Fly-tippers made to clean up rubbish they dumped on the M6 in Staffordshire

Fly-tippers caught dumping rubbish on M6 motorway are escorted five miles back to waste by police and forced to pick it up Fly-tippers dumped piles of rubbish next to an emergency refuse bay on the M6  Police pursued the car after Highways England caught them fly-tipping on CCTV Officers stopped three men in Staffordshire and … Read more

Boris Johnson plans chewing gum tax to raise more than £100m to clean Britain’s streets

Boris Johnson plans chewing gum tax to raise more than £100m to clean Britain’s streets of ‘monstrous acne of sticky grey blotches’ Boris Johnson is set to propose new tax targeting chewing gum manufacturers Aims to raise more than £100million to pay cost of clearing away discarded gum Manufacturers to be hit by the tax unless … Read more

Boris Johnson plans chewing gum tax to raise more than £100m to clean Britain’s streets

Boris Johnson plans chewing gum tax to raise more than £100m to clean Britain’s streets of ‘monstrous acne of sticky grey blotches’ Boris Johnson is set to propose new tax targeting chewing gum manufacturers Aims to raise more than £100million to pay cost of clearing away discarded gum Manufacturers to be hit by the tax unless … Read more

The dirtiest items in the kitchen that you FORGET to clean and easy ways to make them pristine again

Many proud homeowners are meticulous with their cleaning – but there are still some items that even the most diligent forget about.  Cleaning expert Joyce French from British advice website Home How has revealed the dirtiest household utensils that we often neglect.  These include salt and pepper shakers, tin openers – which should be washed … Read more

Now RSPCA backs Spring Clean: Charity supports drive to freshen up Britain

Now RSPCA backs Spring Clean: Charity supports drive to freshen up Britain after reports of animals trapped in lockdown litter RSPCA said it took 4,000 calls about creatures stuck in discarded waste in a year These include a gull tangled in a face mask and hedgehog with head stuck in can It is now urging … Read more

The perfect pick-me-up for a nation in lockdown! Great British Spring Clean 2021 launches

The perfect pick-me-up for a nation in lockdown! Great British Spring Clean 2021 launches… with calls for our loyal army of readers to help make Britain cleaner and greener The Great British Spring Clean 2021 officially launched yesterday Annual litter-pick, organised by Keep Britain Tidy, runs from May 28 to June 13   Environment minister Rebecca … Read more

Mum reveals the ‘miracle’ product that left her kitchen clean in a flash 

How to get a sparkling oven in SECONDS: Mum reveals the ‘miracle’ cleaning product that left her appliance glistening with little effort  An Australian mum has revealed the one product she uses ‘for everything’   The mum showed off incredible before and after photos of her oven The product is a breeze to use and cuts … Read more

Satellite that uses magnets to clean up space junk will launch tomorrow

The world’s first satellite that uses magnets to gather up space junk will launch tomorrow morning.  The craft, called ELSA-d and made by Japanese firm Astroscale, will blast off from Kazakhstan aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket at 6.07am GMT on Saturday (March 20). The 200kg craft consists of two components that will perform a series of tests in … Read more

Forget bleach… workers use milk and bread to clean 19th century stately home 

Mrs Hinch, Victorian-style! Forget bleach… workers use milk and bread to clean 19th century stately home England Heritage used bread and milk to prep interior of Brodsworth Hall The charity are prepping the Victorian home for its reopening to the public Bread was used to clean wallpaper and skimmed milk helped to wash the floors … Read more