Chef made doner while man was a goner
15.26 Tue Oct 14 2008
A chef has been banned from managing food businesses after he continued to make kebabs while his dead colleague lay nearby.
'Millions need emergency aid in Ethiopia'
14.25 Tue Oct 14 2008
Ethiopia has said that 6.4 million of its people are in desperate need of emergency food aid due to drought.
Britons turn to junk under credit crunch
06.57 Thu Oct 02 2008
A survey has shown people are eating less healthily because of the credit crunch.
A pizza the action in Naples
10.24 Thu Aug 28 2008
Pizza chefs in Naples have handed out free Margherita pizzas in a protest over prices being raised.
Olympic officials try to avoid menu translation trip-ups
21.24 Thu Aug 07 2008
Some of the funnier menu translations in Beijing's restaurants...
Icy treats help monkeys beat the heat
09.19 Thu Aug 07 2008
Zookeepers in Spain are serving ice-creams to help their animals cope with a heatwave.
World News (Evening)
16.32 Tue Aug 05 2008
China steps up security following attack - Millions in Africa face famine - Bush in South Korea
Hannah campaigns for biofuels
14.50 Mon Aug 04 2008
Daryl Hannah believes biofuel production is vital for the US economy, despite claims that it's caused an increase in food prices.
Brazil deals with food price hikes
07.31 Wed Jul 30 2008
Brazil's humble dish known as Feijoada, is turning into an expensive dish.
Record slump in consumer spending
14.47 Thu Jul 24 2008
Retail sales last month suffered their biggest slump for more than 20 years.
Millions face starvation in East Africa
10.16 Thu Jul 24 2008
Millions of East Africans are at risk of starvation due to rocketing food prices, Oxfam has warned.
UN calls for help to get food into Somalia
18.47 Fri Jul 18 2008
The UN has said food shipments to Somalia are grinding to a halt as few vessels are willing to hazard the country's pirate-infested waters
Brown calls for prudence in the pantry
23.02 Mon Jul 07 2008
Families are urged by the Prime Minister to think before they throw away food to help prevent price hikes.
EU pledges unused farm aid to food crisis
08.37 Mon Jul 07 2008
The European Union has pledged 1 billion euros (£792m) in unused farm subsidies to African farmers to help aid the global food crisis.
'Buns and Guns' opens in Beirut
07.48 Thu Jul 03 2008
A 'themed' sandwich shop has opened in Beirut offering sandwiches named after weapons.
Poorer people 'missing meals'
09.28 Wed Jul 02 2008
Almost one in five people on low incomes has missed meals in the past year because of rising food prices.
World news
15.53 Tue Jun 10 2008
Ethiopian food crisis - EU and US threaten Iran with further sanctions - Ukraine's water protests
Army chief says soldiers need pay rise
23.05 Thu Jun 05 2008
The head of the Army has called for a pay rise for troops following earlier revelations that some soldiers cannot afford to eat properly.
Call for green revolution in Africa
12.18 Wed Jun 04 2008
A summit on the global food crisis is asking rich nations to help "revolutionise" farming in Africa.
'Trade barriers to blame for food crisis'
22.48 Tue Jun 03 2008
A summit on the global food crisis has been told that trade barriers are to blame for high prices.
Clairvoyant cattle
23.02 Fri May 23 2008
Cambodia's cows have predicted a good harvest at the country's annual royal ploughing ceremony.
A taste of prison life
08.47 Wed May 21 2008
Not many prisons can boast an exclusive restaurant within their walls.
Family food bills soar by £800
22.58 Wed Apr 23 2008
Family food bills are soaring with one survey estimating an £800-a-year hike.
Slimy cuisine
02.46 Fri Mar 07 2008
Snail, snake and horse - some odd things have made it on to the international menu. Now add to that list lamprey, a sea creature that's be
Duchess signs up to fat-busting show
08.39 Thu Mar 06 2008
The Duchess of York has been signed up to a new TV show about obesity.
Cameron warns of 'food crunch'
17.20 Mon Feb 18 2008
British food production needs to be boosted ahead of a global "food crunch", David Cameron has warned.
Jamie to make cookery show for kids
13.03 Thu Feb 07 2008
TV star Jamie Oliver is making another cookery show but this time he'll be behind the camera.
Profits soar for bird's nest farmers
08.45 Fri Jan 18 2008
Entrepreneurs in a fishing village in Thailand have set up farms to profit from the demand for bird's nest soup in China.
Prices putting pub-goers off their lunch
09.00 Tue Oct 16 2007
Pubs are being urged to rein in their rising food prices - or risk losing customers.
E numbers to be removed from sweets
14.47 Thu Sep 13 2007
Two sweet manufacturers have decided to remove artificial colours from their products.
UK is 'king of convenience meals'
09.09 Fri Aug 31 2007
More ready meals are sold in the UK than anywhere else in Europe, a study has found.
Food salt levels misleading
12.31 Thu Aug 23 2007
Some manufacturers are making salt levels appear low by reducing the serving sizes shown on food labels, a report has shown.
German zoo workers sell animals as meat
19.07 Wed Jul 18 2007
A German mayor has filed charges against zoo workers in his town for shooting animals and selling them as meat.
Market link to bird flu farm
08.19 Fri Jun 08 2007
Bird flu has been discovered at a farm which bought birds from a market linked to an earlier outbreak, the Government has revealed.
Asda fined for selling rotten food
15.54 Wed May 23 2007
Asda has been fined £80,000 after selling out of date food including a pack of lamb chops more than a month past its use-by-date.
Britons bin a third of their food
14.02 Fri Mar 16 2007
A third of food bought by British shoppers ends up in the bin, according to a report.
Food industry labelling 'misleading'
10.27 Thu Feb 15 2007
A scheme devised by the food industry to advise consumers about labels on products has been criticised as "misleading".
Food industry labelling 'misleading'
09.29 Thu Feb 15 2007
A scheme devised by the food industry to advise consumers about labels on products has been criticised as "misleading".