Extinction Rebellion protesters outside St Albans Magistrates Court on Monday. Credit: PA A trial over an Extinction Rebellion protest that blocked deliveries of some of the UK’s major newspapers had to be paused after an activist glued himself to the dock and filmed inside a courtroom. Six defendants appeared at St Albans Magistrates Court on Monday accused of obstruction of the highway in relation to a demonstration at the Newsprinters printing works in Broxbourne on September 4 last year. But the trial was paused for two hours after Liam Norton glued himself to a table in the courtroom and began filming on his iPhone.
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9:25 AM May 11, 2021
Two protesters use bamboo lock-ons to block the road outside the Newsprinters printing works at Broxbourne, Hertfordshire
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A trial over an Extinction Rebellion protest that blocked deliveries of some of the UK s major newspapers had to be paused after an activist glued himself to the dock and filmed inside a courtroom.
Six defendants appeared at St Albans Magistrates Court on Monday, accused of obstruction of the highway in relation to a demonstration at the Newsprinters printing works in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, on September 4 2020.
The six people due to stand trial, who were alleged to have been part of an Extinction Rebellion protest, are: Liam Norton, 36, of Scarborough, Eleanor Davidson, 33, of Streatham, James Ozden, 35, of Tottenham, London, Tim Speers, 25, of Waltham Forest, Morgan Trowland, 38, of Hackney, and Eleanor Bujak, 28, of Finsbury Park.
Extinction Rebellion protesters told police to “get Rupert Murdoch” as they blocked deliveries of some of the UK’s major newspapers with bamboo structures.
Six defendants appeared at St Albans Magistrates’ Court on Monday accused of obstruction of the highway in relation to a demonstration at the Newsprinters printing works in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, on September 4 2020.
Appearing in court were Liam Norton, 36, of Esplanade Gardens, Scarborough, Eleanor Bujak, 28 of Bracey Street, London, Sally Davidson, 33 of Byards Croft, London, James Ozden, 35 of The Avenue, London, Timothy Speers, 35 of Rosswyld Lodge, Waltham Forest and Morgan Trowland, 38 of Massie Road, London.
The Newsprinters presses publish the Rupert Murdoch-owned News Corp’s titles including the Sun, Times, Sun On Sunday and Sunday Times, as well as the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph, the Daily Mail and Mail On Sunday, and the London Evening Standard.
Sally Davidson stormed out of St Albans Magistrates Court on trial s second day
Yesterday, defendant Liam Norton claimed to have glued his hand to a table
Court was cleared while security staff dealt with issue before resuming again
Norton will now be tried in his absence after police arrested him for disturbance
Norton and five others are charged with wilful obstruction of highway in relation to an XR protest and the disruption of the distribution of national newspapers
By Lewis Berrill @LewisBerrill Chief reporter - east London and west Essex
Protesters outside St Albans Magistrates Court, where XR protesters who were arrested during a blockade of News Corp printing works at Broxbourne. Photo: PA A Waltham Forest man is standing trial after Extinction Rebellion protesters blocked deliveries of some of the UK’s major newspapers. Six defendants appeared at St Albans Magistrates’ Court on Monday accused of obstruction of the highway in relation to a demonstration at the Newsprinters printing works in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, on September 4 of last year. Appearing in court was Timothy Speers, 35 of Rosswyld Lodge, Waltham Forest, along with Liam Norton, 36, of Esplanade Gardens, Scarborough, Eleanor Bujak, 28 of Bracey Street, London, Sally Davidson, 33 of Byards Croft, London, James Ozden, 35 of The Avenue, London, and M