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Another anti-HS2 campaigner has voluntarily left an underground protest in central London.

HS2 Rebellion protester Scotty, also known as Digger Down, was escorted away from the premises by police after emerging from the tunnel system just after midnight on Monday.

In a Facebook post on Sunday evening, Scotty, 46, said he was opting to leave the tunnels voluntarily after 19 days in order to "ease the pressure on resources (and) allow others to stay longer".

"I have nothing to prove by being the last one in so have decided to volunteer my exit," he said adding bailiffs were digging a new downshaft adjacent to the other tunnel in an attempt to extract fellow protester Larch Maxey.

The 100ft network of tunnels, which were dug in secret by protesters who object to the redevelopment of Euston Square Gardens in London as part of HS2, were discovered on 26 January.

Some protesters remain underground, while a number of others have since been removed or left. The protesters last week lost a High Court bid to block an operation to remove them.

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London is lagging behind elsewhere in England in terms of the number of people aged 80 and over given a Covid vaccine, NHS data shows.

Statistics for up to 7 February, external show that 78% of those in that age group in the capital have had a dose, while every other region in the country has given more than 90% of those aged 80 and over a vaccine.

Nevertheless, London has the second highest percentage of people aged 70 to 74 to have had a dose, with the North West only vaccinating more in that age group.

The NHS said a total of 1,290,874 Londoners have been given a first dose as of Wednesday. A target has been set to vaccinate 1.5 million people in London by 15 February.

London NHS regional director, Sir David Sloman, said: "Thanks to the fantastic efforts of hard-working NHS staff and volunteers the largest vaccination programme in the health service’s history has now jabbed four in five Londoners aged 70 and over.

"The vaccine is safe, simple, and will offer you and those around you crucial protection against this virus so if you are aged 70 or over it is not too late to come forward."

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