Morrisons cashiers have been forced to work behind plastic shields as crowds of shoppers queued outside supermarkets up and down the UK, including Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Asda, on the first day of a country-wide lockdown. Shoppers across the country waited in line outside stores today after Boris Johnson last night asked people to only shop … Read more
Plastic surgeons ‘should stop private cosmetic work and instead help with NHS procedures’ in coronavirus crisis Trade union suggests that plastic surgeons should help with NHS procedures Confederation of British Surgery calls for plastic surgeons to do hand surgery Founding member Mark Henley said pandemic means it ‘is not business as usual’ Coronavirus symptoms: what … Read more
A doctor on the frontline of Britain’s coronavirus outbreak has revealed how staff must wear wafer-thin paper masks, plastic aprons and gloves instead of full protective gear. They had high-tech masks to cover the nose and mouth when the first suspected coronavirus patients arrived two weeks ago but, as supplies have depleted, they were switched … Read more
Shocking images show a surfer paddling her way through trash-filled oceans in a bid to highlight plastic pollution. TV personality and adventurer Alison Teal, dubbed the ‘female Indiana Jones’, can be seen exploring the coastline of Tulum in Mexico with piles of waste choking the waters and obstructing her path. Other photos show a similar … Read more
Of 30 billion plastic bottles used by UK households each year, only 57 per cent are currently recycled. With half of these going to landfill, half of all plastic bottles that are recycled go to waste. Around 700,000 plastic bottles a day end up as litter. This is largely due to plastic wrapping around bottles … Read more
‘This is actually quite creepy!’ Piers Morgan strokes Susanna Reid’s hair with a plastic HAND on Good Morning Britain after she refuses to touch her co-host amid coronavirus fears By Jason Chester for MailOnline Published: 10:32 GMT, 10 March 2020 | Updated: 10:45 GMT, 10 March 2020 The coronavirus epidemic proved to be an unlikely … Read more
It’s often said that beauty comes at a price – and for Jessika Power, that price is $60,400. The former Married At First Sight star stunned fans this week by revealing her total spending on cosmetic procedures since April 2019. She shared a ‘Transformation Thursday’ post to Instagram in which she listed her surgical and non-surgical work – including cheek … Read more
Commuters have resorted to wearing storage boxes, plastic bags and even babies’ nappies over their heads as they come up with novel ways to avoid contracting Coronavirus. Photos, circulated on social media, show people coming up with creative ways of covering their noses and mouths in a bid to avoid contamination, as medical experts warn throwaway … Read more
Very hungry caterpillar that chomps its way through PLASTIC could help speed up the breakdown of carrier bags and other litter Wax worms are a pest which live on a diet of beeswax when found in the wild The caterpillar and its gut bacteria are also able to survive by eating plastic Specifically, the pest is … Read more
Lidl becomes the first UK supermarket to launch recycled packaging made from ‘ocean bound plastic’ collected from beaches in South East Asia The plastic is collected from beaches in South East Asia and then recycled It will prevent over 60 tonnes of plastic from entering the ocean each year The plastic will first be rolled … Read more