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Protesters occupying an empty office complex in the City of London owned by the bank UBS can stay until at least January, after a legal victory.

Campaigners have been staying in the building for weeks.

A judge has now said demonstrators can stay over the festive period until a hearing in January.

They hope the Court of Appeal will overturn a High Court ruling which refused to overturn a possession order granted to UBS.

Lord Justice Lloyd gave protesters permission to appeal but did not fix a date for the hearing.

Protesters applauded the judge as he left court.

After the hearing, a protesters' spokesman said: "Great news. Every day is a victory.

"We hadn't been confident enough to plan our Christmas Dinner menu - but we'll start now."

A UBS spokeswoman said: "We take note of the decision of the court today which we are considering with our legal advisers."