To paraphrase Mick Jones, my indecision's bugging me. I am tormented by choice. Twelve years after my semi-retirement to a remote village on Exmoor, I find myself contemplating a move back to London. There are various practical benefits. Victoria and I could spend more time working on the Idler Academy, our shop and school. After all, its physical HQ is located in west London, and the 200-mile commute has presented certain challenges over the past three years. Our children could go to the exciting schools of Shepherd's Bush and Hammersmith. We reckon that life would be made easier in some ways. We'd also be nearer our old friends and our parents. There would be less driving.

I've been a veggie since I was seven years old – and I'm cautiously optimistic about the idea of test-tube burgers.

Eating meat has always been a question of stomach overruling head for me. I am a voracious carnivore, raised on a diet of full English breakfasts, hearty lasagnes and my mother's Sunday roast.

A surgical knife that can detect when it is cutting through cancerous tissue is being tested in hospitals, raising hopes that the spread of cancer left behind after surgery could soon be curbed more successfully.

Meals aimed at children are still dominated by unhealthy options such as chicken nuggets, burgers and sausages

Regular checks could help avoid another scandal over horse  in ‘beef’ products

Yes, tofu's bland. And that's its greatest asset, as it will assimilate whatever tastes you want, without ever losing its silken delicacy, says our chef.

A farm with literary connections near Coniston Water has been converted into a self-catering let

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) was warned more than a decade ago that meat from cows showing symptoms of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) should be heat treated to safeguard consumers from the risk of infection.

The meat is reportedly banned by most supermarkets and burger chains

If all the smallholding activities we have attempted in Devon, keeping chickens comes out top for both pleasure and utility. Growing vegetables can be satisfying and is certainly therapeutic, but when you can buy a 10kg sack of potatoes for a fiver, the toil involved in producing your own seems hardly worth it. This year I have managed to sow some rocket and broad beans, and planted a few cabbages, but looked at strictly in terms of cost-saving, the gains are negligible.

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On the British Geological Survey map published today, Malton in North Yorkshire is slap bang in the middle of a large blue shaded area.

OK, so George Osbourne poked down a posh patty, but give a burger fan a break!