A leading expert has said that everyone should have at least one meat free a week to help save the planet. He says that meat farming produces enormous amounts of greenhouse gases and that if every ate vegetables just once a week it would be more beneficial than other measures such as cutting car journeys.

I have noticed recently that the economy bin bags I usually buy in Sainsbury's seem thinner. Whilst they look the same I have found that they appear to more prone to spitting and tearing often resulting in my rubbish ending up all over the floor. To combat the problem I have stopped buying the economy bags and have now started to buy premium sacks which cost more. Whilst I have no proof that the sacks have been made thinner this article made me wonder whether I am right. It highlights the fact that Sevenoaks District Council have started using thinner bags because of rising oil costs. They have reduced the thickness of the bags by one micron in order to save £17,000 from their budget.

A rise in the sales of canned food has been put down to the fact that that consumers are looking for cheaper options as food costs go up. Sales of baked beans increased by 12% over the past year with sales of other canned foods also booming. Figures also show that shoppers are starting to buy cheaper cuts of meat such as choosing chicken thighs rather than breast meat.

If you still haven’t secured a university or college place for the current year then you might want to check out the University of Bedfordshire’s clearing service. They still have places available through their clearing system and can offer you advice even if you are not sure what course you want to apply for. They have a dedicated University of Bedfordshire - Clearing 2008 team who are on hand to offer advice and talk through the options with you. You can give them a call on 0800 013 0925 and can also check out the list of available courses online before hand to see if there is something to suit you.

Tesco are to open a supermarket that is built to be pensioner friendly. The supermarket which is planned for Newcastle would supermarket feature extra wide aisles, anti-slip flooring and trolleys with locking wheels and built in chairs. The plans are still is the early stages but follow a similar idea that has been implemented at a supermarket in Germany.

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The Royal Mint has launched a coin to mark the handover of the Olympic Games from Beijing to London. The £2 coin was presented by Boris Johnson to the Mayor of Beijing Guo Jinlong on Sunday. The design shows two hands passing the Olympic flag encircled by the words Beijing 2008 and London 2012. It is the first legal tender UK coin to display the Olympic emblem.

The online ticket company Xclusive Tickets is about to go into liquidation. Around 4,329 people who brought tickets from the company are likely to be left out of pocket. However, those who paid by credit card should get a refund. The company hit problems after 18,000 tickets for the Reading, Leeds and V Festivals and the Beijing Olympics did not arrive. A creditors meeting has been called for next month and a helpline will be set up offering advice and information for customer.