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Hunter coal train protests must cut through the noise over climate change, not add to it

Sometimes the most important part of the protest is the sentence that comes after the slogan.

Newcastle Herald

Stonehenge likely to be put on world heritage danger list over tunnel plan

Unesco officials recommend adding Wiltshire stone circle amid fears road scheme would compromise its integrity

The Guardian - UK

UNESCO Wants To Add Stonehenge To List Of Endangered Heritage Sites

The UN's cultural organisation said Monday it recommended adding Stonehenge, the renowned prehistoric site in England, to its world heritage in danger list, in what would be seen as an embarrassment for London.

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How Keir Starmer saved the summer solstice at Stonehenge

Why did a plucky young barrister called Keir come to represent a druid at Strasbourg?

Evening Standard

Get mad about the continuing use of oil, not harmless orange powder paint

Brief letters: Stonehenge protest | Joseph’s grain storage plan | Pétanque in the north | Political betting | Cabbage whites’ appetites

The Guardian - UK

How a lunar ‘standstill’ is shining new light on Stonehenge

Experts say some of structure’s stones may have been set to mark an event that only happens every 18.6 years

The Guardian - UK

Summer solstice 2024 is here! See celebrations at Stonehenge and beyond (photos)

Around the world, people celebrated the June 20 solstice in a variety of ways as Earth's north pole reached its greatest tilt towards the sun.

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Stonehenge protest: if you worry about damage to British heritage you should listen to Just Stop Oil

Climate activists Just Stop Oil launched a protest at Stonehenge, the 5,000-year-old stone monument in southern England, a day before thousands of people planned to gather there to celebrate the summer solstice.

The Conversation

Taylor Swift, King Charles and Stonehenge: How Just Stop Oil tactics have escalated

Just Stop Oil handed Boris Johnson an ultimatum a month before protests began in 2022

The Independent UK

How Just Stop Oil vandalism could have lasting impact on Stonehenge ...Tech & Science Daily podcast

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Evening Standard

"Don’t f**k with the stones man, they have mystical powers." Liam Gallagher hopes the Just Stop Oil protestors who defaced Stonehenge are cursed to wake up tomorrow as "orange toads"

English national treasure defends English national treasure

Louder

Stonehenge Monuments Unscathed After Climate Protesters' Vandalism

Stonehenge vandalism by climate protesters sparks outrage and debate on environmental activism methods.

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Thou Shalt Not Covet State Power

Plus: Lambda School crashes and burns, climate ruffians deface Stonehenge, Russia sets sights on the Baltics, and more...

Reason

Druid chief condemns Just Stop Oil ‘random attention seeking’ after Stonehenge stunt

Druids and witches supported the environmental cause but were critical of Just Stop Oil’s actions

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Evening Standard

OPINION - Good on Just Stop Oil for going after hypocritical Taylor Swift, but do leave Stonehenge alone

Granted, the equinox celebrations at Stonehenge are hokum, a modern take on pre-Christian celebrations of the sun. As Rosemary Hill, author of the best modern book on Stonehenge, points out, no one knows what ceremonies it was built for. “Solstice celebrations at Stonehenge go back at best to the midsummer…

The Independent UK

Stonehenge not visibly damaged by protest paint. It's clean and ready to rock the solstice.

Stonehenge monuments that have stood for thousands of years appear unscathed after climate protesters were arrested for spraying orange paint on them

The Guardian - UK

Two people arrested after activists spray private jets with paint at Stansted

Just Stop Oil activists cut through fence to break into Essex airfield where Taylor Swift’s plane stationed

International Business Times

Stonehenge Vandalized: Activists Spray Orange Paint, Prompting Arrests

The action, condemned by Chancellor Rishi Sunak as "disgraceful vandalism," coincided with preparations for the summer solstice celebrations, drawing sharp criticism from various political figures.

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Climate Protesters Arrested For Vandalizing Stonehenge With Paint

Climate protesters arrested for defacing Stonehenge with orange paint, sparking outrage and calls for environmental action.

International Business Times

UK Police Arrest Pair After Stonehenge Sprayed With Orange Substance

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.

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Stonehenge Spray-Painted Orange In Broad Daylight As Onlookers Try To Hold Back Vandals

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called it a "disgraceful act of vandalism to one of the UK's and the world's oldest and most important monuments." The post Stonehenge Spray-Painted Orange In Broad Daylight As Onlookers Try To Hold Back Vandals first appeared on Bored Panda.

The Guardian - UK

Stonehenge sprayed with orange powder paint by Just Stop Oil activists

Two people arrested, say police, while Rishi Sunak’s comments on protest prompt response from Labour donor

LiveScience

4,000-year-old 'Seahenge' in UK was built to 'extend summer,' archaeologist suggests

The construction of the monument and another beside it more than 4,000 years ago corresponds to a time of bitter cold.

Space

'Major lunar standstill' may reveal if Stonehenge is aligned with the moon

Is Stonehenge aligned with the moon? Scientists hope to find out during a rare 'major lunar standstill, which happens once every 18.6 years.

LiveScience

'Major lunar standstill' may reveal if Stonehenge is aligned with the moon

Is Stonehenge aligned with the moon? Scientists hope to find out during a rare 'major lunar standstill, which happens once every 18.6 years.

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