Environmental protesters blocked The Mall outside Buckingham Palace in a demonstration against new fossil fuel licences.Around two dozen activists in high-visibility orange vests sat in the road holding Just Stop Oil banners on Monday morning.The protesters, who travelled from Scotland, said they felt the need to act after the UK Government gave its backing in September to an expansion of oil and gas operations in the North Sea.

Environmental protesters blocked The Mall outside Buckingham Palace in a demonstration against new fossil fuel licences.Around two dozen activists in high-visibility orange vests sat in the road holding Just Stop Oil banners on Monday morning.The protesters, who travelled from Scotland, said they felt the need to act after the UK Government gave its backing in September to an expansion of oil and gas operations in the North Sea.