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Extinction Rebellion gave it 'the Big One' with a four-day peaceful protest – now what?

The banners have been packed away, the face paint washed off and the Instagram accounts updated. The latest four-day demonstration by environmental protest group Extinction Rebellion (XR) – dubbed “the Big One” as it aimed to be the largest climate protest in UK history – ended without a single arrest.

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Michael O’Leary dismisses horse racing protesters as “bunch of middle class layabouts”

The three-time Grand National-winning owner and Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary said anti-racing animal rights groups were seeking the extinction of racehorses

Daily Mirror

Top cop gives loudmouth Tory humiliating lesson on Extinction Rebellion protests

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley clashed with Conservative deputy chairman Lee Anderson after he accused him of not doing his job properly

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Extinction Rebellion vows ‘to step up climate campaigns’

Protesters also voted to organise locally and support pickets.

Wales Online

Extinction Rebellion’s four-day protest comes to an end

A mass protest which the climate group has called The Big One has been taking place in the city since Friday.

The Independent UK

Climate protesters gather in Parliament Square as fossil fuel deadline passes

Four days of peaceful activism led by Extinction Rebellion fail to elicit pledge from government to ban new oil and gas projects

The Guardian - UK

Can Extinction Rebellion really be the new centre ground of the climate movement?

The Big One protest suggests the movement has learned from its mistakes, says writer Ellie Mae O’Hagan

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XR steward says ‘handful of naughty people’ wanted to disrupt London Marathon

Up to 50,000 activists are in Westminster for the third day of a protest dubbed ‘The Big One’, with the race and rally intersecting near Parliament

Evening Standard

Nederlands Dans Theater NDT1 review – a cri de coeur about the climate crisis

Sadler’s Wells, LondonIn a strong triple bill, sublimely danced, Crystal Pite and Simon McBurney’s Figures in Extinction [1.0] stands out as a powerful portrait of nature under threat

The Guardian - UK

Cocanarup Conservation Alliance fears lithium exploration will put Carnaby's cockatoos at risk

Locals are outraged by a plan to cut down trees in a critical breeding area for the Carnaby's black cockatoo — a species on the brink of extinction due to land clearing.

ABC News

The forecast looks grim as climate crisis knocks cricket for six

From Oxford professors to Extinction Rebellion activists, those who love cricket are helping to tackle its climatic challenges

The Guardian - UK

Who are Wrexham? The history, the relegation and the fight for survival

Welsh cup wins, European nights abroad, near extinction and Hollywood owners are just some of the memorable moments in Wrexham’s long and varied history

Wales Online

Tens of thousands of climate activists hit London to advocate for change on Earth Day

The four day campaign dubbed 'The Big One' by the Extinction Rebellion began on Friday

Manchester Evening News

Chris Packham makes rallying call for more people to join Extinction Rebellion

The wildlife broadcaster spoke to thousands of climate change protesters from a stage in Westminster.

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Extinction Rebellion launches four-day mass action in London

Activists take part in ‘The Big One’ event in UK capital to demand the government do more to tackle the climate crisis.

The Independent UK

Piers Corbyn gatecrashes Extinction Rebellion church service to tell eco-activists they’re ‘working for the Devil’

Congregation sang ‘Amazing Grace’ as climate denier was removed from church

Daily Mirror

Extinction Rebellion activists chant and dance outside Government offices in new protests

More than 30,000 people have said they will attend the protests, branded "The Big One", between April 21 and April 24, in what will be XR's first major action since announcing it would move away from more controversial methods

The Independent UK

Extinction Rebellion begins protest in streets of central London

Taking a new non-disruptive protesting approach, the group is calling for urgent action to tackle the climate crisis.

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The Guardian - UK

Big tent for the Big One: Extinction Rebellion shows softer side in London protest

Mass protest on climate crisis by 200 groups led by XR, which has halted disruptive tactics

The Independent UK

Minister pledges ‘robust action’ if climate protesters break law during marathon

Mark Harper said it would be ‘terrible’ if environmental demonstrations disrupted the event this weekend.

Evening Standard

The Big One: Thousands of protesters descend on central London for Extinction Rebellion-led 4-day demo

More than 30,000 people have said they will attend the protest

The Guardian - UK

McDonald’s offered Met police cheap burgers and free drinks during XR protests

Exclusive: McDonald’s franchises also granted use of toilets during October 2019 London protests by climate activists

Wales Online

Up to 50,000 protestors will be on route of London Marathon

Extinction Rebellion is staging a four-day protest outside Parliament Square

The Independent UK

Extinction Rebellion ‘expects up to 50,000 protesters’ on day of London Marathon

The group has promised to avoid disrupting the race.

The Guardian - UK

Nederlands Dans Theater review – a moving menagerie from a world in crisis

Figures in Extinction [1.0], a Crystal Pite and Simon McBurney collaboration, is the climax to a triple bill featuring excellent technique and film noir atmosphere

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