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Everton match goalpost protester sentenced

A climate change activist who tied himself to a goalpost at a Premier League football match has been handed a six-week prison sentence.

Louis McKechnie stopped play when he ran onto the pitch during an Everton vs Newcastle United game at Goodison Park stadium on 17 March.

He used a metal zip-tie to attach himself to the goalpost by his neck.

The 21-year-old denied aggravated trespass but was found guilty at South Sefton Magistrates' Court.

He told the court he was hoping to save billions of lives through his protest, which he made while wearing a t-shirt bearing the slogan Just Stop Oil.