‘The government is showing a shocking disregard for the environment at a time when the urgency and seriousness of the situation has never been clearer’ Via: Extra 700,000 tons of plastic could be thrown away while government delays new tax, Labour claims
Advertising watchdog bans Facebook post targeted at parents containing image of ‘dead baby’ Via: Anti-vaccination campaign's advert banned for claiming all vaccines can kill children
MPs say forces in England and Wales are making fewer arrests, ‘severely denting’ trustPublic confidence in the ability of police officers to do their jobs has been “severely dented” as forces struggle to cope with dwindling resources, parliament’s spending watchdog has warned.The public accounts select committee concluded police are taking Read more
Collins Dictionary picks term referring to products made to be used once and thrown away as word of the year after rise in environmental awarenessSingle-use, a term referring to products – often made of plastic –that are made to be used once and thrown away, has been named Collins Dictionary’s Read more
Kiln, LondonStephen Sharkey adapts Smith’s immigrant tale with zest but struggles to contain the novel’s dizzying temporal leaps Adapting Zadie Smith’s phenomenal novel for the stage is like trying to harness a whirlwind. The book leaps back and forth in time between 1945 and 1999 and offers multiple perspectives on Read more
• Tottenham likely to need results against Inter and Barcelona•‘The belief is there. In Milan I think we played better than them’Mauricio Pochettino still believes his Tottenham side can qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League after they scraped a vital victory over PSV Eindhoven at Wembley.With Internazionale Read more
Images of the scenes after the conflict ended have been given a colour update 100 years on. Via: These remarkable images show the end of the First World…
Up to 15 police cars arrived at Don Dale Detention Centre, in the Northern Territory, on Tuesday night after a reported ‘disturbance’ leading to the building being set alight. Via: Riot police storm notorious Don Dale juvenile detention centre after inmate disturbance
EXCLUSIVE: Bobbi Connell has been named by his grandfather who said he was ‘utterly shocked’ to see him in footage believed to have been filmed in South London on Saturday. Via: Five men are arrested over sickening Grenfell Tower bonfire
The incredible images include one of gunners pushing a truck filled with shells in 1917 and a British soldier helping a wounded German prisoner walk along a railway track in 1916 (pictured). Via: Grim reality of WW1 is brought to life in 100 colourised images to mark centenary