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Students take part in a strike for the climate crisis outside Parliament Square, London, as demonstrations are planned in towns and cities across the UK as part of the YouthStrike4Climate movement
THOUSANDS of students across the country took to the streets today in a third round of protests demanding action on climate change.
High school and sixth-form students in over 70 towns and cities held demonstrations as part of the Youth Strike 4 Climate in protest against the government’s inaction.
In major cities such as Manchester, Glasgow, Liverpool and Bristol, thousands of students brought city centres to a standstill and held impromptu rallies.
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