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Protesters last February hold a banner outside the Rolls Building in central London, as Transport Secretary Chris Grayling launched High Court action in a bid to stop 'unlawful protest' by demonstrators opposed to the HS2
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ACTIVISTS arrested for protesting against the HS2 rail development began their legal battle at Uxbridge magistrates’ court today.
At the hearing the two defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges of aggravated trespass against them.
The pair, who were arrested in December, are demanding safeguarding information and calling for an impact assessment of the high-speed rail development, which will run through a nature reserve at Newyears Green, Hillingdon.
The HS2 debacle exposes what happens when public infrastructure is handed to private contractors – especially when set against China’s state-led high-speed rail success, says CARLOS MARTINEZ
One of the major criticisms of China’s breakneck development in recent decades has been the impact on nature — returning after 15 years away, BEN CHACKO assessed whether the government’s recent turn to environmentalism has yielded results
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the government’s proposals to further limit the right of citizens to trial by jury
