Veteran activist Swampy among protesters in HS2 site standoff with police

Protesters are trying to stop construction at site in Colne Valley nature reserve, west of London Police and eviction squads have gathered in a standoff with HS2 protesters including veteran activist Swampy, who is sitting in a 30ft bamboo structure over a river in an attempt to stop HS2 building a works bridge through the Colne Valley nature reserve. Activists put up the makeshift tower in the River Colne at the weekend to stop workers erecting the bridge and cutting a temporary road through th...