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Beware the health scan scams: don’t be fooled by the long words

Posted by Stuart Farrimond ⋅ August 26, 2015 ⋅ 1 Comment

Magic 8 Ball toys are great fun when you’re a kid. The fortune-telling plastic spheres have been entertaining children since the 1950s and are delightfully simple – you ask the black ball a question, give it a shake, and an answer ‘magically’ emerges out of the inky darkness. “Will I be popular at school?” The … Continue reading →

Why drinking milk is good for us (and our farmers)

Posted by Stuart Farrimond ⋅ August 12, 2015 ⋅ 4 Comments

Milk prices are sinking fast and UK dairy farmers are fighting to stay afloat. The ‘milk trolley challenge’ and supermarket protests have helped raise the profile of their plight but our appetite for the white stuff has never been lower. Twenty years ago we drank three times as much whole milk as we do today; … Continue reading →