CLIMATE activists from across Worcestershire are taking part in a nationwide protest.

Members of the Extinction Rebellion groups in Worcester and Malvern travelled to London, where the group is blocking roads and bridges to demand climate action.

In a video shared on the Extinction Rebellion Worcester Facebook page, members of the group can be seen lying down on Lambeth Bridge.

This was part of national action by the climate group, calling for an end to the fossil fuel economy.

In the video, the person filming can be heard saying: "We are here with the samba band on Lambeth Bridge.

"There are lots of samba people here and others giving speeches.

"We have been here about half an hour and there are lots of people and police here."

The video shows nearby Vauxhall Bridge, where protesters could also be seen blocking it.

The person filming added: "We’re not going to stop until the government agrees to stop all new fossil fuel investments immediately."

Extinction Rebellion climate activists staged sit-down protests in central London for a second day, with dozens arrested after they blocked two bridges to demand an end to the fossil fuel economy.

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered at Speakers’ Corner at Hyde Park on Sunday morning before marching into the city centre and “occupying” both Lambeth and Vauxhall bridges, major traffic arteries across the Thames where they prevented vehicles from crossing.

However, they allowed ambulances and fire engines to pass, with organisers parting the crowd by shouting “blue light”.

Earlier, campaigners spray painted red hands outside the London corporate offices of oilfield services company Schlumberger.

It came a day after some 8,000 protesters flooded the streets of London, according to Extinction Rebellion.

On the first day of mass action on Saturday, they blockaded roads around Oxford Circus and Trafalgar Square.

Extinction Rebellion has vowed to “block areas of the city for as long as possible” every day for at least a week, and on the next three weekends.