England | Extinction Rebellion targets high-speed rail project it says would destroy ancient woods

LONDON (Reuters) - Climate change activists, including one of the founders of Extinction Rebellion, defied a police order to end protests on Tuesday after a week of disruption in London, targeting Britain’s transport ministry and security agency MI5.

Gail Bradbrook, one of the founders of the group that is half way through two weeks of actions around the world, climbed onto the top of the entrance of the transport ministry to protest at a high-speed rail project known as HS2.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-britain-transport/climate-change-activists-defy-police-ban-on-london-protests-idUSKBN1WU0OC

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