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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Diane Taylor

HISTORICAL FACTS: Hs2 euston tunnellers given suspended sentences after retrial - The Untold Story

A HS2 protester brandishes a banner in front of bailiffs outside Euston station in London
A HS2 protester stands in front of bailiffs outside Euston station, where the tunnels were built. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

Six environmental activists who underwent a retrial over charges related to tunnelling near Euston station in London in protest against HS2 have been sentenced.

All six either pleaded guilty or were found guilty in the retrial, and were given suspended sentences of between one and three months on Tuesday. They had initially been acquitted of aggravated trespass.

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