The controversial £98billion HS2 project is facing new ‘cost pressures’ of £800million caused in part by protests at Euston Square Gardens and the lockdowns, a government report has admitted. HS2 minister Andrew Stephenson warned half of the potential pressures are due to difficulties related to the redevelopment of London Euston station. The remainder is as a … Read more
The final anti-HS2 activist in a network of tunnels in London‘s Euston Square Gardens has been removed after 31 days underground. A lone protestor, known only at this stage as Bradley, was the last man remaining underground trying to stop the high-speed rail line going ahead, after high-profile campaigner Swampy finally left the site yesterday … Read more
A geography lecturer who spent nearly four weeks underground as part of the Euston Five protester against HS2 finally left the tunnel today after bailiffs confiscated his food and belongings. Dr Larch Maxey announced he was going to leave the tunnel this morning and was seen in another video above ground. He is now being checked … Read more
Part of the underground tunnel at Euston’s HS2 protest has collapsed on a bailiff in the site workers’ latest eviction attempt. The protesters, who have been underground for more than three weeks, are trying to stop HS2’s plans to replace the green space outside the central London station with a temporary taxi rank. Hiding in … Read more
A 17-year-old girl is set to appear in court tomorrow morning after she was arrested as she left a network of secret tunnels near Euston Station. A number of activists from the HS2 Rebellion Group have now spent 12 days in the elaborate underground network to protest the £98billion HS2 project. The first to leave … Read more
The son of a island-owning millionaire Scottish laird turned anti-HS2 eco-warrior has locked himself inside a tunnel below Euston Square Gardens as bailiffs dig their own shaft as part of efforts to remove at least six activists who have spent eight days underground. The demonstrator, known as ‘Lazer’, attached himself to the bottom of a … Read more
The son of a wealthy Scottish laird turned anti-HS2 eco-warrior has locked himself inside a tunnel below Euston Square Gardens as bailiffs dig their own shaft as part of efforts to remove at least six activists who have spent eight days underground. The demonstrator, known as ‘Lazer’, attached himself to the bottom of a tunnel … Read more
Protesters say eviction teams are trying to force them out of an underground environmentalist demonstration. Members of HS2 Rebellion constructed tunnels under Euston Square Gardens in central London, claiming the small green space near the station will be built over with a temporary taxi rank before being sold to developers. The group now says eviction … Read more
The gang of at least five activists who have halted the £98billion HS2 project with a series of secret tunnels include a geography teacher and an ex-drug runner prison fugitive. Their efforts have so far infuriated bailiffs trying to remove them from underneath gardens near Euston Station. And coming from such a wide spectrum of … Read more
The gang of five activists who have halted the £98billion HS2 project with a series of secret tunnels include a geography teacher and ex-drug runner prison fugitive. Their efforts have so far infuriated bailiffs trying to remove them from underneath gardens near Euston Station. And coming from such a wide spectrum of backgrounds, each bring … Read more