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Britain is to ban the billions of toxic plastic wet wipes which clog sewers, blight the environment and threaten health, in a world first. The wipes, which are often flushed down toilets, go on to break down into microplastics and contaminate water supplies. It is known that these particles can then harm insects, ecosystems and even threaten human health.

Leonard Jenkins, a University of Oxford rower, attributed the river's constant noise to their loss to Cambridge yesterday afternoon. On Friday, Thames Water leaked raw sewage from two nearby sewage overflows for about six hours between them. For four hours and 16 minutes, Jews Row Pumping Station, less than a mile east of the Oxbridge Boat Race startline at Putney Bridge, spewed untreated sewage. Bell Lane Creek, which is just 300 yards south of Jews Row, and the Thames just 300 yards south of Jews Row, was also leaked for about 45 minutes on Saturday morning. Both crews were given safety advice on a variety of preventative steps, ranging from coating up scrapes with waterproof plaster to ensuring rowers avoided swallowing any water that splashed up from the Thames.

After Oxford revealed that they had lost important training time due to flooding, Oxford and Cambridge rowers are preparing for the historic boat race on the quiet E.coli-ridden river Thames this morning. Oxford men have won the highly awaited coin toss and selected Surrey, escaping Cambridge to race on Middlesex. The women in the coin toss race won, while the men took the field on Surrey. The racers from the United Kingdom's top universities rowed along the river in Putney as they prepared to face the authorities in their annual heart-racing competition this morning. However, Oxford's athletes will almost certainly have more on their minds after their Wallingford headquarters was destroyed by floods.

1.26AM: Bridge workers get the mayday over their radios and begin to close the road immediately. There is no time to warn the building workers. 1.27 AM: A plume of thick black smoke billows from the top of the Dali as it approaches the bridge. Giorgio Comninos has awakened in his bed at 1.30 a.m. He lives in the immediate area and hears a deafening rumble. The sounds, according to him, are either an earthquake or low-flying military aircraft.

A Thames Water sewage treatment plant was seen fouling another canal for nearly six hours on the same day a bombshell study revealed that water companies pumped record amounts of raw sewage into British rivers and seas (map showing discharges by water company left). According to Environment Agency results published this morning, water companies in England discharged sewage into waterways for 3.61 million hours last year, the equivalent to more than 450 years, and a 10 percent rise from 2022. The figures are at their highest ever rate, although officials warn that comparisons across the years will be difficult as an increasing number of storm overflows have been fitted with sensors, and all of them now have the capability to log spills. Photos depict sewage flowing into the River Thames at Thames Water-run Crossness sewage treatment works (top and bottom right) in east London today. According to Thames Water's reports, untreated sewage was pumped into the water for five hours and 45 minutes from 11.30pm yesterday and overnight to 5.15am today, just hours before the shocking results were announced.

Last year, water companies discharged raw sewage into British rivers and seas for a record 3.6 million hours, more than double than in 2022. According to Environment Agency results published this morning, the figures, which are equivalent to more than 450 years, are up by 105 percent from the previous 12 months. The number of discharges from the 14,000 storm overflows that are owned by English water companies has also increased to 464,056, up 56% from 301,091, the lowest on record for sewage spills last year.

The best rowers from Cambridge and Oxford Universities will take to the Thames River this weekend to compete in the historic Oxbridge Boat Race. After testing revealed elevated levels of E.coli along the stretch of the river that will be used, scientists are advising those participating in the race that will be used. The bacteria, which can cause serious infections, was discovered during regular testing conducted by River Action and the Fulham Reach Boat Club between February 28 and March 26, using a World Health Organisation-verified E.coli analyzer. The 16 experiments in Hammersmith, west London, revealed an average of 2,869 E.coli colony unit (CFU) per 100 meters of water. The level should be less than 1,000 CFU/100 ml to meet the Environment Agency's inland bathing water quality requirements.

When the bridge was struck by a container ship, Maryland Department of Transportation Secretary Paul Wiedefeld said eight workers were repairing potholes. Following the demise of the 1.6 mile bridge in the Patapsco River, six of them remain missing.

Following the disaster bridge failure on Tuesday, Maersk's Danish shipping giant has cut Baltimore from all its operations, prompting the company to see a three percent share decline. The ship broke Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge overnight, sparking major rescue efforts, but the company announced that it would no longer be based at the Port of Baltimore.' 'Due to the storm's aftermath and subsequent rubble,' the company said in a statement, it would not be possible to reach the Helen Delich Bentley port of Baltimore for the time being.' 'We're omitting Baltimore on all our activities for the foreseeable future,' explains the spokesperson, 'Until it is deemed safe for travel through this region, we're in accordance with this.'

Following the devastating demise of the Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday morning, the Baltimore Ravens and Orioles insist the city will'stand together.' According to reports, at least a dozen cars, as well as 20 construction workers, were plunged into the Patapsco River's frigid waters after a container ship lost electrical energy and crashed into the bridge, leaving its historic structure crashing and leaving multiple people dead. Baltimore Fire Chief James Wallace could only announce that two people had been pulled from the water at the first press conference around 6:30 a.m. One was unhurt, while the other had to be rushed to a local hospital with'serious injuries.'

