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Nine Just Stop Oil protesters convicted after planning to glue themselves to Heathrow runway

Nine members of Just Stop Oil were found guilty of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance at Heathrow Airport and will be sentenced on May 16 at Isleworth Crown Court.
Ian Bates and Abigail Percy-Ratcliffe were convicted, while six others were found not guilty regarding actions that blocked the M25 in November 2022.
The prosecution relied on circumstantial evidence but lacked direct proof of a conspiracy among the accused to block the M25.
James Skeet stated, 'This trial has been nothing more than four weeks of fiddling while Rome burns.

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The Courier

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Stroud gardener tried to glue himself to Heathrow Airport runway

A MAN from the area has been found guilty of trying to glue himself to a runway at Heathrow Airport.

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JSO protesters who planned to glue themselves to Heathrow runway caught by police

This is the moment several Just Stop Oil (JSO) protesters who planned to glue themselves to the runway at Heathrow Airport were caught by police. Officers from the Metropolitan Police intercepted the two JSO groups close to the perimeter fence of the airport on 24 July, last year. The groups, made up of seven JSO members, were immediately arrested and found in possession of angle grinders and glue, indicating their intention to cut through the p…

14 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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