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The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) is currently investigating as to how a family pet’s ears were burned off while they were away on holiday. Colin the rabbit was discovered to have mutilated ears when Natalie Hall, her partner and children came home to Scawthorpe, South Yorkshire, and found the [...]
(Read More)3rd Aug 10
BP hopes static kill will permanently stop Gulf oil leak
by Natasha Redman
BP has begun its static kill operation, which the firm hopes will permanently stop the flow of oil from the leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico. The procedure, which could take up to three days to complete, involves pumping specially-designed mud into the top of the well, pushing oil down into the reservoir, and [...]
(Read More)3rd Aug 10
Susan Sarandon and Body Shop partner to combat sex trafficking
by Katie Naylor
Susan Sarandon, the Hollywood actress famous for several hit films including blockbuster Thelma and Louise, has teamed up with The Body Shop to help with the firm’s efforts to combat sex trafficking through its Stop Sex Trafficking Campaign. In addition to Sarandon, other Hollywood actresses including Uma Thurman and Sienna Miller, as well as the [...]
(Read More)3rd Aug 10
Mobile phone battery recycling at Sainsburys
by Harry Oldfield
Sainsbury’s, one of the largest retailers in the UK, is offering mobile phone battery and charger recycling at its stores throughout the country, in an effort to reduce the amount of waste generated from consumers throwing their old devices in the trash. The firm estimates that there are over 20 million unused chargers in the [...]
(Read More)3rd Aug 10
Carphone Warehouse launches Music Anywhere
by Adam Richards
Carphone Warehouse has officially launched its Music Anywhere initiative, a service that allows users of its music-streaming desktop application to access their songs with their iPhones and Blackberries from anywhere in the world. The Music Anywhere service stores consumer’s personal music library information on its gargantuan servers, which match the selections to its databases that [...]
(Read More)2nd Aug 10
Government obesity expert paid by diet firms
by Sally Davies
A British Government obesity expert has been paid by diet firms such as Weight Watchers and the Rosemary Conley fitness company, it has been revealed. Dr Susan Jebb, head of nutrition and health research at the Medical Research Council (MRC), was paid to write articles and appear in videos for the diet firms, which critics [...]
(Read More)2nd Aug 10
Tanker drivers prepare for strike
by Natasha Redman
Unite, the British labour union, has announced that the UK could see a wave of industrial action by fuel tanker drivers resulting from management’s harsh treatment of them regarding their jobs and working conditions. The union will convene a special summit in the next few months in order to determine whether or not the 3,000 [...]
(Read More)2nd Aug 10
Garment makers protest in Bangladesh over low wages
by Katie Naylor
Garment makers in Bangladesh, who produce clothing for UK retailer Marks and Spencer and international firms such as Wal-Mart and Zara, are protesting over what they claim are unacceptably low wages. The protestors have been disputing the minimum wage which they claim is inadequate for the amount of work done, and the on-going strikes have [...]
(Read More)2nd Aug 10
Two UK servicemen killed in Afghanistan
by Harry Oldfield
Two more UK servicemen have been killed in Afghanistan in separate incidents, according to the Ministry of Defence. One soldier was killed in the Lashkar Gah district of Helmand, and on the same day, a Royal Marine from 40 Commando Royal Marines, died as a result of an explosion in the Sangin district. The latest [...]
(Read More)2nd Aug 10
Battersea puts down aggressive dogs
by Adam Richards
Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, the oldest animal shelter in the UK, has announced that it had to put down one-third of the dogs that it took in last year because they were unsuitable to rehome because they had overly aggressive tendencies. The official tally saw 2,815 animals put to death, of which 1,931 were [...]
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