On an eco resort near Lagos, distilled palm sap outlawed by colonial authorities is making a comebackSince the pandemic, Lola Pedro has been spending a lot of time at an eco-tourist hamlet in Badagry town, on the outskirts of Lagos, surrounded by coconut and African apple trees next to chalets with showers open to the sky.The hamlet’s beach house serves...

Suppliers are recalling various sandwiches, wraps and salads in response to an E coli investigation• Sandwich suppliers issue recall amid UK E coli outbreakThe Food Standards Agency has said several suppliers to major retailers are taking the precautionary measure of recalling various sandwiches, wraps and salads in response to findings from investigations...

Exclusive: Greencore recalls sandwiches, wraps and salads sold through Asda, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons as well as Boots, Aldi, Amazon and the Co-opThe sandwich maker Greencore, which supplies big supermarkets including Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s, is one of a number of companies recalling products after being potentially linked to an UK outbreak...

Brexit border checks are just the latest hurdle placed before British farmers. Labour must do more to back our food producersJust before the election was called, news broke of Sue Gray’s so-called “shit list”: an inventory compiled by the Labour leader’s chief of staff of the immediate challenges an incoming Labour government would face. They include...

World Health Organization report calls on governments to impose tougher regulation of health-harming productsTobacco, alcohol, ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and fossil fuels kill 2.7 million people a year in Europe, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which has called on governments to impose tougher regulation of health-harming products.In...

Union claims Whitbread, which also owns Premier Inn, has not consulted properly with restaurant staffHundreds of workers from restaurants including Brewers Fayre, Table Table and Beefeater outlets are threatening their parent company Whitbread with legal action over alleged poor consultation on 1,500 planned job cuts and closures.The Unite union has...