police said the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge at the Dartford Crossing was closed to ...

17 Oct 2022 at 07:46

Woman, 36, dies after suffering gunshot injuries while being held hostage

A woman has died in hospital after she was shot while police engaged in a stand-off with a man in Kent. Armed police and a trained negotiator were scrambled to a terraced house in Priory Road, Dartford, at 12.40pm on Saturday afternoon ...

09 May 2023 at 18:30

Drivers handed £4.1m Dartford Crossing fines by mistake

Drivers were mistakenly handed Dartford Crossing fines totalling more than £4 million in 12 months, an investigation has found. National Highways cancelled 59,007 penalty charge notices (PCNs) in the year after it switched to a new ...

11 Nov 2024 at 09:09

Man who strangled and buried partner on holiday in Peru jailed for life

A man who strangled and buried his partner while on holiday in Peru has been jailed for life. Jorge Garay killed 37-year-old mother-of-one Karla Godoy before he wrapped her body in a tarpaulin and dumped her in a makeshift grave ...

28 Jul 2023 at 17:15

Thames road tunnel scheme to plant million trees to address environmental impact

More than a million trees will be planted as part of a new road tunnel scheme under the River Thames, Government roads agency National Highways has said. A community woodland and two public parks are among the 400 hectares (1,...

28 Jun 2022 at 01:01

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UK drivers plan 19.2m trips this coming bank holiday weekend

An estimated 19.2m drivers are set to head out on the roads this May bank holiday weekend as traffic levels are expected to return to pre-pandemic levels. Research carried out by the RAC and transport firm Inrix show that on ...

23 May 2023 at 00:01

Just Stop Oil pair jailed over bridge protest in bid to appeal against sentences

Two Just Stop Oil protesters jailed after scaling a bridge on the Dartford Crossing, causing gridlock when police closed it to traffic, will seek to challenge their sentences at the Court of Appeal. Morgan Trowland, 40, and ...

26 Jul 2023 at 02:45

Activists face jail over Dartford Crossing bridge protest

Just Stop Oil said that the climate crisis is “more terrifying than 10 years in a British cell”, as two of its activists face jail over their protest at the Dartford Crossing which caused traffic gridlock. Morgan Trowland, ...

04 Apr 2023 at 14:38

Dartford Crossing still blocked after Just Stop Oil protesters scale bridge

The Dartford Crossing remains blocked by Just Stop Oil protesters for the second day in a row. The Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, which links Kent and Essex, was closed on Monday after it was scaled by two climbers from the ...

18 Oct 2022 at 13:08

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