Copycat HS2 tunnel protesters face three years in jail

Dangerous tunnelling by anti-construction protesters will be banned under a new law announced today which will see prison sentences of up to three years handed out.
The digging of make-shift tunnels by protesters at Small Dean in Buckinghamshire in 2021 added more than £4m to the cost of HS2.
The government said: “Filled with lethal levels of carbon monoxide and dioxide, these tunnels can become death traps, not just for those inside them and members of the public, but also for those