Climate activists from Glasgow held a protest at Newsprinters Eurocentral near Motherwell with the intention of disrupting the distribution of The Scottish Sun.

Extinction Rebellion protesters targeted three UK printing presses owned by Rupert Murdoch.

Targeted Newsprinters presses publish the Rupert Murdoch-owned News Corp’s titles including The Sun, The Times, The Sun on Sunday and The Sunday Times, as well as The Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph, the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday, and the London Evening Standard.

More than 100 Extinction Rebellion (XR) protesters used vehicles and bamboo lock-ons to block roads outside the Newsprinters printing works at Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, and Knowsley, near Liverpool on Friday.

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In North Lanarkshire, protesters were seen holding banners which read "free the truth". 

The demonstration near Motherwell was smaller than those held in Merseyside and Hertfordshire and no arrests were made in North Lanarkshire. 

However, 13 people have been arrested in Hertfordshire. 

A Police Scotland spokeswoman confirmed the protest in Motherwell was peaceful and proceeded without issues. 

She said: "Around 10.30pm on Friday, 4 September, officers were called to a report of a protest at Eurocentral.  Officers attended and spoke to those in attendance.  The protest was preaceful and there were no issues."

Newsprinters condemned the protests as an “attack on all of the free press” which had affected workers going about their jobs and others such as newsagents who face “financial penalty”.

A spokesman for Newsprinters said in a statement: “This attack on all of the free press impacted many workers going about their jobs. Overnight print workers, delivery drivers, wholesale workers and retail newsagents have faced delays and financial penalty. This is a matter for the police and the Home Office.

“Thanks to other industry partners, printing was transferred to other sites.

“We apologise sincerely to any readers of The Sun, The Times, the Daily Mail, the Daily Telegraph and the Financial Times who may be unable to buy their usual newspaper this morning due to late deliveries.”