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Third of Londoners suffer hygiene poverty, says charity
Kumail JafferLocal Democracy Reporting Service BBC People are choosing between food and basic hygiene products, campaigners said Almost a third of Londoners aged 16 to 55 cannot afford basic hygiene products, leaving them unable to live normally, a charity has warned. According to research from the Hygiene Bank, about three out of 10 women in…
Supply too reliant on one asset, says South East Water boss
Fiona Irving,South East environment correspondentand Craig Buchan,South East BBC South East Water chief executive David Hinton has faced calls to resign over supply issues The boss of South East Water has said the company is too dependant on individual facilities after a six-day supply failure affected thousands of people in Kent. About 24,000 properties in…
Fertiliser costs mean Im better off not planting, says farmer
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‘I don’t know who he is’, says Trump after pardoning crypto tycoon
US President Donald Trump says he does not know who Changpeng Zhao is, despite pardoning the cryptocurrency multi-billionaire last month. Trump was asked about the pardon during an interview with CBS News’ 60 Minutes programme, which was broadcast on Sunday. Zhao, who is also known as “CZ”, pleaded guilty to enabling money laundering in 2023….
