Last year 370 million toys were sold in the UK alone. And while unwanted toys do get passed on to younger children, their component parts, often containing plastic, make them difficult to recycle. So how do we get children to think about the amount of plastic in toys, without spoiling their fun? Actor and Greenpeace […]
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The Toronto Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors in a nail-biter Game 6 to win the NBA championship Thursday night at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. Despite a strong opening Warriors lineup, the Raptors eked out a three-point lead by the end of the first half, and the Warriors couldn’t manage to pull out a
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Plans for a fiercely contested coal mine in northeastern Australia received a long-awaited government green light on Thursday, less than a month after conservative politicians who champion coal triumphed in national elections. An environmental permit issued by the Queensland State government cleared the way for an Indian company, the Adani Group, to start work on
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Image copyright PA The infection of up to 30,000 people with contaminated blood has been called the biggest treatment disaster in NHS history. Thousands have died. A public inquiry is now under way – but what is already known about the scandal? Who was affected? People with haemophilia and other bleeding disorders were given blood
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Image copyright Getty Images Vodafone says it is working to tackle “disruption” to its mobile and fixed-line broadband services. It has experienced a fault with an international link used to transmit data between countries but is rerouting traffic to address the issue. Reports on the DownDetector website indicate that subscribers in the UK, Ireland, Greece,
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Young Hong Kong residents protesting a proposed extradition law that would allow suspects to be sent to China for trial are seeking to safeguard their identities from potential retaliation by authorities employing mass data collection and sophisticated facial recognition technology. Agnes, a second-year college student who declined to give her surname, said she donned a
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Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani has become the first Japanese player to hit for the cycle in the majors. Ohtani completed his cycle with a single in the seventh inning of a game Thursday night against the Tampa Bay Rays. He is the first Angels player to accomplish the feat since Mike Trout on
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WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s accusation on Thursday that Iran was behind an attack on two oil tankers forces President Trump to confront a choice he has avoided until now: whether to make good on his threat that Tehran would “suffer greatly” if American interests were imperiled. For weeks, Mr. Trump has weaved
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Procedures which involving piercing the skin are an infection risk Shops offering tattoos and piercings pose an infection risk, and laws on who works in them should be tightened, say public health experts. At present, anyone in the UK can set up a parlour and offer procedures without proper
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Image copyright Jory Lee Cordy Image caption Drax Project (L-R): Sam Thomson, Shaan Singh, Ben O’Leary and Matt Beachen If Shaan Singh hadn’t forgotten his wallet, he might never have played with Ed Sheeran. Two years ago, the singer left a late-night rehearsal with his band, The Drax Project, intending to catch the last bus
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