Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg was given a “final warning” by police to move to a designated protest area during a demonstration in central London last year before she was arrested for staying put, a court has heard.

The 20-year-old from Sweden was arrested during a demonstration near the InterContinental Hotel in Mayfair on October 17

Greta Thunberg will appear in court on Wednesday charged with a public order offence at a London protest.

Charges were brought against Thunberg and several other youth activists from the Reclaim the Future movement for refusing a police order to disperse after blocking road access to an oil terminal in the southern Swedish city of Malmo on June 19.

A Swedish court has fined climate activist Greta Thunberg for disobeying police during an environmental protest at an oil facility last month.

She and other activists were detained after stopping traffic in the oil terminal of the port in Malmo on June 19

The 20-year-old Swede will face a trial at the end of July

The Swedish activist wrote on Twitter that she would take part in the Climate Strike march from Kelvingrove Park to George Square

International climate activist Greta Thunberg has urged the US Congress to end fossil fuel subsidies during a hearing on the issue.

Swedish teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg will appear on a postal stamp that will be issued in her native Sweden and is part of a series focusing on the environment.

Greta Thunberg’s climate protests and transatlantic boat journey feature in the trailer for a forthcoming documentary about her life. The two-minute teaser for I Am Greta sees the teenage climate activist issue a warning about the fate of the planet.

After a year off school to campaign for tougher action over climate change, Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg has said she is returning to class.