Minister tells furloughed workers they should get fruit-picking jobs to help farmers who are struggling to fill vacancies George Eustice expects there to be a need to recruit British harvest workers ‘A third of the migrant labour that normally comes to the UK is here,’ he says Up to 80,000 workers, mostly from Eastern Europe, … Read more
The first plane carrying 150 ‘critically important’ Romanian fruit and vegetable pickers landed at Stansted this afternoon. The young Romanians, a mix of men and women and all wearing face masks, filed out of the near empty airport in groups of five to comply with social distancing. They were then transported by buses to a … Read more
A neighbourhood in north west England is managing to get through the coronavirus crisis thanks to the kind heart and clever planning of a young family doing their bit to supply the vulnerable. Three young boys and their parents have helped more than 50 isolated and vulnerable neighbours needing food or a friend during the … Read more
Thousands of bags of fresh fruit and vegetables are being lined up ready to be delivered to frontline doctors and nurses fighting the coronavirus pandemic. Lidl is giving away the bags for free to NHS workers, handing them over to staff at hospitals across Britain after teaming up with the Royal Voluntary Service. Photographs showed … Read more
Farmers call for sacked hospitality workers to be turned into army of Land Girls – and boys – to help pick fruit and veg because travel ban means they have lost thousands of foreign workers Travel bans mean farmers have lost the help they need to work in the fields British Summer Fruits fears produce … Read more
Chicken and veg traybake By Dr Michael Mosley Published: 00:03 GMT, 15 March 2020 | Updated: 00:03 GMT, 15 March 2020 An easy, all-in-one, gut-friendly dish. Serve with a crisp green salad. Cook for 15-20 minutes more, or until the chicken is thoroughly cooked and the vegetables lightly browned SERVES 4 530 calories PER … Read more
From horse meat in beef burgers to the threat of chlorinated chicken, Britain has had its fair share of food scares over the past decade. According to data from the Food Standards Agency, a third of us now have serious concerns about the safety of what we eat. Top of that list of concerns are pesticides … Read more