Imagine a cellphone that never needs to be recharged or a car battery that lasted long enough for your grandchildren to use it. The claims come from a California-based startup that says it’s cleared significant hurdles in its goal to develop a a battery that could last up to 28,000 years without ever needing a … Read more
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 homeowner has denied throwing junk onto his neighbour’s land and is threatening to take legal action against them after they tossed tons of rubbish back over their shared fence. Frustrated property developer Cliff Hamilton took revenge on his neighbour he accused of flytipping when he chucked it all back over the garden wall. But … 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