14 h. ago ‘We are obsessed with weight’: Bob Harper on life as a trainer on The Biggest Loser

As a new Netflix documentary looks back at the hugely successful – and highly controversial – TV weight-loss competition, its longest-serving trainer tells allIn Netflix’s new documentary about The Biggest Loser, Joelle Gwynn, a contestant on the televised weight-loss competition, has a message for her former fitness trainer: ‘Fuck you, Bob Harper.’ Gwynn was a contestant on the US show in 2008, and she has just watched a clip of Harper screaming at her to “shut the fuck up” after she failed to run on a treadmill for the specified time. “Oh, and your little dog too,” she adds.The Biggest Loser was a phenomenally successful TV show. It ran for 18 seasons in the US, attracting more than 10 million viewers in its prime and spawning more than 30 international versions, including a UK iteration presented in 2012 by Davina McCall. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Family's anguish over missing dad who vanished near Loch Lomond more than two decades ago

David McCallum, from Clydebank, was last seen on March 30, 2003 during a visit to the Loch when he was just 31.

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35 h. ago Visitors flock to new scenic tower at Loch Katrine with "better views" than Loch Lomond

Viewpoint offers panorama of loch and hills at “birthplace of Scottish tourism”

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38 h. ago Nicola Sturgeon book 'causing heartache for Alex Salmond's widow', claims former SNP minister

EXCLUSIVE: Alex Neil said the former first minister's "attacks" on her predecessor are hurting Moira, the later former first minister's widow.

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3 d. ago Man in his 80s survives 40ft fall into lake after fishermen hear his cries

Rescuers rushed to an area near Rob Roy's Cave after receiving a report that an 87-year-old man had fallen 40 feet from a cliff into the waters of Loch Lomond

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3 d. ago Nicola Sturgeon interview LIVE as former First Minister lifts lid on being embroiled in SNP scandal

The former first minister has opened up on some of the most controversial chapters in her long political career.

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4 d. ago Optometry Scotland: Eyecare can be delivered far cheaper and closer to home

A transformation in eyecare is taking place across Scotland - but it needs to be supported, writes Eilidh Thomson.

Society

4 d. ago Scottish Government officials delete files blasting its handling of Flamingo Land appeal

Correspondence criticising the conduct of Holyrood officials as “unlawful” has been scrubbed, prompting claims of a 'cover-up'.

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6 d. ago Nicola Sturgeon: Former SNP First Minister details how she nearly quit politics

Nicola Sturgeon has revealed she nearly gave up on politics in the first term of the Scottish Parliament in 1999.The former First Minister told an audience in her current Glasgow Southside constituency that there was a moment where she nearly quit.

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7 d. ago Olympic athlete swims length of Loch Lomond as he is named 'King of the Lakes' after record

Olympian Hector Pardoe swam the entire length of Loch Lomond in pitch black, and then the entire length of Windermere and Lake Bala to complete his epic '3 lakes challnege to raise awareness over polluted waterways.

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8 d. ago Bonnie Blue's controversial Channel 4 documentary hit with hundreds of Ofcom complaints

Channel 4 documentary 1,000 Men And Me: The Bonnie Blue Story has been hit with hundreds of Ofcom complaints after it was branded 'sick' by viewers last week

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1 week ago Kate Forbes: Will the SNP Deputy First Minister's resignation pave the way for a Lib Dem victory?

The Scottish Liberal Democrats have long been targeting Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes’s seat in Holyrood.

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1 week ago Storm Floris: SNP minister urges Scots to follow advice and expect disruption if travelling

Angela Constance said "Storm Floris is well and truly with us today" and was already impacting public transport services.

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1 week ago SNP Ministers must be held to account for the state of the NHS as thousands suffer

New figures unearthed by Labour show there have been over 250,000 falls by patients at Scottish hospitals.

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1 week ago Channel 4 faces major backlash over controversial Bonnie Blue documentary

Channel 4 has faced backlash from advertisers as they demand their ads are pulled from it's controversial documentary 1000 Men and Me: the Bonnie Blue Story, which aired last week

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1 week ago Flamingo Land: SNP ministers accused of falsifying documents in controversial Loch Lomond resort case

SNP ministers are being accused of ‘unlawful and biased’ conduct over the calling-in of the Flamingo Land planning application.

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3 w. ago Loch Lomond nature reserve targeted by thieves stealing signs

Staff at the RSPB Loch Lomond nature reserve, in Gartocharn, are fed up after a series of thefts of signage from the site.

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3 w. ago 'Rare find' cabin near Loch Lomond with private hot tub you can stay in this summer

The accommodation has a spa garden and is a short distance from one of Scotland's best beauty spots.

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3 w. ago Swinney to ‘turn heat up’ on Westminster for indyref2 as part of new strategy

The Scottish First Minister laid out his three-part strategy on Friday.

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4 w. ago Swinney ‘supports’ NHS Fife after trans medic row nurse cleared of misconduct

The First Minister said the health board ‘has my confidence and support’.

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