Man arrested after climate activists cut UK insurance firms’ fibre optic cables

Protest group says it targeted insurers due to their critical role underpinning the fossil fuel economy'

A man has been arrested after environmental activists claimed responsibility for sabotage attacks on fibre optic cables outside major insurance companies.

The 29-year-old was arrested by City of London police after activists said they had cut the cables to insurance company offices in London, Leeds, Birmingham and Sheffield on Monday.