XR protesters smash windows of News UK over coverage of Britain’s heatwave

Activists target London HQ of Rupert Murdoch's media company after UK weather treated as upbeat story

Extinction Rebellion protesters have smashed windows at the London headquarters of Rupert Murdoch's media company, in protest at his outlets' coverage of the climate crisis.

Activists targeted the News UK building next to London Bridge station early on Tuesday morning, destroying glass panels and putting up posters reading tell the truth" and 40 degrees = death" next to the entrance used by journalists at the Sun and the Times.