Rise in injunctions against HS2 protesters

London council accuses activists in Colne Valley of practising yoga and howling at the moon as part of latest injunction attempt

HS2 protesters have been accused of practising early morning yoga, swimming naked in a lake and howling at the moon" as a council seeks a high court injunction to stop direct action against the project.

HS2 Rebellion activists say the legal action by Hillingdon council in west London is the latest in a raft of injunctions aiming to quash the campaign against the 78bn high-speed railway. HS2 is seeking the extension of a separate injunction to enable the eviction of campaigners from the path of bulldozers in west London.