The number of environmental campaigners arrested during eight days of direct action in London topped over one thousand on Monday and were charged with 52 offences.
The Climate group ‘Extinction Rebellion’ has targeted sites in central London, such as Oxford Circus, Waterloo Bridge and Parliament Square with the aim of preventing what they call a ‘global climate crisis’.
Police have appealed the activists to move to Marble Arch, where they are allowing protests to continue.