HS2 protesters who occupied tunnel near Euston station to face retrial

Four of the six activists – Juliet Stephenson-Clarke, Isla Sandford, Daniel Hooper, aka Swampy, and Larch Maxey – whose underground protest lasted 31 days. Photograph: Luciana Guerra/PA

Six environmental activists who occupied a tunnel close to Euston station in protest against the HS2 rail project last year face a retrial after their acquittal was overturned in the high court.

Charges against the protesters in connection with the occupation in London were dismissed by a judge in October last year.