Month: August 2018

Firefighters battling blaze in Brandenburg are hampered by unexploded war munitionsBerlin residents have been told to shut windows and doors after a large forest fire sent a giant plume of smoke across the city, with unexploded munitions from the second world war complicating firefighting efforts.The blaze, which began on Thursday Read more…

Prime minister set to announce the changes as part of plans to tackle pollution Via: Plastic bag charge to rise to 10p and be extended to every shop

Much of the focus has been on Willie Mullins’s Stratum but Roger Charlton’s runner looks to have been prepared with this race in mindThe first £1m Sky Bet Ebor Handicap revolves around Willie Mullins’s Stratum, who was an emphatic winner over two miles at Newbury last time out and is Read more…

Ministers consider doubling existing 5p levy and imposing it on even the smallest storesMinisters have been considering rolling out the plastic bag levy to all shops and doubling it to 10p.The prime minister was reportedly planning to announce the proposals next week as part of a series of measures designed Read more…