Three women charged after Just Stop Oil protests

Three women person been charged with transgression harm aft 1 of Van Gogh's Sunflowers paintings and the New Scotland Yard motion were defaced.

The Van Gogh masterpiece had what appeared to beryllium herb crockery thrown astatine it successful the National Gallery connected Friday.

Paint was thrown connected the Met Police's motion during Just Stop Oil's protests aboriginal the aforesaid day.

Anna Holland, 20, Phoebe Plummer, 21, and Lora Johnson, 38, volition look astatine Westminster Magistrates' Court later.

Ms Holland, of Westgate Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and Ms Plummer, of Elms Road, Clapham, southbound London, were charged with transgression harm to the framework of Van Gogh's Sunflowers.

Ms Johnson, of Keens Lane, Southwold, was charged with transgression harm to the motion extracurricular New Scotland Yard.

The National Gallery said the Van Gogh, which is covered by glass, had a "red substance, what appeared to beryllium herb soup" thrown astatine it astir 11:00 BST.

The work, created successful 1888, was backmost connected show astir six hours later.

The New Scotland Yard motion was defaced with yellowish overgarment and activists besides blocked the roadworthy successful beforehand of the Metropolitan Police's headquarters.

A full of 28 arrests were made successful narration the protests.

The 25 different radical person been bailed pending further enquiries.