26 arrested as activists block west London road
The protesters were on Talgarth Road in Hammersmith on Thursday morning.
26 protesters have been arrested in West London this morning.
At 7.30am, the activists sat down on Talgarth road in Hammersmith with banners.
They glued themselves to the Tarmac and each other.
Specialist officers arrived on the scene and unglued them before arresting them on supicion of wilful obstruction of the highway.
They've been taken into custody at a south London police station.
Major bridge closed for second day
The Dartford Crossing remains blocked by Just Stop Oil protesters for the second day in a row.
The Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, which links Kent and Essex, was closed on Monday after it was scaled by two climbers from the group.
The environmental activist group has demanded that the Government "halts all new oil and gas licences and consents" and said the climbers will remain on top of the bridge until they are "brought down".
National Highways said it has no estimation of when the bridge will reopen and that there are about six miles of congestion on either side of the crossing.
A spokesperson for Essex Police said: "We're working with our partners to identify the safest and quickest way to resolve the situation. But as you can imagine, they're 100 metres up in the air. It's very complex. These things can take time."
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