12 h. ago ‘What I eat in a day’ videos are everywhere. Are they a toxic influence or helpful reminder to eat well?

Influencers are sharing everything they eat in a day as part of a viral social media trend but is this fuelling unhealthy obsessions with food asks Chloe Laws

Events

1 week ago What the heck is ‘scrumping’? Why humans are so good at digesting alcohol

African apes may be able to better metabolize alcohol, allowing them to eat nearly 10 pounds of fruit a day

Politics

1 week ago How Trump is contorting Department of Justice into his ‘personal weapon’

Critics say DoJ has been ‘politicized like never before’ and the main job requirement is now ‘loyalty to Donald Trump’As Donald Trump’s Department of Justice expands investigations of his foes and ousts dozens of lawyers and staff who worked on cases targeting himself and his allies, scholars and ex-prosecutors say the rule of law is under siege in the US as the department morphs into Trump’s “personal weapon”.The justice department’s politicization to please Trump was underscored by an announcement on 23 July of a new “ strike force” to investigate unsubstantiated charges that ex-president Barack Obama and top officials conspired to hurt Trump’s 2016 campaign and his presidency with inquiries into Russian influence operations to help Trump win, say critics. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Trump contorting justice department into his ‘personal weapon’, experts warn

Critics say DoJ has been ‘politicized like never before’ and the main job requirement is now ‘loyalty to Donald Trump’As Donald Trump’s Department of Justice expands investigations of his foes and ousts dozens of lawyers and staff who worked on cases targeting himself and his allies, scholars and ex-prosecutors say the rule of law is under siege in the US as the department morphs into Trump’s “personal weapon”.The justice department’s politicization to please Trump was underscored by an announcement on 23 July of a new “ strike force” to investigate unsubstantiated charges that ex-president Barack Obama and top officials conspired to hurt Trump’s 2016 campaign and his presidency with inquiries into Russian influence operations to help Trump win, say critics. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago I struggled with chronic chapped lips for years, and I've finally found a £4.50 budget buy that's healed them

Most lip balms I apply smudge off as soon as I eat (realistically about 12 times a day) or are immediately dissolved by my uber-dry lips without making any real difference.

Economics

3 w. ago 'I lost 112lbs by combining weight loss jabs with one exercise habit'

Brandon, 27, used to eat three takeaways a day and at his heaviest weighed more than 25 stone

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