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| Group breaks into power station | Group breaks into power station |
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| Environment protesters have got into Didcot power station, Oxfordshire, and chained themselves to equipment taking coal to the boilers. | Environment protesters have got into Didcot power station, Oxfordshire, and chained themselves to equipment taking coal to the boilers. |
| A team from Greenpeace also climbed a 650ft (200m) tower and painted "Blair's Legacy" on a chimney. | A team from Greenpeace also climbed a 650ft (200m) tower and painted "Blair's Legacy" on a chimney. |
| The protesters claim to have closed the plant, but owner Npower says that is not the case. | The protesters claim to have closed the plant, but owner Npower says that is not the case. |
| Campaigners want closure of the coal-fuelled plant, saying it makes a massive contribution to climate change. | Campaigners want closure of the coal-fuelled plant, saying it makes a massive contribution to climate change. |
| A spokesman for Npower said 15 protesters had gained entry in the early hours of Thursday. Greenpeace said 30 were present. | A spokesman for Npower said 15 protesters had gained entry in the early hours of Thursday. Greenpeace said 30 were present. |
| Laura Yates, one of the protesters, told BBC News: "One team have attached themselves to the conveyer belt which carries coal into the boilers, so they're preventing any more coal going in there." | Laura Yates, one of the protesters, told BBC News: "One team have attached themselves to the conveyer belt which carries coal into the boilers, so they're preventing any more coal going in there." |
| Man arrested | Man arrested |
| A Greenpeace spokesman said: "The campaigners are demanding that the government phases out this kind of coal-fired power station and instead backs localised or decentralised power generation, which is much more efficient." | A Greenpeace spokesman said: "The campaigners are demanding that the government phases out this kind of coal-fired power station and instead backs localised or decentralised power generation, which is much more efficient." |
| The Didcot power station supplies two million homes | |
| Police officers have arrested one man on the site on suspicion of aggravated trespass and are negotiating with 10 of the protesters. | Police officers have arrested one man on the site on suspicion of aggravated trespass and are negotiating with 10 of the protesters. |
| An Npower spokeswoman said: "The power station has not been shut down, but protesters have chained themselves to the coal intake and have climbed a chimney. | An Npower spokeswoman said: "The power station has not been shut down, but protesters have chained themselves to the coal intake and have climbed a chimney. |
| "We are working with local police and we are investigating how they entered the site." | "We are working with local police and we are investigating how they entered the site." |
| In July, campaigners from Reclaim Power climbed a 131ft (40m) lighting tower at the site to unveil a banner which read Climate Crime. | In July, campaigners from Reclaim Power climbed a 131ft (40m) lighting tower at the site to unveil a banner which read Climate Crime. |
| In August, about 600 environmental campaigners staged a mass protest at Drax power station in North Yorkshire and attempted to close the plant. | In August, about 600 environmental campaigners staged a mass protest at Drax power station in North Yorkshire and attempted to close the plant. |