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Rohingya refugees in camps in Bangladesh face “a race against time” as the monsoon season brings heavy rains, leading to landslides and floods. Twelve people are thought to have died so far, with the heaviest rain yet to come. Sky News has spoken to the families of some of the victims.”This is an emergency within an emergency,” Shelley Thakral, a World Food Programme spokesperson said.”It is a race against time – we need to move people to safe locations as fast as we can and make sure they have the food and resources and relief they need to survive.” Image:…

Sixteen people have been injured in a crash involving a lorry and a double decker bus on the A47 in Cambridgeshire. An East of England Ambulance Service spokesman said: “We are currently attending a serious road traffic incident in Thorney Road, Guyhirn.”The East of England Ambulance Service Trust has currently dispatched seven ambulance crews, three ambulance officers, two rapid response vehicles, a Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) and Magpas Air Ambulance to the scene where the crew are caring for several seriously injured patients. Image: Sixteen people were injured in the smash “We are working closely with our emergency blue light…

All disposable plastic has been banned in Mumbai – a city of 21 million people – and the Indian state it is part of. State authorities in Maharashtra – which has nearly twice the population of the UK – say they are responding to a major pollution problem.The legislation kicked in at the weekend, and also includes a ban on plastic bags and products made out of polystyrene. Image: A girl sits among discarded rubbish in a Mumbai slum Disposable cups, plates, spoons, forks, glasses and containers are among the items prohibited along with other single-use items and plastic packaging…

Firefighters are tackling a large blaze across Saddleworth Moor as warmer temperatures bring the risk of more wildfires. Fire crews were called to the moor, which is in the Pennines, north-west England, on Sunday night.The fire was extinguished with the help of a nearby gamekeeper but was reignited by the heat on Monday morning.At one stage it covered almost a square mile of moorland.A Manchester Fire and Rescue spokesman said crews had “worked tirelessly” to control the blaze and were expected to remain in the area between Stalybridge and Dovestones on Tuesday.A portion of the area near Buckton Hill has…

The US drug regulator has approved the first cannabis-based epilepsy treatment for children as young as two. Nasdaq-listed GW Pharmaceuticals, which grows its own marijuana plants in glass houses in Britain, hopes the drug will be approved in the UK next year.The company’s chief executive Justin Gover told Ian King Live last week: “This is a new breakthrough in the field of childhood-onset epilepsy. This treatment we have studied for the last five years.”It has shown in placebo trials it can reduce seizures in certain types of childhood-onset epilepsy and we believe it would a breakthrough in the US and…

US President Donald Trump slammed Harley-Davidson’s decision to move some production of motorcycles overseas after Brussels retaliated against his tariffs. Mr Trump said the iconic maker of motorcycles had waved the “White Flag” after he had fought hard for the company.The Milwaukee-based company said it would shift some production of bikes heading for customers in the European Union to its international production plants. It has factories in Brazil, India and Thailand.Brussels imposed tariffs on a range of US-made products, including cosmetics, whiskey and cranberry juice, after Mr Trump imposed extra taxes on EU steel and aluminum. The levy on Harley-Davidson…

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…