STUDENTS STAGE FIRST EVER 'PROTEST TAN' IN PARLIAMENTSQUARE TO HIGHLIGHT CLIMATE CRISIS Two students have staged what is believed to be the first ever "protest tan" inParliament Square today, lying down in the sweltering heat to draw attention to the growing threat of extreme heatwaves caused by the climate crisis.Leo Marks, 24, and Lily Buckley, 22, took it upon themselves to occupy one ofLondon's most iconic political spaces in a deliberately peaceful demonstration,using their own bodies and the punishing sun as the medium for their message. The pair braved the extreme heat to make their point, arguing that the veryconditions making the protest uncomfortable were proof of the urgent actionneeded from the government. "We wanted to use the heatwave itself to highlight the heatwave," said Lily. "If politicians won't act on the climate crisis, we'll sunbathe on their doorstep until they do."The action, which the students are calling a "protest tan," is intended to be as striking and accessible form of climate activism, one that requires no placards, nochanting, and no organisation, just a willingness to lie down and let the crisis peak for itself. The protest took place directly outside the Houses of Parliament, where MPs continue to debate the UK's climate commitments.