Plastic recycling firms face investigation

The plastics recycling industry faces an investigation amid reports firms are illegally profiting from the market and in some cases polluting rivers.

Britain sends about two-thirds of its plastic packaging waste abroad every year, including plastic bottles, yoghurt pots and other items. Exporters charge retailers and manufacturers a rate per tonne for plastic waste, and retailers are allowed to use these payments as proof they are meeting their recycling obligations.

Natalie Wood’s boat captain slams Robert Wagner after star’s rep called him ‘despicable’ over shocking claims: ‘Shame on him!’

Dennis Davern, the boat captain who was there on the last night of Natalie Wood’s life, is firing back after a rep for the late star’s husband told Fox News he and Wood’s younger sister were “despicable human beings” for accusing the actor of being involved in her death. “I think [Robert Wagner] feels like, with his harsh words, the people will listen because he’s a celebrity,” Davern told Fox News.

The bones that could shape Antarctica’s fate

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"It establishes an interest, if not a stake, in future discussions about territorial claims or commercial exploitation." While archaeological finds like the discovery of the Yamana Beach skull carry no legal weight – the woman was more likely to have been a sealer  than an official – they might just challenge the known timeline of the continent’s history.

Afghans go to polls amid violence and corruption claims

Voters in Afghanistan are heading to the polls in parliamentary elections overshadowed by chaotic organisation and allegations of corruption, and violence that has forced a postponement of the vote in the southern province of Kandahar.

Due to the difficulty of collecting and collating results across Afghanistan, the overall results will not be known for at least two weeks.

Lawyers for alleged victims blast USC’s tentative $215M settlement over abuse claims

The University of Southern California said Friday that it would pay $215 million to settle claims of sexual abuse and harassment by a school gynecologist while lawyers for hundreds of the accusers said the amount is not enough and the school has yet to fully disclose what it knew about the doctor’s behavior.

The tentative settlement would provide compensation ranging from $2,500 up to $250,000 for women who claim that Dr. George Tyndall abused them between 1988 and 2016, Wanda Austin, USC's interim president, said in a statement.

Former Dem operative Mike Stark denies battery claim by GOP campaign manager: ‘I do not assault or batter women’

Mike Stark, a former Democrat operative for American Bridge 21st Century who was arrested earlier this week and accused of “battery” against the female campaign manager for Nevada GOP gubernatorial candidate Adam Laxalt,  vehemently denied the allegations against him on Friday and insisted that he has a video that proves him innocent. Stark released a series of statements on Twitter so he could “address” the accusations, which he starts by saying that “Ms.

NJ leaders grappling with sex assault claim arising from Murphy gubernatorial campaign

Ms. Brennan, chief of staff at the state’s housing agency and a former volunteer for the governor’s campaign, first called the police in April 2017, one day, she said, after a campaign staffer allegedly forced himself on her.

Finally, the 31-year-old Jersey City resident, who said she turned down a $15,000 settlement offer from her alleged assailant if she signed a nondisclosure agreement, emailed Mr. Murphy and first lady Tammy Murphy directly.

US officials rebut Putin ISIS hostage claims: 'fake news'

U.S. officials have rejected claims from Vladimir Putin that ISIS has taken nearly 700 people hostage, including several European and U.S. Nationals in Syria.

“Responsibility doesn’t stop with the federal government, we also need the private sector and media outlets to step up and take greater responsibility because this -- a national interest it is a national interest that demands a response from both the federal government and from the private sector,” said Dan Coats speaking at a tech conference in the nation’s capital.

'Teen Mom' star Jenelle Evans breaks silence after claiming to be attacked by husband in 911 call

"Teen Mom 2" star Jenelle Evans has spoken out for the first time since alleging that her husband, David Eason, assaulted her in a hysteric 911 call that was released this week. Evans told E! News on Friday that the incident was merely a  "drunk and dramatic misunderstanding."

Through sobs, the reality star stated her name for the 911 operator and says, “My name is Jenelle Eason-Evans…and my husband assaulted me. He pinned me down on the ground…and there’s blood.”

Trump lawyer claims presidential immunity in Summer Zervos appeal

Donald Trump’s lawyer argued vehemently in a New York appeals court on Thursday that the president has immunity from state lawsuits – despite failure of this argument in a lower court in the case involving the one-time Apprentice contestant Summer Zervos.

Summer Zervos has alleged that Trump sexually “ambushed and assaulted [her] on multiple occasions, including attacks at both his office and in a hotel room”, according to court papers.

Bolsonaro business backers accused of illegal Whatsapp fake news campaign

According to allegations in a front-page report by the Folha de São Paulo, one of Brazil’s leading newspapers, Bolsonaro has been getting an illegal helping hand from a group of Brazilian entrepreneurs who are bankrolling a campaign to bombard WhatsApp users with fake news about Haddad.

The far-right frontrunner in Brazil’s bitterly contested election has been accused of benefiting from an undemocratic and criminal industry of fake news and lies in his attempt to become the country’s next president.

GSA denies Democratic claims that Trump intervened to stop FBI HQ move

Five House Democrats alleged Thursday that President Trump had personally ordered that the FBI headquarters remain in downtown Washington so that a potential competitor could not develop the site, a claim the agency which manages real estate for the federal government dismissed as "inaccurate."

Trump owns a downtown hotel across the street from FBI headquarters that could face competition if the FBI's current location is opened to private redevelopment, which could include another hotel.

Arkansas congressman condemns supportive ad claiming white Democrats 'will be lynching black folk'

An Arkansas congressman is condemning a political ad made on his behalf that says “white Democrats will be lynching black folk again.”

“Girl, white Democrats will be lynching black folk again,” the other woman said in the ad from the super PAC Black Americans for the President’s Agenda. “If the Democrats can do that to a white justice of the Supreme Court with no evidence, no corroboration and all of her witnesses including her best friend say it didn’t happen, what will happen to our husbands, our fathers or our sons when a white girl lies on them?” another woman asked.

Rockstar Games defends itself over working conditions claims

Rockstar North’s co-studio head Rob Nelson has defended the video games studio’s working conditions in the wake of a controversy sparked by a New York Magazine profile, in which founder Dan Houser said “we were working 100-hour weeks” on forthcoming game Red Dead Redemption 2.. Houser later clarified his comments in a statement to games website Kotaku, saying that it applied only to himself and three other members of the senior writing team over a period of “weeks, not years” – not to all of the developer’s staff. “Across the whole company, we have some senior people who work very hard purely because they’re passionate about a project, or their particular work, and we believe that passion shows in the games we release,” read the statement.

McCaskill's husband was accused of abuse by ex-wife

Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill’s husband was accused of domestic violence by his ex-wife, and his company once victim-blamed a woman who sued for sexual misconduct, Fox News has learned.

The accuser ultimately lost the case for employer liability after the court ruled that her claims failed because she “never returned to work.”