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Warning after some organic crackers and biscuits recalled for containing moth larvaeAn organic cracker company has recalled a number of its products because of the possible presence of moth larvae, the Food Security Agency has said.Daylesford Organic is recalling its rye, spelt and raisin crispbreads and its savoury biscuit selection as the products are "unsafe to eat."Anybody who has bought these products is advised to return them to the shop where they were purchased where they will receive a full refund.
Fixing Horizon bugs would have been too costly, Post Office inquiry toldA Fujitsu software developer who raised the issue of bugs in the Horizon IT system said the company did not properly fix the problem because it would have been too expensive and time-consuming, the inquiry into the Post Office scandal has heard.As early as 1998, it was found that there were “significant deficiencies in the product, code and design” of software being used to move functions online.
Athens: Cat killer sentenced to 8 years without parole and fined €20,000A 33-year-old, who in February 2023 was recorded by a security camera murdering a cat in cold blood in the Athens neighbourhood of Votanikos, was sent to prison.The prosecutor did not recognise any mitigating circumstances and, as reported by Mega, she sentenced him to eight years in prison without parole and a fine of 20,000 euros.In February 2023, a security camera recorded the 33-year-old furiously throwing the kitten onto the street. The video document shows the cat being tortured to death at the hands of the young man.The police were notified, and the man was arrested. After a search of his house, five more dead cats were found.
Fujitsu rules itself out of UK public contract bids during Post Office inquiryFujitsu has told the government it will not bid for public contracts while the inquiry into the Post Office scandal continues.
Cattle egrets: how changing climate brought a bird of the tropics to UKThese charismatic birds have been called ‘climate refugees’ and they are now breeding here in large numbersWatch almost any wildlife film set in Africa and you’ll see big game animals with small white herons riding on their backs. Cattle egrets were, until a couple of decades ago, very much birds of the tropics, although they also flourished around the Med. Today, in my home county of Somerset, I regularly see flocks of 100 or more, usually feeding around the feet of livestock, and occasionally hitching a ride on their backs.
Anger as government allows banned bee-killing pesticides for fourth year in a rowDecision branded ‘death blow for wildlife’ that ‘flies in face of ecological sense’ Farmers have been given the go-ahead for the fourth year in a row to use a banned pesticide that kills bees – prompting anger among nature lovers.Food and farming minister Mark Spencer has authorised the use of a neonicotinoid to protect this year’s sugar beet crops against viruses.Just one teaspoon of thiamethoxam can kill 1.25 billion bees, according to biology professor and insect expert Dave Goulson, of the University of Sussex.Bees exposed to a single dose of pesticide may require generations to recover, previous research has found.
Captain Tom’s daughter’s company loses nearly £150k in assets as row over spa complex continuesA company run by Captain Tom’s daughter and her husband has lost nearly £150,000 in the last year, as the couple face scrutiny over their handling of the war hero’s fundraising legacy.
Michelle Mone’s husband linked to tax firms whose clients submitted misleading claims, documents suggestThe multimillionaire husband of the embattled Conservative peer Michelle Mone is linked to a series of tax avoidance companies that may have assisted their clients in submitting misleading claims to HM Revenue and Customs, documents suggest.
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