Greta Thunberg statue is unveiled at Winchester University 

A controversial life-size statue of Greta Thunberg has been unveiled at Winchester University despite being branded a ‘vanity project’ by critics. The £24,000 bronze sculpture of the environmental activist, 18, has been placed on the Hampshire university campus to reflect its values on ‘sustainability and social justice’  But many locals have questioned the decision, with … Read more

Locals slam Winchester University’s plan to erect Greta Thunberg statue

Furious locals slam Winchester University’s plan to erect £24,000 statue of Greta Thunberg who has no links with city and demand they put up a tribute to cult hero Kev the Big Issue seller instead Winchester University commissioned a life-sized sculpture of Greta Thunberg The teen activist’s statue will be erected in the new £50m … Read more

Marcus Rashford and Greta Thunberg are awarded gold Blue Peter badges for ‘inspiring a nation’

England footballer Marcus Rashford and climate activist Greta Thunberg have been awarded gold Blue Peter badges for having ‘accomplished great things, inspired a nation, saved a life or shown bravery and courage’. Rashford and Thunberg join a small list of people who have been presented with the coveted badge, including the Queen, Sir David Attenborough, … Read more

Greta Thurnberg urges richest 1% to go to Mars in ‘tourism ad’

In anticipation of NASA’s Perseverance rover landing on Mars Thursday, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is taking an opportunity to slam space agencies and governments for  using billions of dollars to visit other planets when our own’s suffering. Thunberg, 18, released a satirical tourism ad for the Red Planet that is aimed at the ‘one percent,’ … Read more

Greta Thurnberg releases satirical Mars tourism ad telling the one percent to escape to the planet

In anticipation of NASA’s Perseverance rover landing on Mars Thursday, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is taking an opportunity to slam space agencies and governments for  using billions of dollars to visit other planets when our own’s suffering. Thunberg, 18, released a satirical tourism ad for the Red Planet that is aimed at the ‘one percent,’ … Read more

Greta Thunberg rubbishes Boris Johnson’s green revolution of ‘new coal mines and pesticides’

Greta Thunberg has rubbished Boris Johnson’s promises of a ‘green revolution’ after the government approved the use of a bee killing pesticide and a new coal mine. The Prime Minister has presented himself as being at the head of efforts to green the global economy with, for example, promises of huge reductions in greenhouse gas … Read more

Greta Thunberg jokes in 18th birthday tweet that her ‘evil handlers can no longer control her’

Greta Thunberg has joked that her ‘evil handlers can no longer control her’ in a tongue-in-cheek tweet marking her 18th birthday.  The activist sarcastically hit back at critics who claim parents secretly masterminded her rise to global notoriety by saying she is ‘free at last’ now she has turned 18.  Miss Thunberg said she would be spending … Read more

Greta Thunberg ‘doesn’t care’ about jet-setting exploits of celebrities who preach about the planet 

Greta Thunberg has said she ‘doesn’t care’ about the jet-setting exploits of celebrities who preach about the environment in an interview ahead of her 18th birthday. The teenage climate change activist became the face of the youth climate movement after launching a solo ‘school strike’ outside the Swedish parliament aged just 15. Since then, Miss Thunberg – who … Read more

Greta Thunberg’s joy at being back at school but says Covid shows importance of listening to experts

Greta Thunberg says it is ‘great’ to be back at school after she spent gap year trying to save the world and believes Covid shows importance of listening to scientists Teenager told BBC’s Today programme world needs to follow climate science  Says coronavirus pandemic has ‘shone a light’ on need of listening to experts Celebrated … Read more

Greta Thunberg is ‘honoured’ by reports Amazon treats her eco movement as a ‘threat’

Greta Thunberg said she is ‘honoured’ by reports that Amazon considers her environmental activism a threat to their business. The 17-year-old climate change activist urged Amazon to ‘reconsider its priorities’ following reports of the online retail giant’s ‘obsessive monitoring of organized labor and social and environmental movements’. Leaked internal Amazon reports from 2019 claimed that Amazon hired … Read more