Magistrate throws out case against Greta Thunberg

Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been cleared of a public order offence after a judge threw out the case against her. The Swedish environmentalist, 21, joined hundreds of protesters blocking the entrances of the InterContinental on Park Lane on 17 October and failed to move away after an order was imposed by police. The hotel was hosting the Energy Intelligence Forum (EIF), which brings together fossil fuel executives and government ministers. Before her arrest Thunberg had addressed reporters outside the…