Following the deadly accident around 1.30 a.m. on Tuesday morning, Governor Wes Moore declared a state of emergency. Members of the Coast Guard have remained on board the ship, which is also stranded under the bridge, and members of the Coast Guard are being investigated. As of 7.30 a.m., the Maryland Department of Transportation said there is still a running search and rescue operation underway. According to initial estimates, at least a dozen cars were flooded at the 47 degree water in comparison to a dozen or so construction workers on the bridge at the time. At the time of the accident, the workers were pouring concrete on to the bridge. At the first press conference around 6:30 a.m., Baltimore Fire Chief James Wallace could only announce that two people were pulled from the water. One was unhurt, and the other had to be rushed to a local hospital with'serious injuries.' The FBI has not given up terrorism as a contributing factor to the crash.

A cargo ship smashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore overnight, prompting speculation that a propulsion error may have been the cause. The ship, a 948-foot-long DALI operated by Singaporean firm Synergy Group, collided with the 1.2-mile bridge shortly after 1:26 a.m. as it left the Port of Baltimore. Officials were quick to rule out the disaster as either an act of terrorism or an act of violence, prompting concerns about whether the ship's pilots were unable to avoid the bridge.

Jen Woof, a Baltimore resident, was stunned to learn that the Francis Scott Key Bridge near her house in Fort Armistead collapsed as her son woke her up to tell her that she barely survived the tragedy. Ms Woof's terrified son said he just drove over the bridge, only three minutes before it tragically collapsed after container ship Dali struck it around 1.15 a.m. this morning. 'He stormed into my house, screaming and screaming for me, and told me a video of his family's at the bridge in Fort Armistead.' She added that she did not know the bridge had collapsed until she got a frantic note: 'He was actually almost to our house when his girlfriend came to tell us if he was okay.'

The ship only has a front light on, with the majority of the hull shrouded in shadow as it approaches part of the bridge at 1 a.m. on Tuesday morning. All of the lights on board will go out as the date gets closer. As the ship gets closer to the bridge with a large cloud of black smoke rising from one of the funnels, the lights return. All of the lights suddenly went out as the ship gets closer. As the ship veers too close to the bridge to turn away, the lights return once more. The collision takes place two seconds later. Following the accident, Baltimore Fire Chief James Wallace said a massive rescue operation is still underway to assist those who were injured in the water as a result of the crash.

When it collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, it was both left and inset. This is not the first time the Dali has crashed, as the ship smashed into the dock in Antwerp (right), Belgium, when leaving the port in good weather. According to Vessel Finder, the accident occurred due to a combination of the Master and pilot on board the ship. The Dali sustained'sufficient damage' in the stern but remained afloat, although the dock was'seriously damaged' at the time. No one was injured at the time, and no oil leak was reported.

With a White House spokesperson's statement that there is no hint of nefarious intent, it's uncertain what went wrong on the ship's 1.6 mile bridge.' The ship involved in the demise of the bridge is a 948 foot long Dali, a Singaporean-flagged container. At 12:24 a.m., it was at 1:25 a.m., when it had begun to slowed and turned off course at 1:25 a.m., Baltimore's Seagirt Marine Terminal.

Stunned Baltimore residents have expressed their surprise at the 'unbelievable' moment the city's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed into the Patapsco River after being struck by a 1,000ft (299 million) shipping container this morning. It felt like an earthquake.' According to local man John, who lives near the bridge, it sounded like a massive wall of thunder: the whole house was vibrating, like my house was falling down. I saw a lot of fire apparatus, a lot of police, and a lot of police, and a number of police boats disappearing, it's just unbelievable.'

Mitchell Keith Robinson, 30, pleaded guilty to five charges of assault occasioning bodily harm, serious assault on police, common assault, and obstruction of police. On November 28, 2021, police were summoned to Northgate train station in Brisbane's northeast, after Robinson launched a string of indiscriminate assaults on passengers. Judge Ian Dearden said a CCTV video of the assaults was "deeply troubling and distressing."

Campaigners have slammed a Tory MP's 'ridiculous' advice to Britons not to flush the lool, take baths, or use washing machines during heavy rainfall in an attempt to prevent sewage leaks. After issuing advice on water use in a leaflet to local residents in Hampshire, Flick Drummond, MP for Meon Valley, sparked the controversy. In order to help manage sewer capacity, she urged people to be'more aware with how we use water during storms.' 'It would help if people didn't discharge wastewater, such as baths, flushing loos, and even during heavy downpours,' she said. We should all be more cautious in the midst of storms.' However, those who are outraged at water companies for routinely pouring sewage into rivers and the sea condemned Mrs Drummond's advice.

Sir James Wallace, a billionaire New Zealand businessman and respected arts and movies patron, is likely to lose his knighthood after it was revealed that he was serving prison time for sexually assaulting three men. He was also found guilty of plotting to derail the path of justice with a elaborate scheme to buy the silence of one of his victims with the assistance of award-winning New Zealand actor and film-maker Mika X (pictured right). The scheme lured the perpetrator to a dinner at the ritzy Gold Coast Palazzo Versace hotel (pictured inset) in 2017 where two condescending New York talent agents gave the man work opportunities in exchange for his silence.

The Silicon Valley millionaires are not restricted by the laws that govern us mere mortals. And so it was, according to prosecutors in San Francisco, that at 3:30 p.m. on a Monday afternoon in April, Bob Lee and some of his tech-world colleagues were not at their desks but at a boozy house party in one of the city's most fashionable districts. Lee, 43, who had made his fortune as a cryptocurrency explorer and creator of Cash App, a smartphone payment solution, was carousing with a new and glamorous pal, 37-year-old Khazar Elyassnia. Both were married, but not to each other. Prosecutors claim they were having an affair and partying at the home of a suspected drug dealer, both information that could have lethal consequences for Lee.