The Guardian
Portugal calls in Briton's fat water invention to halt fires
It may be what firefighters dream about. Water that does not run away down the nearest drain - but can swell and stick to what is burning, so extinguishing the fire.
But fat water, which glues itself to vertical surfaces like trees and buildings, keeping them wet, is not wishful thinking or science fiction, it is a great British invention.
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1 Wrap gifts in fabric and tie with ribbon; both are reusable and prettier than paper and sticky-tape.
2 Start a compost heap to reduce the waste you send to landfill sites.
Continue reading...UK makes toxic gift to the Balkans
Waste incinerator for Macedonia breaches EU regulations
The UK government has provided Macedonia with an incinerator to burn hospital waste that would be illegal under British law because of its toxic emissions.
The British-made incinerator was given as humanitarian aid, and is in use near the Macedonian capital of Skopje. If the country joins the EU, as it hopes to do, the incinerator would have to close as it is a danger to local people and breaches EU emission standards.
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