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Extinction Rebellion activists dressed in rags and chains protest in Edinburgh

Extinction Rebellion activists have staged a protest in Edinburgh as the UK’s energy price cap soared to a historic high. Campaigners on Saturday dressed in rags with chains around their necks walked to a slow drum beat from the city’s Princes ...

01 Oct 2022 at 16:06

Olympian among Extinction Rebellion activists who deny tampering with oil tanker

An Olympian was among a group of Extinction Rebellion activists who have appeared in court accused of tampering with an oil tanker during a protest. Gold medal-winning canoeist Etienne Stott, 43, of Nottingham; Nichola Andersen, 50, of ...

03 Oct 2022 at 18:08

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'Magnificent birds' - Taoiseach releases formerly extinct eagles into the wild

A formerly extinct species of eagle chicks have been released into the wild by the Taoiseach. Micheál Martin joined the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) in Tarbert, Co Kerry on Friday August 4 to release White-tailed Eagles ...

08 Aug 2022 at 18:33

Safeguarding indigenous peoples’ lands could save primates, research suggests

The extinction of the world’s primates can be prevented by protecting the lands of indigenous peoples, research suggests. Experts suggest more than two thirds of the planet’s 521 non-human primate species – ranging from lemurs to ...

10 Aug 2022 at 20:00

Eco activists ‘could undermine energy security and hinder net-zero effort’

The UK’s leading offshore energy body has warned that environmental activists could undermine the country’s energy security and hinder its efforts to reach net zero. Protests, legal action and publicity stunts by organisations ...

24 May 2022 at 11:35

Vicar has Extinction Rebellion protest conviction quashed

A vicar who took part in a peaceful Extinction Rebellion demonstration outside a Ministry of Defence site has had her conviction quashed. Rev Sue Parfitt, 80, sat in a camping chair outside an entrance to the complex at Abbey ...

24 Mar 2022 at 18:25

Climate activists blockade shipping company in solidarity with Ukraine

Climate activists have blockaded a global shipping company in solidarity with the people of Ukraine. The campaigners, from a number of different groups, are demanding an end to gas shipping that they say is fuelling the ...

25 Mar 2022 at 09:55

Officer ‘surprised’ by Patel’s late night call to superior during XR protest

A police officer said he was “surprised” by Priti Patel’s out-of-hours call to his superior as they responded to an Extinction Rebellion (XR) protest in Hertfordshire. Five XR activists – who were part of a 14-hour ...

15 Mar 2022 at 17:55

Activists glue themselves to Government building in climate protest

The Business Secretary has insisted the Government will not switch off domestic oil and gas production as climate change activists targeted his department in an act of “civil disobedience”. Kwasi Kwarteng hit back ...

13 Apr 2022 at 17:55

Six arrests after Extinction Rebellion occupies Shell oil tanker

Six people have been arrested after climate change activists climbed on to an oil tanker in central London. Extinction Rebellion said three people climbed on top of the Shell tanker and held a banner which said ...

16 Apr 2022 at 16:25

Six arrests after Extinction Rebellion occupy Shell oil tanker

16 Apr 2022 at 15:25

Two people climb Marble Arch amid protests against fossil fuels

Two people have scaled a London landmark to hang a banner as protests against fossil fuels continued for a seventh day. A man and a woman climbed up two pillars on Marble Arch in central London to hoist a ...

16 Apr 2022 at 20:55

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