Marks & Spencer is to stop displaying knickers and bras on hangers to cut down on plastic waste. The supermarket said it is exploring methods to cut the number that end up in landfill sites every year. Other plans include displaying items on tables in stores to reduce the number of hangers needed. The change …
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“When a story pops up on Mock the Week, no-one is going, ‘How can I bend this to an agenda?’” he said in 2020. “You’re going, ‘What’s the gag? What is the joke here? Where can I find the joke?’” The show proved controversial in the years when it featured Frankie Boyle as a regular …
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“It’s almost like the plastic pollution is getting the bacteria’s appetite going,” said Dr Andrew Tanentzap of the University of Cambridge’s Department of Plant Sciences, senior author of the research. “The bacteria use the plastic as food first, because it’s easy to break down, and then they’re more able to break down some of the …
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Supermarkets using facial recognition cameras to scan shoppers to identify thieves face investigation by a watchdog after the first legal complaint against their use. The Information Commissioner has been asked to investigate Southern Co-op’s use of live facial recognition cameras in its supermarkets by Big Brother Watch, which claims their deployment may be unlawful. The …
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A woman learned the hard way why you’re never to invade the space of a Queen’s guard. Have a look at the consequences below: London is one of the busiest cities in the world, and as such is jam packed with tourists, who descend on the capital in the hope of a chance encounter with …
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Huge swathes of Britain are without any rail services this week with coordinated strikes bringing the country’s transport network shuddering to a halt after last-ditch talks failed to resolve a dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. The next strike day is planned for Wednesday, July 27. Major transport hubs across the UK will see a …
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The Duke of Sussex may yet find his tell-all memoir on the Christmas bestseller list as it is claimed the book is finally finished and given the legal all-clear ahead of the biggest day in the publishing calendar. Prince Harry’s book, which he promises will tell the truth about his unusual upbringing in the Royal …
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“We would hope that these have become ingrained,” he said. “It seems like common sense to those people who have done it.” In total, 77 per cent of drivers have had to take steps to afford to keep driving, the survey found. Just over a quarter said they had started combining their trips, for instance …
Eating with your mouth open is widely considered to be the cardinal sin of the dinner table, even worse than the culinary faux pas of putting your elbows on the table and holding the fork in your right hand. But an expert from the University of Oxford has claimed that smacking your lips and letting …
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A Kensington Palace spokesman said the Duke and Duchess were “delighted” to share the new image to mark George’s birthday. “The photograph was taken while on holiday in the UK earlier this month by the Duchess,” they said. The portrait is the second taken by the Duchess to be published within a month, after the …
