School climate strikes expected to be largest yet – as it happened
Students around the world are walking out of lessons to demand politicians take urgent action on climate change
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We're going to close down this live blog now. Thanks for reading and commenting - here's a summary of the afternoon's events:
" Hundreds of thousands of children and young people walked out of lessons around the world on Friday, with strikes in more than 1,400 cities in more than 110 countries. Beforehand, organisers said the number of young people taking part would top the 1.4 million people who participated in the global day of strikes in March.
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Manchester, St. Peter's Square at lunchtime pic.twitter.com/V3SjfQ8YaN
Parents and young people out this afternoon, about 200 at a peak, positive vibe pic.twitter.com/dqAXnzCWjO
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