Biffa Waste Services is convicted of illegally exporting more than 1,000 tonnes of household waste including soiled nappies and hairpieces and labelling it as paper then dumping it in Asia Biffa Waste Services convicted sending more than 1,000 tonnes of waste to Asia Investigation stopped sixteen 25-tonne containers travelling from Southampton Wood Green Crown Court … Read more
Police have seized more than 100 e-scooters being ridden illegally in London in just two days with officers saying they have caused serious injuries. A total of 107 electric scooters were confiscated across boroughs including Westminster, Tower Hamlets, Havering and Newham on Monday and Tuesday. The Met’s Roads and Transport Policing Command (RTPC) said officers … Read more
This is the moment a man illegally riding an e-scooter on a high street in London smashes into a cyclist and knocks the rider off his bike. Video posted on social media shows a man hurtling down Rye Lane in Peckham on an e-scooter at high speed over the weekend. The e-scooter driver can be … Read more
Plastic from British supermarkets is being illegally dumped and burned on Turkish roadsides, it has been claimed. Waste from major chains including Tesco, Aldi and M&S is among rubbish strewn across Turkey’s Adana province, according to an investigation by Greenpeace. The UK exports more than 500,000 tons of plastic waste every year – enough to fill … Read more
Plastic from British supermarkets is being illegally dumped and burned on Turkish roadsides, it has been claimed. Waste from major chains including Tesco, Aldi and M&S is among rubbish strewn across Turkey’s Adana province, according to an investigation by Greenpeace. The UK exports more than 500,000 tons of plastic waste every year – enough to fill … Read more
Up to 2million cars could be being driven on UK roads illegally because owners have failed to have vehicles MOT tested after using the six-month exemption at the start of the pandemic. Even the very last cars to have benefited from the extension – which expired on 1 August 2020 – should now have been … Read more
Up to 2million cars could be being driven on UK roads illegally because owners have failed to have vehicles MOT tested after using the six-month exemption at the start of the pandemic. Even the very last cars to have benefited from the extension – which expired on 1 August 2020 – should now have been … Read more
A 100-year-old old pub which was illegally demolished by a developer and was ordered by a judge to be rebuilt ‘brick by brick’ following a campaign from locals will reopen its doors for the first time in six years tomorrow. The Carlton Tavern in Maida Vale, west London, was being considered for Grade-II listed status … Read more
A 100-year-old old pub which was illegally demolished by a developer and was ordered by a judge to be rebuilt ‘brick by brick’ following a campaign from locals will reopen its doors for the first time in six years tomorrow. The Carlton Tavern in Maida Vale, west London, was being considered for Grade-II listed status … Read more
Asylum rights will be slashed for migrants who arrive in Britain illegally under major reforms announced today. Priti Patel will introduce a ‘two-tier’ system in which those who come via unauthorised routes – such as crossing the Channel in small boats – are given far fewer privileges. Even if they have a legitimate claim to … Read more