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Britain is set to become the truffle capital of the world within 30 years, scientists have said, as they are developing new genetic approaches to create varieties that grow twice as fast. It comes as a shift in climate means truffle farmers in the Mediterranean are...

A company offering a unique alternative investment opportunity to investors worldwide is the latest to take up office space in The Charlotte Square Collection, in the heart of Edinburgh’s New Town. Truffle Farms Europe Limited (TFE) has moved into the lower ground...

The white truffle is one of the most sought-after ingredients for autumnal dishes in Italy and around the globe, and it's also one of the priciest. This year, the cost per kilo of the delicacy soared to a record high at the prestigious White Truffle Fair in Alba,...

A lot of around 850 grammes of white truffles was sold for €75,000 ($87,500) in a top Italian auction on Sunday. The buyer, from Hong Kong, placed their winning bid via satellite at the World Alba White Truffles Auction at the Grinzane Cavour castle in Piedmont,...

Exclusive: pension schemes will be free to dump fossil fuel investments after government drops ‘best returns’ legal rules The government is to allow Britain’s £2tn workplace pension schemes to dump their shares in oil, gas and coal companies more easily, empowering...

MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - As the festive season approaches French foodies are lamenting a sharp rise in the price of black truffles after a severe drought ravaged this year’s harvest of the “black diamond” delicacy. The tiny subterranean tuber that starts life...

England has slipped unnoticed into a state of deforestation, according to the Woodland Trust. A record number of trees are being ripped up by developers while planting rates are the lowest in almost half a century, the charity says. It manages more than 1,000 forests...

Boudicca Fox-Leonard discovers one of the world’s rarest delicacies is growing on a farm in Wales Bella the sprocker spaniel’s nose has disappeared into the earth and she’s furiously pawing the ground. It’s a rainy Welsh afternoon on Matt Sim’s farm in Monmouthshire,...