Oil rig protest ends

Two protesters have come down from a North Sea oil rig, ending a 30-hour demonstration.

Two protesters have come down from a North Sea oil rig, ending a 30-hour demonstration.

The activists had continued to occupy a capsule attached to the underside of the Santa Fe 135 oil rig, 30 miles east of Aberdeen, despite a court ruling yesterday ordering them to stop their protest immediately.

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