The mass excavation, led and co-ordinated by the Port of London Authority in collaboration with Thames Water, will see the ...

Footage shows diggers removing ‘disgusting’ island of wet wipes from Thames - The arm of a digger could be seen plunging into ...

The Port of London Authority (PLA) has said it will remove about 180 tonnes of congealed wet wipes – the equivalent to the ...

Sometimes, people will wipe their hands down using these, but in reality, that's what hand sanitizer is for. The issue here is again due to the chemicals that make up disinfecting wipes.

Dr James Elston, consultant in epidemiology at the UKHSA said: “While the overall risk to the public remains very low, a number of non-sterile alcohol-free wipe products have been linked to an ...