Just Stop Oil said it was declaring the M25 "a site of civil resistance". It also warned it would carry out further protests on the motorway in the coming days. Five people have now been arrested.

The M25 will be closed between junctions 9 and 10 from 9pm on Friday, March 28 to 6am to Saturday, March 29. The same section of the motorway will be closed again from 9m on Saturday, March 29 to ...