italy s former prime minister, silvio berlusconi, is being treated for a type of chronic leukaemia in hospital. the 86 year old was rushed to intensive care yesterday, with breathing problems. his brother paolo said he s in a stable condition. hundreds of thousands of people have continued to demonstrate across france against emmanuel macron s plans to raise the pension age from 62 to 64. clashes broke out in multiple cities, with protesters setting fire to one of the french president s favourite restaurants in paris. the country awaits a decision on the validity of the legislation next week. an environmental group has hit out at sainsbury s after the supermarket swapped its mince meat out of hard plastic trays into vacuum packs. campaign group a plastic planet say the containers will not go in most household recycling. some customers have reported mince turning to mush. the supermarket said the change will see 55% less plastic used,
was secretly put into landfill at a site in northern ireland near londonderry, despite councils sending it to be recycled. now campaigners are fighting to protect derry s water supply from being damaged by toxic chemicals. our ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. in the 19905 and 20005, criminal gangs, in the guise of a reputable waste disposal company, were bringing household recycling here. but instead of being recycled, it was put into landfill. what we have got is one of the biggest illegal landfills in europe. it covers the scale of about a6 football pitches. in 2013, the mobuoy site near derry was shut down. now, a decade on, two men are due to be sentenced for illegal dumping. i ve lived here about 40 years. i was horrified that this had been allowed to happen because i believed that my public services were looking after my environment and looking after my water
despite councils sending it to be recycled. now campaigners are fighting to protect the city s water supply from being damaged by toxic chemicals. our ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. in the 19905 and 20005, criminal gangs, in the guise of a reputable waste disposal company, were bringing household recycling here. but instead of being recycled, it was put into landfill. what we have got is one of the biggest illegal landfills in europe. it covers the scale of about 46 football pitches. in 2013, the mobuoy site near derry was shut down. now, a decade on, two men are due to be sentenced for illegal dumping. i ve lived here about 40 years. i was horrified that this had been allowed to happen because i believed that my public services were looking after my environment and looking after my water and looking after me and that is why i was paying my taxes. now a radio 4 podcast