Michael GoldfarbJanuary 18, 2012 11:52

London: bye-bye Occupy

High court rules Occupy movement tents at St. Paul's Cathedral must be removed

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outside The High Court on January 18, 2012 in London, England. The City of London Corporation have won their legal bid to have the Occupy London movement removed from the pavements outside St Paul's Cathedral. (Peter Macdiarmid/AFP/Getty Images)

The Occupy tents went up in October and their presence was immediately controversial. The City of London Corporation, the local government authority for the City (London's financial district where St. Paul's is located) sought to have the camp removed.

Delays in judgment were granted after the Church of England reversed itself and said it would not join in the Corporation's suit. But today, the inevitable judgment ordering the Occupy eviction was made.

Michael GoldfarbOctober 31, 2011 12:37

Europa round-up: Occupy London: more trouble for St. Paul's Cathedral; and Italians chafe against EU demands;

The Dean of St. Paul's resigns as protesters are given 48 hours to shut down their camp outside the cathedral. Italian politician claims EU austerity demands could lead to return of the Red Brigades.

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The Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral, Graham Knowles, contemplating his future yesterday as he visited the Occupy London protest on his Cathedral's steps. Today Knowles resigned his position ov er the intense criticism leveled at the Cathedral for how it has handled the situation. (BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images)

As protesters are given 48 hours to move on, the Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral resigns over Occupy London protest on the cathedral's front steps.