Swampy speaks from inside tunnel on THIRD day of HS2 rail link protest

Swampy, the leader of Euston Five tunnellers holed up below London protesting HS2, admitted today ‘I never thought I’d do this again’. The veteran activist, 48, is among the gang currently hiding in the ground campaigning against the £98billion high-speed railway. He has been underground with Dr Larch Maxey, 48, and Scott ‘Scotty’ Breen, 47, … Read more

Heiress, 18, whose millionaire father owns an island is in HS2 protest tunnels

A teenager holed-up in secret tunnels below Euston Station in protest at the HS2 high-speed railway is the daughter of an eccentric millionaire who owns a Scottish island. Blue Sandford, 18, proudly posted last night a picture of herself in the illegal underground burrow, declaring ‘I put the crime in criminal’. The environmental campaigner is … Read more

JANE FRYER: Swampy’s tunnel vision over HS2. The protest has more than a hint of The Great Escape

Of all the places you might choose to start constructing a secret underground tunnel network, a muddy stretch of grass between Euston station and a busy six-lane road in the centre of London is surely low on the list. But for two months – the entrance hidden beneath a ramshackle wooden tower – a team … Read more

Police warn anyone planning to protest outside court over statue row risk large Covid fines

Police warn anyone planning to protest at court appearance of four people accused of pulling down slave trader Edward Colston’s statue in Bristol they risk large Covid fines Police issue warning to those planning to protest outside court over statue row They fear that protesters will gather outside court in breach of Covid-19 rules  Bronze … Read more

Woman faces £500 fine for organising protest outside Cardiff police station

Woman faces £500 fine for organising protest outside Cardiff police station after ‘sudden and unexplained’ death of 24-year-old man hours after he was released from custody Woman faces a £500 fine for organising a protest outside Cardiff police station Unnamed woman accused of breaching Welsh Govt coronavirus regulations Mohamud Mohammed Hassan, 24, arrested on the … Read more

Chris Evans leads stars reacting to Trump supporters invading Capitol Hill to protest election

Chris Evans leads stars reacting to Donald Trump supporters invading Capitol Hill to protest his loss in election  A number of celebrities took to social media on Wednesday after supporters of President Donald Trump violently stormed the U.S. Capitol  Ava DuVernay, Chris Evans, Bette Midler and Armie Hammer among those to speak out  Trump’s Twitter … Read more

Jeremy Corbyn’s brother Piers in trouble AGAIN as he is arrested by police in anti-lockdown protest

Jeremy Corbyn’s brother Piers is in trouble AGAIN – for the second time in 2021 – as he is among 17 arrested by police in anti-lockdown protest at Speaker’s Corner in Hyde Park Piers Corbyn, 73, was among 17 people who were arrested at the demonstration  Large group gathered to object to their rights of free … Read more

Jeremy Corbyn’s anti-lockdown brother Piers is fined AGAIN after leading NYE protest in London

Jeremy Corbyn’s anti-lockdown brother Piers is fined AGAIN after leading New Year’s Eve protest in London – claiming that more than 1,000 ‘defied all threats’ to turn out Corbyn posted a video of what was dubbed the ‘NYE Party of Parties’ on Twitter In the clip he confronts a line of police officers along the … Read more

Kirk Cameron gets blasted as ‘growing pain’ on Twitter after another mask-less protest in California

Kirk Cameron gets blasted as ‘growing pain’ on Twitter after another mask-less protest in California By Paul Chavez For Dailymail.com Published: 03:08 GMT, 24 December 2020 | Updated: 03:08 GMT, 24 December 2020 Kirk Cameron was blasted as a ‘growing pain’ on Twitter after the actor hosted another mask-less Christmas carol protest in California. The … Read more

Anti-lockdown protest leader gets £10,000 fine

The organiser of the anti-lockdown protest in London which saw five officers injured and 29 people arrested could face a £10,000 fine, the Metropolitan Police have said.  The woman was identified as the organiser of the protest after around 150 anti-lockdown activists descended onto Parliament Square yesterday amid fears the country faced tighter restrictions as the … Read more