China has reportedly drawn up a list of more Australian industries to target after slapping tariffs on barley and banning some beef imports amid mounting tensions over calls for a coronavirus inquiry. Wine, dairy, seafood, oatmeal and fruit exporters could be hit with new customs rules, quality checks or tariffs to make selling into China more … Read more
Dairy farmers face ruin as thousands confront a collapse in milk prices meaning they are getting just 15p a litre and cannot cover their costs A litre of milk costs 25p to produce but farmers are making only 15p per litre Farmers throw away litres of milk because food and coffee shops have closed This … Read more
Lost diary reveals extraordinary story of Bletchley Park codebreaker’s broken romance with German divorcee whose three Nazi sons fought for Hitler Becky Edmunds found John Richard Perceval’s diaries covering 1925 to 1976 Perceval was on a team that cracked Germany’s Enigma code at Bletchley Park He was in love with a German woman whose sons fought … Read more
Down the drain: Dairy farmers share stories of their ‘utter desperation’ over the scandal of wasted milk following coronavirus shutdown of coffee shops Farmers usually reliant on coffee shops and airlines have poured milk away Farmers have been told the price of milk was going to be cut by 2 pence a litre Rules prevent … Read more
Neolithic ‘dirty dishes’ dug up in Shoreditch were used by London’s earliest East Enders who feasted on goat, beef, lamb and dairy products 5,600 years ago. Researchers used a groundbreaking new carbon dating technique to analyse traces of foods from pottery dug up on Shoreditch High Street, in the east of London. Scientists say that the Neolithic … Read more
Eating cheese, yoghurt and milk can cut the risk of suffering a stroke by up to ten per cent, new research suggests Research suggests consuming more dairy products cuts stroke risk in later life Study shows 200g of fruit and vegetables a day cut ischaemic stroke risk by 13% Those who ate more eggs were … Read more