“Twenty years after images of starving children shocked the world, famine and drought continue to stalk this nation.”

“Being an aged citizen of times long gone, I can recall my old grandad telling me about how the American Civil War brought about a cotton famine in the Lancashire mills.”

“When there was a terrible famine in Africa one year we did a ten mile walkathon to raise money.”

“After perusing the exhibits, you might conclude that spelunkers are in a constant state of famishment during their explorations.”

“The sorry tale of Mr Wardle's famishment has triggered predictable accusations of irresponsibility and exploitation.”

“But in the developed, Western world, the feasting periods are no longer interspersed with famines.”

“The famines were natural disasters caused by successive years of rainfall failure, but they were exacerbated by other factors.”

“Others have the gaunt, skull-like features and folds of skin you will have seen from television pictures of previous famines.”