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It’s 6am and I’m reporting live from the Arts Tower in Sheffield as part of @rentstrikeUoS - students plan to occupy the building.
Students are in the building and have been met by security.
They’ve chained their bags together in front of the iconic Paternoster lift.
One student says he is planning to stay until “at least Sunday”.
The entrance is currently blocked by security.
Staff trying to enter are being turned away - at the moment, the building is shut and the door is locked.
Protestors have told security if they are allowed to put their banners up (one is 38 metres, one is 22 metres) they will leave on Sunday evening.
If they aren’t allowed to put their banners up, they say they will stay here until university management get an injunction.
The university is considering their request. They say they’ll have an answer by the end of the day.
If the request to put up the banners is declined, it will be because of health and safety rather than the banner content, an official says.
Protesters have now locked the door to the bridge between the Arts Tower and Western Bank library.
They’re attempting to put their banners up over a balcony - but still no word from the university on hanging them from the windows.
