A man has been charged after a listed university building was defaced in a protest.

A fire extinguisher was used to spray the University of Sussex library orange yesterday afternoon during an eco-protest outside the building's entrance.

Sussex Police have confirmed that a 20-year-old has been arrested and charged for criminal damage - and will appear in court next month.

Oscar Denman-Gould, of Caburn Heights in Crawley, will appear at Brighton Magistrates' Court on Thursday, November 23, charged with criminal damage.

The University of Sussex said it "supports the right to protest, provided it is carried out respectfully and within the law" after the entrance to the listed building was defaced.

A spokeswoman added: "We’re disappointed that the protest resulted in vandalism of a university building.

“We take the climate crisis seriously."

A spokesman for Sussex Police said: "Police were called to the University of Sussex library at around midday on Wednesday (11 October) to reports of paint having been thrown over the building.

"Officers attended and engaged with university staff and demonstrators at the scene.

"Oscar Denman-Gould, 20, of Caburn Heights in Crawley, was arrested and subsequently charged with criminal damage.

"He will appear at Brighton Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 23 November."