Alex Baldock wants to keep gadgets out of landfill as UK’s largest electricals retailer embraces repair and reuse
The UK government should slash VAT on refurbished electrical products to keep gadgets out of landfill, according to the boss of Currys.
“It has already been charged once on these products,” said Alex Baldock, the head of the UK’s largest electrical goods retailer. “I would like to see a radical reduction or entire cut on these products.”
Hidrologii au prelungit, sâmbătă noapte, avertizarea Cod Roşu privind depăşirea cotelor de pericol pe mai multe cursuri de apă din judeţele Galaţi şi Vaslui. Noua avertizare a intrat în vigoare la miezul nopţii şi este valabilă până duminică la ora 12:00, informează News.ro. “Având în vedere situaţia hidrometeorologică actuală şi menţinerea nivelurilor peste cotele de…
În ultima zi, pe frontul din Ucraina au avut loc 131 de confruntări, anunță Statul Major al Forțelor Armate ale Kievului, precizând că atacurile forțelor ruse se concentrează pe direcția Pokrovsk, unde, sâmbătă, au fost lansate 41 de lovituri. Între timp, consilierul american pentru securitate națională, Jake Sullivan, a anunțat că Ucraina va primi, până…
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Revenit la Farul după despărțirea de Muaither SC, Denis Alibec a fost în primul 11 al marinarilor în deplasarea de la Ploiești, cu Petrolul. Atacantul în vârstă de 33 de ani l-a răsplătit pe Gică Hagi și a marcat pentru echipa sa. Denis Alibec: „Sunt pregătit să joc 90 de minute” Denis Alibec a demonstrat…
A university in Ohio announced it is canceling campus activities on Sunday and is increasing the number of police officers on campus after receiving a shooting threat. “Wittenberg University is currently taking extreme precautions following an email that threatened a potential shooting on campus tomorrow, Sunday, September 15, 2024. The message targeted Haitian members of…
România a înfiinţat tabere de refugiaţi şi a lansat operaţiuni de salvare după ce inundaţiile au ucis cel puţin patru persoane şi au distrus mii de case în estul ţării, notează BBC, care prezintă situaţia provocată de ploile torenţiale şi în alte ţări, relatează News.ro. Sunt folosite bărci şi avioane militare pentru a muta oamenii…
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Județul din România unde e bine să te muți astăzi pentru o viață liniștită și fericită poate fi o alegere corectă. Salariile sunt într-o continuă creștere în această zonă din țară, iar locuitorii se bucură și de multe alte avantaje. Județul din România unde e bine să te muți astăzi pentru o viață liniștită și…
Vice President Kamala Harris has gone exactly eight weeks as the presumptive, and now, official Democratic nominee for president without holding an official press conference. Under pressure to sit down for a substantive interview after weeks of stonewalling, Harris finally ended her interview drought last month in Georgia when she was joined by running mate…
Regulile de angajare a asistenților maternali profesioniști care pot lua în plasament copii instituționalizați au fost modificate la începutul lunii august 2024 printr-o ordonanță de guvern. Una dintre noile prevederi ar putea duce la despărțiri dureroase între copii și asistenții maternali care i-au crescut. Condițiile pentru atestarea asistenților maternali au fost modificate radical prin OG…
President and vice-president highlight importance of Black voters for November win and warn against Trump threat President Joe Biden and vice-president Kamala Harris spoke on Saturday at the Congressional Black Caucus’s Phoenix Awards dinner, bringing a message that its members were in a “battle for the soul of the nation”. Biden highlighted his relationship with…
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Orașul străin, situat aproape de România, unde se vorbește limba română. Cazările sunt ieftine, la fel și mâncarea, care e delicioasă. Mulți români vin foarte des aici. Orașul străin aflat aproape de România unde se vorbește limba română. Mulți vin aici, iar prețurile sunt foarte mici Atunci când merg în concediu vara, mulți români se…
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Finalul de săptămână reprezintă perioada ideală de reflecție pentru toate zodiile. Nu vor lipsi din peisaj nici provocările emoționale și nici situațiile limită care își pun amprenta asupra zodiilor mai mult ca niciodată. Mesajul astrelor pentru zodii, duminică, 15 septembrie 2024. Racii petrec timp alături de persoanele dragi Berbec Chiar dacă este final de săptămână,…
Jenna Ortega recalled how the late Cameron Boyce stood up for her during an audition in which they were supposed to kiss when they were teenagers. The 21-year-old actress knew Boyce from a young age when they were both Disney Channel stars. The actor died in 2019 at the age of 20 after suffering a…
Florida State’s recovery from last season’s playoff snub and historic Orange Bowl beatdown to Georgia is off to just as bad of a start. Just one year after an undefeated season and being in contention for the playoffs, the Seminoles are off to an 0-3 start after a 20-12 loss to FBS Memphis on Saturday….
