Oil protesters sprayed Scotland Yard sign

A Just Stop Oil activist covered Scotland Yard’s iconic revolving sign with orange paint using a fire extinguisher, a court heard. Lora Johnson, 39, carried out the attack amid a series of coordinated actions by the protest group on 14 October 2022. Demonstrators also blocked the road in front of the Metropolitan Police headquarters along Victoria Embankment. PC Christopher Watkins, who was an officer responsible for protecting the Scotland Yard building at the time told jurors at Southwark Crown Court:…