Two charged after rooftop protest

Police - there are two police cars and at least two police vans - parked in a car park close to the protest on Wednesday.
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Police were called after the protest on Wednesday morning

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Two people have been charged after a building was allegedly damaged during a rooftop protest.

Police were called to reports that trespassers had accessed the roof of electronics firm Keysight Technologies in Winnersh, Berkshire, on Wednesday.

Cristy North, 38, of Castle Boulevard, Nottingham, and Sita Augustine, 20, of Harrow Road, Nottingham, were each charged with a count of aggravated trespass, possessing articles with intent to destroy or damage property and criminal damage.

They are due to appear at Reading Magistrates' Court on Friday.

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