Buried under chicken wings and with cholesterol soaring, I knew I’d had my fill of reviewing restaurants | Corin Hirsch

Could I eat another bite? I turned this over in my head as I scanned the passenger seat of my car, piled high with takeaway containers of chicken wings. Being overfull was a familiar feeling in my work as a food critic. That crisp October day, the question was also existential – I had simply… Continue reading Buried under chicken wings and with cholesterol soaring, I knew I’d had my fill of reviewing restaurants | Corin Hirsch

UK ministers knew of ‘significant’ synthetic opioids threat two years ago | Drugs policy

Ministers were warned nearly two years ago about the “significant public health threat” posed by synthetic opioids but delayed taking recommended steps to tackle rising deaths, the Observer can reveal. In a report by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, sent to the Home Office in July 2022, the government’s own advisers laid… Continue reading UK ministers knew of ‘significant’ synthetic opioids threat two years ago | Drugs policy