79 m. ago ‘If dieting works, where’s the evidence?’ How weightlifting helped Casey Johnston love her body again

The American writer spent year after miserable year trying to be smaller. Then she stepped into a gym, picked up a barbell – and never looked back. She talks about self-confidence, her new book and the joy of eating like a ‘big beautiful horse’Before Casey Johnston started weightlifting, she had assumed it was the preserve of “people who already had some sort of talent or need for it – like you’re a football player, a firefighter or in the military, and you need to be physically capable in that specific way”. Getting started seemed intimidating: the technique, the gym environment.Cardio, however, had always felt intuitive. “You go out the door and you run until you can’t run any more, and that’s it,” she says. As was the idea that it should be punishing. As a younger woman always obsessively trying to lose weight, she ran half-marathons in sub-zero temperatures and feared eating even the calories burned by any run in case it “undid” her hard work – never mind how cold her extremitie...

Economics

94 m. ago Scientists say doing this one thing helps boost your immune system

Getting out into daylight will help your body fight off infection, says Chris Hall

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2 h. ago Scots Michelin star chef opens new fine dining restaurant at Cameron House

Graeme Cheevers returns to Cameron House almost 10 years on with a new fine-dining concept on the shores of Loch Lomond.

Society

2 h. ago Council of Europe chief warns against politicising court of human rights

Alain Berset says no judiciary should face political pressure after nine countries make intervention over migrationEurope’s leading human rights body has criticised nine governments that have urged a rethink of the interpretation of the European convention on human rights on migration issues.The Council of Europe secretary general, Alain Berset, spoke out against “politicising” the European court of human rights after nine European leaders signed a letter organised by Italy’s Giorgia Meloni and Denmark’s Mette Frederiksen, calling for an “open-minded conversation” about the interpretation of the convention. Continue reading...

Events

3 h. ago Two stunning Scottish places Ewan McGregor says he is desperate to visit

McGregor returns to TV with Charley Boorman in Long Way Home, now streaming on Apple+.

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4 h. ago Fulham plot raid on Premier League rival for new boss if Marco Silva quits club

Marco Silva has appeared cool over talks of a new contract at Fulham amid rumours of interest from Tottenham, with the Cottagers reportedly already weighing up possible replacements

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4 h. ago '9/11 gave me breast cancer – my body swelled like balloons and went as red as raw steak'

EXCLUSIVE: Joseph Polcaro was puzzled when he woke up to find red dots across the chest of the t-shirt he slept in and thought his wife was pranking him at first

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6 h. ago Squealing inbred family who speak in grunts started with two identical twins

The Whittaker family can be found living in their small West Virginian home in the US. The inbred family struggle to communicate without using body language and barking due to their genetic defects

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8 h. ago Slimming Roman dress that 'keeps you cool in hot weather' and 'hides upper arms nicely' is on sale

Shoppers love how summery and flattering the Blue Floral Print Shirred Waist Maxi Dress from Roman is - and it's currently got 12% off

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9 h. ago George Hirst hopes to provide Scotland answer after Ipswich hitman became topic of quiz question for the ages

Striker is desperate for the chance to nail down his spot in Steve Clarke's squad ahead of the World Cup qualifiers after a season that brought highs and lows for his club.

Events

15 h. ago Heidi Alexander will 'strain every sinew for trains to be decent value for money'

Heidi Alexander insists newly created body to run trains won't be 'British Rail mark 2', as she commits to keep station ticket offices open

Politics

16 h. ago The Scotland hitman who now has a 'cool thing' against his name and knows how 6ft 4in body works

Hirst takes a Goodison Park record with him as he sets sight on Scotland

Economics

18 h. ago Jafar Panahi’s Cannes victory is a wonderful moment for an amazingly courageous film

Panahi has endured years of harassment from the Iranian authorities but has created a tremendous body of work; his Palme d’Or is richly deservedIranian director Jafar Panahi wins Palme d’Or at Cannes for It Was Just an AccidentIn the end, the Cannes Palme d’Or went to the most courageous film director in the world. It was a very satisfying grownup decision, favouring a remarkable and utterly individual film-maker: the director and democracy campaigner Jafar Panahi, an artist who unlike any other director in the Cannes competition really has suffered, taken real risks for cinema and spoken truth to power – and endured arrest and imprisonment for his pains.He has created a rich canon of work which has told the world about Iranian society and the Iranian mind with a subtlety and depth that we are never going to get from the TV news. Continue reading...

Politics

19 h. ago Jack Grealish looks out of time at Manchester City now Guardiola has moved the goalposts | Jonathan Liew

In the Premier League’s shifting landscape, this struggling team can no longer carry a winger lacking straight-line pace and a goal threatJack Grealish is prowling. The wind tousling his hair, the ball at his feet, the way it was always meant to be. In front of him a wall of Bournemouth defenders jumpily stands guard, eyes wide like stags ready to bolt. Grealish shuffles inside, body feinting, hips dancing. You want to know what happens next. What happens next is that the referee blows for full time.It’s the 97th minute; Grealish came on in the 91st. In that time Bournemouth somehow managed to score a goal. It wasn’t Grealish’s fault, but it did eat up most of the time in which he was hoping to make an impression. No matter. As the game ends, the cameras hunt down a treble-winning City legend making what might well be his final appearance at the Etihad Stadium. Kevin De Bruyne takes his handshakes and his tributes. Grealish slips quietly down the tunnel. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Hitman disguised as nurse breaks into hospital to slaughter patient days after attack

The attack was captured on videos posted on social media which shows the attacker waiting outside the emergency room until someone leaves - he then shoots the woman and runs away

Events

20 h. ago Brits stripping for naked for tournament in UK beauty spot playing wild street game

The British Naturism national Petanque competition is on, where competitors can strip off for a battle of boules, and then party at a casino night where they are invited to BYO body paint

Politics

21 h. ago Welsh rally driver killed in crash 12 years after his brother died in a racing accident

Dai Roberts was killed in a crash at the Jim Clark Rally in Scotland

Events

21 h. ago Welsh rally driver killed in crash 13 years after his brother died in a racing accident

Dai Roberts was killed in a crash at the Jim Clark Rally in Scotland

Events

24 h. ago Dan Fogler At MCM London Comic Con He's Bringing Back His Comics

Dan Fogler At MCM London Comic Con He's Bringing Back His Comics  Bleeding Cool News

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25 h. ago Josh Taylor vs Ekow Essuman start time, undercard and how to watch fight tonight

Taylor moves up to welterweight in a home-soil fight with Ekow Essuman in Scotland

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