Extinction Rebellion win court challenge to London police ban

LONDON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Climate-change activists Extinction Rebellion won a legal challenge in London's High Court on Wednesday against a police-imposed blanket ban on protests during its "Autumn Uprising" in the British capital in October.

The court ruled that separate gatherings, even if coordinated by one organisation, could not be defined as a single "public assembly", and the blanket ban was therefore unlawful.

Extinction Rebellion targeted major companies, government departments and the transport network during its action.

(Reporting by Paul Sandle; editing by Michael Holden)