Households have been alerted to the environmental impact and health risks associated with using washing powder in their machines. Environmental specialists are raising concerns about two destructive ingredients present in laundry detergents: phosphates and surfactants. Both elements, they say, can devastate wildlife and contaminate watercourses, and they’re found in both …
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Several Leicestershire post offices could lose nearly half their profits if Royal Mail proceeds with controversial plans to remove their sorting offices, a county councillor has warned. The proposed changes in Groby and Ratby would see mail sorting operations moved to Meridian at Fosse Park. Under the new proposals, mail …
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Victims of domestic abuse in the Northumbria area are now receiving a more specialist police response to calls for help, as the first domestic abuse specialists are embedded in five 999 police control rooms across the country. Northumbria Police will pioneer this new approach to improve the police response to …
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Three Northern Ireland victims of the Post Office IT scandal have been awarded £1.8 million in redress payments. More than 900 former sub-postmasters across the UK were wrongly prosecuted between 1999 and 2015 because the Horizon computer system wrongly showed missing payments from their branch accounts. Convictions were quashed by …
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The day will be clearer and brighter The rising sun hits Liverpool Cathedral on a clear and bright start to the day The Met Office has predicted “sunny spells” after Storm Éowyn hit Merseyside. Weather warnings were put in place on Friday as “strong winds” hit coastal areas such as …
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Becky Chorlton bought unclaimed lost luggage from London Heathrow Airport News Rahima Miah Social News Reporter 20:41, 20 Jan 2025 What might you find in a random piece of luggage if you bought it at auction? (picture posed by a model)(Image: Shared Content Unit) A London airport’s unclaimed lost luggage …
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Robert Hudson, known as Rocky, Britain’s longest-serving Royal Mail postman, has shared his memories of delivering turkeys, kippers and last-minute Christmas gifts over his 60-year career. The 76 year old from Leyton, east London, began his Royal Mail journey in December 1964 at the age of 16, starting as a …
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Max George, a member of The Wanted, has shared that he may need to undergo open heart surgery following his recent hospitalisation. He had previously hinted at the possibility of spending Christmas in hospital due to potential heart issues. Max’s mother, Barbara, provided some insight into the situation, stating: “Max …
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Fans were thrilled as Comic Con announced its latest guest for 2025 People at Comic Con Liverpool(Image: Liverpool Echo) Comic Con has announced Beetlejuice star Alec Baldwin as its latest guest. Comic Con returns to the Exhibition Centre from Saturday, May 3 to Sunday May 4 next year. Alec Baldwin …
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Baffled residents were left scratching their heads after a blue Audi appeared to have driven up the side of a parked grey BMW in a quiet residential street. The bizarre incident occurred in Roseberry Park in Bristol, and was reported to Avon and Somerset Police shortly before midday. Both police …
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