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The statistics are pretty alarming: UK households throw away more than 7m tonnes of food a year, more than 60% of which could have been eaten – including about 17bn "five-a-day" portions. That is according to Wrap, the government-funded waste reduction organisation, which estimates the average family wastes nearly £700 a year throwing out unused food. "A staggering amount of food is bought and then thrown in the bin," says Emma Marsh, who heads Wrap's Love Food Hate Waste campaign. "Most of the time it is because people prepare too much food when they cook, or when they buy food they often let it go off, untouched or half-opened." It doesn't stop there – the potential environmental damage is huge. Most discarded food ends up in landfill where it emits methane, contributing approximately 17m tonnes of carbon dioxide a year, though research by Wrap and other organisations shows that most people's major concern when it comes to food waste is simply wasted cash. The past … [Read more...] about The food gadgets that could save you money

As the recession bites, the importance of financial education has risenup the political agenda. A Government document leaked earlier this yearrevealed that Ministers wanted to increase financial education,particularly in primary schools, with children being able to convertcurrencies and use spreadsheets to manage money by the age of 11. JOTHORNHILL visited two primary schools that are already teaching theirpupils about money matters. The six smiling youngsters at the after-school Entrepreneurs' Club are having fun, which is a bit surprising as they are working through a new booklet called A Bird's Eye View! that has been developed by mutual insurer Royal Liver to help educate youngsters about the vital world of money.  It is not usually the kind of subject to enthral children, but A Bird's Eye View! uses a character called Joe who lives in Liverpool and wants to start his own photography business. Eight-year-olds Jordan Dempsey, James Devine and Daniel Ventre, ten-year-old Eve … [Read more...] about Money making scheme: The after-school entrepeneurs (and an aspiring astronaut, aged 11)

"My twin girls Eliza and Layla were two at the time and my eldest was four, when I was told I had breast cancer." That's the moment 33-year-old mum Dani Binnington found out her world had been turned upside down, and five years later she's still preparing for surgery to remove her ovaries. "I couldn't believe what I had heard, I almost saw myself talking to the doctor, as if I was watching a film," she told The Mirror. "I can still hear myself mumble, but what about the kids? What about the kids? Will I make it? I felt sick to the bone, unable to concentrate on much and I felt in a daze for quite some time." She was forced to give up work, undergo extensive chemotherapy and all the while managing her little family with husband Tim, 49. Dani was left exhausted - and fearing her own future. "During treatment, chemo especially, I felt too sick to make many dietary changes, so I just ate what I could," Dani explained. She fought her way through treatment and medication that left her stick … [Read more...] about Young mum reveals money-saving family food business she built while battling breast cancer – and her story is amazing

Defying the NCAA, California's governor signed the first law in the nation on Monday that will let college athletes hire agents and make money from endorsements - a move that could upend amateur sports in the U.S. and trigger a legal challenge. The NCAA released a statement on Monday afternoon to respond to the new law, which it claims is 'creating confusion for current and future student-athletes, coaches, administrators and campuses, and not just in California.' Under the law, which takes effect in 2023, students at public and private universities in the state will be allowed to sign deals with sneaker manufacturers, soft drink makers or other businesses and profit from their images, names or likenesses, just like the pros. This law does not permit colleges to pay athletes directly. Rather, it simply bans schools from kicking athletes off the team if they get paid endorsement money. It does not apply to community colleges and bars athletes from accepting endorsement deals that … [Read more...] about California becomes first state to let college athletes earn endorsement money as LeBron James joins Governor Gavin Newsom to sign landmark bill the NCAA warns is an ‘existential threat’ to amateur sports

Police probing a money laundering gang believed to have smuggled more than £15 million cash out of Britain hidden in suitcases made a series of arrests today. The 10 suspects, who are also suspected of trying to smuggle 17 migrants into the UK, were arrested in a series of dawn raids across west London. Those arrested are believed to have been part of a 'well-orchestrated conspiracy' to launder millions of pounds of money made through Class A drugs and organised immigration crime, transferring it from the UK to Dubai over the last three years. Pictured are plastic bags full of cash that the National Crime Agency (NCA), seized today during dawn raids across London. 10 suspects are now in custody, accused of smuggling more than £15 million between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and London Detectives said that close examination of travel records suggest the gang have transported more than £14 million in 2017 and 2018 alone. A 41-year-old Indian national, understood to be … [Read more...] about Ten suspected money laundering gang members are arrested for smuggling £15million in cash from UK to Dubai hidden in suitcases