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Just Stop Oil eco zealots risk ten years in prison after targeting Van Gogh's Peach Trees In Blossom in latest superglue stunt

Just Stop Oil protestors have risked ten years in prison after they glued themselves to the frame of Vincent Van Gogh's Peach Trees In Blossom painting in the group's latest stunt.

Two climate activists attached themselves to the iconic 19th-century painting at the Courtauld Gallery in London on Thursday - as they called for the government to end new oil and gas extraction.

Louis McKechnie, who was named as one of the demonstrators, is an eco-zealot who strapped himself to a goalpost during the Everton versus Newcastle football match back in March.

The 21-year-old stormed the pitch half way through the Premier League bout and zip-tied himself to the woodwork wearing a bright orange t-shirt saying: 'Just stop oil.