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New ‘use by’ dates on meat sold in supermarkets to provide shoppers 11 days to eat more beef

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‘Use by’ dates on meat to be extended to give supermarket shoppers 11 extra days to eat beef as food bosses get set to extend expiry dates before Christmas Shelf life of beef, lamb and pork has been reviewed by Food Standards Agency Chilled beef, including cuts with plastic wrappings, given ten-day use-by labels But … Read more

Downing Street urged to beef up its ‘back to work’ message as firms say they’ll keep staff at home

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Downing Street was urged to toughen up its ‘back to work’ message last night after a string of top firms said they would not be encouraging staff back to offices for months.  A Mail audit of big companies found many are not planning for the majority of workers to return to offices until at least … Read more

Boy, 15, was stabbed to death with a hunting knife over ‘beef’ on social media between rival schools

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Boy, 15, was stabbed to death with a 10-inch hunting knife over ‘beef’ on social media between rival schools, court hears Messages were sent on the ‘school beef chat’ ahead of a football match The chat turned threatening, and lead to the death of 15-year-old Baptista Adjei A 16-year-old boarded a bus Adjei was on … Read more

Michael Gove’s £700million plan to beef up border security

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Michael Gove’s £700million plan to beef up border security at the end of the year ‘with or without’ a Brexit deal Michael Gove authorised £470m for infrastructure such as border control posts It comes after Government said ‘significant differences’ remain in Brexit talks It also follows a row on a leaked letter from Liz Truss … Read more

Britain’s obsession with beef impacting Amazon rainforest wildfires

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Britain has an obsession with timber, leather and beef from Brazil, according to wildlife charities, who claim it is ‘having a heavy impact’ on rainforest wildfires.  Brazil, home to two-thirds of the Amazon rainforest, is one of the riskiest countries from which the UK imports key agricultural commodities, say the WWF and RSPB.  In a … Read more

Tory MPs tell Liz Truss to beef up post-Brexit plans to safeguard British farmers from US imports

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Food panel ‘must have teeth’: Tory MPs tell Liz Truss to beef up post-Brexit plans to safeguard British farmers from sub-standard US food imports Tory MPs say a panel to advise on post-Brexit trade deals must have real teeth  The ‘trade and agriculture’ commission was announced by Liz Truss last week The Mail on Sunday … Read more

Beef farmer fears a US trade deal would result in having to sell her cow herd

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‘It’s a kick in the teeth’: Beef farmer fears a US trade deal would result in having to sell her cow herd Gotherington Hill Farm supplies some of the UK’ best meat with its herd of contented beef cattle It could disappear if low-quality, low-welfare imports are allowed to undercut their work As well as … Read more