Mt MacBook won't let me trash a file.

I have a 2007 MacBook. Mac OS X 10.6.8
When I try to move a file to the trash I get the following message: "This item will be deleted immediately. You can’t undo this action."
This is very new, it just started happening a few days ago for no apparent reason.
In Terminal I got the following:
Angela:~ angelacookson$ ls ~/.trash
ls: .trash: Permission denied
How do I get "permission" to use my trash??
Thank you!

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