Climate activists on trial for blocking of M25 defy court to address jurors

Roger Hallam and Daniel Shaw ignore cross-examination to speak about dangers of climate breakdown

Two climate activists on trial for conspiring to block the M25 have defied a court and attempted to address jurors about the perilous consequences of climate breakdown.

Roger Hallam, who spoke extensively in the witness box on Tuesday, and Daniel Shaw, who began his evidence on Wednesday, ignored attempts at cross-examination and directions from the judge to speak about the dangers the world faces.