Cordelia Rowlatt, the sister of BBC's chief environment correspondent Justin Rowlatt, has appeared in court over Extinction Rebellion protestsThe sister of the BBC's chief environment correspondent has appeared in court charged over an Extinction Rebellion protest. Her court appearance came in the same week as her high-profile brother reported on the latest round of Extinction Rebellion protests in London. It also came on the same day as Extinction Rebellion shut down the BBC, claiming the corporation were not giving enough air time to the issue. Extinction Rebellion are actively trying to prevent loss of life.' The BBC later said Mr Rowlatt was 'pictured at this rally in a private capacity', adding: 'He was not involved in news coverage of President Trump's visit to the UK.'

Source: Daily Mail October 14, 2019 09:00 UTC