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Jeremy Clarkson says Greta Thunberg ‘needs a smacked bottom’
“What is it about Greta Thunberg that makes all old guys get angry and defensive?", one person wrote in response.
Cop26: Carbon offsetting a ‘smokescreen’ to dodge climate action
Tree planting in developing nations will drive indigenous people off their land while rich countries do nothing, NGOs say.
Fossil fuel industry has more delegates at Cop26 than any country
Global Witness warned the UN climate talks in Glasgow were being diverted by a "festival of polluters".
Boris Johnson and Tories see record low approval ratings from UK voters
Some 48 per cent of voters now think the Tories are “corrupt”, whilst 47 per cent think the same about Johnson.
GB News presenters – wearing poppies – debate going to war with France
"Should we just crack on and nuke Paris?", the host asked.
Chris Packham calls for help after hunt rider filmed kicking horse
Shocking footage showed a woman kicking and hitting her horse, sparking calls for the RSPCA to investigate.
Brexit losses more than 178 times bigger than trade deal gains – research
Johnson's much-trumpeted FTAs “barely scratch the surface of the UK’s challenge to make up the GDP lost by leaving the EU”.
‘Osmosis of corruption’: The viral James O’Brien video that has racked up over 2 million views
"They could lie to the Queen under the Get Brexit Done slogan, so the idea that they could rip up the anti-corruption rule book, seen through this lens, becomes relatively innocuous."
Huge crowds take to streets to demand urgent climate action
Marches have taken place in Glasgow, and in hundreds of other places in the UK and around the world.