Two men have been arrested at Heathrow, as climate change protesters attempted to bring the airport to a standstill by flying drones nearby.
Police swooped on men just before 6am, and arrested them on suspicion of conspiracy to commit a public nuisance.Earlier this morning, members of an Extinction Rebellion splinter group called ‘Heathrow Pause’ posted a video online which showed them trying to get a drone airborne.
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