55 m. ago Fit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser review – how did television ever sink so low?

Cruelty. Contestants who have abuse screamed in their face. Cash prizes. This documentary about a horrific 00s weight-loss reality TV series in the US makes for deeply troubling watchingThe mid-2000s were a peculiar time in television. After the dubious 90s innovations of Jerry Springer in the US were followed by the UK launch of Big Brother, it was clear that using the travails of so-called ordinary people as fuel for small-screen entertainment was an idea with legs. There was a mini goldrush of sorts as programme makers realised that conflict, extremity and dysfunction would always sell – and that any human-interest subject could be shoehorned into some version of reality TV.In Britain, ITV’s The Jeremy Kyle Show began casting its malign spell in 2005. In the US, something similarly queasy (and enduring) had arrived a year earlier in the shape of NBC’s weight loss bootcamp-meets-bearpit, The Biggest Loser, which took contestants living with obesity then belittled them with humilia...

Culture

1 hour ago 'I struggled to eat sandwich at work and now have six months to live'

EXCLUSIVE: A dad who has been fighting for his life after a 35cm tumour was found in his food pipe on Christmas Eve has stopped treatment and has been told his death is imminent

Politics

1 hour ago Inside Pitbull mania as Mr Worldwide convinces 20,000 fans to wear bald caps and suits

"He’s been baptised by the girlies as the latest daddy of the internet, our therapist, and world leader": Pitbull fans reveal why they enjoy dressing just like the beloved rapper

Politics

1 hour ago Tom Kerridge shares rare family insight and admits 'he's got a red mist'

Celebrity chef Tom Kerridge has shared a rare insight into his home life with his wife Beth Cullen and their nine-year-old son Acey, with the TV star admitting he and Acey are 'massively similar'

Politics

4 h. ago Major police update after teen vanished on holiday and sent mum chilling text

Giovanni Pelletier, 18, was found dead in a Florida pond a week after he went missing, following a family vacation during which he allegedly smoked marijuana with cousins

Events

6 h. ago Labour's war on boomers: Gordon Brown stole your old age, now Starmer and Reeves plan to finish the job, writes RICHARD LITTLEJOHN

In their desperation for money to throw at their various client groups, this government has deliberately targeted older people. We're seen as a rich seam to be mined to exhaustion.

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7 h. ago Jackie Bezos dies at home weeks after Amazon billionaire son Jeff Bezos' lavish £42m wedding

Jackie Bezos, the mother of billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has died aged 78 after a battle with Lewy Body Dementia, weeks after her son's lavish wedding

Society

7 h. ago Revealed: Why you should ALWAYS put your luggage in the hotel bath tub

After arriving your destination, it's easy to want to quickly put your suitcase on the hotel bed or sofa to unpack. However, a travel expert has urged tourists to put their case in the bathroom.

Politics

7 h. ago Wallet travelled 150,000 miles under Ford Edge's bonnet after it vanished 10 years ago

Richard Guilford lost his tri-fold leather wallet — stuffed with $15, his driver's licence and work ID — had turned up under the bonnet of a car in a repair shop in Lake Crystal, Minnesota

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9 h. ago S Club's Jon Lee's mum feared he was dead as star went missing after dad's tragic death

S Club 7 star Jon Lee opened up about his father's tragic death during tonight's episode of E4's Celebs Go Dating, as he admitted he "lost the plot" while grieving

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9 h. ago Elizabeth Taylor's son reveals how he REALLY feels about Taylor Swift name

The 35-year-old billionaire pop star previously name-dropped the late Hollywood screen siren in her 2017 hit song, ...Ready for It

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10 h. ago Victoria Beckham's new 'coping mechanism' during 'feud' with Brooklyn and his wife

David and Victoria Beckham are said to be "heartbroken" over the ongoing feud with their eldest son Brooklyn and his wife Nicola, but Posh is using a "new coping mechanism" to deal with the pain

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10 h. ago Peter Andre shares bombshell response to Katie Price comments stating 'This ends today'

It comes after Katie, 47, blasted those producing their daughter Princess Andre's debut reality TV series. Princess, 18, is seen with her dad throughout the series, while her mum features very little. She had urged Peter to sit down to end their feud.

Events

10 h. ago Paramedics rush to help passed out man who then threatened them with knife

Jordan Wright, 28, was found unconscious on a street in Wales and was treated by a paramedic and an assistant who arrived on scene - but suddenly woke and ripped off his oxygen mask

Events

10 h. ago BBC Strictly Come dancing star George Clarke's famous dad exposed

Strictly Come Dancing star George Clarke has been confimred among the line-up for the 2025 series of the BBC hit dance show

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10 h. ago Little girl's birthday party descends into chaos after SNAKE slithers out of toy box

She thought her son's were pranking her at first

Events

10 h. ago Trudy Appleby, 11, vanished from outside her Illinois home in 1996. Cops have now charged a man with her murder

Jamison Albert Fisher was charged with the murder of Trudy Appleby, who went missing when she was 11 in 1996.

Events

11 h. ago BBC Strictly star George Clarke's hugely succesful dad is behind a mega famous duo

YouTube sensation George Clarke has been confirmed for Strictly Come Dancing 2025 but his father is already famous

Politics

11 h. ago California governor calls for a special election to introduce new US House maps – live

Gavin Newsom announces plans to ask voters to approve new congressional maps in response to a redistricting plan by TexasMelania Trump has demanded that Hunter Biden retract comments linking her to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and has threatened to sue if he does not.Biden, the son of the former president Joe Biden, alleged in an interview this month that Epstein introduced the first lady to Donald Trump. Continue reading...

Politics

12 h. ago Emmerdale Charity Dingle's real baby daddy 'unveiled' after shock Ross Barton romp

The real father of Emmerdale’s Charity Dingle’s baby has been 'rumbled'

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