Fears over flood of US toxic chemicals in trade deal

Fears over flood of US toxic chemicals: Trade deal could expose British consumers to 70 potentially harmful chemicals that are used on US farms but banned in UK, experts warn Experts say supermarkets and restaurants would be flooded with cheap produce The Toxic Trade study shows how US farmers use large quantities of pesticides  There … Read more

Toxic ‘monster’ cane toads that kill dogs with poisonous glands surface in Southern Florida

First murderous hornets, then giant lizards and now Americans are being terrorized toxic ‘monster’ toads. Cane toads are surfacing in Southern Florida after heavy rainfall brought them out of their burrows and providing them with optimal breeding grounds These amphibians are covered in warts, grow up to six inches and have large glands on the … Read more

Man caught swimming in toxic pool ‘filled with dead animals’ in Derbyshire

Man caught swimming in toxic pool ‘filled with dead animals’ despite firemen dyeing it black to put people off Derbyshire’s ‘Blue Lagoon’ is an abandoned former quarry officially known as Hoffmans Quarry The water is full of harmful chemicals and reportedly has the same PH value as bleach The site has been attracting hundreds of … Read more

Gabrielle Union on getting axed from ‘toxic’ America’s Got Talent

Gabrielle Union has broken her silence on being axed from America’s Got Talent last year, and her mission to pave the way for a more inclusive Hollywood. The 47-year-old actress and producer told Variety, that she was compelled to report Simon Cowell‘s smoking on set and racist jokes cracked by guest judge Jay Leno – but … Read more

Toxic particles in the brain which cause dementia could be detected by antibodies

A new antibody, that spots the toxic particles that destroy healthy brain cells in dementia patients, could be used to diagnose and monitor the disease. Researchers from Cambridge University designed a way to recognise these particles – called amyloid-beta oligomers – which are a hallmark of Alzheimer’s. The creation of the antibody could lead to … Read more

Racism is TOXIC to the body ‘because it triggers inflammation’

Racism is TOXIC to the victim: African Americans who suffer abuse because of their skin colour ‘show higher levels of inflammation which could lead to cancer, heart disease or dementia’ Researchers at the University of Southern California studied 71 people Among African Americans signs of inflammation were 63 per cent higher More than 50 per … Read more

Marketing boss who sold toxic bonds for LCF provides same service for another firm

Marketing boss who sold toxic bonds for London Capital & Finance provides same service for another firm By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 11 April 2019 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 11 April 2019 36 shares 9 View comments Paul Careless marketed LCF’s mini-bonds online and by phone The marketing … Read more

MAFS’ Martha Kalifatidis reveals secret split and says life is ‘too short to hold onto toxic people’

Married At First Sight star Martha Kalifatidis has revealed that she secretly broke up with a ‘negative and toxic’ person last year.  The 31-year-old shared the surprising news on her Instagram stories on Wednesday.  And while fans might think she was talking about boyfriend Michael Brunelli, 28, Martha said she was referring to her former … Read more

HUNDREDS of Delta employees sue Lands’ End over ‘toxic uniforms’

HUNDREDS of Delta employees sue Lands’ End over ‘toxic uniforms that have caused fatigue, migraines and breathing problems’ as class actions against the clothing manufacturer pile up A class action lawsuit was filed in a Wisconsin federal court by more than 500 Delta employees who claim their Lands’ End uniforms made them ill  They allege … Read more

Climate change lets toxic green algae thrive in the Arabian Sea

Shrinking snow caps in the Himalayas are causing the spread of toxic green algae so big it can be seen from space, a new study has found. US research based on NASA images found blooms of the marine species Noctiluca scintillans, known as ‘sea sparkle’, lining coastlines around the Arabian Sea. Noctiluca scintillans, a millimetre-size … Read more