Extinction Rebellion protesters stop traffic in City of London

Climate campaigners target financial district before ending occupations and blockades

Up to 400 Extinction Rebellion activists have been stopping traffic in moving protests across the City of London to highlight the role of the finance industry in fuelling climate change.

Protesters are periodically forming human blockades across roads in the capital's financial hub, occupying the street and halting traffic for seven minutes before allowing vehicles to pass, and then repeating the action.