14 h. ago Chicken, Caesar! Romans indulged in deep fried songbirds in ancient fast food shops 2,000 years ago, study finds

Romans were pioneers when it came to street stalls and fast food, new research from Mallorca, Spain shows.

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15 h. ago Our love of KFC goes back 2,000 YEARS! Romans indulged in deep fried songbirds in ancient fast food shops, study finds

Romans were pioneers when it came to street stalls and fast food, new research from Mallorca, Spain shows.

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8 d. ago Disability cut impact could be even worse than expected warns food bank charity

Research commissioned by food bank charity Trussell found that 340,000 people in disabled households will be pushed into severe hardship by benefit changes being brought in by the Government

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1 week ago Food additive titanium dioxide likely has more toxic effects than thought, study finds

Controversial additive may be in as many as 11,000 US products and could lead to diabetes and obesityThe controversial food additive titanium dioxide likely has more toxic effects than previously thought, new peer-reviewed research shows, adding to growing evidence that unregulated nanoparticles used throughout the food system present an underestimated danger to consumers.In nanoparticle form, titanium dioxide may throw off the body’s endocrine system by disrupting hormonal response to food and dysregulating blood sugar levels, which can lead to diabetes, obesity and other health problems, the study found. Continue reading...

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1 week ago The people who are helping those in need at foodbanks in Wales and what they're hearing from them

Charmaine Walsh is a foodbank support manager in RCT and has shared some of the situations that people who use local foodbanks find themselves in

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2 w. ago Pretty UK market town with best food is the 'loveliest in England'

Which? Travel asked more than 9,000 people to rate their favourite inland towns and villages' food and drink offering. Ludlow, a historic market town in Shropshire, came out on top

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2 w. ago Deadly chaos at Gaza aid site as thousands rush for food and Israeli troops fire warning shots

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distributed 8,000 food boxes after an 11-week Israeli blockade of the war-devastated enclave

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2 w. ago More than 16,000 food parcels were handed out by foodbanks in RCT last year

Data shows that 16,634 emergency food parcels were provided between April 2024 and March 2025 with 5,793 of them going to children

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2 w. ago Chaos at Gaza aid site as thousands rush for food and Israeli troops fire warning shots

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distributed 8,000 food boxes after an 11-week Israeli blockade of the war-devastated enclave

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2 w. ago KFC jobs: major fast food chain opening 500 restaurants and creating 7,000 careers

The fast food giant is shaking up the scene with major upgrades and new roles 🍗

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3 w. ago If aid doesn’t enter Gaza now, 14,000 babies may die. UN peacekeepers must step in | Michael Fakhri

As a UN special rapporteur on the right to food, I have watched for 19 months as Israel starves children. The world must act nowOn Monday, Israel launched an intensive ground offensive named Operation Gideon’s Chariots as part of its plan to cause as much pain and damage as possible to everyone in Gaza. Israel has announced its intent to gain full indefinite control over Gaza, in effect aiming for annexation. This was after the international court of justice found Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory illegal and demanded it end its occupation as rapidly as possible and provide full reparations to Palestinians.Israel’s increased violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory also comes after it denied all food, water and supplies from entering Gaza for over 75 days. In March, child acute malnutrition increased by more than 80%. The price of wheat flour has increased by 3,000% since February. The World Food Programme ran out of food for kitchens in Gaza on 25 April and the Wor...

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3 w. ago Millions of food parcels handed out in UK as number rises 51 per cent

There has been a 46% rise in food parcels provided to families with children, and a 32% rise in parcels to support children under the age of five

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