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Campaigns have done little to reduce the dirt and litter on our streets. So what will it take for people put their rubbish in a bin?It has happened to most of us at one time or another. You're strolling along the pavement, when suddenly one shoe gets stuck to the ground. With a sinking feeling, you realise you've stepped in chewing gum - or worse. Walking through British towns and cities, it's often hard to avoid the litter strewn across the pavements, roads and green spaces - anything from food wrappers, cigarette butts and dog mess to bottles, cans and plastic bags. A staggering 30m tonnes of litter are removed from our streets every day. Despite numerous anti-litter campaigns over the last decade, the amount of litter being dropped is not decreasing. The latest data, from the Encams (Keep Britain Tidy) local environmental quality survey of England for 2007/08, shows that while there has been a modest reduction of 3% in the amount of litter compared to the previous year, levels have

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Inflation last month fell to its lowest level since the beginning of last year, while the retail price index dropped for the second month in a row, putting further downwards pressure on wages

We're officially on the downhill slide toward the end of the school year. Kids are excited about the coming school break. Teachers are doing their best to keep...