One in ten British people say they ‘can’t be bothered’ to be more eco-friendly as a new survey finds the average household uses 216 plastic haircare bottles a year. A poll of 2,000 people revealed that the average family is throwing away dozens of empty plastic bottles of shampoo, conditioner, hairspray and gel. A typical … Read more
Average British household used 216 plastic haircare bottles a YEAR – and one in ten say they ‘can’t be bothered’ to be more eco-friendly The average family throws away hundreds of empty plastic bottles every year A household will get through 24 bottles of shower gel and 108 loo rolls annually About 60 per cent … Read more
Nicole Anthony and David Alexander were nominated for eviction by Memphis Garrett on Sunday’s episode of Big Brother All-Stars on CBS. The 25-year-old podcast host and senior sales representative David, 30, were put on the chopping block by restaurateur Memphis, 37, during a nomination ceremony called by the new Head of Household. Memphis and previous … Read more
Cody Calafiore made his first big moves as the newly-minted Head of Household on Sunday night’s episode of Big Brother. Calafiore won last week’s challenge earning him Head of Household, and on Sunday, he nominated his first two contestants to be eliminated, Kevin Campbell and Keesha Smith. A brand new feature of the Big Brother … Read more
Coronavirus crisis triggers 4.5% fall in working-age household incomes – their worst drop since the 70s By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 20 July 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 20 July 2020 The coronavirus crisis has triggered a 4.5% fall in working-age household incomes Working-age households have suffered the worst income … Read more
Ex-Google executive unveils robotic helper ‘Stretch’ equipped with gripper arm to help with simple household tasks Stretch is a robot designed to facilitiate research into household robotics It has a robotic arm and gripper attached to a wheeled platform It was released by Hello Robot for $17,950 after three years of development The bot can … Read more
Blackburn could be the next area to be plunged into local lockdown after a spike of coronavirus cases, it has been revealed today. Civic chiefs in the Lancashire town are imposing new restrictions in a bid to prevent such measures as those put in place in Leicester following a Covid-19 outbreak in the Midlands city … Read more
A Household Cavalry corporal is fighting for a £700,000 payout after claiming his career was wrecked when he was hit in the eye by a rubber bungee while putting up an army tent. Simon Harley, an NCO in the mounted regiment – which forms part of the Queen’s official bodyguard – says he was erecting … Read more
Bill and Melinda Gates’ daughter Jennifer has opened up about what it was like to grow up with her billionaire parents, recalling how the philanthropists would discuss children’s mortality and the HIV/AIDs epidemic at the dinner table. The 24-year-old competitive equestrian, who is in her second year of medical school at the Icahn School of … Read more
Average UK household contains a small car’s worth of plastic including food packaging, textiles and white goods — but only four per cent is recycled, study shows Experts from Exeter created a tool to asses the ‘invisible’ plastic in our homes In 2018, the team found that each UK resident had around 1,043 lbs of plastic … Read more