3 h. ago Yoghurts and cereal to be classified as junk food in Government bid to tackle fat

The Government plans to rebadge hundreds of fruit yoghurts, cereals and juice in a bid to fight the nation's flab crisis - with supermarkets set to be given strict new guidelines on displaying them

Politics

51 h. ago Americans brace for food stamps to run out: ‘the greatest hunger catastrophe since the Great Depression’

Nearly 42 million people in danger as federal government shutdown continues and Snap funding to end 1 NovemberUS politics – follow liveTwo decades ago, Sara Carlson, then a mother of three, was newly single because of a traumatic event, and the US’s food stamp program, now called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap), helped her feed her children with free food supplies.“I wouldn’t have been able to afford to live,” said Carlson, 45, who lives in Rochester, Minnesota, and now works as an operations manager for a wealth-management firm and serves on the board of Channel One Regional Food Bank, which works to increase food access. Continue reading...

Politics

64 h. ago Calls for free school meals change as UK families struggle to afford food

Families say they have been forced to cut back on healthy eating as the cost of living continues to squeeze budgets. The Food Foundation is now urging the government to do more to tackle food poverty

Society

3 d. ago After centuries of trauma, Montana’s Blackfeet Nation is bringing back bison: ‘It’s what we need’

Local non-profits and schools are helping students explore traditional practices paired with modern science to make food sovereignty a realityThe Blackfeet Nation is a remote and rugged landscape on the windswept plains of northern Montana. While rich in resources, the remote location and management by the federal government have made food access a challenge here.Only four grocery stores serve the entire reservation. Fresh, healthy produce and meat options are often limited at these stores, and prices are higher than in neighboring communities, making access difficult for low–income families. Instead, highly processed foods, rich in sugars, carbohydrates and fat make up the bulk of the food choices. Continue reading...

Events

3 d. ago After centuries of trauma, Montana’s Blackfeet Nation turns to an old friend for food sovereignty: bison

Local non-profits and schools are helping students explore traditional practices paired with modern science to make food sovereignty a realityThe Blackfeet Nation is a remote and rugged landscape on the windswept plains of northern Montana. While rich in resources, the remote location and management by the federal government have made food access a challenge here.Only four grocery stores serve the entire reservation. Fresh, healthy produce and meat options are often limited at these stores, and prices are higher than in neighboring communities, making access difficult for low–income families. Instead, highly processed foods, rich in sugars, carbohydrates and fat make up the bulk of the food choices. Continue reading...

Events

3 d. ago Met Police to test new 'Drone First Responders' in London's tourist hotspots in bid to tackle crime

Each Chinese-made drone can be launched within seconds of a 999 call being made - offering the same capabilities as a police helicopter at much greater speed.

Events

4 d. ago California National Guard to support food banks due to expected food assistance delays

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will deploy the National Guard to support food banks because of expected delays to federal food assistance amid the government shutdown

Politics

4 d. ago Trump news live: Newsom deploys state National Guard to help food banks during government shutdown

Nearly 42 million Americans rely on the food assistance program

Politics

5 d. ago States across the US warn millions will lose food stamp benefits in a week due to government shutdown

SNAP recipients receive an average of about $188 per person per month, or about $6 per day

Events

9 d. ago Gaza aid still critically scarce, say agencies, as Israel delays convoys

UN urges opening of all crossing points as fewer than half of intended trucks enter strip and WHO warns of ‘spiralling’ diseaseMiddle East crisis – live updatesAid remains critically scarce in Gaza one week into the ceasefire, humanitarian agencies have warned, as Israel delays the entry of food convoys into the territory. The Israeli government and Hamas continue to trade blame over violations of the truce.The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday that it had brought about 560 tonnes of food per day on average into Gaza since the ceasefire began, but it was still below what was needed. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Food assistance is safe through October, but it may be at risk if the shutdown continues

About 40 million people could see food assistance disappear next month if the federal government shutdown continues

Events

1 week ago Popular Spanish tourist destination brings in tough new measures to tackle overtourism

A popular Spanish tourist destination has introduced tough new measures in a bid to tackle over tourism. 

Politics

1 week ago Indonesia nearly doubles allowance for lawmakers weeks after public protests against perks

Government says ‘recess allowance’ hike necessitated by increase in food and transportation costs

Events

3 w. ago Tories to pledge to create immigration taskforce modelled on Trump’s Ice

Proposed ‘removals force’ will be tasked with deporting 150,000 people a year in bid to tackle illegal immigrationThe Conservatives will pledge to create a new immigration taskforce modelled on Donald Trump’s controversial Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agency, the Guardian understands.The party’s leader, Kemi Badenoch, is expected to announce the policy on Sunday as it heads into its annual conference following a year of historic low poll ratings. The proposed “removals force” will be tasked with deporting 150,000 people a year in a bid to tackle illegal immigration. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago New Mexico governor signs bills to counter federal cuts, support health care and food assistance

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed a package of bills aimed at shoring up food assistance, rural health care and public broadcasting in response to recently enacted federal cuts

Society

3 w. ago Starmer to refine international law stance in bid to tackle mass migration

The Prime Minister said ‘we need to look again at the interpretation’ of how UK courts apply various international laws.

Society

3 w. ago ‘It’s hard to know what day it is’: families tell of grim Ice detention in Texas

Anxiety high as parents and children tell of lack of clean water, inadequate medical care and poor food in ‘prison-like’ conditionsAt the South Texas Family Residential Center, guards allegedly refer to detained immigrant families as “inmates”, spouses aren’t allowed to hold hands, and children don’t know where they can kick around a ball without getting in trouble, according to a stark court filing.Yet those are minor indignities compared with accounts given to outside monitors of a lack of clean drinking water, sleep, healthy food, privacy, hygiene supplies and appropriate healthcare. Alongside government admissions of what attorneys called “prolonged unexplained detention” at the facility in the remote town of Dilley, Texas anxiety levels for detainees are high. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago ‘Starmer’s poll tax’: Piers Corbyn rallies against digital ID outside Labour conference

Piers Corbyn took to the labour conference in Liverpool to protest against Labour's plans for implementing digital ID's in a bid to tackle illegal migration claiming this could lead to financial control.

Economics