The activist, whose solo climate strikes in 2018 helped fuel a youth climate movement, was greeted with a mix of cheers and yells upon arriving in the city, according to videos.
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Queen Elizabeth Will Skip Climate Summit in Glasgow
The 95-year-old queen, after 70 years on the throne, is the oldest and longest-serving monarch in British history.
The Rich World’s Promise of $100 Billion in Climate Aid Inches Forward
Diplomats announced a plan to make good on an unkept promise of climate aid, a key point of tension in upcoming global climate talks.
Putin Won’t Go to Glasgow for Climate Conference
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia may make a speech by video at the United Nations summit, which is seen as pivotal in efforts to stem climate change.
How a Man With a Van Is Challenging U.K. Drug Policy
A former drug user turned activist is addressing Scotland’s alarming drug death crisis by running the nation’s first drug consumption room — and risking arrest to do it.
Six Injured, Including Police Officer, and Suspect Is Fatally Shot in Glasgow
Dozens of armed police officers responded in force to the city center, though details of the episode were unclear. The police were not treating it as a terror attack.
Where the Nurse Prescribes Heroin
A new program in Glasgow will give drug users pharmaceutical-grade heroin twice daily in a bid to reduce drug-related deaths.
In Scotland, Brexit Is on the Line. So Is the Future of the U.K.
The Scots could decide the outcome of Britain’s election next month, the future of Brexit and maybe even the survival of the United Kingdom.
As Scotland’s ‘Trainspotting’ Generation Ages, the Dead Pile Up
What happens as opioid abusers hit middle age? “What your body tolerates at 18 it doesn’t tolerate at 38 or 48.”