Two people were arrested after vandalism at Stonehenge claimed by protest group Just Stop Oil. UK police arrested two people on Wednesday after environmental activists sprayed an orange substance on Stonehenge, the renowned prehistoric UNESCO world heritage site in southwest England. The Just Stop Oil protest group said two activists had "decorated Stonehenge in orange powder paint" to demand that Britain's next government legally commit to phasing out fossil fuels by 2030. Labour leader Keir Starmer, who polls predict will be the next prime minister, said it was "outrageous" and branded Just Stop Oil "pathetic". 'Resistance'Just Stop Oil, formed in 2022, wants an end to new oil and gas exploration in the North Sea off the UK's east coast.

Source: News 24 June 20, 2024 10:37 UTC