4 h. ago Countries urged to ‘hold the line’ in Geneva plastics treaty negotiations

Talks continue amid warnings from environmental groups over being ‘sold out’ without meaningful or legally binding measuresTalks between nations to hammer out a plastics treaty to end plastic pollution continued behind closed doors in Geneva on Thursday, the final day of negotiations, as civil society groups urged countries to “hold the line” to secure a strong agreement.With time running out to seal a deal between 184 countries, environmental groups expressed concern that frontline communities, Indigenous people and others suffering the worst impacts of the world’s growing plastic crisis were being “sold out” in an effort to secure a treaty, without meaningful or legally binding measures that would address the scale of the problem, “at any cost”. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago This is the shameful reason why Britain is being invaded by monster rats

It started with the sinister sound of something scuttling about within the walls of the neatly kept house. Then there were two floods in the kitchen after the uninvited guest gnawed through a pipe.

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9 h. ago 'I ended up in intensive care after adding one odd ingredient to my sandwich'

Gaia Vitiello, a 24-year-old student, has told how she was put in intensive care after eating a broccoli sandwich after a botulism outbreak that killed two and left many more ill in Italy

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10 h. ago Steve Irwin's daughter Bindi shares health update after emergency surgery

Bindi Irwin has given an update after she was rushed to hospital in the US for emergency surgery earlier this year, and said she finally has some 'answers' about her health

Politics

10 h. ago 'I could fall for a woman', says Nicola Sturgeon as Scotland's former first minister explains why she doesn't see her sexuality as 'binary'

The former Scottish first minister said she was 'not sticking any labels' on her sexual orientation as she was quizzed about a passage in her newly-published memoir.

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11 h. ago US medical journal rejects call from RFK Jr to retract vaccine study

Health secretary claimed that study, showing safety of aluminum ingredients in vaccines to be safe, was flawedAn influential US medical journal is rejecting a call from the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F Kennedy Jr, to retract a large Danish study that found that aluminum ingredients in vaccines do not increase health risks for children, the journal’s editor told Reuters.Kennedy has long promoted doubts about vaccines’ safety and efficacy, and as health secretary has upended the federal government’s process for recommending immunization. A recent media report said he has been considering whether to initiate a review of shots that contain aluminum, which he says are linked to autoimmune diseases and allergies. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Fruit purees to add class to homemade summer cocktails | Hannah Crosbie on drinks

A good cocktail takes skill, and one of those skills is preparing the right ingredients There are many reasons I’ve never had a bar cart. For one thing, there’s something sublimely Abigail’s Party about having an area solely dedicated to drinking. Plus a bar cart says: “I have my life together! Friends regularly visit my house and enjoy doing so!” (Both things I’m unable to verify.)My new home, however, comes complete with a drinks trolley, yet I’m scared to touch it. Why? Mainly because I just don’t think I’m capable of producing something I’ll actually like. Besides chucking some cold gin in a coupe and dropping in a poorly cut toenail of lemon, my mixologist skills begin and end at lumping a few liquids in a jug and calling it a “lazy girl cocktail” – although “cocktail” feels a rather grandiose term for creating what is, essentially, a domestic version of a Wetherspoon’s pitcher. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Where Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid visits when in London, from Harrods to Saddle Cafe

Where Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid visits when in London, from Harrods to Saddle Cafe  MSN

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13 h. ago Netflix fans 'cancel all plans' over eight part thriller perfect for Harlan Coben fans

The new Netflix limited series is already being described as a perfect binge

Politics

14 h. ago Steve Irwin's daughter Bindi gives health update after being rushed to hospital

Bindi Irwin, the daughter of the late Steve Irwin, has issued an important health update on social media after undergoing emergency surgery and 'waiting 13 years for answers'

Science

16 h. ago Truck drivers, doctors and bakers: ordinary Yemenis turn to veteran journalist when justice fails

Fatehi Bin Lazreq has used social media, newspapers and radio to expose corruption and everyday injustices since the country’s civil war started a decade agoWhen dozens of gas tankers near Yemen’s southern city of Aden were held up at a checkpoint by soldiers demanding heavy bribes, the frustrated drivers and traders turned to a man they trusted: Fatehi Bin Lazreq, a prominent Yemeni journalist.Known for using his media outlets and social media platforms to demand accountability, Bin Lazreq posted about the drivers’ ordeal on Facebook. It quickly went viral, generating thousands of likes and comments. Within hours, the post prompted a phone call from the prime minister and another senior official, both pledging to resolve the issue. Soon, the tankers were able to move on. Continue reading...

Society

17 h. ago Bindi Irwin undergoes gruelling surgery after '13 years of fighting for answers'

Bindi Irwin missed her late dad Steve's annual gala in May after rupturing her appendix, and her brother Robert explained her absence at the time

Politics

18 h. ago 'We want a refund!': Fury erupts as residents paying £45 for bin collections left with overflowing rubbish

Fury of Trafford residents who've paid extra for green waste collections

Economics

28 h. ago Talks stall on world’s first plastic pollution treaty one day before deadline

Almost 100 countries reject draft treaty as ‘unambitious’ and ‘inadequate’Talks on the world’s first legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution have stalled just one day before the negotiations are due to end.Some of the countries calling for an ambitious treaty to include targets to reduce plastic production, including Colombia, the EU and the UK, have rejected as “unacceptable” and “unambitious” a draft treaty text that does not include production caps, nor address chemicals used in plastic products. Continue reading...

Events

31 h. ago Nicola Sturgeon's supportive lesbian circle as she says her sexuality isn't 'binary'... from TV presenter she shared warm embrace with to ally whose flat she used: GAVIN MADELEY

In her new memoir, Frankly, Nicola Sturgeon laughs off the baseless online rumours that she conducted some kind of lesbian affair with France 's ex-ambassador to the UK, Catherine Colonna.

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32 h. ago Banish unpleasant bin smells in hot weather with common 65p kitchen ingredient

Experts have shared a simple and inexpensive way to stop your bin from smelling in hot weather - and all you need is a common kitchen ingredient that costs as little as 65p

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33 h. ago Love Is Blind UK fans spot ‘huge red flag’ as they beg star to stop ‘cringe’ behaviour

Netflix viewers have already started binge watching Love Is Blind UK season 2 and they’re already confused by one contestant’s behaviour.

Sport

33 h. ago 'Brilliant' BBC period drama hailed by fans who say 'World War I came alive'

The BBC period drama has received widespread acclaim by fans online who have been binge-watching the series on repeat

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33 h. ago 'Masterpiece' BBC period drama receives 10/10 reviews from fans left 'in tears'

The BBC period drama has been widely praised by fans online who have been binge-watching the series on repeat

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35 h. ago Kitchen bins won't smell in warm weather if you sprinkle 1 thing in the bottom

Hot temperatures can cause your bins to smell badly, but there's an easy way to stop this and it's by using something many will have in the house

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