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BAILIFFS who moved in on an anti-fracking camp in Surrey yesterday were confronted by protesters in a wooden fortress, tree houses and a network of tunnels containing campaigners who had chained themselves together.
Energy exploitation firm Europa Oil and Gas has been granted planning permission to drill for shale oil at Leith Hill in an area of outstanding natural beauty near Dorking.
Fracking involves drilling into layers of shale deep underground and pumping in chemicals to shatter — or fracture — the shale to release trapped gas or oil.
Opponents say the process can pollute water supplies and the environment, and industrialises the countryside.
From Vietnam to Iran, US leaders repeat a failed strategy of terror bombing – one that history shows cannot break a determined, resilient society, says DYLAN MURPHY
On May 16 1944, Romani families in Auschwitz-Birkenau armed themselves with stones, tools, and sheer collective will, forcing the SS to retreat – leaving a legacy of defiance that speaks directly to the fascisms of today, says VICTORIA HOLMES
