ONE in ten Brits over 40 have now been diagnosed with diabetes as soaring obesity rates take their toll, damning figures show. Family doctors have told 3.8million patients in the UK they have the disease, with the number more than doubling in 20 years. People in some parts of the country are three times more […]
Escape hatches on submarines may have to be made bigger because of the obesity epidemic spreading to the military, a consultant surgeon has warned. The problem of overweight service personnel was highlighted at Westminster by Lord McColl of Dulwich. The Tory peer and former professor of surgery at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Medical School pointed […]
A CANCER op has left a pensioner with hair growing out of his tongue. Melvyn Mansell, 74, says the weird sensation keeps him awake at night. Surgeons at Oxford’s Churchill Hospital used tissue from the ex-hairdresser’s arm to rebuild his tongue a year ago after removing a tumour. But Melvyn, from Headington, Oxon, said: “I’m […]
THIS is daredevil Elvis Bogdanovs hanging 700ft in the air. Not content with his round of pull-ups and press-ups he then proceeds to do a handstand 40 floors up a tower block in Stratford, East London. The model, from Aberdeen, insists his hobby is no more dangerous than drinking booze. Elvis, 20, added: “Everyone has […]
BRITAIN’S toughest prisoner Charles Bronson has begun a legal challenge saying he was kept in “inhumane conditions” for more than a year. The 66-year-old was in a stripped-down cell for 23 hours a day accused of assaulting a jail governor. He was cleared in November and moved from the supervision centre at Durham’s Frankland prison […]
MOST multivitamins aimed at children fail to provide enough vital vitamin D, a study claims. Scientists even discovered one product contained zero levels of the nutrient, which strengthens bones. Oxford and Southampton University researchers tested 67 products labelled as containing vitamin D or promoting “healthy bones”. However, only one in four provided the daily 400IU […]
THERESA May risked a diplomatic row Monday night by telling Egypt that a flight ban to Sharm El Sheikh must stay in place. Hopes were raised that the popular tourist route would reopen after a terrorist attack three years ago. Egypt’s President al-Sisi discussed the move with the PM during talks in the margins of […]
CHILDREN aged three who cannot dress themselves or use a toilet could be sent on bootcamps. MPs want health visitors to assess tots at home to prepare them for school. Their report said kids likely to struggle would have to attend centres with their parents for “intensive support”. Children in England can have up to […]
ALL UK supporters of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group will face up to 10 years in prison from next month after Sajid Javid announced a new blanket ban. Currently the political wing of the Lebanese extremist group – who Jeremy Corbyn has branded “friends” – is not on the list of banned terror groups. But it […]
FEARS were growing last night for a missing teenager as cops knocked on 4,000 doors and searched fields near her home. Finance clerk Leah Croucher, 19, was last seen in person at her family home 12 days ago. CCTV showed her walking to work as usual the next morning but she failed to show up. […]
A FAILURE to agree a special and far-reaching post-Brexit security deal would cause “significant damage” to UK and European security alike, an influential defence think tank has warned. The RUSI institution warned that a no deal Brexit would deprive UK law enforcement agencies of assessing critical EU intelligence – threatening our national security. Britain would […]
ALL Star Musicals has confirmed the line up for its second series, which includes a host of soap stars including Daniel Brocklebank and Amy Walsh. The cast will be aiming to impress the audience and star panel by performing an iconic musical theatre number at London’s Palladium. Along with Coronation Street’s Daniel Brocklebank and Emmerdale’s […]
PARENTS continue to lose out on sleep six years after having their first child, according to the first study of its kind. Unsurprisingly, new mums snoozed the least during the first three months after giving birth – catching an hour less nap time daily than pre-pregnancy. But dads also saw their sleep cut by 15 […]
MILLIONS of people mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI) have just six months to make a claim or lose out forever – but some may have misplaced vital paperwork. Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis has now issued advice on his ITV show to those unsure what they need to potentially get thousands of pounds back. He […]
ARE you any good at haggling? There is an art to driving a bargain and it can be worthwhile learning it, as research by website topcashback.co.uk reveals consumers save an average of £477 a year. Here’s how to cash in . . . Retail research: Don’t attempt to haggle “cold” — it pays to be […]
SO that’s that. Labour WILL betray 17.4million Leave voters, as The Sun long ago predicted. Corbyn has already committed to trying to postpone Brexit on March 29. His conditional agreement to back a second referendum is a sickening reversal of his manifesto pledges to honour the first. Imagine how Labour’s millions of duped Leavers will […]
SINGLE Gemma Collins has been seen for the first time splitting from long-term lover, James Argent. The Dancing on Ice diva was spotted enjoying a girls night out with Real Housewives of Cheshire star Dawn Ward to celebrate her daughter Darby’s 23rd birthday. Gemma, 38, looked confident in a leopard print top, black trousers and […]
CAR experts have revealed that selecting the right day when purchasing a new vehicle is crucial if motorists want to save cash. A panel of four motor sales experts – with 65 years of experience between them – have given customers key tips to follow when buying a car. Customers are urged to wait for […]
WHEN we hear that hospital admissions for teenage self-harm have more than doubled in the past six years there is little doubt that Britain is facing a mental health crisis among our young. It is perhaps understandable, then, that all of our focus has been on this secondary school age group, where their behaviour becomes […]
CARDINAL George Pell who was once the third most powerful man in the Vatican has been found guilty of molesting two choirboys after celebrating Mass. The Vatican treasurer, 77, and top financial adviser to Pope Francis is the most senior Catholic cleric ever charged with child sex abuse. He bowed his head as a jury […]
MICHAEL Jackson used classic paedophile tactics to isolate his alleged victims from their parents before abusing them, a veteran cop told the director of a explosive new film about the star. In Leaving Neverland James Safechuck, 40, and 36-year-old Wade Robson go into detail about the sexual abuse they suffered at the hands of the […]
I AM proof that breast cancer really can affect anyone. Typically, the disease doesn’t occur in your early twenties – it’s known more to affect mums and grandmas. It’s that stereotype that had me ignoring my symptoms for so long. Gender is also a big issue when it comes to breast cancer because typically we […]
ALAN Sugar has revealed he thinks it’s “unbelievable” that he’s never won a Bafta for The Apprentice. The businessman raged that Bafta should recognise him for his “great contribution to business” and give him a gold mask to take home. The BBC show has won twice but the billionaire never got to take home the […]
CHARACTERS coming back from the dead are not unheard of in soap land — but there could well be an entire Emmerdale episode dedicated to the phenomenon. Actors Dominic Brunt and Mark Charnock — vet Paddy and chef Marlon in the ITV series — want to turn their love of zombies into a special Halloween […]
VICTORIA WILLIAMSON has finally watched the horror crash which almost caused paralysis from the neck down — and admits it brought her closure. Ahead of this week’s UCI World Track Cycling Championships, the GB star relived footage of a brutal mid-race collision which irrevocably changed her life. It is more than three years since Williamson […]
