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Extinction Rebellion join Euston tunnellers in 'show of solidarity' by climbing HS2 office Four scaled the HS2 Ltd offices in Eversholt Street near Euston station and unfurled banner which read 'Essential work should heal not harm' By Gareth Davies, Member of Parliament for Grantham and Stamford 2 February 2021 • 11:16am Extinction Rebellion protesters on the HS2 office canopy Credit: LNP/Marcin Nowak Extinction Rebellion demonstrators have joined the Euston Square Gardens activists in a "show of solidarity" by climbing the HS2 headquarters in London. Four people from the protest group cl...

Anti-HS2 campaigners are in “good” spirits after spending their fifth night holed up in tunnels under a central London park. Protesters have dug a network of tunnels beneath Euston Square Gardens, next to Euston station, in a bid to protect the green space which they claim will be built over with a temporary taxi rank before being sold to developers as part of plans for the high-speed railway. One activist, Larch Maxey, speaking to the PA news agency by phone on Monday, said conditions underground were “not too bad”. He said: “Conditions are good. They are warm. They are a bit moist...

Anti-HS2 campaigners are in “good” spirits after spending their fifth night holed up in tunnels under a central London park. Protesters have dug a network of tunnels beneath Euston Square Gardens, next to Euston station, in a bid to protect the green space which they claim will be built over with a temporary taxi rank before being sold to developers as part of plans for the high-speed railway. One activist, Larch Maxey, speaking to the PA news agency by phone on Monday, said conditions underground were “not too bad”. He said: “Conditions are good. They are warm. They are a bit moist...

'His father is being reckless and irresponsible.' A rescue expert had warned that heavy rain and sleet could cause tunnels beneath Euston in London to collapse and endanger HS2 activists living in the underground passages.   Swampy has spoken about his son joining the protest, adding: 'To begin with, I didn't want Rory to be in the tunnel for the eviction, but he was absolutely adamant that he would stay down there with me for it. The protesters are campaigning against the £98billion HS2 railway line and its huge cost Piles of rubbish were left after the destruction of the HS2-protesting c...

Anti-HS2 protesters say efforts to evict them from tunnels under a small central London park are “dangerous” as they prepare to spend a sixth night underground. Environmental campaigners have dug a network of tunnels beneath Euston Square Gardens, next to Euston station, in a bid to protect the green space which they claim will be built over with a temporary taxi rank before being sold to developers as part of plans for the high-speed railway. A spokesman for HS2 Rebellion, an alliance of groups and individuals campaigning against HS2, said bailiffs were “digging constantly” as part o...