COP26

Fury as Sainsbury’s quietly axes all of its recycling bins at around 250 stores across the UK – fanning fears the move could fuel more bank ‘fly-tippers’

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Sainsbury’s is quietly getting rid of all of its remaining recycling points at around 250 branches around the UK fanning fears the move could lead to more fly-tipping.  The supermarket has been closing centres which recycle metal cans, glass, plastic and paper based around its car parks, despite pleas from locals and politicians.  It comes … Read more

ROBERT HARDMAN: Dirty? No, this new colliery will be a proud town’s ray of sunshine 

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ROBERT HARDMAN: Dirty? No, this new colliery will be a proud town’s ray of sunshine By Robert Hardman for the Daily Mail Published: 00:08 GMT, 8 December 2022 | Updated: 01:26 GMT, 8 December 2022 There is nothing dirty about coal as far as Whitehaven is concerned. Rather, it defines this proud old town and … Read more

Cabinet Office has 700 civil servants working in Human Resources, audit finds

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Revealed: Cabinet Office has 700 civil servants working in Human Resources alone – with the total even ‘alarming’ senior aids The Spectator found 700 civil servants working in HR in the Cabinet Office alone There are also 80 civil servants still working on Cop26 which ended in November  The Prime Minister ordered the Civil Service … Read more

He’s back! Tory MP Geoffrey Cox re-emerges in the Commons amid questions about his legal work

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He’s back! Tory MP Geoffrey Cox returns to the House of Commons for the first time since revelations were published about his lucrative second job as a barrister in the Caribbean He quietly entered the chamber tonight at the end of a statement by the PM  He stayed for around 10 minutes, sitting on the backbenches … Read more

Green leader of Brighton council is facing calls to quit after FLYING 460miles to COP26 summit

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A Green council leader has apologised for a ‘major failure of judgement’ after flying from Brighton to COP26 – hours after criticising the government over climate change. Councillor Phelim Mac Cafferty, the leader of Brighton and Hove City Council’s Green group said he took the one hour and 20 minute jet because he was worried … Read more

Jeremy Clarkson, 61, is slammed for saying Greta Thunberg, 18, deserves a ‘smacked bottom’

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Jeremy Clarkson, 61, is branded ‘creepy’ after saying climate activist Greta Thunberg, 18, deserves a ‘smacked bottom’ for being an ‘annoying little bucket of ego’ during COP26 Jeremy Clarkson, 61, slammed Thunberg and said deserves ‘smacked bottom’ He went on to describe young campaigner, 18, as ‘annoying little bucket of ego’ Also called her ‘a … Read more

A dancing Princess Eugenie teams up with Ellie Goulding at COP26

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A dancing Princess Eugenie teams up with Ellie Goulding as she spends ‘inspiring few days’ calling for climate change at COP26 Princess Eugenie and Ellie Goulding linked arms at the Glasgow venue summit  Eugenie posted a video of her time at COP26 on Instagram to the song Porcelain  Video begins with Eugenie, 31, spinning around … Read more

75% of Brits ‘worried’ about climate change with more than four in 10 saying it makes them ‘anxious’

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Three-quarters of Brits ‘worried’ about climate change with more than four in 10 saying it makes them ‘anxious’ while the middle-aged and women are more concerned than the young and men ONS found that 75% of the public are concerned about environmental damage, They include almost a third who say they are ‘very worried’ about the … Read more

Majority of climate scientists predict ‘catastrophic’ 3C rise in global temperature

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Majority of climate scientists predict ‘catastrophic’ 3C rise in global temperature… with just 4% believing the world will meet target of limiting warming to 1.5C, survey shows Two thirds of scientists on the IPCC said they thought the planet would reach 3C One one in 25 thought that the global target of under 1.5C was … Read more

Boris Johnson defends using private jet for 400-mile trip back to London from climate summit

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Boris Johnson will travel back to London from the Cop26 climate change conference by private jet after lecturing world leaders on the need to cut travel emissions, Downing Street confirmed tonight. The Prime Minister will make the 400-mile flight south due to ‘time constraints’ that mean he cannot use the direct train route between the … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon faces fury for using COP26 in Scots independence battle

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Nicola Sturgeon faces fury for exploiting COP26 summit in Scots independence battle after taking out full-page ads boasting about being a ‘nation-in-waiting’ – as she meets Greta Thunberg in Glasgow Nicola Sturgeon has taken out ads welcoming world leaders to ‘nation in waiting’ SNP leader condemned for exploiting COP summit for Scots independence bid Ms … Read more

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos pledges £732m to help reforestation in Africa after chat with Prince Charles 

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Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos pledges £732m to help reforestation in Africa after chat with Prince Charles about the importance of trees Prince Charles played a key role in getting Jeff Bezos to pledge £732million Amazon founder is matching a past contribution for land restoration in Africa  The Great Green Wall initiative will plant 20m trees across … Read more