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Image copyrightDSRLImage captionA site at Dounreay nuclear power station was rated ‘poor’ by Sepa Some of Scotland’s biggest industrial sites are failing to comply with environmental protection measures, OP’S NEWS  Scotland can reveal. Petroineos at Grangemouth and BP’s Kinneil Terminal were each rated ‘poor’ along with two sites at Dounreay. Another 51 fish farming sitesContinue reading “Major sites rated ‘poor’ on environment protection”

Image copyrightANDRESR/GETTY IMAGES City firms including giants Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan have been called on to sign a gender diversity pledge which was first published in 2016. Treasury committee chair Nicky Morgan has written to 33 financial services firms who have yet to sign up. She has asked the companies to confirm to theContinue reading “MPs pressure City firms over gender diversity”

Image copyrightLFBImage captionThe damage caused to a seventh floor flat in Shepherd’s Bush, London Faulty household appliances – primarily washing machines and tumble dryers – account for 60 house fires a week in the UK, consumer group Which? has said. It said the number of fires has stayed roughly the same each year for fiveContinue reading “Faulty appliances ’cause 60 fires a week’”

Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionMs Linton and her husband Steven Mnuchin US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s wife is trying to win over the American people after being dragged through the social media mud last year. In a new Elle magazine interview, Louise Linton regrets how she boasted about wealth and belittled a commenter on a now-deleted InstagramContinue reading “US treasury secretary’s wife Louise Linton is ‘super-duper’ sorry”

Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionShaun White received criticism for brushing off sexual harassment allegations as “gossip” US Olympic snowboarder Shaun White has apologised for calling allegations of sexual harassment against him “gossip”. He said he used “a poor choice of words to describe such a sensitive subject”, after becoming the first snowboarder to win three OlympicContinue reading “Shaun White apologises for calling harassment claim gossip”

Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionOntario Progressive Conservative leader Patrick Brown has resigned in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations A Canadian news outlet says some of the facts in an expose of sexual misconduct claims against a politician were wrong. Patrick Brown resigned as leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative party in January, months before the provincialContinue reading “Canadian broadcaster CTV amends Patrick Brown sex claim story”

Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionMr Shulkin disputes the inspector general’s findings US Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin improperly accepted Wimbledon tennis tickets and used tax dollars to fund a European trip, a report finds. A report by the agency’s inspector general also accused Mr Shulkin’s top aide of doctoring an email to justify government-funded travel forContinue reading “US Veterans chief Shulkin ‘improperly’ took Wimbledon tickets”

Image copyrightSYRIAN RED CRESCENT / TWITTERImage captionThe Syrian Arab Red Crescent posted photos to Twitter of the delivery The rebel-held Syrian region of the Eastern Ghouta has received its first aid delivery in almost three months. It comes after weeks of appeals from the United Nations to allow aid deliveries and the evacuation of hundredsContinue reading “Syria war: First aid delivery in months reaches Eastern Ghouta”

Image copyrightSCHUTZ & RETTUNG ZURICH Despite looking for their lost dog for six months, the Ehret-Vath family from near Frankfurt never gave up hope. Last week, the family of five were thrilled to get a call saying the German Shepherd was alive, having crossed the border from Germany to Switzerland. Rapunzel the dog was foundContinue reading “Lost dog found 400km from home after six months”

Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionOleg Deripaska has warned the media not to repeat the allegations made against him YouTube and Instagram face being blocked by Russian internet service providers as a result of a standoff between one of the country’s richest businessmen and an opposition leader. Russia’s internet censor blacklisted material on both services after aContinue reading “YouTube and Instagram face Russian bans”