are off the menu for school dinners according to some caterers, who blame shortages and rising costs. are you worried about the food on offer at your child s school? you can message me on twitter on @benmboulos. in other news, a man s died and thousands have been told to leave their homes amid torrential rain and majorflooding in sydney. a new species of giant water lilly has been discovered by scientists despite hiding in plain sight at kew gardens for 177 years. hello, good morning. borisjohnson is facing more calls to reveal what he knew about allegations of inappropriate behaviour by chris pincher. mr pincher resigned as deputy chief whip on thursday, following allegations he groped two men at a private members club. in his resignation letter, the mp said he drank far too much and embarrassed himself and other people. he was allowed to continue as a tory mp until late on friday, when he was suspended. mr pincher now faces a series of new claims of inappropriate beh
a new species of giant water lily has been discovered by scientists despite hiding in plain sight at kew gardens for 177 years. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. a 22 year old danish man will appear in court today in connection with the killing of three people at a shopping centre in denmark s capital, copenhagen. one of the victims was a russian citizen. four people remain in a critical condition in hospital. police are investigating videos posted online which appear to show the suspect with weapons. they say there s no sign of a terrorist motive and the suspect had a history of mental illness. translation: there was nothing in | our investigation of the documentsl that we have been looking at, or the items we have found, or the witness statements we have that indicated this was an act of terror. our correspondent adrienne murray is following developments in copenhagen. the police chief said they have ruled out this could have been an ac
through the school meal procurement contracts to get the best deal, but as the suppliers have said in the piece, it is unprecedented, they have not seen price increases and shortages of food like this in the last 20 years. in shortages of food like this in the last 20 years- shortages of food like this in the last 20 years. in which case, there will be parents last 20 years. in which case, there will be parents and last 20 years. in which case, there will be parents and teachers - last 20 years. in which case, there will be parents and teachers are i will be parents and teachers are watching this knowing that for some of those children that s the only nutritious hot meal they get in a day. what do you think the answer is to make sure that can continue? what is the solution to this problem? unfortunately, we need a serious discussion about additional funding to meet the increased costs we are seeing this year. ran when referred to the fees going up by 7p, that s 2.9% against food p
here is the one price for potatoes. it will vary from region to region. i would say that all local authority caterers who are members of laca are doing their very best through their school meal procurement contracts to get the best deal, but as the supplier said in branwen s piece, it s unprecedented, they ve not seen price increases and shortages of food like this in the last 20 years. new analysis has revealed there are fewer pubs in england and wales than ever before, as the industry grapples with surging business costs. our business reporter, noor nanji, told me more about the pressures facing uk pubs. the pub has been a mainstay of british life for hundreds of years but there are growing concerns that in england and wales, at least, this much loved institution is coming under concern. these risks have been raised by altus group,