Spiralling town hall pay pushed the number of local government officials who earned above £100,000 last year to more than 2,800, it was revealed yesterday. As council tax rises have soared above inflation, councils have pushed ahead with salary increases for some of their best-paid employees, analysis showed. The breakdown – covering the financial year 2019-20, … Read more
Deliveroo’s float on the London stock market was one of the City’s most eagerly-awaited events. Investors had hoped shares would soar – but instead watched them plunge by a stomach-churning 30 per cent when trading began. They recovered a little, but the firm’s stock market debut was, in truth, nothing more than a big fat … Read more
It sounds too good to be true: an indulgent Easter egg that is also, somehow, healthy. But this year, supermarket shelves are heaving with chocolate treats that seem to make just that claim. Do their promises really stand up? We scrutinised some of this year’s bestsellers… and what we discovered might surprise you. Hotel Chocolat, 65% … Read more
More children could be taken away from their parents for being too FAT after judge ruled two overweight teenagers should go into foster care, lawyer claims Two teenagers were removed from the care of their parents due to weight Judge Gillian Ellis considered evidence at private family court hearing in Sussex The judge ruled that … Read more
Coleen Nolan has claimed she was branded too ‘ugly, fat and old’ for primetime television by cruel network bosses. The former Nolans star, 56, admitted she’s ‘always been judged as a woman’ throughout her career, and despite a lengthy stint on the Loose Women panel, producers could never see ‘past her size and age.’ It … Read more
Sanjeev Gupta urges colleagues in GFG Alliance empire to cut fat in their businesses, after group was sent reeling by collapse of Greensill Capital By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:13 GMT, 12 March 2021 | Updated: 22:13 GMT, 12 March 2021 Sanjeev Gupta has urged colleagues in his GFG Alliance empire to … Read more
Is THIS why it’s so difficult to get a six pack? Belly fat is the most resistant to weight loss – even when fasting every other day, scientists reveal Belly fat is known as visceral fat and wraps around a person’s internal organs Researchers studying mice found it has a ‘preservation mode’ unlike other fats This … Read more
Shaughna Phillips spoke candidly about the liposuction she received after being diagnosed with lipoedema, an abnormal accumulation of fat in the legs. The former Love Island star, 26, revealed she had almost three litres of fat removed from her legs during the cosmetic surgery. Speaking in a YouTube video on Sunday, the reality star gave fans a … Read more
Chinese noblemen were using cosmetics made from animal fat and cave ‘milk’ on their faces some 2,700 years ago, a study has reported. Experts from the Chinese Academy of Sciences excavated a nobleman’s tomb — filled with assorted grave goods — at the Liujiawa site in northern China. During the so-called ‘Spring and Autumn’ period (771–476 … Read more
Sam Ball has defended himself after his fat shaming comments about ‘ex-wife’ Elizabeth Sobinoff were revisited on Married At First Sight Grand Reunion, which aired in Australia on Monday night. In an Instagram post, the 28-year-old wrote that he ‘couldn’t believe’ he was still dealing with the fallout of the show years after he appeared on … Read more