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Rebecca Smithers

Rebecca Smithers is a freelance consumer journalist. She was previously consumer affairs correspondent for The Guardian, where she also worked as education editor, political correspondent and transport correspondent

December 2023

  • Peter Newsam in Thornton le Dale, near Pickering, North Yorkshire.

    Sir Peter Newsam obituary

    Pioneering educationist who expanded comprehensive schooling in London and went on to chair the Commission for Racial Equality

June 2022

  • Caroline Drummond MBE.JPG.gallery

    Caroline Drummond obituary

    Sustainable farming pioneer and driving force behind the charity LEAF

May 2022

  • Ted Duck, a volunteer with the pub dog Oreo before the grand reopening of the Blue Bell pub in Stoke Ferry, Norfolk.

    A hub for the village: how locals are buying up pubs at risk of closure

    The rise of community pubs is slowing a long-term decline – and offering additional services like post offices and basic banking

April 2022

  • Strawberries

    Distillers lift UK growers’ spirits with summer fruit tipples

    Cancellation of events left berries at risk of being dumped during Covid, but drink makers have found new uses for their flavours

September 2021

  • Bill Morris, Michael Foot, Lord Heseltine

    Gay Hussar art: grandees who struck a pose for a free lunch

    Cartoonist Martin Rowson captured the giants of Westminster as they dined in the famous London restaurant. Now the 63 sketches that once adorned its walls are heading to the National Portrait Gallery

January 2021

  • Yoghurts

    Cut food waste at home by sniffing and tasting, urges new campaign

  • A VW Golf Zipcar in the rain in south London

    Consumer champions
    I got 11 parking fines after a mix-up over Zipcar rules

  • BRITAIN-HEALTH-VIRUS-RETAIL<br>A delivery driver carries baskets of food as he delivers an online shopping order to a resident, from the supermarket Morrisons, in Marsden, northern England on April 2, 2020, as life in Britain continues during the nationwide lockdown to combat the novel coronavirus pandemic. - Britain’s supermarkets experienced their busiest month on record in March as the coronavirus outbreak saw shoppers empty shelves, industry data showed on Tuesday. Online shopping, a popular choice in Britain, has meanwhile been disrupted for weeks, with long waiting times for scheduled deliveries and some supermarkets’ websites crashing owing to the high demand. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

    Consumer champions
    A 'Morrisons' van hit my car – but it turned out to be Ocado

  • Teabag in hot water<br>my new photos with teabag:

    Breakthrough in UK’s slow-brewing move towards an eco-friendly cuppa

December 2020

  • Alcohol-free beer beer sales have risen.

    Record number of Britons to take part in dry January

  • Aldi customers browse in the wine section

    Aldi to boost annual spending on UK-made food and drink by £3.5bn

  • Cyclists in central London

    UK public transport downturn to continue after pandemic ends

  • Vegan falafel burgers with vegetables and sauce, dark background, copy space. Healthy plant based food concept.<br>Vegan falafel burger with vegetables and sauce, dark background. Healthy food concept.

    Veganuary predicts biggest year as Covid lockdown inspires diet overhaul

  • UK beach clean: disco ball and pink pants among oddest items found

  • Britons turn to luxury food and drink to see out dismal 2020 in style

  • The chateau’s shut: will a yurt do? Staycations keep millions at home

  • It's a wrap: clingfilm alternatives to help you ditch the plastic

  • Plan for compulsory microchipping of cats in England amid boom in pet ownership

  • The upside
    All that glitters: UK retailers shift away from plastic Christmas

  • Green and tonic: gin in paper bottles is the new eco-tipple

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