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Aid cash to curb plastic waste: Money from £500m fund will help keep oceans clean in developing countries, ministers say

British aid money will be used to help tackle plastic waste in developing countries, ministers said yesterday. The £500million Blue Planet Fund will protect the marine environment and reduce poverty. Some £16million of this fund will be spent on protecting the oceans from pollution and plastic waste. This will in turn fight climate change as it will protect marine species which are responsible for absorbing carbon from the sea. The Blue Planet Fund is named after the BBC series narrated by Sir David Attenborough. The £500million Blue Planet Fund will protect the marine environment and reduce poverty Stock The ocean is a carbon sink which every year absorbs almost a third of global CO2 emissions thanks to marine species such as coral reefs Stock The money will also help increase marine protection and save coral reefs, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said. Some £5.7million will be spent on a project in partnership with developing countries to tackle marine polluti

Wealthy GOP strategist, 30, who shared snap of himself with Donald Trump and on private jet is charged with paying six underage children to participate in sex acts

A promising young Republican strategist who posed with Donald Trump and displayed his wealth with a private jet photo has been arrested on child sex trafficking charges.  Anton Lazzaro, 30, was taken into custody on Thursday and accused of recruiting six minors to engage in commercial sex acts, according to a Department of Justice press release. He was indicted one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of minors, five counts of sex trafficking of minors, one count of attempted sex trafficking of a minor, and three counts of obstruction.  Authorities believe there may be more victims, but have not shared further specifics on their case against Lazzaro, the ages of his victims, or how the allegations came to light.  GOP strategist Anton Lazzaro was arrested Thursday morning on underage sex trafficking charges. He is accused of recruiting six minors to engage in commercial sex acts According to investigators, Lazzaro conspired with another person to recruit and solicit minors for

Man is charged with killing 41 horses who were found shot dead on a farm while their owner was in hospital

A man has been arrested following the discovery of 41 horses, including pregnant mares, that were shot dead in western Queensland. The horses were found by a member of the public late on August 5 at a property about 60km north of Longreach, with initial investigations indicating the animals were killed sometime between Tuesday and Wednesday last week, police said. The owner of the property was not home at the time of the incident and was in a nearby hospital. Local police were quickly on the scene following reports of a mass horse shooting on a farm in western Queensland Police said they arrested and charged a 49-year-old Mount Isa man on Thursday as part of the investigation into the horse deaths. The man has been refused bail and will face the Mount Isa Magistrates Court on Friday charged with one count of injuring animals. Police said last week that colts, mares, pregnant mares, geldings and mares with foals afoot died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds. Detective Sergeant Alla

Our animals' fate proves why Geronimo must live: Alpaca and llama owners describe agony of seeing their livestock slaughtered despite 'false positive' TB results

Owners of alpacas and llamas that were slaughtered after suspected false positive bovine tuberculosis tests called last night for under-threat Geronimo to be spared the same fate. Two farmers told of their harrowing experiences, in which officials from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs arrived to kill their animals. They came forward after the Daily Mail published details of a dossier showing nine alpacas and llamas had been killed by Defra only for post-mortem tests to show they were disease-free. Their testimony is the latest development in the stand-off over eight-year-old Geronimo. Geronimo the Alpaca, pictured with owner Helen Macdonald, is facing a death sentence after Defra officials said he must die The alpaca was consigned for slaughter last week after a four-year legal battle. His owner Helen Macdonald has steadfastly refused to allow officials to kill him at her farm in Wickwar, south Gloucestershire. They have been given 30 days to carry out a High Cou

Britney Spears' dad Jamie agrees to step down as conservator of singer's estate but insists he's done nothing wrong and says it's just because he's fed up 'of unjustified attacks'

Britney Spears's father has agreed to step down as her conservator, in a huge victory for the singer as she battles to end a 13-year conservatorship. Jamie Spears, 69, has been paying himself $16,000 a month since 2008 to manage his daughter's multimillion dollar fortune. On Thursday he announced that he would stepping down, as his daughter has long demanded, provided Judge Brenda Penny asked him to and there was a plan in place for Britney's care.  His lawyers write that Jamie will assist with 'an orderly transition to a new conservator,' but said that he will not step down immediately.  Britney's lawyer, Mathew Rosengart, said it was 'a vindication for Britney'. 'We are pleased that Mr. Spears and his lawyer have today conceded in a filing that he must be removed,' he said. 'It is vindication for Britney.'  In the court documents, obtained by TMZ, his lawyers write: 'There are, in fact, no actual grounds for suspending or removing M

America's two largest teachers' unions say they now SUPPORT Covid vaccine mandates after California ordered educators to get shots

America's two largest teachers' unions are now coming out in support of vaccine mandates, as COVID cases continue to rise nationwide. Late Wednesday night, the executive council for the American Federation of Teachers unanimously adopted a resolution encouraging its members to discuss vaccine mandates with their employers. Then on Thursday, Becky Pringle, the president of the National Education Association, released a statement saying the organization is now encouraging teachers across the country to get vaccinated. As the new school year starts, the heads of the nation's two largest unions have said they now support vaccination requirements for teachers On Wednesday, the executive council for the American Federation of Teachers unanimously adopted a resolution encouraging its members to discuss vaccine mandates with their employers, and on Thursday, the NEA announced it is encouraging teachers across the country to get vaccinated 'As we enter a new school year amidst a

Rachel Maddow 'is considering leaving MSNBC when her contract ends next year' after telling of personal toll of hosting nightly show since 2008

Rachel Maddow is considering leaving MSNBC when her contract expires early next year, according to reports.  Six people familiar with the situation told The Daily Beast that Maddow, 48, is seriously mulling her MSNBC exit. She has previously spoken about the personal toll of hosting a nightly show for more than a decade. 'The Rachel Maddow Show' started in 2008, and Maddow quickly became one of the network's highest-profile figures. Her show has been in the 9pm slot for 12 years.  She's not likely to take a job with a rival network, insiders told Daily Beast; instead she would look at opportunities in streaming and podcasting.  That would give her more time to be with her family.  Rachel Maddow, pictured here interview then-Secretary Hillary Clinton in MSNBC's New York City studio on May 1, 2019, is mulling her MSNBC departure  Rachel Maddow, pictured here leaving from her guest appearance on 'The View' in March 2017, has run a successful cable news show for