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Disposable nappies could be taxed to encourage parents to switch to green alternatives. The move is being examined as a way to stop the products, which cannot be recycled, going to landfill. They are the next target on a ministerial hit list following the announcement last week of action on throwaway plates, cups and cutlery. A Whitehall source involved in the nappy policy said: 'The next single-use plastic item we are looking at is nappies. Disposable nappies could be taxed to encourage parents to switch to green alternatives and reduce landfill (stock photo) 'But you couldn't ban them – that would be too tough for parents. It would need to take some form of a tax.' Three billion nappies are thrown away every year, accounting for 2 to 3 per cent of UK household waste, according to recycling charity Wrap. A baby gets through around 5,000 during infancy – equivalent to 130 large bin bags. And as well as being a major source of plastic waste, they are the worst cause of c

A close aide of Osama bin Laden has returned to his home in Afghanistan after 20 years of US occupation just hours until American forces finish their evacuation from the war-torn country by President Joe Biden's deadline, a video purports to show. Amin ul-Haq, a top Al Qaeda arms supplier, returned to his hometown in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on Monday just over two weeks after the Taliban completed its lightening fast offensive to take over nearly all of the country. Ul-Haq headed bin Laden's security when he was occupying the Tora Bora cave complex. The two men escaped together when US forces attacked the complex, according to NBC. The Al Qaeda leader was killed by US forces in Pakistan in 2011.   In the video, a car carrying ul-Haq is seen driving through a checkpoint amid a small crowd.  At one point the car stops and ul-Haq rolls down the window. Apparent admirers crowd the vehicle's passenger side, with men taking turns grasping and even kissing the top Al

Extinction Rebellion mocked the Met Police by posting a Benny Hill-style video of activists evading officers as they blockaded Tower Bridge today as the force confirmed that 11 people had been arrested on the latest day of chaos in the capital.  The protest group boasted about 'giving the runaround' after they blocked the iconic landmark with a van and caravan, causing yet more disruption for Londoners. Speeded-up footage shows police grappling with scruffy members of the rag-tag protest as they run across the road with chains attached to their arms while frustrated drivers queue up waiting to cross.  Underneath XR's Twitter post, the Met hit back with a confused face emoji, insisting officers 'immediately took action' to deal with the mob.  The Metropolitan Police later confirmed that 11 people were arrested on Monday as part of the Extinction Rebellion protests.  The arrests follow the 34 people who were held over protests yesterday as part of the climate activis

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell sided with local school boards and employers who have decided to hand down vaccine requirements, in remarks in his home state of Kentucky, where he also expressed shock that people wouldn't want to take the coronavirus vaccine. 'What I think as a public official, is those decisions ought to be made by school boards and by employers,' McConnell said – parting ways with Republican governors like Florida's Ron DeSantis who have warred with local school boards over mask mandates. 'They can weigh the evidence, look at the effectiveness, and make those decisions. I think it’s better left to the employers and school boards,' McConnell said, speaking at the University of Kentucky School of Pharmacy. McConnell also expressed surprise at the emergence of vaccine hesitancy – which have led to huge gaps of vaccinations in parts of the South, and in particular in counties that heavily backed former President Donald Trump.  'Honestly

New York socialite Elisabeth Kieselstein Cord Hamm died at age 41 due to complications from Lyme disease, her grieving family said Sunday.  The former New York It Girl was suffering from Lyme disease for over a decade, according to her father. 'Lyme never leaves, it appears in one form or another, it is an insidious and miserable disease,' her father, Barry Kieselstein Cord, told the New York Post.  'Despite various treatments over the years, it continued to manifest itself in countless ways. Regardless, Elisabeth fought it, and continued on in her many creative endeavors.'      Hamptons socialite Elisabeth Kieselstein Cord Hamm, 41, died on August 29 from complications of Lyme disease, her family said Hamm was the only child of accessories designer Barry Kieselstein Cord and his artist wife,  Cece Kieselstein Cord A model and actress, Hamm walked the runway at the Dressed To Kilt fashion show in New York City in April 2004 Lyme disease is caused by bacteria that is tra

A coalition of retired and active duty veterans are working in a secret 'underground railroad' to rescue Afghan commandos and others stuck outside the NATO-held Hamid Karzai International Airport – and plan to continue their mission after President Joe Biden's military withdrawal. 'Now we're pivoting into, how do we move them out of the country unconventionally, without the airfield? That's a little harder but we're still gonna do it,' Retired Army Lt. Colonel Scott Mann told DailyMail.com on Friday. 'We're not going anywhere. We're going to stay on it until either the government comes in and responsibly takes it away from us and we feel confident that they're going to do it, or we get them out.' He didn't elaborate further due to security concerns, but the heat is on after the Pentagon announced the last US military flight departed Kabul on Monday afternoon eastern time.   Operating largely outside of Afghanistan, a network of ve

Doctors are being offered training to improve their bedside manner after dozens of patients complained about being ‘fat-shamed’ by NHS staff. Some took exception to being told that they were an unhealthy weight, needed to improve their diet or were too big to fit in scanners or have operations. The Royal College of Physicians said healthcare workers ‘must not be afraid’ to raise the issue because of the ‘very severe risks’ of obesity but they should discuss it ‘sensitively’ and avoid using ‘stigmatising language’. NHS trusts received at least 63 formal complaints last year about the way staff spoke to fat patients, Freedom of Information requests reveal. But the true number is likely to be much higher as some refused to disclose numbers. One doctor at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust allegedly told a woman she was morbidly obese and it was her fault because of ‘the crap she eats’. An employee at West Midlands Ambulance Service faced disciplinary proceedings after allegedly sayin

A Louisiana man shared a video on Facebook in which he opened his window during Hurricane Ida and revealed the intense wind and rain as it ravaged his home. Raymond Serigny posted the video, which shows his hand pushing aside the frame of his air conditioning unit to show the Category 4 storm as it tore through the state on Sunday. The scene outside is barely visible as thick gusts of wind and pounding rain hammer outside his home. The video has so far been viewed over one million times, shared 50,000 times and yielded 12,000 comments, most from concerned Facebook users asking if he is safe and others warning him to stay away from his window. Raymond Serigny, a Louisiana man, shared a video on Facebook in which he opened his window during Hurricane Ida to show the intensity of the storm The scene outside is barely visible as thick gusts of wind and pounding rain hammer outside his home User Michael Shea Stafford wrote, 'Be safe bud. But you def shouldn't have stayed. Plus you