Britons shun traditional cuppa

THE BRITISH love affair with the traditional cuppa has gone off the boil with nearly 870 million fewer cups of tea drunk last year. The nation bought 5.7 million fewer pounds of tea in the year to May 2018, the biggest drop in four years.

Why lab meat is the future

A report suggests that the UK should start producing meat in a laboratory because it would curtail greenhouse emissions and reduce the intensive demands on farmland.

1 in 3 men doesn’t digest food labels

A THIRD of men never read nutrition labels on food packaging because they do not understand them, claims a study. In contrast just one in 20 women never looks at the information on packaged food to check the amount of fat, salt and added sugars it contains.

Time for tea? Eight reasons to put the kettle on

WITH warnings the scorching summer could stretch into October in many parts of the UK, hydration has become a hot health topic. And the latest research reveals there is a simple way to maintain fluid levels which also reduces the risk of heart disease, diabetes and other serious health problems.

Sainsbury’s, ASDA, Tesco and Morrisons urgent listeria warning as these foods pose a risk

LISTERIA is a bactria that can be potentially deadly. Now Sainsbury’s, ASDA, Tesco and Morrisons are urgently pulling products from the shelves.

Look who's frying to delight!

THE first Calum Richardson heard about his fish and chip shop being named the best in the world was when a tweet popped up on his phone just after he’d dropped off his son after football practice.