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Horsemeat DNA found in Nestle beef pasta meals

The horsemeat scandal has now hit the world's biggest food company, Nestle.

It's removed two chilled beef pasta meals from shelves in Italy and Spain after tests showed traces of horse DNA.
The Switzerland-based firm has identified a problem with a supplier in Germany - and stopped taking products with meat from them.
The company said levels of horse DNA were very low but above 1%. A frozen lasagne product for catering companies in France has also been withdrawn.
Nestle said in a statement: "There is no food safety issue, but the mislabelling of products means they fail to meet the very high standards consumers expect from us."
It added that new tests on beef for horse DNA would be introduced.
On Friday it was revealed that horsemeat had been found in cottage pie supplied to 47 schools in Lancashire in north-west England. (CBBC Newsround)

Carnival in Cadiz

 

Off the southern coast of Spain you’ll find a different sort of Carnival happening in Cadiz. While it’s definitely a match for the Carnival in Tenerife in terms of fun and over-the-top partying the Carnival in Cadiz is defined by its music. At any point in the crowded streets you’ll find musical groups stationed in plazas or in open air carts accompanied by guitars and lutes. The majority of these songs are satirical; the people in Cadiz are known to have amongst the best senses of humour in Spain, and the music of Carnival reflects this. Politicians, clergy and celebrities are all cheerfully mocked and the costumes, while still extravagant, have a focus on cleverness and wit. You can find rock music at the Plaza Catedral and a competition for satirical group songs at the Gran Teatro Falla. Between street theatre and daily fireworks displays, the Carnival at Cadiz strives to entertain and succeeds in leaps and bounds! (Spanish Fiestas)

Lou je m'appelle Lou

Should junk food adverts be banned?

Doctors are calling for a ban on junk food adverts before 9pm in a new plan to tackle obesity.

The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, which represents nearly every doctor in the UK, says the UK has an obesity crisis with a quarter of adults classed as obese and one in three kids leaving primary school overweight.
They also want a limit of the number of fast food outlets near schools and to raise taxes on sugary drinks by up 20 percent. (CBBC Newsround)

Pisto manchego

Pisto manchego is similar to ratatouille. It can be served warm to accompany a main dish or cold as a starter or to accompany a salad. Pisto can be used as a filling for sandwiches, savoury crepes, empanadillas or little puffed pastry pies or even as a pasta sauce. Pisto manchego freezes well, so you can make a big batch and use as required. This is an easy recipe for a traditional Spanish dish which originally came from Castilla la Mancha (hence it's name, Pisto Manchego) but is nowadays a favourite simple dish cooked and served all over Spain.

Basic ingredients:
     4 ripe tomatos                                     2 medium sizes onions
     2 green peppers                                  1 red pepper
     2 courgettes                                        3 cloves of garlic
     olive oil                                               sugar
     salt and pepper

Steps:
1. Dip the tomatoes in boiling water to loosen the skin, then peel them and cut them in to small pieces
2. Peel and slice the onions and garlic
3. Clean and slice the peppers and courgettes
4. Put the olive oil into a frying pan, and gently fry the garlic and onions for a couple of minutes. Add the peppers and turn up the heat a little. Cook for five minutes, stirring all the time.
5. Add the courgette, stir and cook for five more minutes and then add the tomatoes. Cover the pan, and leave to simmer for about 15 minutes.
6. Add a teaspoon of sugar and salt and pepper to taste. Turn up the heat and stir well. If the pisto has too much liquid, let it boil away but keep stirring so that none of the ingredients stick to the bottom.
(euroresidentes)

1975: Tories choose first woman leader

The British Conservative Party has chosen Margaret Thatcher as its new leader.
She will be the first woman to head a British political party after a landslide victory over the other four - male - candidates.Mrs Thatcher - who served as Secretary of State for Science and Education in Ted Heath's Government - exclaimed "It's like a dream."The MP for Finchley, north London, since 1959 rejected suggestions of great celebrations.

She said: "Good heavens, no. There's far too much work to be done."

