Food & Drinks

A ‘game-changing’ diabetes drug may help obese people shed up to a fifth of their body weight, a study suggests. Participants given a once-a-week jab of tirzepatide alongside a diet and exercise regime lost 3st 10lb on average during the 72-week trial. The drug works by mimicking hormones in the body that help people feel full and satisfied after a meal …

Prices of fish and chips are going up in the UK and a third of friers could be forced to close within six months due to oil shortages, industry experts have warned. Business leaders in the fish and chip industry are calling on the government to offer a “long-term strategy” to their food shortages crisis – or face a third of chippies closing. The …

A 25-year-old housemaid, Dominion Okoro, on Tuesday, in Benin, confessed to killing Madam Maria Igbinedion, 85, the mother of a former Governor of Edo State, Chief Lucky Igbinedion.

In what, it described as a move to arrest the persistent exploitation by the Lagos State Government, LASG, through its various ministries on the premium breadmaking industry in Lagos, bread makers under the aegis of the Premium Breadmakers Association of Nigeria, PBAN, have decided to embark on a massive demonstration at the State Assembly as well as the Governor’s office …

Britain scientists to grow cancer-cutting wheat for making healthier bread

A former restaurant manager serving 10 years in prison for effectively enslaving a man, forcing him to work more than 100 hours a week without pay, must double the restitution he pays to his former employee – to more than half a million dollars, a court ruled.

The 69-year-old claims the company treats white franchisees more favourably, but the company blames his “years of mismanagement”. A former professional baseball player who owns a string of McDonald’s restaurants is suing the fast food giant for racial discrimination.

The billionaire philanthropist made the demand while advertising his new book on how to avoid a climate disaster. Bill Gates has urged rich nations to move to “100% synthetic beef” in order to address the greenhouse gas emissions driving global climate change.

A Massachusetts police officer is winning praise for providing Christmas dinner for two women accused of trying to steal groceries for their children. A US police officer who was called out to arrest a family suspected of shoplifting instead bought them some food so they could have a decent Christmas dinner.

Loss of smell is a coronavirus symptom, but some with long COVID are detecting unpleasant odours months after catching the virus. People suffering from ‘long COVID’ are reporting a strong smell of fish, sulphur and a sweet sickly odour, as further symptoms of the virus emerge.