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Over a thousand Extinction Rebellion protesters arrested in past week
Environmentalists stage a ‘die-in’ at the Natural History Museum while others consider whether to continue direct action
Extinction Rebellion protestors lying down inside the Natural History Museum in London today

MORE than 1,000 climate change protesters have been arrested over the past week at Extinction Rebellion demonstrations in London, police said today.

Scotland Yard has revealed that 1,065 people have been arrested in condition with the actions by the anti-climate change group, with 53 charged.

Three Extinction Rebellion activists who glued themselves to a London Overground train have been remanded in custody and are awaiting trial, scheduled for May 16.

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