Cheddar cheese

In the UK, the price of staples such as cheddar cheese, white bread and pork sausages has jumped by up to 80% in some shops over the past year, further evidence of how inflation hits the lowest incomes hardest.

Oatmeal topped the list for average price increases in the "Which?" consumer basket of staples, followed by skimmed milk and cheddar cheese.

Most studies place the types of cheese produced in Turkey at around 200, but given that the concept of milk processing originated in this region, the number is probably somewhere near 300, according to an expert on the much-loved dairy product.

Strange external features characterize the progenitor of all Britons who lived in their lands 10,000 years ago, France's press reports.

An Oregon cat with a fondness for sharp cheddar and catching mice has become the oldest pet feline in the world at 26 years and 13 days, Guinness World Records officials said on Aug. 13. 

Corduroy lives in the rural community of Sisters, Oregon, about 160 kilometers southeast of Portland, and spends plenty of time outside, the organization said in a statement.