Almost 3,000 council fat cats now earn more than £100,000 a year

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

Drink COFFEE before you work out to burn off fat faster, new study says 

Drink a morning COFFEE before an early workout to burn off fat faster, new study says Drinking coffee 30 mins before exercise increases fat-burning, scientists found University of Granada researchers found this especially applies in the afternoon  Caffeine is one of the most popular performance-enhancing sport supplements  By Jemma Carr For Mailonline Published: 01:10 BST, … Read more

Godzilla sheds the pounds at fat camp: Monkey rescued from a market loses 5lbs on a strict diet

An obese monkey who ballooned to a dangerous size after being thrown junk food by passersby in a Thai market has lost almost 5lbs (2kg) since he was sent to a fat camp on March 26.   The three-year-old primate, known as Godzilla, weighed almost 41lbs (19kg) when he checked into the wildlife centre in Chachoengsao … Read more

RUTH SUNDERLAND: This float on the stock market was a big fat Flopperoo 

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

The ‘healthy’ Easter egg with more fat than TWELVE Krispy Kreme doughnuts

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

Obese Thai monkey whose weight DOUBLED after eating junk food is sent to fat camp to get in shape

Godzilla gets sent to fat camp: Mega-monkey whose weight DOUBLED after being fed junk food at Thai market is rescued after video of the podgy primate went viral Godzilla has ballooned to more than double the average weight for his species and is over 20kg The three-year-old macaque lives at a market in Bangkok’s Min … Read more

More children could be taken away from their parents for being too FAT, lawyer claims 

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 claims she was branded ‘too ugly, fat and old’ for primetime television

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

Leilani Dowding accuses ‘fat people’ of ‘making lockdown longer’ in searing attack

Former Real Housewives Of Cheshire star Leilani Dowding has lashed out at the nation’s ‘fat people’, blaming them for the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown. The erstwhile Page 3 girl, 41, regularly speaks out against the use of face masks as well as the recent vaccine rollout, and has now declared that ‘[her] lockdown is over’. She … Read more

Consuming added sugars doubles fat production, study warns 

If you’re still drinking full fat Coca-Cola, a new study may be the final straw in converting you to the diet variety.  Swiss Scientists have warned that consuming foods and drinks with even moderate amounts of added sugar doubles fat production in the liver. Coca-Cola contains fructose and sucrose, which promote hepatic lipogenesis – the … Read more