“Ugly” or “wonky” fruit and vegetables were once thought to comprise 40% of all food waste, but campaigns to encourage their sale have seen many retailers embrace them. Supermarkets may be making progress on aesthetically challenged food waste, but about half of all food waste in the UK occurs in households. Miriam Dobson and Jill Edmondson explain how more people growing their food at home could help.

Six years after the coup that ousted Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is still in power and more authoritarian than ever. As civil rights in the country are trampled on and opponents are surveilled, repressed, assaulted and detained, the Egyptian parliament is now on the verge of endorsing his rule until 2034. Giovanni Piazzese and Scott Lucas ask if anything can now stop al-Sisi marching the nation towards dictatorship.

For those who lose a loved one, looking back through old messages exchanged with them on social media or via text can be a real source of comfort. But as Debra Bassett found, bereaved people who come to treasure these digital messages after the death of a friend or family member live in fear of having to deal with a second loss if they are ever erased.

After rejecting Theresa May’s Brexit deal again on Tuesday, MPs have now voted to block a no-deal Brexit. While it is true that they don’t actually have the power to do this without the EU’s approval, it is, nevertheless, an extremely significant move. Christoph Meyer reveals why. Meanwhile, the government published its contingency plans for a no-deal Brexit yesterday. Billy Melo Araujo explains the extreme decision to remove tariffs on most imports.

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