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Fabrica gigant din România care ar putea renaște din ruine era cu ani în urmă una extrem de importantă. În timp însă, s-a ales praful de ea. Totul s-ar putea schimba în perioada următoare, după cum au confirmat chiar autoritățile. Fabrica gigant din România care ar putea renaște din ruine printr-o investiție uriașă 100% românească…
Former first lady Melania Trump shared a video on her X account Saturday morning blasting the FBI for the raid on her Mar-a-Lago home in 2022, and said it should be a “warning to all Americans.” “I never imagined by privacy would be invaded by the government here in America,” the former first lady recalled…
Singer-songwriter John Legend took to his Instagram account Thursday following Tuesday’s presidential debate to denounce and debunk former President Trump’s claims that Haitian migrants were eating cats and dogs in Legend’s hometown city of Springfield, Ohio. While Springfield has seen a significant increase in the number of Haitian migrants arriving in the city, Legend dismissed…
Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning ran away from a family stigma Saturday. Manning scored a touchdown on the longest play of his college career when he took off on a 67-yard run, extending the Texas lead over UTSA. It was Manning’s second touchdown in three snaps on offense. Manning entered the game off the bench…
In my final dispatch from this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, I watched three films about families in crisis. In Edward Burns’s drama “Millers in Marriage,” three fifty-something siblings contend with how relationships morph and change as you age. In Seth Worley’s imaginative film “Sketch,” the shared grief of a father and his children manifests…
Singer-songwriter John Legend took to his Instagram account Thursday following Tuesday’s presidential debate to debunk former President Trump’s claims that Haitian migrants were eating cats and dogs in Legend’s hometown of Springfield, Ohio. While Springfield has seen a significant increase in the number of Haitian migrants arriving in the city, Legend dismissed the viral claims…
State department says allegations of American collusion are ‘categorically false’ as US navy member identified among foreign citizens detained The US state department rejected wild allegations of CIA involvement in an alleged assassination plot against Nicolás Maduro after Venezuelan officials announced the arrest of three Americans, two Spaniards and a Czech on Saturday. The claims…
Zelenskiy praises 103 ‘warriors’ set free; Russian shelling kills seven in southern and eastern Ukraine. What we know on day 935 See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverage Continue reading… Please follow and like us:
Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe shined on Saturday as the Crimson Tide made a rare regular season trip north of the Mason-Dixon line. Milroe finished the game against the Wisconsin Badgers with three passing touchdowns. He added two more rushing touchdowns as he racked up 75 yards on the ground to help Alabama cruise to a…
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Orașul fantomă care pe vremuri era un adevărat centru industrial a devenit un obiectiv turistic de top. A fost abandonat în urmă cu 26 ani, însă iată că lucrurile aveau să se schimbe radical între timp. Orașul fantomă care pe vremuri era un adevărat centru industrial Este vorba despre așezarea minieră sovietică numită Pyramiden. La…
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The backlash continued to mount following Vice President Kamala Harris’ televised interview Friday, with critics calling out her unwillingness to give clear and specific answers. In her first solo sit-down TV interview since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee, Harris seemed to filibuster to avoid direct answers. One example came when the interviewer, Brian Taff of…
Georgia’s Apalachee High School continues to grapple with tragedy. But the school’s football team received a special surprise Friday that many hope will help lift the spirits of the student-athletes. The Atlanta Falcons hosted the football players nine days after a shooting left two students and two teachers dead. The high school athletes had the…
Former President Trump told reporters on Friday that California Republican U.S. Senate candidate Steve Garvey “hasn’t reached out to MAGA” after the presidential nominee was asked why he hadn’t endorsed Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff’s opponent. “I don’t know much about Steve Garvey. I think he’s made a big mistake because he hasn’t reached out to…
USA lead Europe 10-6 before singles on SundayHome side need four and a half points to win Solheim Cup On a Saturday evening at Medinah in 2012, Europe’s male golfers discovered their pulse. A seemingly unassailable 10-4 deficit became 10-6 by close of play. Everyone knows what happened next, as Europe turned the tables on…
Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance made a trip to Greenville, North Carolina, Saturday with his wife Usha, and they arrived game day ready. The couple landed in the afternoon and visited a popular college football bar, Sup Dogs. They were greeted there by a raucous cheer from the bar’s customers. Inside, the couple mingled…
“SNL” star Colin Jost got candid about his decision to buy a Staten Island Ferry vessel with his former co-star Pete Davidson. In 2022, Jost, 42, Davidson, 30, and comedy club owner Paul Italia and developer Ron Castellano bought the decommissioned ferry launched in 1965 – the MV John F. Kennedy – at a New…
