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A teenager holed-up in secret tunnels below Euston Station in protest at the HS2 high-speed railway is the daughter of an eccentric millionaire who owns a Scottish island. Blue Sandford, 18, proudly posted last night a picture of herself in the illegal underground burrow, declaring ‘I put the crime in criminal’. The environmental campaigner is the one of the children of Roc Sandford, a wealthy landowner and publisher. Mr Sandford, a proud supporter of her and Extinction Rebellion, recently gave two daughters Christmas presents made out of rubbish found on his Inner Hebridean isle of Gomet...

An activist protesting in secret tunnels below Euston Station against the HS2 high-speed rail-line accused bailiffs of torture as they worked to try and remove them. The man understood to be Lazer - real name Lachlan Blaze Sandford - is believed to be the brother of fellow tunneller Blue Sandford, 18. Others inside the burrows are Scott Breen, 47, Larch Maxey, 48, and Swampy himself Daniel Hooper, also 48.  In a video shared from inside the burrows by HS2 Rebellion Lazer appeared to have difficulty breathing at the end of the footage.  He said: 'We have been down this tunnel for maybe 24,...

BBC News Eviction of Euston HS2 tunnel protesters begins Close A group of protesters campaigning against the environmental impacts of the HS2 rail project are being evicted from their camp by Euston station. Demonstrators dug a tunnel and locked themselves inside to slow down the eviction. Bailiffs from HS2 have started to evict activists from the camp at Euston Square. A spokeswoman for HS2 said they are "trespassing" on land owned by the company. Published

Tree-Top Protesters Tunnel Under London Streets to Block HS2 Trainline Tree-top protesters opposed to the construction of the HS2 train line yesterday revealed their plan to escape eviction by camping out in a 100-foot tunnel that they had secretly constructed under the streets of London. Bailiffs descended on the protest at Euston Square on Wednesday morning, where people have been living in 80-foot-high treehouses, tents, and pallet shelters since the summer. The protesters want to protect what they describe as “some of the most historic trees in Central London,” which they say are at ...

Yesterday, in the first part of our exclusive new Sherlock Holmes mystery, the eminent detective and Dr Watson were visited by a wealthy impresario whose valuable antique clock had been stolen.  But, more disturbingly, the clock's owner had received seven macabre Christmas cards, signed only by 'a friend'. Could there be a link to the burglar? After taking on the case, Holmes and Watson had a heart-stopping encounter on the dark streets of London.  The next day, Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard arrives with chilling news . . .  Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson were visited by a wealthy im...