The man who thinks he can make us love kale
Katie Hope BBC News, Davos Plenty Matt Barnard says food can taste better grown indoors Matt Barnard’s favourite memory of the recent Christmas holiday period was receiving a thank you letter from the 10-year-old daughter of a friend who’d been over for a meal. “I’m stunned you got me to like kale. I never knew […]
Thousands of Palestinians return to north Gaza after deal reached for civilian hostage
‘We don’t know what we will see except the wounds’published at 07:21 Greenwich Mean Time 07:21 GMT Alice CuddyReporting from Jerusalem Image source, ReutersImage caption, Drone footage taken on 19 January of Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip We’ve been speaking to displaced Gazans this weekend, asking them what they expected to find when they […]
Grammy Awards 2022: Main winners and nominees
3 April 2022 Getty Images Find out who got their hands on a Grammy this year The winners of the 64th annual Grammy Awards have been announced in Las Vegas. The likes of Silk Sonic, Olivia Rodrigo and jazz keyboardist Jon Batiste all enjoyed success on Sunday night. Grammy awards go to Olivia Rodrigo and […]
Child obesity action ‘risks losing its way’
Michelle Roberts Health editor, BBC News online Getty Images Government efforts to fight child obesity risk getting lost in reorganisations and delays, a report warns. The National Audit office says 20 years of targets and policies have had limited success and new initiatives may fall short too. It points to a lack of urgency and […]
Child supplements ‘mislead parents’ over vitamin D
Getty Images Few children’s multivitamins give the recommended daily vitamin D dose, a study suggests. Researchers from the universities of Oxford and Southampton looked at 64 multivitamins and found only 25%-36% provided the correct dose of 400 IU. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) said the research was “highly concerning” and products […]
UK farms plan for going ‘carbon neutral’
Roger Harrabin BBC environment analyst Getty Images Farmers could change the diets of livestock so that they don’t belch so much methane The farm union NFU has launched a plan to make British agriculture carbon neutral in two decades. Farming creates 10% of the UK’s emissions, and farmers have long been criticised for their failure […]
NI agri-food businesses briefed on post-Brexit rules
Conor Macauley BBC NI Agriculture & Environment Correspondent Getty Images Agri-food businesses play a key role in Northern Ireland’s economy Northern Ireland’s agri-food businesses are to be given advice on new trading rules after Brexit. The industry is key to the Northern Ireland economy and accounted for sales of £4.8bn in 2017 . Great Britain […]
Sainsbury’s and Asda merger ‘must be investigated’
Bill Wilson Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images The competition watchdog is being urged by politicians to examine the possible merger of Sainsbury’s and Asda. Talks between the two UK supermarket chains are at an “advanced” stage, with more details of a potential £10bn deal expected on Monday. Liberal Democrat leader Sir Vince Cable, a […]
Welsh farmers raise concerns over rise in veganism
BBC Concerns about a trend towards a dairy-free and vegan diets have been raised by farmers in Wales. Wales Dairy Show chairman Colin Evans said a rise in vegan celebrities meant farmers needed to “prove” that they “produce food in a healthy manner”. NFU Cymru stressed vegans only represent about 1% of people. The Vegan […]
Six hostages to be freed and Gazans to be allowed north
Hamas will release six hostages this week and Israel will allow Gazans to return to homes in the north from Monday, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says. The hostages include Arbel Yehud – the civilian at the centre of a row which has led to Israel delaying the return of Gazans to northern Gaza. Hamas […]