MYSTERIOUS: 8 - What They Never Told You

Three supermarkets lift buying limits on fruit and vegetables after UK shortages

Supermarkets introduced rationing of certain fruit and vegetables last month as a result of shortages caused by unusually cold weather in Europe and north Africa

Daily Mirror · Mar 10, 2023

Half of Britain and Ireland’s native plants have declined over last 20 years, report says

A 20-year research project found that non-native plant species now outnumber native ones

Evening Standard · Mar 8, 2023

Meat 'could flood into Britain from countries with weaker welfare rules' under Tory deal

Farmers are worried a new super-trade deal with countries including Mexico, Vietnam and Chile could lead to a massive increase in beef and pork imports from abroad

Daily Mirror · Mar 5, 2023

Vegetable shortages in UK could be ‘tip of iceberg’, says farming union

Energy prices, Brexit and climate crisis mean growers lack confidence to plant crops, says NFU deputy

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2023

Warning fruit and vegetable shortages could be 'tip of the iceberg'

NFU deputy president Tom Bradshaw said the country's reliance on imported produce has left the UK vulnerable

Manchester Evening News · Feb 25, 2023

NFU warns current fruit and vegetable shortages could be ‘tip of the iceberg’

A reliance on imports is said to have left the UK vulnerable to ‘shock weather events’.

Evening Standard · Feb 25, 2023

Penne for your thoughts: Pasta at a premium as prices soar

New study has found that prices of pasta in the UK have doubled in just two years, amid food shortages and the cost of living crisis

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023

Now Tesco puts security tags on own-brand HONEY as cost of living sees shoplifting soar

At least four honey containers were fitted with the anti-theft device at a Tesco Express store in North West London last week, as the cost of living crisis leads to a rise in shoplifting

Daily Mirror · Feb 24, 2023

U.K. supermarkets forced to ration fresh fruit and vegetables

Grocery stores are limiting how much fresh produce British shoppers can buy.

Fortune · Feb 23, 2023

England needs new reservoirs or food supplies will be at risk, warns NFU chief

Farming leader Minette Batters says government needs to take action to tackle worsening water shortages

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2023