Israeli leader spends €98k on bed in plane

Benjamin Netanyahu will seek alternate sleeping arrangements when travelling after receiving a sky-high bill for installing a customised bed on a flight to London, officials close to the Israeli leader said.

Mr Netanyahu found himself facing a public uproar after Channel 10 TV reported over the weekend that he had spent €98,000 in public funds on a special sleeping cabin for the five-hour flight to attend Margaret Thatcher’s funeral last month.