Protesters London Bridge

Zealots from Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion brought central London to a standstill during the morning rush hour in a protest that would have created ...

'I've been around the planet and seen many species but never have I seen an animal that so vehemently wants to kill itself. XR says it will gather at Hyde Park Corner each day 'where there will be regular training in nonviolent civil disobedience and resistance tactics before marching into London to block areas of the city for as long as possible', the group said. The oldest people arrested today were two women both aged 71, while the youngest was a 25-year-old man. Footage showed Met officers standing on the bridge as a protester abseils off the side. Tower Bridge was taken over shortly after 7am as several protesters abseiled off the side. The group said more than 400 activists have now been arrested over the protests which began last week as they continue to disrupt oil facilities amid demands that the UK Government ends all new oil and gas projects in Britain. Just Stop Oil, which is linked to the larger Extinction Rebellion group, said yesterday more than 400 activists have now been arrested over the protests which began last week as they continue to disrupt oil facilities amid demands that the UK Government ends all new oil and gas projects in Britain. Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion have spent the past week blockading oil terminals and taking the air out of the tyres of fuel tankers as they try to damage petrol and diesel availability at petrol pumps across England. In Essex some of the activists have dug tunnels under a refinery and are back in Grays this morning. Tesco petrol station at Bar Hill in Cambridge and the petrol station at Cambridge Services on the A14 both ran out of fuel this afternoon after motorists rushed to fill up. People will gather at Speaker's Corner every morning for a week or more at the same time, where members will offer 'trainings in nonviolent civil disobedience and resistance tactics before marching into London to block areas of the city for as long as possible'. At around 10am a team of police abseilers arrived and dangled down to unhook the protesters, before bringing them down to a police boat bobbing on the Thames below. Green zealots from Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion brought traffic to a standstill during the morning rush hour in a protest that would have created more pollution in the capital due to the increased traffic.