Campaigners pledge to put their lives on the line as fracking operation edges closer

Anti-fracking campaigners have pledged to put their lives on the line to stop a company drilling for shale gas in North Yorkshire - after seeing a letter saying work on site will start 'on or after Thursday'.

Two protesters - who locked their arms together in a metal device - have been removed from a road near the site this morning. The road closure during this operation caused severe traffic delays.

They are threatening to step up their efforts to stop fracking going ahead in Kirby Misperton - amid fears it could be the first of many sites to be targeted.

North Yorkshire County Council gave Third Energy permission to frack in September.

This morning there was further activity at the site as protestors tried to prevent a convoy of lorries getting through to the fracking site.

Police closed Kirkby Misperton Road as they attempted to move the two protestors locked into a heavy metal tube to try to stop the lorries.