UK police arrest climate activists before protests

British police arrested climate change activists in London ahead of planned protests by Extinction Rebellion on Monday, the group and police said."Pre-emptive arrests are taking place at one of our warehouses for conspiracy to obstruct highways, even if people didn't intend to join the rebellion," Extinction Rebellion said on Twitter on Saturday.A spokeswoman for London's Metropolitan Police confirmed arrests had been made but was unable to provide further details.