• Trial of six medical professionals for breaking windows at JP Morgan, ahead of record-breaking heatwave in July 2022, to begin at Snaresbrook Crown Court on 3 June.

• Following the GMC’s controversial decision in April to suspend Dr Sarah Benn from practice, support grows across medical profession for collective action, to confront threat to patient  and public health from climate breakdown

• Trial comes as the World Health Organisation announces it will prioritise climate change health threats in its work programme for 2025-2028.

• Crisis of conscience heightens across professions, as gulf widens between government and corporate policies and duties to uphold law and public health

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