20/03/2026 11:39
The Guardian
Abbas Araghchi says decision to allow use of RAF Fairford and Diego Garcia will be ‘recorded in the history of relations’ between Iran and UKThe Liberal Democrats have said the government’s waste crime action plan (see 11.18am) does not go far enough. They want the National Crime Agency to be involved in investigating the worst waste dumping offences. Calum Miller, the Lib Dem MP for Bicester and Woodstock, site of the Kidlington waste dump, said:Liberal Democrats urge the government to ensure the NCA or new National Police Service takes over investigations into serious waste crime. We also need an independent review of the entire waste crime system to crack down on organised gangs once and for all. New powers for the Environmental Agency simply won’t cut it.The move is part of a “zero-tolerance” new action plan to tackle the £1bn problem of waste crime, as officials warn around a fifth of all rubbish is illegally managed, with gangs behind it becoming increasingly sophisticated.It comes in the wake of figures showing fly-tipping on public land climbed 9% last year to new highs, while massive illegal waste sites such as a 150m-long mountain of rubbish near the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire have prompted public outcry. Continue reading...
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