More than 60 people have been arrested during protests by climate activists ExtinctionRebellion outside two printing presses - which have led to a delay in some newspapers hitting stands
Protesters also gathered at another site in Motherwell, but Police Scotland say they were moved on with no arrests made.
XR claim that the"mainstream media" is controlled by a small number of people, and that news corporations are guilty of"consistent manipulation of the truth to suit their own personal and political agendas." The group in Hertfordshire have erected bamboo structures on the approach to the printers, preventing access to the site.A Sky News producer at the scene said there were lines of vans queued up along the road to the site, waiting to collect newspapers.
Hertfordshire Police said:"We're currently in Great Eastern Road, Waltham Cross, following reports of a protest. "Our officers are engaging with the group, which consists of around 100 people, and we are working to facilitate the rights of both the protesters and those affected by their presence."⚠️ Forty-two people have now been arrested in connection with the protest in Great Eastern Road,
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