Officials want to ensure recycling sent overseas is reusedGovernment departments have proposed a plan to ensure the thousands of tonnes of recycling sent overseas every year is actually being recycled — but have rejected a plea for a total ban on exports. We aren’t recycling that plastic, it’s being buried in poor peoples country’s! Recycling has always been a scam…Auckland Council contractor accused of mixing rubbish and recycling in one truckA central Auckland business owner claims he saw a council contractor throwinglandfill and recycling into the same rubbish truck. It has sparked accusations of hypocrisy as Auckland Council has threatened to removed recycling bins from residents who are not following the rules. It’s not about you becoming a flexitarian and championing bike lanes FFS, it’s about mega corporations being allowed to profit from the end of the world!

Bayern Munich show interest in Liverpool defender Joe Gomez, Chelsea think about offering Conor Gallagher a new deal, AC Milan target Aston Villa's Matty Cash. (Mirror), externalChelsea are thinking about offering a new deal to 24-year-old England midfielder Conor Gallagher, who is wanted by Aston Villa and Tottenham. (Guardian), externalAC Milan have held with talks with Aston Villa over a move for 26-year-old Poland right-back Matty Cash. (Athletic - subscription), externalFormer Lille and Roma boss Paulo Fonseca is set to be appointed the new AC Milan manager. (Sky Sports), externalThe agent of Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz, 26, has been in touch with Barcelona sporting director Deco as the Brazil international assesses his summer options.

Author Charlie Higson pens op-ed about 'Woke Bond'This story is hosted off-site at https://www.theguardian.com/bo...Share the StoryWhen Charlie Higson published a new Bond novel last year, online critics accused him of turning the iconic spy into a 'woke, libtard snowflake' ... But he has always been a complicated character, argues the authorRead More →

The book world is divided by the news that Baillie Gifford has withdrawn all of its sponsorship of literature festivals. While Greta Thunberg dropped out of the Edinburgh book festival last summer over its sponsorship from Baillie Gifford, not all environmental campaigners are in agreement. Author and conservationist Isabella Tree thinks that the boycott was “a cheap jibe” which will do more harm than good. Isabella Tree at the Wilding gala screening with director Dave Allen and Hugh Fearnley-WhittingstallWilding follows Tree and her husband’s 25 year journey transforming the farmland on their Sussex estate into a rewilded habitat, teeming with natural life. “I think we’ve got to learn how to live with wildlife again”, Tree said after the film.

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Rudy Giuliani’s lawyers revealed he has “possible” 9/11-related lung disease as they pleaded with a bankruptcy judge not to let someone else take over his finances, the New York Post reports. The former city leader — who earned the nickname “America’s Mayor” for his response to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks — “is suffering from possible 9/11 lung disease and his future earning capacity is limited both by his age and future health,” his lawyers said in court papers Monday.

Jun 13, 2024 06:00:00Analysis of wild African elephants' calls reveals they call each other by nameHumans call each other by names and nicknames, and sometimes even give names to pets and familiar animals. African elephants address one another with individually specific name-like calls | Nature Ecology & Evolution, a behavioral ecologist at Colorado State University, has been studying wild African elephants for many years and has come to suspect that African elephants call each other using name-like calls. 'Interestingly, we found that calls that African elephants make to specific listeners are less similar to the listener's calls compared to calls they make to other individuals. The results of this study suggest that African elephants need to identify individuals by name in order to form a complex society, and that African elephants have the ability for abstract thinking. Pardo argued that by studying how African elephants' calls developed, we may be able to get clues about the evolution of human language.

Rather surprising federal and New South Wales state poll results, plus the latest on a seemingly uneventful state by-election to be held the Saturday after next. • As reported in the Daily Telegraph, RedBridge Group has a third state poll combining survey waves from February and May to follow on from its earlier results for Victoria and Queensland, this time for New South Wales from a sample of 1376. The primary votes are Labor 35%, compared with 37.0% at the election, Coalition 40%, compared with 35.4%, and Greens 11%, compared with 9.7%. Staying in New South Wales, a by-election for the safe Nationals seat of Northern Tablelands will be held on June 22. Labor is not fielding a candidate, with Moylan’s competition consisting of Shooters Fishers and Farmers, the Greens and two independents.

The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has said Hamas's response to the latest proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza included 'numerous changes', of which some were 'workable, and some are not'. Speaking at a news conference in Doha, Qatar, Blinken said: 'Hamas could have answered with a single word: yes. Instead, Hamas waited nearly two weeks and then proposed more changes'

A sleepy bear was was filmed by a woman in Ontario, Canada, after it broke into her car. Kayla Seward filmed the bear sitting in the front passenger seat through condensation-misted windows before her partner opened the door to release the animal off camera

More infoAndy Murray is backing his Scotland to “surprise a few people” and reach the group stages at Euro 2024. The Scot, 37, got a taste of the atmosphere in Germany by playing in Boss Open in Stuttgart this week. A number of their players play in the Premier League. A lot of them play mid level to the top of the Championship. If I had to pick teams to be in the final, I would probably go with France and England.”

Erik ten Hag will remain as Manchester United managerFormer Manchester United ace Omari Forson – who departed the club this week – promised Erik ten Hag he will fulfill his potential. While last season is one many United players and fans will want to forget, Forson will hold it in his memory for a long time. Meanwhile, Ten Hag is entering the final year of his deal at Old Trafford, but is in talks over an extension. As a result of winning the famous old trophy, United managed to earn a place in the Europa League. In an interview in February, Ratcliffe said: "I'm not going to comment on Erik ten Hag because I think it would be inappropriate to do that.

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The rankings aim to examine 'how universities are improving our world' (Pic: Getty Creative) gettyThe world’s most sustainable universities have been revealed in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings. And the results paint a gloomy picture of progress towards sustainability in the U.S., with a significant drop in the performance of many higher education institutions. “It moves beyond the more traditional research-focused rankings to look at far broader issues — examining how universities are improving our world,” said Phil Baty, chief global affairs officer for Times Higher Education, which also publishes a more conventional higher education ranking. But while the U.S. dominates conventional university rankings, the Impact Rankings show a very different picture, with American higher education not only struggling but going backwards. “Some American universities are doing well in a number of key areas, showing real leadership on the vital issue of sustainability, particularly Arizona State University (Tempe),” said Baty.

Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay has admitted being unaware that candidates who praised the October 7 Hamas terror attack and who supported a pro-Palestinian protest taking place outside Auschwitz have been allowed to stand at the general election. Appearing on Radio 4’s Today programme Ramsey was asked by presenter Justin Webb about the party’s efforts to tackle widespread claims of antisemitism amongst candidates. What I can I tell you is the Green Party has a clear process where if questions are raised they are assessed by an. Ramsay revealed the party had prevented just four candidates originally selected from standing due to antisemitism claims. He also called for a boycott of Israel in the days after the October 7 attacks.