Clinic blunder is hair-raising
Fly-tippers’ filth on rise across UK
A HAIR transplant surgeon and a Harley Street clinic have paid out £45,000 after being sued by a balding Royal Opera House actor.
Ivan Luptak, 38, had 11-hours of surgery at Rejuvenate Hair Clinics in April 2015 to boost his confidence on stage.
But his solicitor Michael Saul said the op left him with a hairline “obviously higher” on one side and the transplanted hair was also too thin.
Mr Luptak, who sued Dr Luca De Fazio and the clinic, will get £15,000 plus his legal costs.
UK oysters are set to make a comeback, thanks to a £1.1m conservation project announced today – National Oyster Day.
Populations of the shellfish, that feed many marine species, have fallen by more than 95%.
But the project will create 7,722 square miles of oyster beds in the River Conwy and the Firth of Clyde estuaries and Tyne and Wear coastal waters
Boss Alison Debney said: “It’s wonderful. Oysters are ocean superheroes.”
FLY-TIPPERS are burying Britain under mountains of filthy rubbish – and experts predict shameful scenes like these are on the rise.
The Mirror took the shocking photos of piled-up building rubble, dirty carpets, broken furniture and bagfuls of foul detritus – with the North East set to be the worst hit area, according to new figures.
Researchers for SkipHire UK based their predictions on Government figures for flytipping fines last year and complaints about illegal dumpers on social media.
Their data shows the
North East will experience the largest increase in fines this year, with a potential rise of 178%. Greater London is predicted to see the biggest drop, with a fall of 43%. The West Midlands could make the most money from fines with a predicted total of £405,522.64.
Despite having the smallest number of incidents, it has a Zero Tolerance approach to fly-tippers.
Many UK dumps were closed during lockdown and now they have reopened, you can wait for at least a month for an appointment to use them.
But that’s no excuse for fly-tipping. Skip Hire boss Michael Taylor said: “The rise in incidents across the country has had a negative impact on towns, villages, and cities.
“We encourage people to ensure waste is dealt with in a hygienic and responsible way.”
The Mirror also backs the Don’t Trash Our Future campaign for greater punishments for litter louts.
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