Huge variations in the availability of weight loss jabs on the NHS has been revealed (Image: Getty) After years of trying diets that never stuck for more than three months, Deborah Pasha’s weight hit 17.7 stone. She avoided cameras and socialising and just “didn’t want to be around people”. The 58-year-old recalls: “My whole social…
A Brit farmer has been left with a potato mountain he cannot get rid of – and says one thing is to blame. Andy Goodacre warns that weight-loss jabs and an emphasis on healthier lifestyles are decimating demand for potatoes and harming fish and chip shop business. Farmers across the UK report they are facing…
Chris, 72, Bradford on Avon Occupation Gardener, former teacher Voting record Tactically Lib Dem/Green Amuse bouche Was expelled twice, returning to education later with government help to become a teacher Antony, 69, North Somerset Occupation Digital cartographer Voting record Historically, Labour; now Green Amuse bouche Once spent three hours chatting to Rolling Stone Charlie Watts…
A doctor explained why it’s difficult for women above 40 to lose weight (Image: Getty) This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more Many women find it increasingly difficult to lose weight as they get older, and experts say hormonal and metabolic changes are…
NEW DELHI: India has blocked the release of “The Voice of Hind Rajab”, a film about the killing of a five-year-old Palestinian girl by Israeli forces, the movie’s distributor told AFP on Saturday. The Oscar-nominated docudrama by French-Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania recounts the real-life death of Hind Rajab in Gaza last year as her…
Madeleine I was born in 1983 and, after some debate between my parents, I was not named Margaret as Dad would have liked — he was a big fan of Thatcher. He was a barrister, worked incredibly hard and was absent a lot. I don’t think he’ll mind me saying my mum did most of…
Brian on Jeanette What were you hoping for?At worst, a free meal and an enjoyable conversation. At best, the start of a journey … First impressions?Excellent. Jeanette is lovely: very warm, friendly and easy to talk to. What did you talk about?Living and working abroad, Parisians being unfriendly, office banter and the fact that the best-looking…
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – West Java is taking steps to develop Muslim-friendly tourism. According to data from the West Java Tourism and Culture Office (Disbudpar), there are 149 destinations covering natural, artificial, and cultural attractions. From these options, nine destinations are being prepared for the national level. The list is based on facilities, services, and readiness to meet…
Born in Bedfordshire, Carol Vorderman, 65, studied engineering at Cambridge University. Her mathematical skill secured her a role on the Channel 4 gameshow Countdown, which she co-hosted from 1982 to 2008. Since 1999, she has presented the annual Pride of Britain awards, and in 2000 she received the MBE for services to broadcasting. She has…
A friend in Mumbai recently told me she had four different encounters with the same man without ever quite dating him. The first time he appeared on Tinder, where they matched and exchanged a handful of messages briefly before the conversation dissolved in the usual way. Several months later he reappeared on Bumble, where they…
