COMEDIAN Frankie Boyle has announced his support of the city's cleansing workers who threatened to strike during COP26.

The GMB union has been in talks with COSLA - the representative body for all local authorities in Scotland - regarding a pay rise.

After rejecting their "kick in the teeth" first offer, the workers said COSLA has a week to put forward a better proposal.

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Reacting to this demand, Frankie Boyle said: 'And good luck to them, they deserve it'.

Earlier, the comedian also shared Greta Thunberg's announcement that she will join the climate strike in Glasgow and the post in which climate activist George Monbiot launched his new daily show, covering COP26.