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Heathrow Express Class 332 trains withdrawn for emergency checks
2016-03-02 01:00:00| Railway Technology
Heathrow Express, the operator of direct services between London Paddington and Heathrow Airport, has withdrawn its entire fleet of class 332 trains for emergency technical checks.
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Heathrow 13: I'm terrified at thought of prison, but have no regret
2016-02-24 09:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Who owns sensible trousers that arent navy blue or black? In an effort to better distinguish between the guards and the guarded, the prison dress code has ruled out most of my wardrobe. Im left staring at a sizeable collection of brightly coloured leggings and weighing them against advice from sites like first time in prison dot com to keep your head down. After a short trial, the so-called Heathrow 13, of which I am one, were found guilty of aggravated trespass and being unlawfully airside...
Heathrow 13 likely to become UK's first climate change protesters to be jailed
2016-02-24 07:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The 13 activists who chained themselves to Heathrows northern runway are likely to become the first climate change protesters to be jailed in the UK when they are sentenced on Wednesday morning, despite the support of prominent politicians. The shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, said it would be a disgrace and that he was shattered by the concept of the Heathrow 13 being imprisoned, while the Green MP Caroline Lucas said it would be deeply unjust. Heathrow executives said that the protesters...
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Crowds gather to support 'Heathrow 13' protesters
2016-02-24 02:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ITV: Crowds have been gathering at Willesden Magistrates ahead of the arrival of the Heathrow 13 for sentencing. They have been warned to expect prison sentences. The group of climate change protesters who blocked the runway of Heathrow Airport have been found guilty of aggravated trespass and entering a security restricted area. The judge said the defendants were all "principled people" and Heathrow is in breach of EU emission regulations, but she did not accept that their actions were necessary to...
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Jailing Heathrow 13 poses 'massive threat' peaceful protest rights
2016-02-12 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Jailing the 13 activists who last year chained themselves on Heathrows northern runway in protest at the airports expansion would represent a massive threat to the right to peaceful protest in the UK, according to John McDonnell and Caroline Lucas. In a letter to the Guardian, the shadow chancellor and Green party MP, along with the vice-president of the National Union of Students and several prominent environmentalists, warn that prison sentences for the climate campaigners would be unjust...
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