Tag: UK
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Why Can’t We Recycle Crips Packages?
by20 million crisp packets are produced everyday in the UK. Crisp packets and their environmental impact have become something of a national issue in recent months, so much so that campaigners have actually started posting used packets to Walkers because they can’t be recycled. The backlash has been so significant that the Royal Mail is now asking […]
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Theresa May: EU must respect UK in Brexit talks
byUK Prime Minister Theresa May has said the EU must treat the UK with more “respect” in Brexit negotiations. In a statement at Downing Street she said for EU leaders to reject her plan with no alternative at this “late stage of negotiations” was “not acceptable”. She said talks had reached an “impasse” and could […]
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Russians accused over Salisbury poisoning were in city ‘as tourists’
byMoscow -Two Russians accused of a nerve agent attack in the UK have admitted they visited the city where the assault took place, but say the purpose of their brief trip was to visit its historic cathedral, and not to poison a former double agent who happened to live there. When the men identified as […]
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US imposing new Russia sanctions over chemical attack
byWASHINGTON (AP) — The United States says it will impose new sanctions on Russia for illegally using a chemical weapon in an attempt to kill a former spy and his daughter in Britain earlier this year. The new sanctions, to be imposed later this month, come despite President Donald Trump’s efforts to improve relations with […]
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In a First, UK Police Seize Cannabis Grower’s Bitcoins Worth $1.6 Million
byAmong the many potential roles that bitcoin could play in society, it is hard to imagine plugging holes in police budgets being one of them. Until now. Surrey Police have become the first law enforcement agency in the United Kingdom to convert bitcoins that were seized from a drug dealer into British pounds, a portion of which […]
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