Figures revealing children with levels of body fat far above what is considered a healthy range have outlined the scale of England's childhood obesity problem.

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Mary-Ellen Field, former business aide to Elle Macpherson

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Detectives have launched a stalking investigation after Mary-Ellen Field, the former business aide to the Australian supermodel Elle Macpherson, lodged a complaint that she has been put under surveillance by private investigators.

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The erection of a steel tower which stands at the head of one of the music areas at the Glastonbury Festival has been delayed after wild birds were discovered in the structure.

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"Ending corporate welfare will save taxpayers' money"

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Hip-hop star is no longer haunted by the past

Ghostpoet went from working in insurance to the Mercury Prize shortlist. Now he's on his second album

Nick Milligan with his wife Victoria and children (from left to right) Emily, Olivia, Kit and Amber. Mr Milligan, 51, and Emily were both killed in the accident

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Chris Huhne (right) and Vicky Pryce return to their homes

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Huhne is said to be looking for a ‘fourth career’, while Pryce is writing a book about the economics of prison

New UK home registrations at five year high

Massive increase in London registrations

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The UK’s biggest and best loved outdoor fitness classes

'Paranoid' man addicted to legal stimulant khat is jailed for 26 years for murdering former friend by using two knives to 'partially decapitate' him

Ayanle Adan plunged a knife into each side of Hanad Osman's neck, then used a 'double slashing motion' to partially cut off his head

'Boy banter' led to death, trial told

A man who woke up at a party to find a penis had been drawn on his face was then killed by a DJ after "boy banter" got out of hand, the Old Bailey heard.

'Huhne finds prison experience fascinating'

Chris Huhne, the former cabinet minister who was jailed for eight months for perverting the course of justice, has found his experience of prison so far “fascinating”, according to the former Tory MP Jonathan Aitken.

James Best died of a heart attack in prison

James Best: Jailed in the riots for stealing a gingerbread man... dead in the prison that should have protected him

James Best had a history of mental health problems before being jailed after the riots of 2011. Now his brother has warned that the systemic failures which led to his death could happen again

James Best was arrested for stealing a gingerbread man during the London riots in 2011, which saw buildings in some areas of London destroyed in blazes

London riots prisoner who died after gym session was 'failed by system of checks that had fallen by wayside'

A man who died in prison, where he was being held after admitting to the theft of a gingerbread man during the London riots, was failed by a system of safety checks which had “fallen by the wayside” over the years, an inquest heard today.

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Comedy and booze go together, says Walsh. The trouble is stopping at just the one. So when do the hangovers stop being funny?
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Hugh Montgomery profiles the faces to watch, from the sitcom star to the surrealist
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When Notaro discovered she had a tumour she decided the show must go on
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