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18.09.26 - 14:18
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′I pay a lot more for fewer and fewer items′: five US shoppers on their food budgets (The Guardian)
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Guardian readers share how much they spend on food and the changes they've had to made in response to rising pricesWhile campaigning for re-election in 2024, Donald Trump stood in front of a table full of groceries – bags of flour, cartons of eggs, cooking oil – and told voters he would bring down the price of groceries “starting on day one” of his second term in the White House.Over two years later, US consumers have yet to enjoy lower prices. In fact, due to supply chain issues, jostling over tariffs, wars in Ukraine and Iran, severe cuts in Snap (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits, and the climate crisis, more than half of Americans say they're struggling to afford groceries. Continue reading......
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18.09.26 - 13:48
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From old railways to an oasis of art, food and nature: how an eco-park was born in Greater Manchester (The Guardian)
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Northern Roots is launching Britain's biggest urban farm and eco-park, in an effort to boost people's health and wellbeingStanding in the open green space of Northern Roots, it is hard to imagine the landscape as it once was.Two cotton mills, two coalmines and an industrial railway once occupied this 65-hectare (160-acre) site in Oldham, Greater Manchester. Later, about 24 hectares became a tip, with much of the space left to nature. Continue reading......
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17.09.26 - 08:18
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Peers call for UK to enact tobacco-style ban on gambling advertising (The Guardian)
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Lords' report faces criticism from lobby groups after suggesting ban would be 'most effective' way to reduce public harmsThe UK should introduce a ban on almost all gambling advertising to protect public health, a cross-party group of peers has urged, prompting fury from the lobby group for bookmakers and casinos.In a 173-page report, the House of Lords liaison committee said the government had been “too passive” in response to an explosion of digital advertising and social media influencers promoting the gambling sector. Continue reading......
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16.09.26 - 12:06
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Ärztepräsident für mehr Steueranreize für gesunde Ernährung (DPA-AFX)
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BERLIN (dpa-AFX) - Ärztepräsident Klaus Reinhardt befürwortet neben der geplanten Zuckersteuer auf Getränke wie Colas und Limonaden weitere finanzielle Anreize für eine gesündere Ernährung. "Wir könnten uns auch vorstellen, dass man darüber hinausgeht, ......
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