At a time when the Spanish superclubs Barcelona and Real Madrid are amassing points at an unprecedented rate, Italy's Juventus is steaming toward an undefeated season and the electrifying Borussia Dortmund has clinched the German Bundesliga, England's limp contenders are providing English fans with plenty of fuel for their well-oiled anxiety machine.

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At one point, the Trust was having to throw away almost a quarter of all the food it served but since the introduction of a new system based on steaming its meals, and patients choosing from a menu the day before, the rate of wastage has halved, to around 11%.

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