Mrs Thatcher, 50, forced Ted Heath to resign as leader last week when she trounced him in the first round of the leadership race with 130 votes to his 119.Conservative Party confidence in Mr Heath - prime minister from 1970 to 1974 - was rattled by his failure to win general elections in both February and October last year. Chairman of the influential 1922 Backbench Committee - whose 276 members are largely responsible for deciding party leaders - Edward du Cann, told BBC Television: "We have a new and rather exciting leader. Mrs Thatcher will make the Tory Party distinctive."At a press conference at the House of Commons the new leader thanked her campaign team and looked forward to retaining Ted Heath and other members of the current Shadow Cabinet, though probably not in the same jobs.Mrs Thatcher - a mother of twins married to Denis, an oil executive - put in a brief appearance at a party in Pimlico before having a working dinner with Conservative Chief Whip Humphrey Atkins in Westminster.Former Northern Ireland Minister Willie Whitelaw was her closest challenger, but still only gained 79 votes in comparison to the 146 she polled in the second ballot of the contest. The other candidates were Sir Geoffrey Howe, QC, and Mr Prior who each received 19 votes and John Peyton trailed in last with just 11 votes. (BBC On This Day)

Pope Benedict XVI announces he's resigning

Pope Benedict XVI, the leader of the Catholic Church, has announced he's resigning.

After eight years in the job, he says he's now too old to continue.
The unexpected news came as a shock to many people as it's the first time a Pope's resigned in 600 years.
A spokesperson for the Vatican, the Pope's headquarters, said a new Pope will be elected next month.

Who is Pope Benedict XVI?

Before becoming Pope, he was known as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger.

At 78, he was one of the oldest new popes in history when he was voted into the job in 2005.
He took on the role after the death of a very popular Pope, John Paul II, who led the Catholic Church for 27 years.
He faced many challenges, with fewer Catholics attending church services.
In a statement, Pope Benedict XVI said he was getting too weak to perform his duties and felt he had to resign.(CBBC Newsround)

1958: United players killed in air disaster

Seven Manchester United footballers are among 21 dead after an air crash in Munich.
The British European Airways (BEA) plane caught fire shortly after take off this afternoon with 38 passengers and six crew on board.The footballing world is reeling from the loss of some of its most talented young players - known as the Busby Babes.Their average age was 24 and they included Roger Byrne - the captain - Mark Jones, Eddie Colman, Tommy Taylor, Liam Whelan, David Pegg and Geoff Bent.

Queen 'deeply shocked'
Eight British sports journalists and several club officials have also been killed.The Queen has said she is "deeply shocked" and has sent a message of condolence to the Lord Mayor of Manchester and Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation.The chartered aircraft was bringing the Manchester United entourage back from a European Cup match against Red Star Belgrade in Yugoslavia and had stopped at Munich's Riem Airport to refuel.On the third attempt to take off the plane over-shot the runway, hit a house with its port wing, veered to the right, hit another building and burst into flames.The fuselage did not catch fire and several crew and passengers went back into the wreckage to rescue the injured.Team manager Matt Busby was described as being the most seriously hurt and is being given blood transfusions in hospital.Star striker Bobby Charlton has been treated for slight head injuries.According to the Chief Executive of BEA, A. H. Milward, there was a heavy snowstorm in Munich and the pilot delayed departure because he was dissatisfied with one of the plane's engines.This was the first fatal accident for this type of BEA aeroplane, which has carried 2,340,000 passengers on 86,000 flights since it began service in 1952.The same plane - called Lord Burghley - took the Manchester United entourage out to Belgrade on Monday. (BBC ON THIS DAY)  

The Elves and the Shoemaker

Experts create the world's most complete bionic man

Robotics experts have created the world's most complete bionic man - made with a working heart and a face.

Rex, as the team have named him, even has lungs, kidneys and arms and legs that move.
And just like you he has blood pumping through him, though Rex's blood isn't real.
In fact, none of Rex is real, but he is made up of all the different parts that human can have as transplants.

Doctors use such parts to help patients with a limb missing or organs that don't work properly.

He was built for a television programme all about the technology that goes into making artificial body parts.
It goes on display at London's Science Museum this week. (CBBC Newsround)