USA: A 99-year-old Iowa woman who dropped out of a high school more than 80 years ago despite needing only one credit to graduate has finally received her diploma.

A plant which produces both potatoes and tomatoes, described as a “veg plot in a pot”, has been launched in the UK.

CONTAMINATED Egyptian fenugreek seeds are probably the source of Europe’s deadly E coli outbreaks, health experts warned, predicting there could be more infections from seeds still in the food chain.

Contaminated Egyptian fenugreek seeds are probably the source of Europe's deadly Ecoli outbreaks, health experts warned today, predicting there could be more infections from seeds still in the food chain.

France said today that it has halted the sale of three types of seeds linked to a British company after an E.coli outbreak led to eight people being admitted to hospital.