Shock tactics on street cleaning
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A council halts its street sweeping service as part of a shock approach to tackling litter problems.
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DOTHAN, Ala. - A new crime has reared its stinky head in southeast Alabama: Potty tipping. Someone has been overturning portable toilets at four construction sites in the Dothan area, with one company reporting that four or five were flipped in a week. Several firms have complained.
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FLORENCE, Sep 5 (IPS) - In several towns across Italy, forced windscreen  wiping is becoming a criminal offence.
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STAMFORD, Conn. - Perhaps it's just a seasonal affliction, but a man has been arrested in what was described as a "leaf rage" incident.  Michael Peters, 67, became angry when city employees told him they would not remove leaves from his property, police said.
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A clampdown on nuisance neighbours, including measures to address bad parenting, is to be announced.
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Toothpaste squeezed by a flunky. Supper steamed with one brand of water. Oh, and an Â£11m income. This is the man who presses a world view on us all - and whose latest embarrassment, of many, reveals that
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Â· Police describe arrest as 'very significant' Â· Gang member says feud grew from street dispute
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Think of germs as gangsters. One thug lurking on a corner you might outrun, but a dozen swaggering down the street? Yikes.
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The beating of a leader of a budding movement to uphold motoristsâ rights in the face of police corruption has prompted an outcry.
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Migrants will be urged not to spit in the streets or litter, as part of a government campaign to aid the transition of newcomers into local communities
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Â· Police call for crackdown on cheap alcoholÂ· 'Feral' gang had been on seven-hour drinking binge
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By Dean Narciso and Jim Woods, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Jun. 26--Is there a problem in your neighborhood? Tell The Watch.
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Site will alert users to roadwork and accidents in their local area.
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Motorist surveillance goes orbital Analysis London Mayor Ken Livingstone wants to clean up the capital's air. But at what cost to motorists?â¦
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A mayor whose administration is under federal investigation. An alderman who just got hit with a federal bribery charge. Four politicians who served time for corruption and want their old jobs back.
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By The Philadelphia Inquirer  Feb. 16--This is a plow. And this is frozen slush. Any questions?   In the first winter storm of any consequence, this city failed the street-clearing test badly.
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By Dale Williams  A HUGE clean-up operation was mounted in the Black Country after 60 people were evacuated and families warned to keep windows shut following a major acid spill.   A cloud of white fumes floated over part of Tipton at about 8am yesterday.