Jameela Jamil joins legions of viewers slamming idea of weighing children at school

Jameela Jamil has joined the legions of people slamming the idea of weighing children when they return to school, suggesting it could lead to eating disorders. The British-born actress and model,  34, was replying to a tweet by the Jeremy Vine show who had a call-in to debate the subject. Yesterday’s episode of the Channel … Read more

Baby boy born in lockdown at 23 weeks weighing just over 1lb is set to go home 

A baby born just seven inches long is winning his battle for life despite experts giving him a mere three per cent chance of survival. Tiny Oliver-Cash Lowther-Ryan, born at 23 weeks in lockdown, has been dubbed ‘Rocky’ after surviving two operations, and will soon be ready to go home with his parents, according to … Read more

Bedridden butcher, 40, pleads with doctors to amputate his leg weighing 330lbs

A man who has been left bedridden due to his gigantic leg is pleading with doctors to amputate the limb. Muhammad Mushtaq has elephantiasis – caused by a parasitic infection that stops the lymphatic system from draining unwanted fluid and toxins from its tissues. This has caused the 40-year-old’s left leg to swell to ten … Read more

Chunk of moon rock weighing nearly 30lbs goes up for sale at Christie’s

Chunk of moon rock weighing nearly 30lbs that was blasted off the lunar surface by an asteroid and fell to Earth as a meteorite is expected to fetch £2 million at auction The lunar meteorite blasted from the lunar surface after an asteroid collision  The Moon rock fell to Earth in the Sahara desert and … Read more

Tiny ‘nanocardboard’ flyer weighing less than a fruit fly could help NASA collect samples on Mars

A tiny ‘nanocardboard’ flyers powered by lasers and inspired by corrugated cardboard could help NASA collect evidence of life on Mars. US engineers say a fleet of the miniature aircraft could be launched from ground-based rovers and steered with light to collect chemical samples on the Red Planet. Each nanocardboard device consists of a hollow … Read more

18-year-old goes from weighing 18st aged 12 to 10st and is Slimming World’s Young Slimmer 2020

A student from Essex has lost almost half of her body weight to be named Slimming World’s Young Slimmer of the Year 2020 – following a stark warning from her dietitian. Holly Bolton, 18, from Brentwood, has lost more than 8 stone  since she was told that she would only be able to achieve a … Read more

Baby born four months premature and weighing just 1lb 9oz defies the odds to survive

A baby who weighed a tiny 1lb 9oz after being born at just 24 weeks and three days is finally home.  River Willis arrived on July 27 last year via emergency C-section after his mother Cara Willis’ placenta came away from the wall of her womb – putting both their lives at risk.      The newborn … Read more