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| Just Stop Oil protests: Police officer hurt amid M25 disruption | Just Stop Oil protests: Police officer hurt amid M25 disruption |
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| Two lorries crashed at a rolling roadblock, Essex Police said | Two lorries crashed at a rolling roadblock, Essex Police said |
| A police officer has been injured on the M25 amid climate protests that have closed parts of the motorway in Kent, Surrey, Essex and Hertfordshire. | A police officer has been injured on the M25 amid climate protests that have closed parts of the motorway in Kent, Surrey, Essex and Hertfordshire. |
| The police motorcyclist was hurt in a collision which also involved two lorries at a rolling roadblock. | |
| Two people have been arrested for causing a public nuisance. | Two people have been arrested for causing a public nuisance. |
| The Just Stop Oil group, which is protesting for a third day, said about 10 activists had climbed on overhead gantries "in multiple locations". | The Just Stop Oil group, which is protesting for a third day, said about 10 activists had climbed on overhead gantries "in multiple locations". |
| Essex Police provided no information on the condition of the officer, who was injured between Junctions 26 (Waltham Abbey) and 27 (Theydon). | |
| The disruption comes as the COP27 climate summit is held in Egypt. | The disruption comes as the COP27 climate summit is held in Egypt. |
| M25 disruption: | M25 disruption: |
| Surrey: Between J7 (M23) and J8 (Reigate) and between J9 (Leatherhead and J8 (Reigate) | Surrey: Between J7 (M23) and J8 (Reigate) and between J9 (Leatherhead and J8 (Reigate) |
| Kent: Between J4 (Orpington and J5 (A21/Sevenoaks) | Kent: Between J4 (Orpington and J5 (A21/Sevenoaks) |
| London/Essex: Between J29 (Romford) and J30 (Thurrock/Lakeside) | London/Essex: Between J29 (Romford) and J30 (Thurrock/Lakeside) |
| Hertfordshire: Between J23 (A1(M) and J22 (St Albans) | Hertfordshire: Between J23 (A1(M) and J22 (St Albans) |
| Surrey Police said one protester had been removed from a gantry near junction eight and arrested for public nuisance. | |
| The force said: "Officers are proactively patrolling the rest of the M25, as they have been all week." | |
| Kent Police said protests in Essex were causing disruption at the Dartford crossing for traffic leaving Kent. | |
| Is it legal for Just Stop Oil to block roads? | |
| Multiple arrests were made on Tuesday amid a second day of widespread disruption by protesters. | Multiple arrests were made on Tuesday amid a second day of widespread disruption by protesters. |
| The motorway was blocked and gantries were climbed by Just Stop Oil activists. | The motorway was blocked and gantries were climbed by Just Stop Oil activists. |
| The group said in a statement: "This is not a one-day event, expect us every day and anywhere." | |
| Activists staged 32 days of disruption from the end of September and throughout October, which the Met said resulted in 677 arrests with 111 people charged. | |
| An officer has been injured and two people have been arrested during our response to disruption on the M25.An officer was injured following a collision involving two lorries after a rolling roadblock had been put in place between J26 and J27.Read more: https://t.co/5j9YH5E2ku pic.twitter.com/4UZSfDYcJI | An officer has been injured and two people have been arrested during our response to disruption on the M25.An officer was injured following a collision involving two lorries after a rolling roadblock had been put in place between J26 and J27.Read more: https://t.co/5j9YH5E2ku pic.twitter.com/4UZSfDYcJI |
| Specially trained officers worked to get to those at height down from the gantries on Tuesday | Specially trained officers worked to get to those at height down from the gantries on Tuesday |
| At the COP27 summit, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told world leaders the war in Ukraine was a reason to act faster to tackle climate change. | At the COP27 summit, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told world leaders the war in Ukraine was a reason to act faster to tackle climate change. |
| The Metropolitan Police said 16 protesters had previously been arrested on the motorway in a joint operation with other counties' police forces. | The Metropolitan Police said 16 protesters had previously been arrested on the motorway in a joint operation with other counties' police forces. |
| On Sunday, the High Court granted an injunction preventing M25 protests, meaning anyone involved in any such protest could be found in contempt of court. | On Sunday, the High Court granted an injunction preventing M25 protests, meaning anyone involved in any such protest could be found in contempt of court. |
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