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Greta Thunberg criticises leaders who want selfies with her to ‘look good’
"People just want to stand next to me and other climate activists... so they look like they care" - Thunberg.
Greta Thunberg criticises leaders who want selfies with her to ‘look good’
The teenage environmentalist said politicians wanted pictures with her to make them ‘seem like they care’ about climate change.
Police charge man with murder after Reading attack left three dead
Saadallah is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
Trump tweets about plan for Black Lives Matter mural in front of his tower
New York officials announced the Black Lives Matter slogan would be painted in bold letters on the street in front of the president’s skyscraper.
Florida bans alcohol consumption in bars as Coronavirus spirals
The move came as the state’s daily coronavirus cases record was smashed again.
Council spent thousands to keep Tate murder bid teenager’s name secret
Jonty Bravery was granted anonymity by the court because of his age, but the order expired on his 18th birthday.
Rubbish arranged to form coronavirus death toll after beauty spot trashed
“We wanted to reiterate the numbers of people who’ve lost their lives to this virus and the people who’re battling on the frontline against this."
Statues of slave kneeling before Abraham Lincoln must go
The inscription on both reads: ‘A race set free and the country at peace. Lincoln rests from his labors.’
Confirmed new coronavirus cases hit record high in US
The figure represents a resurgence that has led some governors to back track or at least pause the reopening of their states.