Protesters who stopped coal train found guilty

Twenty-two environmental protesters who ambushed a train as it took coal to the largest power station in Europe were found guilty of obstructing the railway. The group was protesting last June against climate change and the pollution caused by the coal-fired Drax power station, near Selby in North Yorkshire. Judge James Spencer, at Leeds Crown Court told the defendants they would not be going to jail and adjourned sentencing until September. Five others pleaded... [read full story]                    

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