Join us from 12-4.30pm to discuss the week’s news and events in real time with journalists and fellow readers 3.41pm BST Here’s what some of you have been saying about mobile phone usage behind the wheel. What do you think? Are there any acceptable reasons to use a phone whilst on the road? Not while driving. Even hands free is dangerous imv. And as for sat nav screens - lethal. Dialing 999 in an emergency when it's unsafe or impractical to stop, such as on a motorway, is surely an acceptable reason to use your phone and the law makes an exception for it. I've done it as a passenger, but had I been driving without a passenger I would still have made the call- the rear bumper fell off the car in front on the M4, and I called the police to report that there was now a bumper sitting in the middle of the motorway. Probably the only exception. Normally 999 is used where 'you' are in danger and if 'you' are hurtling down the road at *cough* miles per hour then the best thing to do is slow down and pull over. 3.20pm BST It’s no doubt misguided to be hoping that recent hot weather will reappear again, but when it comes to planning meals, what _is_ good on a hot, hot day? A quick poll on the food desk throws up some obvious answers – tomatoes, ice-cream – and some surprises – “no beer, only cider”, and cold cooked food. Tomatoes are as reliably satisfying as they are predictable for a sunshine spread: Rachel Roddy’s bursting cherry toms stirred through pasta are an ode to the last throes of the Italian summer, and ready in 15 minutes. Olia Hercules’s fried tomatoes with cheese, garlic and herbs are ready in less, and all the better for it. But if even 5 minutes on the hob is unthinkable, I’d opt for this Nuno Mendes salad – lots of herbs, lots of berries, very ripe tomatoes. The cold, cooked food idea works when a salad feels too flimsy, in the way that leftover pizza makes for an excellent breakfast and anything lukewarm tastes perfect when you’re eating it outdoors. We’ve a particular penchant right now for easy beans – Greek-style gigantes in tomato sauce (Food52 has the goods here), Roddy’s chickpeas and chard or her white beans and wilted greens – served the day after, with a drizzle of olive oil, a pinch of salt and a squeeze of lemon. Continue reading...
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