Three climate activists appear in court after soup thrown over Van Gogh painting

A police officer stood next to the New Scotland Yard sign in London (PA)

Three Just Stop Oil climate activists have appeared in court over protests – which included soup being thrown over Van Gogh’s Sunflowers painting.

Two women are charged in relation to soup being thrown on the painting at the National Gallery, while a third is charged over paint sprayed on to the rotating New Scotland Yard sign – both during protests in London on Friday.