Anti-fracking protesters dig in during eviction battle in Cheshire

Police confirm handful of arrests after demonstrators lock themselves in tunnels to frustrate attempt to take over site in Upton

An eviction battle has begun at the UK's longest running anti-fracking camp, which protesters have fortified with tunnels, tree houses and a moat.

Dozens of police officers and bailiffs arrived at the camp on Duttons Lane, Upton, Cheshire, on Tuesday morning, more than two months after the high court ordered protesters to leave the site so that drilling could begin.