Red-faced Thai officials blame a ‘technical error’ after record $1bn seizure of ‘ketamine’ turns out to be cleaning powder Thailand claimed to have seized 11.5 tonnes of ketamine earlier this month Officials declared it ‘the largest ketamine bust’ with an estimated value of $1bn After testing, the authorities admitted the claim had been a ‘misunderstanding’ The … Read more
Man wows with eight-step hack that leaves dirty oven trays sparkling in 30 minutes without any chemicals TikTok user @hazz_jazz, believed to be from the UK, shared a cleaning hack Revealed oven trays can be transformed within 30 minutes using baking soda Hack racked up 10,000 likes but some admitted they’d rather buy a new … Read more
A Finnish woman has become an internet sensation after filming TikTok videos of herself cleaning strangers’ homes for free. Auri Kananen, 27, from Tampere, Finland, provides cleaning tips in her videos which show how to scrub, mop and wipe away the toughest grime marks found everyday in homes. And no house is off limits to … Read more
Mother of two-year-old who died ‘after swallowing Toilet Duck capsule’ urges parents ‘to think very carefully’ before buying cleaning products as she tells of ‘catastrophic’ impact of her death Hampshire mum Lucy Cook’s daughter, Arietta-Grace Barnett, died in July 2019 Her death is feared to have been caused by swallowing a toilet freshener capsule Coroner … Read more
Dental health is as important for animals as it is for humans. This week, the furry and fanged residents of Miami-Dade Zoological Park and Gardens, also known as Zoo Miami, went to the dentist. A variety of procedures were performed during Dental Week, from cleanings to root canals, and patients included a lion, gorilla, chimpanzee, … Read more
The entire fleet of Air Force One and Marine One will be grounded for a deep clean in an unprecedented measure in the wake of President Trump testing positive for Covid-19 on Thursday. Two customized Boeing 747s, one of which carried Trump on Thursday, and several Sikorsky helicopters, often used to transport the president from … Read more
Struggling to find a Christmas gift for the space enthusiast in your life? A very special new immersive fragrance might be the answer you’re looking for. Perfume brand TOLI has concocted a scent inspired by the planet Jupiter — sporting subtle notes of rotten egg and cleaning products on a heady base of bitter almonds. Or … Read more
Fenchurch Street station cleaner Aurora Iacomi (pictured), 32, poured the liquid into her manager Angelina Raychinova’s flask at the central London station on April 22. A London station cleaner who spiked her supervisor’s coffee with cleaning fluid as an act of ‘revenge’ after she was given a telling off has been jailed for 10 months. Fenchurch … Read more
‘I couldn’t believe my eyes’: Mum’s ‘genius’ and VERY simple grout cleaning trick leaves her rental bathroom walls sparkling in minutes A mum has shared how she ‘cracked the code’ on how to clean shower grout Posting online, she resorted to using bicarb soda mixed with Domestos bleach She said the mixture worked remarkably well … Read more
A mother has restored a dirty old teddy bear to perfect condition with ‘strip washing’, a method of soaking soft fabrics in a mixture that draws out deeply ingrained dirt. The Australian woman posted in a Facebook cleaning group detailing how she salvaged her dog’s dirt-encrusted toy which had been left outside in the garden … Read more