Security had to protect the board of Shell at the oil giant's annual general meeting as climate protesters rushed the stage amid more than an hour of disruption.

Proceedings which were due to start at 10am did not get underway until well past 11am amid waves of outbursts from activists.

In a tense moment in the meeting, security stepped in to prevent a protester reaching chairman Sir Andrew Mackenzie and other board members on stage.

Protesters were already gathered outside the Excel in London before the meeting started holding signs reading "Welcome to hell", "Your greed is killing humanity" and "Stand with the Pope. Stand up to fossil fuels."

Shortly after the meeting began, a choir of protesters began a song to the tune of Hit The Road Jack, singing: "Go to Hell Shell and don't you come back no more."

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