内容摘要："I lost at least $1,500 to the floods. It was the proceeds from the sale of my farm produce the previous day. I contemplated going back into the room to get it, but the pressure of the water scared me," he said.

"I lost at least $1,500 to the floods. It was the proceeds from the sale of my farm produce the previous day. I contemplated going back into the room to get it, but the pressure of the water scared me," he said.

Ms Rosner says there are both moral and practical issues with the West buying Russian hydrocarbons while supporting Ukraine."We now have a situation in which we are funding the aggressor in a war that we're condemning and also funding the resistance to the war," she says. "This dependence on fossil fuels means that we are really at the whims of energy markets, global energy producers and hostile dictators."

Get our flagship newsletter with all the headlines you need to start the day.Hailey Bieber is selling her make-up brand Rhode to e.l.f. Beauty in a deal worth up to $1bn (£740m).The 28-year-old model, who is married to singer Justin Bieber, co-founded the line of skincare products, which includes blush and lip tints, in 2022, giving it her middle name.

It has expanded rapidly thanks in part to its online popularity, reporting more than $200m in net sales over the 12 months to March, with plans of being offered in Sephora stores in the US and UK this year.In its announcement of the deal, buyer e.l.f. Beauty called the business "a beautiful brand that we believe is ready for rocketship growth".

e.l.f - short for eyes, lips and face - is paying $800m in cash and stock for the company, with a further $200m payout possible depending on future sales growth.

The deal is expected to close later this year.He said he was concerned that a black market in single-use vapes could develop and some people may be tempted to return to smoking cigarettes.

"Disposables have played a huge role in reducing smoking levels amongst adults to record low levels. It's why we are seeing stockpiling in the lead up to the ban," he added.Scott Butler, executive director of Material Focus, an independent not-for-profit organisation, said that he was still concerned that vapes are still difficult to recycle and reuse.

He said customers and businesses should demand sustainable options."Given the rampant binning and littering that we already see, will we see any behaviour change? Only if producers, importers and retailers step up and meet their long existing legal obligations to provide and pay for takeback and recycling," he said.