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Image copyrightGetty Images People should pay a deposit for using plastic bottles in an attempt to protect the seas from plastic pollution, MPs say. The government’s Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) also wants free public drinking water fountains. And it says firms using plastic packaging should pay more for the waste they create. Curbs on plastic…

Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Prince William condemned illegal wildlife trading during a trip to China in 2015 A British ban on ivory sales is to be one of the toughest in the world, the environment secretary has said. Michael Gove said the sale of ivory of any age, with limited exceptions, will be banned in…

Image copyrightEddie MitchellImage caption Emergency services were called to the scene just before 09:00 GMT on Saturday A service of remembrance has been held for a boy and his grandfather who died when their car was struck by a train at a level crossing in West Sussex. The 72-year-old man and his 15-year-old grandson were…

WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (Reuters / EP) – While US negotiating teams work to reach an agreement with the Taliban to withdraw part of US troops from Afghanistan, suspicions are rising among some senior Trump Administration officials who believe this agreement will reduce the ability of the United States to thwart possible attacks Thus, his concerns…

I’ll even admit that my gut reaction to the speech was, yes, “Oprah for president.” And glancing at my Twitter timeline I quickly saw a lot of (mostly white) women exclaiming similar thoughts. It was a natural reaction from Americans currently starved for inspiration in leadership. But it’s actually not bold to say that a…

Peter Madsen, 47, “expressed no remorse or guilt” over the death and dismembering of Kim Wall last August, a psychologist who examined him said. During the tenth day of the trial, Copenhagen City Court also heard details of a blog post about heaven and hell which the inventor wrote. Madsen is accused of murdering the…