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The Great British Bake Off  Amanda Searle for Love Productions
Crying over a soggy bottom? British bakers are made of sterner stuff.

American contestants have managed to take British export The Great British Bake Off and turn it into X Factor, with crumbs…

Kids watching a football match  Jon Buckle, EMPICS Sport, Press Association
Well done Coca-Cola – no food or drink should be pushed to under 12s. Ever.

Marketing giant Coca-Cola has pledged to stop advertising to children under 12. Every other food and drink manufacturer has a moral duty to do the same...

Tea and biscuits  Peter Byrne, PA Archive, Press Association Images
You won't solve obesity by making my biscuits smaller

A proposed government initiative would see the size of biscuits being reduced to help fight a rise in obesity. Why should we all suffer because some people are gluttons?

Family eating pizza in a restaurant  Getty Images
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants list is elitist nonsense

The list of 50 Best Restaurants looks more alienating and bizarre as every year passes. Surely it's time for a reality check?

Man emptying wallet on kitchen table  Getty Images
Living off £1 a day isn’t a test, it’s my reality

Thousands of charity-minded people will be living off £1 a day for five days, as part of a campaign by the Global Poverty Project. But some people have to do it for real explains Periwinkle Jones.

Fish and chips  Foodfolio-the food passionates
There is no ‘English’ food anymore, and we should be immensely proud of that

From pizzerias to pie shops, bistros to BBQs, we’ve never had it so good. And it’s about time we stopped being so English and started shouting about it.

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