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Just Stop Oil protest: Two in court over rugby match stoppage
Two men have appeared in court charged with disrupting the Gallagher Premiership rugby final at Twickenham. Saturday's game had to stop midway through the first half when an orange power was thrown on to the pitch, Wimbledon Magistrates' Court heard. Campaign group Just Stop Oil said it had been behind the protest. Samuel Johnson, 40, of Reydon, Suffolk, and Patrick Hart, 37, of Brislington, Bristol, are charged with criminal damage and aggravated trespass. Mr Hart appeared in court wearing an orange T-shirt bearing the slogan Just Stop Oil, while Mr Johnson wore a grey jumper. They spoke only to confirm their names, ... (full story)