Just Stop Oil: Climate change pair on trial over bridge protest

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Just Stop Oil: Climate change pair on trial over bridge protest
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Two men deny causing a public nuisance after protesters scaled the Dartford Crossing bridge in 2022.

Protesters deny causing a public nuisance after climbing the QEII bridge in Dartford, which saw traffic being stopped by police

Using climbing equipment they climbed 200ft up the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge cables, the prosecution said.The bridge linking the M25 over the River Thames between Essex and Kent was closed from 04:00 BST on 17 October until 21:00 the following day, the prosecutor said. "One post was a video of him setting out the group's demand that the government immediately stop issuing oil licences.

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