Trains powered by human waste and discarded food could be introduced to Britain’s railway network under plans to phase out dirty diesel engines The ‘BioUltra’ railcar is being developed engineers at Ultra Light Rail Partners This Worcester-based firm built a smaller, biogas-fuelled demo train back in July The new train will carry twice the passengers (120 … Read more
A family walked out of Pontins after claiming they found ‘filthy’ conditions in their chalet – including a discarded pair of old boxer shorts. Michael Beirne, from Keresley, said he discovered chipped and broken furniture, stains and general dirt and grime when walking into his room at Pontins’ Camber Sands Holiday Park. The staycationer shot a mobile … Read more
Billy Joel goes viral for an impromptu street performance on a discarded wooden piano in Long Island By Deirdre Simonds For Dailymail.com Published: 01:06 BST, 17 July 2020 | Updated: 01:37 BST, 17 July 2020 Billy Joel gave some lucky onlookers a special performance, after stumbling upon a discarded wooden piano in Long Island, New York. In … Read more
A waterways charity has issued concerns that personal protective equipment (PPE) is rapidly becoming a new litter scourge during the coronavirus pandemic. The huge increase in the use of single-use plastic gloves and masks being used by non-healthcare professionals will negatively impact the environment, Thames21 says. The public health crisis has already meant dropped and … Read more
Plastic bottles are the UK’s most commonly littered item, accounting for a quarter of all rubbish discarded on streets, parks and beaches by volume, a new study reveals. Small plastic bottles commonly used to contain non-alcoholic fizzy drinks accounted for just under 25 per cent of discarded waste by volume in 2019, environmental charity Keep … Read more
Turtley gross! Thai vets pull a 12-inch strand of discarded plastic bag from a green turtle’s backside that it mistook for food Footage shows a foot-long piece of soft plastic being pulled from a green turtle Ocean rubbish stuck inside the turtle would have eventually caused it to die It’s likely herbivorous species of turtle mistook the … Read more
Taron Egerton ‘left raging after a discarded cigarette causes a fire at his upscale London apartment block’ By Jack Newman For Mailonline Published: 17:16 BST, 26 April 2020 | Updated: 17:37 BST, 26 April 2020 Taron Egerton was reportedly left ‘raging’ after a discarded cigarette caused a fire at his luxury apartment block. The fire … Read more
ROCKETMAN star Taron Egerton’s posh apartment block went up in flames after a resident flicked a cigarette butt onto a balcony. A blaze was started at the star’s plush west London complex on Friday morning when a neighbour’s cigarette landed onto a balcony filled with paper and clothes. 2 Rocketman star Taron Egerton was left … Read more