58 h. ago Eating cheap junk food could actually stop us getting fat, scientists discover

Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, US, have reached an unlikely verdict on diets and weight loss after research conducted on mice eating different food

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8 d. ago Welsh supermarkets to be banned from displaying junk food near tills

The Senedd has agreed to implement new rules on how and where foods high in fat, salt and sugar can be promoted in Welsh supermarkets from March 2026.

Events

9 d. ago Full list of foods affected by new restrictions on unhealthy snacks in Welsh supermarkets

Soft drinks, chocolate and ice cream will be subjected to sales restrictions, as part of the new regulations passed by the Senedd

Society

9 d. ago New rules banning deals on unhealthy snacks sold in Welsh supermarkets pass Senedd

There will be restrictions on how and where foods which are high in fat, sugar and salt, can be sold and free re-fills on sugar-sweetened drinks found in restaurants or takeaways will also be banned

Economics

1 week ago Full list of Morrisons supermarket stores and cafes set to close including Welsh branches

The closures will impact hundreds of jobs up and down the country and there are some Welsh names on the list. Rami Baitiéh, chief executive of Morrisons, said the changes were aimed at reinvigorating Morrisons

Politics

2 w. ago 'I quit food when mistakenly told I had cancer and almost got sectioned'

Amy Doyle was mistakenly told she had cancer and diabetes and stopped eating junk food - dropping to just 5stone and almost being detained for her safety

Politics

2 w. ago Nuts, popcorn and ‘healthy’ crisps face daytime ad ban over salt content

The government is set to ban junk food adverts from appearing on TV between 5:30am and 9pm

Politics

2 w. ago Rise of the mukbang kids whose parents film them eating junk food

The world of 'mukbang' - where online creators share videos of them eating (often excessive) amounts of food while chatting to followers - has been attracting growing criticism.

Society

3 w. ago Donald Trump sheds huge 2 STONE after making tiny tweak to his infamous junk food diet

Trump, 78, is well known for his love of fast food staples such as the Quarter Pounder and Big Mac from McDonald's - and is said to swill more than 12 cans of Diet Coke a day

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3 w. ago Scots shopkeepers blast Donald Trump with 'shame on you' sign near mum's birth place

In a protest to Donald Trump, a banner displaying the message 'Shame On You' has been erected near his mother's birth place.

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3 w. ago As Jews celebrate Purim, let us end the slaughter in Gaza committed in our name | Peter Beinart

Our refusal to reckon with the dark side of Purim reflects a refusal to reckon with the dark side of ourselvesLater this month, on the holiday of Purim, Jewish people will dress in silly costumes, eat triangular pastries, and listen to an ancient story about attempted genocide. What we notice, and don’t notice, about that story says a lot about what we notice, and don’t notice, in Israel and Palestine.The tale comes from the book of Esther. It begins with a dissolute Persian king. He hosts a banquet, gets drunk, orders his queen to “display her beauty” to the revelers, and, when she refuses, banishes her from the throne. As her replacement he chooses Esther, a beautiful young maiden who, unbeknownst to him, is a Jew. Then he makes a calamitous personnel decision: he selects Haman, a pathological Jew-hater, to be his right-hand man. The stage is now set for an epic clash. Continue reading...

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