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Tax on all fat foods needed to stem obesity epidemic consuming the UK
The UK is predicted to become the fattest nation in Europe by 2025, with almost 40% of adults obese.
UK greenhouse gas emissions for 2014 at record low, shows government report
UK greenhouse gas emissions were 7.7% lower in 2014 at 514.4 million tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent from 2013.
Islamic Tarbiyah Academy under investigation over allegations of 'extremist practice'
The institution in Dewsbury, Yorkshire runs an after-school madrasa and full-time courses for adults.
France: Exodus of 10,000 millionaires amid rising Muslim tensions
UK, Belgium, Germany, Sweden at risk of rise in millionaire outflows amidst emerging signs of unrest.
Internet privacy campaigners warn Snooper's Charter will cost UK more than £1bn
Denmark shelved similar plans to collect web browsing records of citizens due to high costs.
US artist Spencer Tunick calls on Hull residents to strip off for mass nude photo
Tunick is seeking volunteers to get naked to create an image known as the 'Sea of Hull.'
Shy Tories not to blame for failures of pre-general election opinion polls that misled UK
In-depth inquiry into inaccurate pre-election surveys fingers unrepresentative samples.
Number of EU bankers earning more than €1m soars as Britain leads the charge
Nearly 3,000 City financiers earned over €1m – compared to 242 in Germany and 171 in France.
Operation Midland: Former MP Harvey Proctor says Met enquiry 'ruined my life'
69-year-old was told that he would face no charges after the inquiry.
Steel crisis: Thousands of jobs under threat as Tata Steel plans to sell UK business
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn calls on the government to "protect UK jobs and British manufacturing".
Birmingham fire: Up to 60,000 homes could lose power after Saltley scrap yard blaze
Crews could remain at the scene over the coming days.
More than 30,000 people support call to ban David Cameron from returning to UK from holiday
'Cameron presents a clear and present danger,' the online petition says.
Teachers call on government to scrap its anti-radicalisation strategy
Teachers' union says it is 'smothering the legitimate expression of political opinion'.
UK's nuclear regulator warns of rising terror threat to nuclear industry
Releasing its strategic plan, the Office for Nuclear Regulation will continue to manage the threat of cyberattack.
Redcar double murder: Two murdered women named as police ask for more time to question suspect
Lynne Freeman and Jodie Betteridge were attacked minutes apart on Wednesday 23 March.
Paige Doherty murder: Man, 31, arrested in Clydebank area on suspicion of killing 15-year-old
The teenager's body was found in a wooded area in Clydebank on Monday 21 March.
Fruit juices and smoothies with 'unacceptably high' levels of sugar should face new taxes
New research says some smoothies would get a red traffic light label based on sugar.
Brussels attack: London lights up in solidarity with the people of Belgium
Iconic landmarks across the capital have been illuminated in the colours of the Belgian flag.
London duo convicted over IS-inspired drive-by terror plot
Students Tarik Hassane and Suhaib Majeed guilty of plotting to bring carnage to London's streets.
EU referendum: Historic vote on Britain's future will cost UK taxpayers £142m
Grand estimate was revealed to parliament by Cabinet Office minister John Penrose.
George Osborne's 'botched' Budget approved by MPs including Iain Duncan Smith
Lawmakers have passed Chancellor George Osborne's highly controversial Budget
British Isis suicide bomber Abu Musa al-Britani launches bomb attack on Iraqi forces
Abu Musa al-Britani, believed to be British, has carried out an attack in Anbar province.
London is top of the world: TripAdvisor names UK capital the premier destination for 2016
London beat out Paris, Prague, Rome and Istanbul to get the title.
Convicted rapist Ched Evans hopes to play for Wales at Euro 2016 as appeal case looms
The former Wales striker was handed a five-year prison term for raping a 19-year-old in a hotel room.
Winchester voted 'best place to live in Britain' in 2016
Capital of Hampshire has the right mix of gastropubs and expensive boutiques, according to a Sunday Times survey.
Campaigners fight to save the great British public loo from going down the pan
According to the British Toilet Association 40% of public toilets have closed in the past decade.
63% of UK drivers stopped on suspicion of drug-driving fail roadside tests
According to a new survey, 3,700 people were caught drug-driving by police in the last year
Walter Mitty Hunters Club digital vigilantes exposes hundreds of pretend soldiers
Internet group wants the UK to make falsely claiming military service illegal.
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith resigns after 'indefensible' disabilities cuts
In a resignation letter IDS said that George Osborne's latest Budget 'benefits higher earning taxpayers'.
Oldham named 'most deprived town in England'
Oldham in Greater Manchester won the unwanted accolade according to the latest ONS statistics

