West Midlands fly-tippers dump 16ft-high rubbish mountain on residential street

Furious homeowners have slammed ‘filthy’ fly-tippers after a huge 16ft (5m) mountain of rubbish was dumped in the middle of their street. Residents of Bilhay Lane, in West Bromwich, West Midlands, were astonished to discover the pile of waste on Wednesday morning. Shocking images show piles of household rubbish including carpets, pipes, black bags and … Read more

Fishermen threaten to dump rotten seafood in Downing Street unless PM sorts Brexit export delays

Furious fishermen threaten to dump rotting seafood in Downing Street unless Boris Johnson sorts out delays to exports since Brexit UK seafood exporters have faced a ‘perfect storm’ of problems since January 1 IT problems, bureaucracy and confusion have all played a part in trade hold-ups Reports made about shellfish rotting in ports meaning they … Read more

Fury as fly tippers dump mountains of Christmas rubbish and recycling outside UK supermarkets

Fury as fly tippers dump mountains of Christmas rubbish and recycling outside UK supermarkets People in Sheffield rushed to get rid of their festive waste, angering local people  Asda stores in Chapeltown, Handsworth and Parsons Cross had piles of bags  Residents have branded the dumped waste mounds as ‘disgusting’ and ‘selfish’  By Amelia Wynne For … Read more

Kaley Cuoco jokes about being jealous of elderly chihuahua Sir Dump Truck stealing press attention

Kaley Cuoco joked that she was jealous of her elderly chihuahua Sir Dump Truck on Monday during an appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers on NBC. According to the 34-year-old actress, the dog has been stealing her press attention. While walking the 10-year-old canine outside her Tribeca home recently, she was annoyed to see … Read more

Trump closes the gap on Biden in Arizona after dump of mail-in ballots

Donald Trump has closed the gap on Joe Biden in Arizona to less than 47,000 votes, following a dump of mail-in ballots from Maricopa County Thursday night.  Biden remains in the lead in the state but only by 46,257 or 50.1 per cent, compared to Trump’s 48.5 per cent, with approximately 200,000 ballots left to count.    … Read more

UK weather: Tail end of Hurricane Zeta will dump up to a foot of rain on Britain

Britain will be drenched in nearly a FOOT of rain in the next three days as remnants of tropical Hurricane Zeta hit after ‘danger to life’ flood warning is issued for Halloween Met Office warnings have been issued from today until Sunday, covering Wales and North West England, Worst-affected areas getting up to 250mm (10in) … Read more

Rocket fuel dump leak ‘likely cause’ of Russian beach pollution

A leak of toxic rocket fuel is the likely cause of a pollution catastrophe at one of Russia’s top surfing beaches, says a leading ecologist. Locals have reported debilitating medical problems including loss of sight, burning and swollen eyes, fever, nausea, vomiting, skin rashes and head and throat aches. People have been warned to stay … Read more

Man is urged to dump his girlfriend after she got into an argument over his dog

A man has been told to break up with his girlfriend by strangers on the internet after revealing that she stormed out of his house in the middle of the night when he went to sleep on the floor and comfort his crying dog.  The US-based pet owner shared his relationship drama on Reddit, where … Read more

Florida cuts ties with Quest after the firm tried to dump 75k old covid test results

Florida’s health department is ‘severing all ties’ with Quest Diagnostics after officials discovered the testing giant has failed to report the results of nearly 75,000 coronavirus tests since April.  Among the 75,000 old test results were 3,870 positives, but most of these were over two weeks old.  Quest did report the results to providers and … Read more

Beachgoers dump more than 200 broken plastic bodyboards on one beach in less than a month 

Beachgoers dump more than 200 broken plastic bodyboards on one beach in less than a month The 216 dumped boards were collected over 26 days at Croyde Bay in Devon Poor quality means they normally snap after just a few uses and end up in landfill  Broken boards unleash thousands of miniature polystyrene ‘balls’ into … Read more