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Mexican drug lord El Chapo sentenced to life in US prison

Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has been sentenced to life behind bars in a US prison, a humbling end for a crime lord once notorious for his ability to kill, bribe or tunnel his way out of trouble. A federal judge in Brooklyn handed down the sentence on Wednesday, five months after Guzman’s conviction in an epic drug-trafficking case. The 62-year-old, who had been protected in Mexico by an army of gangsters and an elaborate corruption operation, was...

Waitrose introduces multicoloured recycled plastic for ready meals

Waitrose is moving to multicoloured recycled trays for its ready meals as it bids to eliminate its use of unrecyclable black plastic by the end of the year. The colour of the new trays will vary depending on the recycled plastic – predominantly mixed PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles and other containers – that has gone into producing them. Waitrose & Partners said the new packaging is unlikely to be the same colour twice, and will range from pink and red...

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