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Single-use plastic bag sales down 95% since 5p charge brought in

Single-use plastic bag sales down 95% since 5p charge brought in

The big supermarkets sold 226 million carriers in 2019/20, down from 7.6 billion before the fee was introduced in 2015.

Increase in empty shops as high streets and shopping centres hit by lockdown

Increase in empty shops as high streets and shopping centres hit by lockdown

The quarterly BRC-LDC vacancy monitor revealed 12.4% of all shop units were vacant in the three months to the end of June.

Olympian Jessica Ennis-Hill to join Captain Tobias for fundraising effort

Olympian Jessica Ennis-Hill to join Captain Tobias for fundraising effort

Nine-year-old Tobias Weller has raised more than £133,000 for Sheffield Children’s Hospital and Paces School by walking and running two marathons.

In Pictures: English tourist attractions prepare for return of visitors

In Pictures: English tourist attractions prepare for return of visitors

Many attractions are reopening to the public following the relaxation of the Covid-19 lockdown.

Gap between rich and poor university students widest for 12 years

Gap between rich and poor university students widest for 12 years

The proportion of white British boys eligible for free school meals entering higher education has also fallen.

13% of Covid-19 patients say hearing worsened after hospital discharge – study

13% of Covid-19 patients say hearing worsened after hospital discharge – study

Researchers say there is an urgent need for more research into how the disease impacts the audiovestibular system.

Investors in bond scheme get £8.4m payout from compensation scheme

Investors in bond scheme get £8.4m payout from compensation scheme

Around £237 million of investors’ money was trapped in London Capital and Finance when it collapsed.

‘Beautiful’ great green macaw chicks hatch for first time at Chester Zoo

‘Beautiful’ great green macaw chicks hatch for first time at Chester Zoo

The pair of endangered parrots, which hatched in April, have spent three months hidden inside their nest with parents Royan and Dresden.

Coastal flooding risks forecast to increase as climate warms

Coastal flooding risks forecast to increase as climate warms

A study warns north-west Europe, including the UK, is among the hotspots at high risk.

Covid-19 in Europe: what do the latest figures tell us?

Covid-19 in Europe: what do the latest figures tell us?

Belgium is one country recording a week-on-week rise in the rate of new cases.

NHS worker relives horror of racially aggravated hit-and-run

NHS worker relives horror of racially aggravated hit-and-run

The 21-year-old was walking to the bus stop after finishing work at Southmead Hospital in Bristol last Wednesday afternoon when the attack happened.

Two former police officers will not be prosecuted over fatal 1969 shootings

Two former police officers will not be prosecuted over fatal 1969 shootings

One of the cases involves Patrick Rooney, nine, who died at his home in the Divis Flats in 1969 after being struck by a bullet fired outside.

Understanding of lockdown rules has dropped across UK, research suggests

Understanding of lockdown rules has dropped across UK, research suggests

Only 14% of participants in England report understanding the rules completely as the lockdown eased, according to the study.

Regulator ‘failing’ passengers over lack of enforcement action on refund delays

Regulator ‘failing’ passengers over lack of enforcement action on refund delays

Consumer group Which? claimed the Civil Aviation Authority has allowed carriers to ‘continue to behave terribly’.

Tracers unable to reach quarter of people who came into contact with infected

Tracers unable to reach quarter of people who came into contact with infected

The NHS Test and Trace service has now announced plans to increase testing capacity to 150,000 tests per day by September.

Deaths of older people on Britain’s roads up 8%

Deaths of older people on Britain’s roads up 8%

Some 637 people aged 60 and over were killed in road accidents in 2019, according to new data.

Frontline healthcare workers at greater risk of coronavirus despite PPE – study

Frontline healthcare workers at greater risk of coronavirus despite PPE – study

Researchers say their findings highlight the importance of adequate availability and use of PPE, and the need for additional protective strategies.

NHS consultations should move online and to mobile phones – Hancock

NHS consultations should move online and to mobile phones – Hancock

The Health Secretary said a ‘very large swathe of society prefers to do these things online’.

Former ‘naughty Tory’ MP Charlie Elphicke guilty of sexual assaults on women

Former ‘naughty Tory’ MP Charlie Elphicke guilty of sexual assaults on women

The father-of-two, married to current MP Natalie Elphicke, was convicted at Southwark Crown Court after a three-and-a-half week trial.

John Lewis eyes move to turn empty stores into private housing

John Lewis eyes move to turn empty stores into private housing

Chairman Dame Sharon White has told employees the retail group is eyeing a number of new markets as part of its strategic review.

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