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Extinction Rebellion: Three deny climate protest charge | Extinction Rebellion: Three deny climate protest charge |
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Three environmental activists have denied obstructing a railway by gluing themselves to trains during Extinction Rebellion's protests in London. | Three environmental activists have denied obstructing a railway by gluing themselves to trains during Extinction Rebellion's protests in London. |
The demonstration took place during two weeks of action by the group in April as it urged the Government to declare a climate emergency and reduce carbon emissions to zero by 2025. | The demonstration took place during two weeks of action by the group in April as it urged the Government to declare a climate emergency and reduce carbon emissions to zero by 2025. |
Two men and a woman appeared at Blackfriars Crown Court earlier and were bailed ahead of a trial. | Two men and a woman appeared at Blackfriars Crown Court earlier and were bailed ahead of a trial. |
A date is yet to be set. | A date is yet to be set. |
Cathy Eastburn, 51, of Gerards Close in Lambeth, south London, Mark Ovland, 35, of Keinton Mandeville in Somerton, Somerset, and Luke Watson, 29, of Manuden in Essex, were charged after a protest halted Docklands Light Railway services at Canary Wharf station on 17 April. | Cathy Eastburn, 51, of Gerards Close in Lambeth, south London, Mark Ovland, 35, of Keinton Mandeville in Somerton, Somerset, and Luke Watson, 29, of Manuden in Essex, were charged after a protest halted Docklands Light Railway services at Canary Wharf station on 17 April. |
Mr Watson and Ms Eastburn are both accused of climbing on top of a train carriage and gluing their hands to the roof, while Mr Ovland is alleged to have glued his hand to the side of a train carriage. |
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