Cheshire anti-fracking protesters dig in to defy bailiffs

A group of anti-fracking protesters have bolstered their campsite with an elaborate network of tunnels, walls and even a moat as they continue to defy efforts to evict them.

The campaigners set up camp at Upton, near Chester, in April 2014 to prevent testing on the site by energy company IGas.

For more than a month, they have had no legal right to remain there, after a court order was served in November compelling them to leave.

Bailiffs have finally moved in to evict them, in a joint operation with police.

BBC Cheshire Political Reporter Phil McCann visited the site earlier this month.