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UK retailers urged to join action that ensures banana workers earn living wage

UK retailers are being urged to join a Fairtrade initiative that would ensure banana workers earn their country’s living wage as a minimum. Fairtrade International is launching the new action aiming to achieve living wages, living incomes and ...

02 Oct 2023 at 00:01

Food & Drink

Bananas Foster flambé recipe from Brie Larson’s new TV show Lessons In Chemistry

Food is at the heart of the new Apple TV+ show, Lessons In Chemistry. Adapted from the hit book by Bonnie Garmus, it’s set in the early 1960s and follows Elizabeth Zott (played by Brie Larson) – a chemist who finds herself fronting a TV ...

30 Oct 2023 at 07:30

West Donegal

In pictures: Earagail Arts Festival comes to Gaoth Dobhair

One hour and 15 minutes of hammer-smashing Belfast-inspired Circus – Death-defying aerialists, hardcore acrobats and mind-bending jugglers, as the Earagail Arts Festival came to Gaoth Dobhair. Circus devilment and mighty craic for all ...

25 Jul 2023 at 07:33

EU ‘bendy bananas’ regulation will be dropped, says Environment Secretary

A European Union regulation on bendy bananas will be dropped, the Environment Secretary has announced. In her keynote speech at the Conservative Party conference, Therese Coffey said “bent or straight”, it is not for the Government ...

02 Oct 2023 at 16:24

Football

Richarlison racially abused with banana as Brazil beat Tunisia in Paris friendly

Tottenham forward Richarlison had a banana thrown at him as he was racially abused during Brazil’s friendly win over Tunisia in Paris on Tuesday. The incident occurred as the former Everton striker ran towards the corner flag to ...

28 Sept 2022 at 00:22

Starchy green bananas ‘prevent cancers’ in people with hereditary risk – study

A trial in people with a high hereditary risk of a range of cancers has shown a major preventative effect from resistant starch – found in foods such as oats, cereal, beans and slightly green bananas. The international study ...

26 Jul 2022 at 09:07

Bananas at risk of devastating disease and extreme heat, Colombian farmers warn

Bananas are at risk of a “devastating” disease as extreme heat and volatile rain cycles put the plants under stress, Colombian farmers have warned. Small-scale producers in the northern Magdalena region who supply bananas ...

13 May 2024 at 09:12

Banana farmers face existential risk from costs and climate change, forum hears

Banana farmers across the world need urgent support as climate change and soaring costs threaten their ability to stay in business, a senior leader at the Fairtrade Foundation has warned. Anna Pierides, the ...

12 Mar 2024 at 14:37

Young will leave Colombian banana sector without fairer prices, farmers warn

Younger generations will leave banana farming without fairer prices, Colombian producers have warned. Small-scale farmers in the Magdalena region who export to the UK say they are relying on Fairtrade ...

11 May 2024 at 00:01

Bananas under threat as rising temperatures killing crops – report

Bananas are coming under increasing threat from climate change, with farmers saying extreme weather is “killing” their crops, according to a report. An analysis by international development charity ...

12 May 2025 at 00:01

Food & Drink

Griddled bananas with blueberries recipe

If you want a sweet treat without heaping on the sugar, look no further than nutritionist Angela Dowden’s recipe for griddled bananas and blueberries. Dowden says: “Bananas contain prebiotics ...

11 Dec 2024 at 07:38

Shipping containers of fruit wash up on shore after falling from cargo ship

Cruise ship stuck in port after banana containers fall into sea

Shipping containers of bananas and other fruit have washed up ashore after falling overboard from a cargo ship off the Isle of Wight. The Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA) said 16 containers ...

07 Dec 2025 at 21:39

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