'Global food crisis official'

The global food crisis became official yesterday when the UN called for urgent inter-governmental action and farming reforms to tackle the soaring prices that are plunging millions of people into poverty - The Independent​

Robert Tchenguiz's investment group R20 has held talks with hedge fund Trafalgar Asset Managers about selling some or all of its 23pc stake in pub group Mitchells & Butler (M&B) - Daily Telegraph​

Countryside campaigners are calling for a deposit system on plastic bottles and cans to help reduce unsightly litter - Daily Mail​

High street stores are having the toughest time for almost three years as the credit crunch leaves shoppers too scared to spend - Daily Mirror​

This time last year, the country was basking in temperatures of more than 25ºC during the hottest April on record. However, after the heaviest April snowfall for 20 years, freezing temperatures and a series of heavy downpours, forecasters are predicting a return to old-fashioned British weather - spring showers followed by a wet and warm summer - Daily Telegraph​

A mushroom widely used in oriental medicine may combat breast cancer by slowing the growth of tumours and starving them of blood, a study has shown - The Scotsman​

A high-street price squeeze by struggling retailers offset higher transport costs to keep the cost of living unchanged in March, official figures have revealed - Daily Express​

Knives and forks at the ready - today The Sun launches the search for the nation's best Full English Breakfast - The Sun​