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Private Notes
Are sell-by dates finally past their sell-by date? Last year, reporter Jonathan Maitland diced with dysentery when he deliberately ate food whose shelf life had well and truly expired. Mouldy bread, whiffy mince... Maitland came to no harm and has lived to tell the tale.
For his next trick he wants to see if he can create a banquet for 5,000 people using only food scavenged from supermarket bins.
We throw away obscene amounts of perfectly good food in this country because of our obsession about sell-by dates but perhaps our food safety paranoia has gone too far...
Chef Antony Worrall Thompson helps stir the debate by cooking up a freegan feast.
Binoffee pie anyone?
Independent convenience stores are facing more challenges than ever before with the threat of supermarket growth now accompanied by a deep recession and fears about increased crime. Mark Jordan meets the shopkeepers battling against vandalism, violent attacks, theft and arson as they try to keep their businesses afloat.
Trevor McDonald talks to Andy Hayman, formerly the most senior police officer in charge of the fight against terrorism, about his views on the 7/7 bombings, the political response and the future of terrorism in the UK. The presenter also examines whether there hould be a public inquiry into the London attacks
