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BBC News Published image captionThe seven women were photographed outside Milton Keynes Magistrates Court Campaigners accused of trespassing while trying to save an oak tree have had all charges against them dropped. The group, who dubbed themselves the "7 Sisters", were accused of stopping work in June 2020 at Poors Piece in Steeple Claydon, Buckinghamshire. The tree was later felled on 23 September last year to make way for the HS2 high speed rail route. A judge said the prosecution had faile...

14 vegan activists charged following McDonald’s protests >More in @ MAG/Philip Case Fourteen vegan activists have been charged with various offences following a blockade at a McDonald’s distribution centre last weekend. The charges relate to protests on Saturday 22 May in Basingstoke, Hampshire and Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. Animal Rebellion used trucks and bamboo structures to prevent access at four depots. No charges have been...