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FISH and chips remains one of the favourite ‘takeaway’ meals in the UK but a call has been made to reduce portions to tackle waste and obesity (maybe waists).
The BBC tells us that JJ Food Service, which supplies more than 1,000 shops,suggests that all chip portions be cut by almost a third and an industry survey reckons 45% of customers want smaller chip portions. 36% would prefer a smaller fish portion, given the choice, to cut down on calories.
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News Round Up 70
News Round Up
by Patrick O’Connor
WHAT name do you give to a day-old baby girl found abandoned in a plastic bag in a park? Why Jade of course, after the nine year old German Shepherd dog which helped save her.
The Daily Star reports that dog owner Roger Wilday and Jade discovered the baby in Marlborough House Community Park in the Stetchford area of Birmingham.
Sherlock Holmes – Film of the Month
Sherlock Holmes
Britain’s favourite detective Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson return in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England. This is a new interpretation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s greatest character by Guy Ritchie, and Robert Downey Jr as Holmes and Jude Law as Watson pull out all the stops. There are, believe it or not, stunts and special effects galore as Ritchie brings Holmes into the cinematic world of CGI.