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Since the early hours of 27 January, nine activists from the campaign group HS2 Rebellion have been occupying a network of tunnels they and others dug out.

Euston Square Gardens under HS2 eviction - Credit: Dorothea Hackman Our nightmare neighbour High Speed 2 is “a judge in its own cause”: Assurances of mitigations for all the damage they do to our community and up the line were given to parliament before the bill was passed in February, but HS2 are the ones to receive complaints and they brush them off. And their owner, the Department of Transport are equally dismissive. Weeks or months later the matter could go to a Commissioner, but the damage is already done. So there is no way to hold HS2 to account over assurances. Camden Council has ...

Anti-HS2 protesters met with bailiffs in 100ft network of Euston tunnels Anti-HS2 protesters have been met with bailiffs in tunnels dug near Euston station in London. © Imagebridge HS2 Rebellion protesters have built a 100ft tunnel network in Euston Square Gardens Environmental campaigners have dug an underground network beneath Euston Square Gardens 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. © PA Undated handout video grab issued by HS2 Rebellion of a protester in...

Bailiffs are continuing to try to remove anti-HS2 protesters from tunnels by Euston station, after a demonstrator attached himself to the structure. A group of at least six activists have spent more than a week in a network of tunnels beneath Euston Square Gardens. Dr Larch Maxey, one of the demonstrators, said on Thursday that bailiffs had dug a parallel “down shaft” and connected it to the protesters’ one. Eviction efforts continued on Friday as bailiffs tried to remove another environmental campaigner from a “lock-on” at the bottom of a down shaft. The demonstrator, Lazer Sandfor...

London Scene: The best of London's stage and screen this week 12th Nov 2012 4:17pm | By Editor The best of stage and screen in the capital this week, plus a this week's must-see art exhibitions and comedy to boot. COMEDY | L ive at The Chapel: Reggie Watts You can expect improvised music, comedy and, more than likely given the developments of last week, a little political commentary, too. The versatile New Yorker is a wholly unique performer – a one man band/show/rapping powerhouse, if you will – who has to be seen to be believed.  Union Chapel  eath: a self port...