Spare Time
About Spare Time
Actress, model and TV personality Jenn Sterger keeps celebrities on the straight and narrow in this late-night series. It's filmed at Lucky Strike Lanes in New York, where Sterger challenges a weekly celebrity guest to a few frames of bowling and also sits down with him or her for a plug-this-project-and-more interview. Sterger, who grew up in a competitive bowling family and still plays regularly, is perhaps best known as the woman who allegedly attracted the affection of quarterback Brett Favre when both were employed by the New York Jets. …
Phyllis Latour: The secret life of a WW2 heroine revealed
... She spent all her Spare Time on " saffaris [sic]" with her guardian, according to her SOE form, travelling around the country as her uncle tried to stop the smuggling of ivory...
People in UK least likely to say work is important to their life - survey
... Speaking about the findings, Prof Bobby Duffy, director of the Policy Institute at King s College London, said the findings suggest a " steady drift towards a greater focus on getting work-life balance right" in the UK, with " people less likely to think work should be prioritised over Spare Time, that hard work leads to success, or that not working makes people lazy"...
Crazy Rich Agents: ‘I sell houses to billionaires but live with mum and dad'
... Vanesa spent a year trying to succeed in the commission-only industry during her time on Crazy Rich Agents, relying on her mum to support her financially and topping up her income with babysitting in her Spare Time...
Glastonbury fashion: Festival fans turn to second-hand outfits
... In her Spare Time, Jess goes around Cardiff picking up bags of clothes that are left on the side of the road, which she sifts through and gives a new lease of life...
Five ways to save money on your packed lunch
... And if you have some Spare Time, growing your own cress for your egg sandwiches could also be a fun project for the family - as well as cheaper than buying it from the supermarket...
Lebanon crisis: The Syrian refugees recycling to stay alive
... Working long hours, Deiri spends some of his Spare Time with the local cat, Amber, whom he feeds any leftover food he finds in the bins...
Libianca: The true story behind the star's 'more alcohol' song, People
... To keep them happy, she took a number of jobs while writing in her Spare Time...
Hexham stabbing: Family pays tribute to Holly Newton
... " Holly also loved dancing and was so talented - and a big part of her Spare Time was spent at classes and taking part in competitions up and down the country...
Lebanon crisis: The Syrian refugees recycling to stay alive
By Lina SinjabBBC News, Beirut, Lebanon
Deiri Fayyad rummages through dustbins in the Lebanese capital Beirut In Search of plastics and other discarded materials to be recycled. It is poorly paid work, but The Father of three has Little option if he is to feed His Family .
" I start early morning at 8:30 and work for over 12 Hours , " he says, as he continues looking through the waste.
With bare hands and no protective clothing, Deiri pushes his body deep inside the bin, opening plastic rubbish bags to see what he can find. He makes about 250,000 Lebanese pounds ($2; £1. 63) A Day .
The 26-year-old from Raqqa is among about one million Syrians to have sought refuge in neighbouring Lebanon, 12 years on from the start of his country's brutal Civil War .
Lebanon, meanwhile, has been crippled by economic and political crises for nearly Four Years . Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese are now living in poverty, with many struggling to afford food and medicine.
In 2019 the government defaulted on its foreign debts and the country's Currency collapsed. In March this year, it tumbled to an all-time low of around 110,000 Lebanese pounds to one US Dollar - effectively losing almost all of its value since 2019.
But while nearly everyone in Lebanon is feeling the pinch, Syrians here are at the bottom of the poverty ladder.
Many Refugees - including children as young as 11 - have taken up recycling rubbish in efforts to feed themselves.
While there are NGOs encouraging recycling in Beirut, it is not common practice, and Waste Management businesses have been Set Up to process plastics that can be used to manufacture commercial and agricultural products, for example.
Deiri is filling his large Plastic Bag with empty water bottles. As I stand and watch nearby, the foul smell is Making It difficult to breathe, and I Am amazed how he keeps going - with a smile on his face.
Working long hours, Deiri spends some of his Spare Time with The Local cat, Amber, whom he feeds any leftover food he finds in the bins.
Deiri, his wife Yamama, and their children live in a room in an apartment they share with two other families, not far from the popular Seaside Boulevard where he collects plastic. Most of what Deiri makes a month goes on rent.
The Room is small, with just one light, a plastic floor covering, and some mattresses set aside. They have bottles of water on The Balcony to wash with and a small gas cooker.
The Moment he arrives home, Deiri hugs his children tight.
" I can't afford to send my kids to school, or to give them a good life. We Are hardly Getting By , but it's better than humiliating myself begging on The Street . "
Many of Deiri's fellow workers are also from Raqqa in northern Syria. They escaped The War and the militant Islamic State group, but in Lebanon, life is hard, and this is the only job they could secure.
In recent years, and due to financial crises, the workers coming here from Bangladesh who were paid in US dollars have been replaced with Syrians who receive very Little - and in local Currency - for such work.
At one of the dumping sites, where plastic and other rubbish is recycled and stored before being sold, The Smell is difficult to Describe - it is suffocating and hard to Imagine That workers are exposed to this daily, without any apparent hygiene measures in place.
A building above the rubbish dump is now home to several men, all from Raqqa. They are too scared to talk, too scared to be interviewed. They say they fear being deported back to Syria.
Similar such buildings are scattered around The City , where around 15 to 20 men cram together in poorly equipped flats to share the costs.
At The End of each shift, Deiri and fellow workers gather their daily findings of plastic in a dedicated lot or hand it over to a Lebanese manager at one of the centres, who weighs their bags before paying them.
Like many others in the country, Syrian or Lebanese, Deiri is desperate to leave. As his hope to return to a safe Syria fades, he longs for a New Life somewhere away from here.
" The dream is Europe… but the reality is this, " he says. " I hope God can help us and we can leave. All I want is to give my children a better life and get them some education. "
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
