Orange powder paint sprayed onto part of Stonehenge by activists has been removed. Two Just Stop Oil protesters were arrested after spraying the historic site near Salisbury, Wiltshire, with cornflour at about 12:00 BST on Wednesday.

Environmental protesters have sprayed Britain’s most famous prehistoric structure, Stonehenge, with orange paint a day before huge crowds are expected to gather there for the summer solstice.

Two climate protesters sprayed the powder onto the ancient stones on Wednesday, as the Summer Solstice was to be celebrated at the English site, a popular destination on the longest day of the year.