6 d. ago Swimmers bathing among cigarette stubs, warns MP in call for plastic butts ban

A plastic cigarette filters ban ‘will make a great deal of difference’ for swimmers in The Solent, Dame Caroline Dinenage said.

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6 d. ago The Studio review – Seth Rogen’s Hollywood satire is fast, furious and beautifully fun

An unimpeachably brilliant cast, plus astonishing guest stars (Efron! Theron! Scorsese!) create wonderful chaos in this tale of a movie studio executive’s calamitous attempts to climb the greasy poleThe war between art and commerce is an ancient and bloody one. The chair of Continental Studios, Griffin Mill (Bryan Cranston) is keen to deliver a decisive blow with the hammer of his newly acquired IP. Because “if Warner Bros can make a billion dollars off the plastic tits of a pussyless doll, we should be able to make TWO billion off the legacy brand of Kool-Aid.” He has just fired his long-serving studio head, Patty Leigh (Catherine O’Hara), for her preference for art and is on the verge of promoting studio executive Matt Remick (Seth Rogen) to the big job. What’s a guy – even if he is a devoted cinephile who dreams of adding his contribution to the illustrious roll call of meaningful movies, even if Patty has been his friend and mentor for years – to do? He kisses the ring, takes th...

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1 week ago Supermarket Iceland recalls vegetable lasagne over plastic pieces warning

The retailer said the possible presence of plastic in the own-brand microwave meal made it unsafe to eat.

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1 week ago Iceland issues 'do not eat' warning over popular frozen meal that may contain hard plastic

The frozen supermarket chain issued the recall notice today through the Foods Standards Agency for its Vegetable Lasagne as the "possible presence of plastic makes this product unsafe to eat"

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1 week ago Shoppers issued urgent ‘do not eat’ warning as ready meal ‘may contain plastic’

Shoppers have been warned not to eat this Iceland product

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1 week ago 'Do not eat' warning issued as major supermarket urgently recalls readymeals due to hidden PLASTIC shards

The product 'may contain hard pieces of plastic, making it unsafe to eat,' according to an alert issued by the supermarket.

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2 w. ago Warning to anyone keeping bananas in plastic packaging from the supermarket

Bananas are one of the most wasted fruits in the country - and shoppers failing to unwrap them before they go into the fruit bowl could be making a clear error

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3 w. ago Doctor's issue warning over common kitchen mistake that could cause dementia

Doctors are warning against using plastic containers in microwaves after a new study found a shocking amount of microplastics in dementia patients' brains.

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