Volunteer on a lockdown litter pick finds 2000-year-old Roman coin that he initially thought was a euro Chris Lyon, 27, made the discovery when he was out helping clean up the Carr Mill Dam in St Helens, Merseyside, with his girlfriend Chelsea Marsden Chris first asked his grandparents about the coin before taking to social … Read more
Heartbroken parents reveal their family dog died after eating barbecue leftovers dumped on a beach – as they share moment they broke the news to their son, 5, in warning to others Francis and Nolan Howarth posted a video online as a warning to litter louts The footage showed their son Michael, five, in agony … Read more
First pine martens to be reintroduced to England have litter of kits, raising hope for the recovery of the species Three-year scheme began in 2019 to reintroduce pine martens to Forest of Dean The first of the 18 animals were moved from Scotland to Gloucestershire in 2019 Radio tracking and trail camera reveals at least three … Read more
Keir Starmer signs up for the September Clean: Labour leader will join the PM (and thousands of furloughed staff) to rid Britain of lockdown litter Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer signs up for the Great British September Clean Heritage groups, businesses and the Wombles gave their backing to campaign The Daily Mail-backed campaign will take … Read more
A massive nationwide campaign to clean up Britain backed by the Daily Mail is relaunched today after being postponed by the coronavirus crisis. Shocking pictures have shown the lockdown litter blighting the nation’s beauty spots in recent weeks. From the countryside to the coast, thoughtless people have left piles of waste and plastic while meeting … Read more
Illegal ravers leave parks and streets of Britain strewn with litter as police forces vow to crack down on lockdown parties springing up across the UK Illegal raves have cropped up in cities including Manchester, London and Cardiff Residents left furious as Bruce Castle Park in Tottenham left covered in litter Police forces have vowed … 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
A rural campaigning group is pleading with the public to respect the countryside and green spaces, after beauty spots were blighted by litter. The Countryside Alliance has highlighted the scourge of empty laughing gas containers – or ‘hippy crack’ canisters – as well as disused glass booze bottles, being strewn across the nation’s parks. The … Read more
Jessie Wallace was spotted as she headed out to pick up rubbish from her local park after branding litterers as ‘disgusting selfish t***s’. The Eastenders star, 48, took to Instagram on Saturday to share a snap of her volunteering efforts from Alexandra Park, London. She donned an all black ensemble and wore her jet black tresses in … Read more
Britain’s ‘protected’ beaches have just as much litter on them as those in unprotected areas – including plastic, fishing materials and sewage debris Human made litter has been found on beaches in many marine protection areas Kent, Devon and Cornwall were the worst locations for litter in protected zones The type of rubbish varies by … Read more