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Venice bans cruise ships from historic centre with liners ordered to dock at industrial port

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Venice bans cruise ships from historic centre with liners ordered to dock at an industrial port instead after UNESCO request Culture minister announced the decision was in response to UNESCO request The cruise ships will now be re-routed away from the city’s Giudecca canal Dario Franceschini hailed the move as a ‘correct decision, awaited for … Read more

Exposure to industrial chemicals in pregnancy ‘more likely to lead to autistic children’

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Women exposed to industrial chemicals including metals and pesticides while pregnant are more likely to have autistic children, study finds Researchers looked for evidence of industrial chemicals in Canadian women They found metals, pesticides, PCBs and BPS chemical were linked to autism They discovered the link by looking at autistic traits in pre-school children  By … Read more

Government plans to axe industrial pollution by two-thirds by 2035

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ELECTRIC VEHICLES  PM’S PLAN: Boris Johnson has vowed to ‘ban new sales of petrol and diesel cars by 2030’ . He announced £2.8billion in funding as part of his ten-point green plan, including £1.3billon on the rollout of electric car charging points. REALITY: The 2030 target is viewed by the industry as ‘incredibly ambitious’ with car … Read more

Ironbridge Museum launches hunt for ‘hidden LGBTQ workers’ of the industrial revolution

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A museum is to use Government cash to host a virtual drag queen night to kick-start a research project to find gay, lesbian and transgender Britons who may have helped in the Industrial Revolution more than 200 years ago.  The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust runs sites in the Shropshire Valley region known for its 18th … Read more

Dominic Raab accuses China of ‘industrial scale’ abuses against Uighur Muslims

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Dominic Raab today accused China of ‘industrial scale’ human rights abuses against its Uighur Muslim minority as he hardens the UK’s rhetoric against Beijing. The Foreign Secretary used a speech to the UN to demand its investigators are allowed in to Xinjiang province, where the Communist regime has been accused of committing genocide. His speech to the UN … Read more

Dominic Raab accuses China of ‘industrial scale’ abuses against Uighur Muslims

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Dominic Raab today accused China of ‘industrial scale’ human rights abuses against its Uighur Muslim minority as he hardens the UK’s rhetoric against Beijing. The Foreign Secretary used a speech to the UN to demand its investigators are allowed in to Xinjiang province, where the Communist regime has been accused of committing genocide. His speech to the UN … Read more

‘Gorilla Glue girl’ says she styled hair with industrial glue for a date after running out of gel

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The Louisiana mother who sprayed her hair with Gorilla Glue has revealed she did it to make herself look good for a date with her fiancé.  Tessica Brown, 40, from Violet, went viral after she posted a Tiktok video in which she explained she had been left with rigid, immovable locks for more than a … Read more

Wrexham industrial estate where Covid vaccine produced is EVACUATED

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Production of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has been suspended after a factory that produces and stores vital doses of the jab was sent a ‘suspicious package’ today.   The Wockhardt pharmaceutical facility at Wrexham Industrial Estate in Wales has been evacuated after staff received the parcel this morning.  Wockhardt provides fill-and-finish services for the Oxford and AstraZeneca vaccine and is capable of … Read more

Wrexham industrial estate where Covid vaccine produced is EVACUATED

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Factory that produces and stores Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is EVACUATED after it was sent a ‘suspicious package’ as bomb squad are called to site on industrial estate in north Wales A bomb disposal squad has been called to the Wockhardt pharmaceutical facility Staff at the site – in Wrexham Industrial Estate – received  the parcel this morning … Read more