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As well as lurking in plastics and toiletries, phthalates are also found in things like food packaging, detergents, furnishings, flooring, clothing, paints, rubber, coating materials and medical devices. Used in …
How to avoid chemicals lurking in everyday products from labels to packaging changes Read More
This is the terrifying moment a family campervan burst into flames at a petrol station in a popular seaside resort today. The American-style Hurricane motor home caught fire as the …
Holiday from hell as family camper van engulfed by flames in raging inferno Read More
A driver has slammed a car park for fining him £60 after he spent eight minutes trying without success to pay to park there, then left. Engineer Ian Dykes parked …
Fuming driver hit with £60 fine after parking car for just eight minutes Read More
A dad was ordered to remove a bench outside his property by ‘jobsworth’ town hall officials concerned about health and safety. Steve Owens, 60, decided to put the seat in …
‘Jobsworth’ council workers force dad to remove garden bench from outside his flat Read More
Lending things to people we live next to is neighbourly – it’s definitely a blessing in disguise if you have a good relationship with those next door to you. But …
‘I lent a bikini to neighbour’s daughter now I have awkward issue getting it back’ Read More
A mum-of-eight is surviving on beans on toast for tea as she struggles to feed her family during the cost of living crisis. Pam Booth, 51, from Leeds, says she …
Mum-of-eight sees benefits ‘cut’ as she survives on ‘beans on toast for tea’ Read More
A 15-year-old school pupil has been hailed a hero after helping to save a man’s eyesight. Alexander Pickering, who attends Ripon Grammar School, was on a placement at Specsavers in …
Schoolboy, 15, hailed a hero after saving man’s eyesight during work experience Read More