
An Olympian was among a group of Extinction Rebellion activists who have appeared in court accused of tampering with an oil tanker during a protest.
Gold medal-winning canoeist Etienne Stott, 43, of Nottingham; Nichola Andersen, 50, of Cornwall; Erika Curren, 65, of Cornwall; Shaun Davies, 32, of no fixed address; and Amy Rugg-Easey, 31, of Newcastle, have been charged with tampering with the brake or another part of the Shell tanker in west London earlier this year.