Is your child skipping meals? It could be coronavirus

If your child brings home an uneaten packed lunch it could be a sign of coronavirus, scientists have warned. More than a third of school-aged children with the disease suffer from a loss of appetite that prompts them to skip meals. Parents and teachers are now being warned to look out for lesser-known symptoms of … Read more

Britons tucked into 100 MILLION Eat Out to Help Out meals in August

More than 100million half price meals were enjoyed under the ‘Rishi’s Dishes’ scheme to breathe new life into restaurants, pubs and cafes. It seems an astonishing 36million meals were eaten on Bank Holiday Monday alone in a final cut price blow out. On the face of it, that was three times more than on the … Read more

‘Greedy’ customer tries to blag EIGHT half price meals on Eat Out To Help Out

‘Greedy’ customer tries to blag EIGHT half price meals at fish and chip shop using Eat Out to Help Out scheme ‘to keep him going for a week’ Eglinton Diner and Fish Fry was left in ‘disbelief’ after a man ordered eight meals They declined the order as they couldn’t provide all eight on the … Read more

Eat Out to Help out diners have claimed more than 64 million meals throughout August

Eat Out to Help out diners have claimed more than 64 million meals throughout August as pub and restaurant bosses call on scheme to be extended Diners claimed over 64 million meals on Eat Out to Help Out Scheme this month The Treasury said this represents a continued ‘upward trend’ in dining  Pub and hospitality leaders have … Read more

Diners have eaten more than 35million Eat Out To Help Out meals in Rishi Sunak’s half-price scheme

Diners have eaten more than 35million Eat Out To Help Out meals under Rishi Sunak‘s half-price scheme. The scheme – which started on August 3 – saw some 24.5million dishes enjoyed by Britons in 85,000 participating restaurants in its second week.  This figure is nearly double the 10million who took advantage between August 3 and August 9.  … Read more

Eat Out To Help Out scheme serves 10.5m meals in its first three days

Diners queue up for Rishi’s discount dishes: Eat Out To Help Out scheme serves 10.5m discounted meals in its first three days By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 14 August 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 14 August 2020 The number of people visiting pubs, cafes and restaurants has tripled in a … Read more

Irate KFC and Pret customers claim they can’t get half-price meals at some branches

Customers at KFC and Pret A Manger have complained staff don’t understand the Government’s Eat Out To Help Out Scheme. Some irate patrons said one manager claimed the Monday to Wednesday discount only applied in the afternoon while some staff enforced a £10 minimum spend or asked to see a voucher. It comes as thousands … Read more

Colin Fassnidge is all smiles as he hands out free meals on a mobility scooter

Back to work! Celebrity chef Colin Fassnidge is all smiles as he hands out free meals on a mobility scooter while recovering from a ‘stomach operation’ By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:55 BST, 3 August 2020 | Updated: 08:55 BST, 3 August 2020 He recently revealed he was in hospital undergoing a … Read more

Postcode checker shows which pubs and restaurants are offering up to £10 off meals in August

Look away Boris! Postcode checker shows which pubs and restaurants are offering up to £10 off meals in August under Rishi Sunak’s new scheme – and it doesn’t look like it will help much with the government’s anti-obesity drive! Diners will receive a 50 per cent discount, up to a maximum of £10 per head … Read more

Boris Johnson plans calorie labels on alcohol and restaurant meals

Boris Johnson plans calorie labels on alcohol and restaurant meals in radical plan to tackle Britain’s obesity crisis EXCLUSIVE: Boris Johnson wants the nation to get fit after the Covid lockdown Meals, beers, wines and spirits will all have to show their calorie contents  An online junk food advertising ban and and a 9pm TV … Read more