Fat-shaming and talking about obesity could discourage overweight people from trying to shed the pounds, says minister Nadine Dorries Mental health minister Nadine Dorries described ‘obesity,’ as an ‘awful word’ The MP admitted Britain’s weight problem contributed to huge Covid death toll She warned fellow MPs that so-called fat-shaming ‘doesn’t achieve anything’ By Shaun Wooller … Read more
Fury over claims the Queen was part of plot to discourage Scots from voting for independence as ex newspaper editor reveals Prince Andrew hinted that she would intervene days before 2014 referendum Former Financial Times editor Lionel Barber says he met Prince Andrew in 2014 Andrew allegedly made ‘amazing’ remarks on how the Queen would … Read more
The Government has ordered local councils to ‘discourage’ the public from attending Remembrance Sunday events this coming weekend due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Its order comes amid mounting criticism aimed at No.10 after it banned veterans from standing inside. Current Government guidance states that local authorities in England can hold events at a ‘public war … Read more
Barack Obama slammed President Donald Trump for trying to ‘actively kneecap’ the postal service to disenfranchise voters. Obama did not say Trump’s name but did refer to the ‘president’ in his interview on the podcast of David Plouffe, his former campaign manager, in some of his harshest, direct criticism of Trump to date. ‘What we’ve seen … Read more
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) punted on questions about increasing coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in reopened states, claiming worrisome rises could be due to ‘increased testing’ during a Friday press briefing. CDC director Dr Robert Redfield and deputy director Dr Jay Butler addressed the press in the first telebriefing since the … Read more
Japanese authorities have chopped down more than 100,000 tulips to stop admirers gathering and spreading coronavirus. Typically, thousands of the bright flowers blanket fields in the city of Sakura, east of Tokyo, drawing tourists eager to glimpse them in full bloom. But as the country embraces social distancing measures to wrestle the epidemic, officials decided … Read more