Plastic pollution in the world’s oceans has become a global environmental crisis. Many people have seen images that seem to capture it, such as beaches carpeted with plastic trash or a seahorse gripping a cotton swab with its tail.
Dishwasher wins $21m settlement against Miami hotel for forcing her to work on Sundays.
For almost 10 years, Marie Jean Pierre worked as a dishwasher at the Conrad Miami Hotel in Florida. When she was hired in 2006, the Christian missionary told her employers that she could not work on Sundays because she had to serve in the church.
12 of the Best Photos Captured of the Super Blood Wolf Moon.
Sunday night saw perhaps one of the most impressively-titled celestial events. The super blood wolf moon total lunar eclipse, or super blood great spirit total lunar eclipse, was the combination of a larger moon than normal and a total lunar eclipse, with the “blood” referencing its reddish colour as it passes over the night sky. Despite the trickiness of getting a decent photo, camera-ready lunar fans managed to snap some impressive images of the moon.
Met Éireann warn that snow and widespread frost will hit Ireland tonight
It's coming. It feels like we've been waiting for the snow to hit Ireland for a while now, however, Met Éireann is predicting that wintry conditions are set to head for the country tonight.
Penneys praised for including teenage model with vitiligo in new campaign.
A brilliant move. Primark has been praised for including a teenage model with vitiligo in their new campaign. The model, named Kaiden Williams, has featured in the store's latest children's activewear ads, making the brand one of the first to regularly include children with vitiligo in their campaigns.
Free tubs of Halo Top ice cream are being given out on Deliveroo orders
With the dreary weather and our post-Christmas bank account, the first month of the calendar year can be a bit of an anti-climax. But that's before we heard about the free ice cream being handed out.Ice cream brand Halo Top have partnered up with Deliveroo to hand out 20,000 free tubs of their famous ice cream straight to people's door step. No going outside necessary.
You still have plenty of time to bag yours though, with the freebie giveaway launching tomorrow on the 15th January, and set to last until the 31st... if there's any ice cream left of course.Everyone who bags the freebie will get one free tub of Halo Top alongside their usual Deliveroo Editions meal from America’s most talked-about feel-good ice cream brand.
Already got your super sorted? If you live in London, you can still get a free dessert without going anywhere near the Deliveroo website, as Halo Top will also be handing out a further 5,000 tubs of ice cream to tired commuters on their way home. A thousand tubs a day will be handed out from 21st-25th Jan at either Euston or Clapham Junction stations from 6.00pm** to brighten up people’s evenings as they head home in the dark. No shame, it's free ice cream, after all.
And instead of the competition, the freebies will be handed out on each order placed via Deliveroo Editions while supplies last (up to 20,000 orders).
Mum calls police after Domino's fail to deliver pizza 'leaving kids to go hungry.
A mum called the police after Domino's failed to deliver her pizza - saying they left her children "to go hungry".Mum-of-three Clair, from Plymouth, placed a £37 order as a treat for her children leaving herself just £7 to live on for the next two days.
An Aussie mum says she was left in shock after opening up her little boy's Kinder Surprise .
An Aussie mum says she was left in shock after opening up her little boy's Kinder Surprise to find a 'racist' toy. Mum Kimberley, from Victoria, said she picked up the egg for her 15-month old son Alexander last weekend, but when she opened it up, she found a white Kinder Egg figure holding three balloons, collectively bearing the letters 'KKK' the same initials as white supremacist group the Ku Klux Klan. Kimberley said: "Initially we laughed in shock. It was kind of like, 'Are we seeing and reading this right?'"However, once the initial shock wore off, Kimberley said she 'felt sick' at the thought her son could have played with the toy.
She continued: "As soon as you open the package the toy comes in two parts."One is the egg and the other is the balloons with 'KKK' written on them."As soon as you see them - you notice it."I mean, you do have to wonder who on Earth would sign off on this? Yes, of course, K is also the initial of Kinder, but it does seem faintly ridiculous anyone could have opted for three balloons, all with K on them, without anyone else flagging up that it could be problematic."This is a massive oversight that anyone could have seen," Kimberley added."It's also hard to find something to say as the initials of Kinder Surprise aren't 'KKK'.""It raises questions as to what the company supports and if this is subliminal marketing."So, Kimberley decided to write to Kinder Eggs' parent company Ferrero Rocher to ask about the meaning behind the toy. She was told that the toy was part of a limited-edition run to celebrate 50 years of Kinder Eggs, which had since been 'withheld from the market' and 'destroyed'.A statement from the company read: "We sincerely apologise for any offence caused due to the inference of how the three Ks read together on this toy."As detailed in the note to our consumer, initially it was designed with one balloon with a 'K' on it."However, two more were added to provide a more robust structure, as the safety and quality of our toys are of the utmost importance."We had absolutely no intention to make associations with the Ku Klux Klan and we truly apologise to our consumers for any unintentional offence caused."We do not support this organisation in any way. The K on the balloons was solely meant to represent Kinder. We can inform you this toy, which was part of a limited edition for Kinder's 50th birthday, has been discontinued."Stock from this toy range has also been withheld from the market and destroyed."Rest assured, we are revisiting our internal processes to ensure something like this cannot happen again. It was never intended for this toy to be offensive, and we would like to extend our sincerest apologies again."In addition, any consumer who has received the toy in question can contact our consumer services to arrange a replacement, if they wish."
Student dies after falling from Cliffs of Moher while 'taking a selfie'
A man has died after falling from the Cliffs of Moher in Co Clare while "taking a selfie" photograph, gardai have said. The tragedy happened at around 3.15pm today while the man, believed to be an Indian national studying at a university in Dublin, was visiting the popular tourist attraction.
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