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A mother claims her toddler is so traumatised by a Pontins ‘holiday from hell’ he cries if she suggested another trip – after discovering a maggot-infested room and an ‘open cesspit filled with human waste’. Julie Bowyer, 38, had booked a week-long break at Pontins’ Camber Sands Holiday Park in Rye, East Sussex, earlier this … Read more
Why I won’t renew my TV licence: Legendary BBC newsreader Jan Leeming, 78, says paying to watch the channels is a ‘waste of money’ after corporation scraps freebie for over-75s Former newsreader Jan Leeming says she will not pay for a TV licence next year Miss Leeming says she watches very little and licence fee is … Read more
Newborn baby’s body is found wrapped up in a purple towel at a Bradford household waste recycling centre A baby was found at Bowling Back Lane wast centre in Bradford, Yorkshire, today The baby which had sadly died was wrapped in a pink Fuerteventura towel Police are appealing for the baby’s mother citing concerns for … Read more
Legally-binding targets to curb plastic waste and reduce air pollution will form part of new environment bill An environment bill is being introduced in PM’s bid to ‘build back greener’ Goals to focus on less waste, cleaner air, cleaner water and more biodiversity The Daily Mail has long campaigned against plastic polluting the seas and … Read more
A string of high profile names including celebrity gardener Alan Titchmarsh have submitted furious objections to plans for a ‘ruinous’ waste incinerator. Waste contractor Veolia submitted plans in June to convert its site on the A31 near Alton in Hampshire into a waste incinerator. But it has sparked a backlash from home owners in the … Read more
Plastic waste soared during lockdown as British households generated 25 per cent more food packaging, parcel bags and PPE, a survey has revealed. The ‘Everyday Plastic Survey’ saw some 483 people across the UK store up and record the extent of their household’s plastic waste for a week during lockdown. The households got through 128 … Read more
Two ‘furious’ waste removal men filmed themselves dumping a truckload of a customer’s rubbish over her driveway – as revenge when she reportedly refused to pay up. Jonathan Morgan, 31, and his brother Calum, 27, spent two hours clearing the mess, which consisted of bed frames, mattresses, and doors, outside the resident’s house in Cardiff, Wales, … Read more
Entire buildings were razed to rubble in Beirut yesterday after a chemical explosion punched through the city and wreaked devastation for miles. The industrial port that provides Lebanon with crucial trade routes was virtually flattened by the blast, which is believed by officials to have been caused at a warehouse storing ammonium nitrate. Sobering scenes … Read more
Even immediate efforts to reduce plastic pollution could leave Earth with 698 million tons (710 million metric tonnes) of waste by 2040, scientists estimate. Immediate and globally coordinated action to limit plastic consumption and waste could reduce the rate of plastic pollution by nearly 80 per cent by 2040. However, even if such a ‘best-case … Read more
Boss claims takeover WILL come good, but Melrose shares plunge as coronavirus lays waste to GKN Critics of Melrose, and the men who run it, will seize on this as evidence of a well-deserved nemesis Chief executive Simon Peckham insists the deal will pay off in the end By Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail … Read more