Thousands of children have gone on strike from school to instead join protests calling for more global action on climate change.
Youth Strike 4 Climate protests are taking place across Britain, inspired by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg’s weekly demonstrations outside her nation’s parliament to urge leaders to tackle the issue.
In London, hundreds of students joined the Youth Strike 4 Climate protest on Parliament Square (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
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Three-year-old Violet Wicks from London joined the protest in Parliament Square (Nick Ansell/PA)
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Police officers talk to protesters during the demo (Nick Ansell/PA)
Students passionately supported the cause at a protest in Brighton (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)
School pupils also ditched classes in favour of the climate change movement outside Shire Hall in Cambridge (Sam Russell/PA)
Students on Canterbury high street in Kent led their protest with a massive banner (Gareth Fuller/PA)
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