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A PRoTESToR who glued himself to the top of a British Airways Embraer jet has been sentenced to one year in prison by the Southwark Crown Court in the United Kingdom.

James Brown was found to have caused disruption to 300 pax and cost the airline around £40,000 when he clambered on to the roof of the plane with a bottle of glue that he had concealed in his luggage, glueing his hand to the fuselage.

The former Paralympian argued in court that the right to protest was crucial in raising awareness of the climate crisis, however, the judge did not see it this way, stating that protests do not give people the right to disrupt large-scale airports, no matter how noble protestors may view the cause.