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Fossil fuel industry handed $11m in subsidies every minute, IMF finds
The IMF said the subsidies were "adding fuel to the fire" of the climate crisis ahead of COP26.
PM’s speech: ‘Barefaced lie’ to attribute vaccine success to capitalism
“It’s a barefaced lie to say that capitalism is responsible for the development of Covid-19 vaccines. These vaccines were developed by scientists at publicly-funded universities, financed by unprecedented public investment, and rolled out by our remarkable NHS."
Watch: Cassetteboy’s viral takedown of Boris Johnson is a must watch
"Genius genius genius," wrote one fan.
Watch: Gary Neville slams PM as he rages over ‘brutal’ UC cut
"Gary Neville subbed on for Marcus Rashford today as leader of the opposition," said one Twitter user.
Cheap European pork floods UK market as mass pig cull begins
Farming's Brexit-induced labour crisis has been worsened by cheap EU pork flooding the market.
Watch: Now PM now claims Project Fear part of the plan, James O’Brien calls out Brexit lies
"They're going from claiming it was all a load of scaremongering, Remoaner, Project Fear nonsense to claiming that everybody knew that this was going to happen."
‘Tank-topped bum boys:’ Carrie Johnson says PM is committed to LGBT+ but people aren’t convinced
"Does anybody really want to hear Carrie Johnson talk about LGBT rights? .... Nope didn't think so," Wrote on baffled Twitter user.
UK ministers ‘wouldn’t use France again’ if they cut Britain’s energy supply
“United Kingdom depends on our energy supplies. It thinks that it can live all alone, and bash Europe", said France's Europe minister, triggering UK's response.
Kirstie Allsop ran out of fuel and sympathy was in short supply
"Enjoying your "sunny uplands", are you?"