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Now playing Next Food and Drink Why are eels so expensive and what is the future of the Japanese dish? Eels are a much-loved delicacy in Japan - but the animals are now so endangered that they command eyewatering prices. 14/12/2021
Now playing Next Green News Are microplastics making us resistant to antibiotics? Polystyrene is pretty much everywhere - in plastic packaging, teabags, clothing and take-away food containers - this means we’re likely ingesting millions of bacteria laced with microplastics. 08/12/2021
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Now playing Next Green News Sewage pollution is making UK beaches and rivers 'unswimmable' Water companies say sewage overflow helps manage heavy rainfall but Surfers Against Sewage have found the practice has risen by 88 per cent in the last year. 25/11/2021
Now playing Next Green News Why is the Indian capital completely covered in smog? Earlier this month, air quality levels fell to the “severe” category in the capital and residents faced bouts of severe pollution for a number of days. 17/11/2021
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