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Donald Trump fires Twitter jibe at climate change campaigner Greta Thunberg, 16
The teenage activist, who sailed to the US on a yacht, had scolded leaders for failing to address what she called the beginning of a mass extinction.
Thomas Cook boss pocketed £8.3m in four years as company’s fortunes turned sour
Chief executive Peter Fankhauser pocketed £8.3 million in pay, benefits and bonuses since 2014.
Corbyn leads calls for Johnson to quit and ‘become UK’s shortest serving PM’
MPs demand Johnson quits after Supreme Court rules misleading Queen to prorogue Parliament unlawful.
Supreme Court finds Johnson misled Queen to prorogue Parliament in ‘unlawful’ move, he dodges resignation questions
Boris Johnson refuses to say if he’d resign now Supreme Court finds he misled the Queen when he prorogued Parliament.
Thousands of NHS staff in UK could have been put at risk of inhaling toxic fumes
Several employees have already reported suffering from nose bleeds, sore throats, burning eyes and chest infections following exposure to hydrogen peroxide vapour
Watch Meghan speaks publicly about her mixed race heritage during South Africa tour
The duchess gave a rousing speech surrounded by young women who have benefited from an initiative teaching them self-defence and female empowerment.
Man, 91, among eight charged over Extinction Rebellion port protest
Activists took over two lanes of the dual carriageway on Saturday and delays were also caused to traffic going into the Port of Dover.
Sex assaults on Tube ‘up by 42% in four years’ with almost 1/4 of attacks on one line
About a quarter of 2018/19’s recorded attacks were on the Central Line.
Call for a million people to back mass tree planting campaign
Sandi Toksvig and Clive Anderson backing Woodland Trust’s bid to boost tree planting to tackle climate change.