Ministers are drawing up plans to allow supermarket lorries to bypass queues at the Channel ports amid fears of food shortages in the UK. Certain vehicles will be given access to open lanes on the M20 in Kent during delays at the Port of Dover and the Eurotunnel terminal in order to cross the Channel, … Read more
Meal scheme will switch for half-term The free meal system for school pupils will change over the February half term – as the government tries to balance its books by using a different department’s funding for the food. In a switchover that has the potential to spark some administration issues, meals for those that need … Read more
Meal scheme will switch for half-term The free meal system for school pupils will change over the February half term – as the government tries to balance its books by using a different department’s funding for the food. In a switchover that has the potential to spark some administration issues, meals for those that need … Read more
Taxi for the fearless! Brave heron casually rides on an alligator’s back round a Florida lake Incredible footage shows a snow-coloured heron standing on an alligator’s back Former marine Savannah Boan captured the amazing clip at Gatorland, Florida She said that the wild heron arrive at the attraction park every year to breed By Sam … Read more
The dispiriting photo shared by a parent in receipt of a Government school meal food parcel – where the items appeared to add up to around £5 – has left many suggesting that they could provide a healthy, more satisfying box of food for the same price. Fierce criticism of the scheme, which this morning saw … Read more
One of the scariest things I have done in recent years is to take a genetic test to see if I am at increased risk of dementia. I did it partly because my father had begun to show signs of forgetfulness in the lead up to his death at the age of 74. He was … Read more
One of the scariest things I have done in recent years is to take a genetic test to see if I am at increased risk of dementia. I did it partly because my father had begun to show signs of forgetfulness in the lead up to his death at the age of 74. He was … Read more
Food parcels that are supposed to feed schoolchildren instead of a £30 voucher have sparked disgust after replacements were found to cost just £5.22. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford – who has been behind a drive to get free meals to children who need them – led responses to … Read more
Dutch port officials have paraded a stash of British food that was seized at the EU border under new Brexit rules – amid anger at ‘nit-picking’ border police for seizing a trucker’s ham sandwiches. The Dutch customs office showed off a pile of confiscated items including a carton of juice, a box of oranges, a … Read more
Keir Starmer and Marcus Rashford slam ‘disgraceful’ free school meals parcel given to mother to ‘last 10 days’ that she estimates cost £5.22 as children’s minister vows to look into claims Children’s minister Vicky Ford vowed to look into a report by a mother on Twitter The woman, who goes by @RoadsideMum on Twitter, shared … Read more