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Plastic contamination will soon be “catastrophic” for human health and is slowly “killing the human race”, a doctor and environmental organisation have warned. The stark message comes after research carried out during the Volvo Ocean race proved conclusively that plastic pollution has spread to every part of the planet.The data was gathered by the yacht Turn The Tide On Plastic, one of seven boats competing in the current edition of the extreme round-the-world sailing event. Image: Crew member Liz Wardley is ‘saddened’ by the results but hopes they will lead to change Seawater samples collected throughout the 45,000 mile journey…

Banks’ preparations for Brexit without a ratified withdrawal agreement are inadequate, the European Banking Authority (EBA) says. The EU’s top banking regulator warned banks “to speed up their preparations for the potential departure of the UK from the EU in March 2019″ without an agreement in place.”Firms cannot take for granted that they continue to operate as at present nor can they rely on as yet unrealised political agreements or public policy interventions,” Andrea Enria, Chairperson of the EBA, said.He added: “Risks, capacity and legal implications must be examined and addressed.”International banks with their European headquarters based in London and…

A beaming Harry Kane has been pictured holding the England-Panama match ball, which has been signed by his team mates. Kane, who scored a hat-trick in the match which saw England beat Panama 6-1, was snapped as he landed in St Petersburg on his way to the team’s training base for Russia 2018.The captain tweeted a picture of the team and the signed ball on the plane, writing: “Love this team. Proud of a first World Cup hat-trick. We keep going.”A peak TV audience of 14.1 million and a further 2.8m on live stream saw England book their place in…

A Colorado inmate let out of prison enjoyed less than two hours of freedom before his wife drove him back to jail. An identity mix-up led to James Rynerson being mistakenly released from prison instead of another inmate.Rynerson was in custody at Mesa County Jail on a $2,000 cash bond while awaiting prosecution on menacing, disorderly conduct and trespass charges, The Daily Sentinel reported.The 38-year-old briefly shared a cell with inmate Marvin March, who was later moved but the prison records were not updated.When March was called for release, Rynerson walked free instead.He gave his wife a fright when she…

A British man has been killed and another injured after a suspected deliberate hit-and-run in Cyprus. Cyprus Police said the two men, aged 39 and 32, were hit as they walked along a road near Paphos at about 2.30am on Saturday.The older man was later confirmed to have died.He has been named as Charlie Birch from Powys, Wales.The second man was taken to a nearby hospital with non life-threatening injuries.Police were called to an accident at 3am when someone reported two people lying on the road, the Cyprus Mail reported.There had reportedly been an altercation at a bar in Coral…

MPs will decide later whether to expand Heathrow airport in a crunch vote which looks set to expose divisions in both Labour and Tory ranks. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said it was “the biggest transport decision in a generation” as he called for cross-party support to approve a third runway.The spotlight will be on the whereabouts of Boris Johnson, who once threatened to lie down in front of the bulldozers if a third runway got the go-ahead at the west London airport. Image: (L-R) Chris Grayling and Boris Johnson The foreign secretary is set to miss the vote because he…

Recep Tayyip Erdogan has defeated strong opposition to be re-elected as president of Turkey. With 97.7% of the votes counted, the electoral board pronounced Mr Erdogan as the winner with an “absolute majority” of valid votes.The 64-year-old, who has led Turkey for the past 15 years, secured 52.5% of the vote, thereby avoiding a second round runoff in a fortnight.His closest challenger, Muharrem Ince, received 30.8% and the only female candidate, Meral Aksener, 7.4%. Image: Mr Erdogan addresses his supporters in Istanbul Speaking on national television, Mr Erdogan said: “The nation has entrusted to me the responsibility of the presidency…

The Italian and French governments have exchanged some remarkably undiplomatic language on the issue of migration as 16 EU leaders arrive in Brussels for a hastily arranged emergency meeting.  Italy’s two deputy prime ministers accused French President Emmanuel Macron of being “arrogant” and said that France risked becoming Italy’s “No1 enemy”.Writing on his Facebook page, Luigi Di Maio said: “Italy indeed faces a migration emergency and it’s partly because France keeps pushing back people at the border. Macron risks making his country Italy’s No.1 enemy on this emergency.”Mr Macron had said that Europe’s migration challenge was not on the same…

A boy has been stabbed to death after leaving a birthday party in Romford, east London. The party had been attended by up to 100 youths and the fighting broke out as the group left the event at North Romford Community Centre on Saturday night.The 15-year-old was found with knife wounds and died at the scene.His family has been told but his identity has not been released. Image: The teenager was stabbed to death following a private birthday party at North Romford Community Centre. Pic: @999London Police were called just after 9pm after reports of fighting and damage to the…

New research into a therapy for the currently untreatable mitochondrial depletion syndrome is to be funded by a UK charity. The Lily Foundation provides help and support for families affected by the genetic disease.The condition was brought into sharp focus by the case of Charlie Gard, who died a week before his first birthday as his parents fought to allow him to be treated in the US with a new form of treatment called nucleoside therapy. Image: Charlie Gard died following a fight by his parents to be allowed to take him to the US for treatment Liz Curtis, founder…