A Lancashire pensioner has been arrested and sent to court following a climate demonstration at an oil terminal.

Warwickshire Police said nine people have been charged after Just Stop Oil activists protested in the early hours of Friday at the Kingsbury terminal near Tamworth, Staffordshire, as part of their campaign to demand the Government stops new oil and gas projects.

Diana Martin, 76, of Halton, Lancashire, was one of the nine charged with obstructing or disrupting a person engaged in lawful activity.

Also charged was Christian Murray-Leslie, 77, of Melbourne, Derbyshire, Daniel Shaw, 36, of Northampton, Sandra Elsworth, of Morecambe, Amy Pritchard, 37, of London, Simon Milner-Edwards, 65, of Manchester, Ben Taylor, 27, of no fixed abode, David Nixon, 35, of Barnsley and Gwen Harrison, 44, of Kendal.

All were charged with obstructing or disrupting a person engaged in lawful activity, Warwickshire Police said.

They were due to appear at Coventry Magistrates’ Court on Saturday. Three other people arrested remain in custody.

Also on Friday, hundreds of activists blocked Waterloo, Blackfriars, Lambeth and Westminster bridges as part of their campaign.

A Met Police said no arrests had been made following the action.

In a demonstration today (Saturday, April 16), six people have been arrested for climbing to an oil tanker in central London.

Extinction Rebellion said three people climbed on top of the Shell tanker and held a banner which said “end fossil filth” in Bayswater Road on Saturday morning.

Images from the scene show people gathered around the tanker, some holding Extinction Rebellion flags, while one man brandished a sign which read: “End fossil fuels now.”

Several police officers were also at the scene and were seen blocking the road while the protest took place.

The Metropolitan Police said six people were arrested for vehicle interference, and the road had reopened by 12pm.

It comes as Extinction Rebellion said thousands of people were expected to descend on Hyde Park on Saturday and the group has planned a “highly disruptive mass action” following several days of protests against new fossil fuel investments.