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Musk trolls Bezos after becoming world’s richest, but public unimpressed
Richest man in the world, Elon Musk celebrated by tweeting Jeff Bezos a silver medal emoji.
‘Pure privilege’: John Lewis criticised for ‘middle class’ home insurance ad
The new ad campaign has been labelled ‘privileged’, ‘middle class’ and ‘trashy’.
‘If you see it, buy it:’ Toy shops Xmas warning as cargo vessels turned away from ports
“It’s not just shortages – you’ve got to face the reality of price rises, anything from 10% to 15% on anything from across the seas.”
Severance scheme: ‘Ludicrous with Cop26 the Tories looking to cut thousands of rail jobs’
“If Boris Johnson and his cohorts were serious about decarbonisation, they would be making it easy for people to get out of their cars and onto our railways."
Grand designs…on power: Squabbling Truss & Raab forced to share grace & favour mansion
"Let it never be said that this government does not understand the housing crisis. Two of its most senior ministers are being made to share. In this case, though, the property is Chevening, a 115-room grade I listed country house," wrote the Times.
Watch: Greta Thunberg’s stark warning to world leaders ahead of COP26
It is fair to say she isn't very enthusiastic about it...
France to ban plastic packaging for most fruit and veg
A new law in France is set to cut over one billion piece of plastic waste per year from January 2022.
Stay in Germany or move to UK? Couple asks – everyone says same thing
In just a few hours, the tweet has received thousands of replies - and none of them are particularly positive about the UK.
‘Outrageous’ in run-up to UK hosting Cop26 ‘we are watching our peatlands burn’
“These are the UK’s equivalent of the rainforests in terms of both their nature and their storage of carbon.”