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Boris Johnson calls Extinction Rebellion ‘uncooperative crusties’ and says Margaret Thatcher was ‘green revolutionary’
The PM claimed Margaret Thatcher took greenhouse gases seriously long before 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg was born.
Man charged with murders of three men stabbed in Essex
Tom Saunders, 32, is due to appear before Colchester Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.
Seven new species appear for first time on list of world’s 25 most endangered primates
Among the most endangered on the list is the Skywalker gibbon, which now numbers less than 150 in the wild
Pizza Express calls in financial advisers as debts spiral to £655m
Pizza Express set for debt talks with creditors amid difficult trading conditions for casual dining chains in the UK.
Ofcom takes BBC to task over transparency in Munchetty complaints process
The media regulator has said the BBC must be more transparent about its complaints process.
All female crew of 300 women will take part in round the world sail to raise awareness of plastic pollution
They are due to set sail from Plymouth tomorrow
Windrush immigrant who had lived in UK for 50 years died from the stress of losing his job when he couldn’t prove he was British
Dexter Bristol, 58, who worked at Great Ormond Street Hospital suffered a cardiac arrest.
China, the largest greenhouse gas source, is on track to meet its ultra-low emissions goals for 2020
Polluting chemicals from thermal power plants dropped dramatically between 2014 and 2017.
Judge throws out Trump challenge to release of tax returns
Judge Victor Marrero said he could not endorse such a ‘categorical and limitless assertion of presidential immunity from judicial process’.