Just Stop Oil protesters charged after Charles Darwin's grave spray-painted

Bligh told the BBC: "We've done this because there's no hope for the world. We've done it on Darwin's grave specifically because he would be turning in that grave because of the sixth mass extinction taking place now."

According to the Independent, both women were bailed and are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 11 February. Just Stop Oil confirmed that charges had been brought against the pair.

At around 10am yesterday, the protestors daubed the grave of Darwin, the naturalist who developed groundbreaking theories on evolution, with the words "1.5 is dead", referring to attempts to limit global warming to 1.5°C.

A statement from Westminster Abbey confirmed that landmark remained open for visiting and worship throughout. "The Abbey's conservators took immediate action to clean the grave, and there was no permanent damage."

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