6 d. ago Tell us: what have you never quite understood about weight loss drugs?

Perhaps you’ve tried them, are thinking about it, or feel overwhelmed by the hype. Whatever your question, we’d love to hear from youWeight loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro have burst into public awareness over the last few years, promising dramatic results and stirring up big questions.Originally developed for diabetes, these medications are now being prescribed for weight management. But the science, ethics, and long-term effects of these drugs are still being explored. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Love Island star Jack Fincham reveals three stone weight loss in just one month

Love Island winner Jack Fincham has revealed that he's lost three stone, with him saying that it's the result of taking the medication Mounjaro, exercising and eating healthily

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7 d. ago The Best of Everything by Kit de Waal review – the power of kindness

Love and loss combine in this tender tale of how a mourning Caribbean mother cares for othersReflecting on his childhood in the autobiographical novel In the Castle of My Skin, George Lamming wrote that it was “my mother who really fathered me”. Damningly, the Barbadian novelist asserted that his father “had only fathered the idea of me”. That notion of children being left mainly, if not solely, the liability of mothers still widely resonates in Caribbean households. In Kit de Waal’s tender novel, The Best of Everything, the protagonist Paulette, a single mother, embraces the role not just of mothering and largely fathering her son, but also selflessly acting as a proxy mother to a child who risks being abandoned.De Waal, who edited the 2019 anthology Common People, has long championed working-class lives, “written in celebration and not apology”. In The Best of Everything Paulette is a migrant to Britain from St Kitts, an auxiliary nurse whose disdain for bedpans doe...

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3 w. ago Love and Loss: The Pandemic Five Years On is an emotionally shattering re

For those of us lucky enough not to have lost anyone dear, the 12 months between March 2020 and March 2021 now have the quality of a peculiar dream. If we think of the period at all, it’s often in the context of alternating boredom and strangeness; breadmaking and homeschooling; bingeing Tiger King and wondering if 4pm is too early for a glass of wine. Can it possibly have been five years already since Boris Johnson stood at his podium, told us he’d been shaking hands with Covid patients, and, shortly afterwards, announced the first lockdown?

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3 w. ago Terrifying ways Covid lockdown changed our brains forever and trauma signs you won't spot

This month marks the fifth anniversary of the UK being placed into lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Five years on, The Mirror looks at how the traumatic ordeal changed our brains forever - and the hidden signs you're still struggling with it

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3 w. ago TOWIE's Amy Childs flaunts weight loss after making 'one simple diet change'

The Only Way Is Essex icon Amy Childs, who has been on our screens for 15 years, admitted she fell out of love with her body - but she recently celebrated her weight loss success

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3 w. ago Alison Hammond’s life overhaul from incredible weight loss to toyboy love

Alison Hammond rose to fame in the early 2000s, and has quickly became a national treasure with her witty humour and bubbly personality - now we take a closer look into her life off screen

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4 w. ago I dropped over 100lbs using a weight loss drug... cruel trolls say I'm 'too thin' but I love my new appearance

TikTok user Bridget shed over 100 pounds using a weight loss drug... but her shocking slimdown has resulted in her being on the receiving end of some nasty jibes.

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