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At first, Scott Brown didn’t realise the extent of his midlife weight gain.It was subtle to begin with – the gradual tightening of his waistband – but as time went by, the number on the scales continued to climb.’Without really noticing, over the years, I had gained weight, and I wasn’t happy about it,’ says Scott, now 55. By his mid‑50s and at his heaviest, Scott weighed 17st 8lb and was suffering from severe back pain and nerve pain, which he believes were made worse by the excess fat he was carrying. At just under 6ft tall, this put his BMI at 33.7, which is…

Lindsay Clancy’s psychologist testified that a person in the throes of psychosis can function normally, bolstering her insanity defense.Dr Paul Zeizel told jurors on Wednesday that if a person is in a psychotic state, they can do everyday tasks that they normally do.So Clancy could continue to do things like take her daughter to the doctors and search things online the day she killed her children even if she was in the grips of psychosis, he said.Clancy, 36, is on trial for the murders of her three children, Cora, five, Dawson, three, and eight-month-old Callan, at her home in Duxbury,…

A leftist New York City leader who has campaigned to tax the rich lives in a seven-figure Brooklyn home purchased by his parents that was named on his boss’s controversial ‘shame the rich’ list.Gustavo Gordillo, the co-chair of the NYC chapter of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), resides in a $1.5 million two-story pad in Brooklyn’s Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood, property records showed.Despite his privileged position, the 38-year-old has called for lawmakers to ‘tax the rich’ and insisted on the redistribution of land ‘from landowners to the landless.’ He has also called for a rent freeze and last month argued that landlords do not have the…

For the entirety of her young life, Harshita Brella – a beautiful, exuberant, thoughtful 24-year-old – hadn’t put a foot wrong.Academically excellent, she had attended some of the most prestigious schools and colleges in her area and, after completing her teacher training, spent her spare time tutoring underprivileged children free of charge.‘She loved it,’ her father Satbir Singh tells me today. ‘She was teaching around 18 children in her free time. She enjoyed it so much.’ A beloved daughter and sister, Harshita was inseparable from her family.‘She was a bit of an introvert; she had that childlike innocence,’ her sister…

An Amazon seller who sold up her business for millions has become embroiled in a privacy row with her neighbour, after he built a balcony overlooking her garden without permission.Michele Venton and husband Dan were aghast when they realised retired software engineer Ian Bray had overstepped his planning consent for a Juliet balcony at the rear of his home.Instead of a safety railing that sits flush in front of inward-opening French doors, Mr Bray constructed a balcony on top of a ground-floor extension of his chalet bungalow.It means he can now open his doors outwards and sit or stand for…

Caitlin Clark and her Indiana Fever teammates have faced backlash online after failing to cover their hearts during the national anthem.Fan footage appeared online ahead of their game against the Atlanta Dream on Sunday night, highlighting Sophie Cunningham as the only player to perform the patriotic gesture during The Star-Spangled Banner.The Indiana Fever went on to beat Atlanta 95-91 in overtime in a thrilling game. Clark scored 26 points to lead her team to victory over Angel Reese’s Dream, but her actions before the game drew attention.  Clark stood behind Cunningham in the line, standing with her hands behind her back…

Intimate letters written by Donald Trump’s personal secretary, in which she confesses to starving herself while working for him, have resurfaced amid renewed scrutiny of their relationship.Natalie Harp, 35, has been one of Trump’s closest aides for years and is dubbed the ‘human printer’ as she carries bundles of news articles around for him to read. However, her devotion to the president has raised the concerns of Trump’s top advisers and secret service. During his May 2023 Scotland golf trip, Harp ran behind Trump’s golf cart because no other carts were available, later writing him a letter to apologize for embarrassing…

Bayern Munich honorary president Uli Hoeness has revealed neurologists provided written confirmation Jamal Musiala was able to play after admitting he was left ‘speechless’ by the star collapsing twice on the pitch in four days.Musiala, 23, revealed on Tuesday that he is receiving treatment for a ‘neurological dysfunction’, which has led to his on pitch collapses.The Bayern star fell just six minutes after coming off the bench during their 4-2 victory over Heidenheim in a pre-season friendly.Harry Kane was one of the first to react to the situation, gesturing to his team-mates to form a shield around Musiala for his privacy. While some…

While a pack of hopefuls jostled for Donald Trump’s ear at his Bedminster golf club this weekend, the woman who actually picks the next White House press secretary wasn’t there.Chief of Staff Susie Wiles was at DC steakhouse Mastro’s, blocks away from the White House having dinner with her chosen candidate.CNN political commentator and Daily Mail columnist Scott Jennings, 48, is being courted by Wiles, it can be exclusively revealed, after Karoline Leavitt’s shock resignation last week.’It’s his if he wants it,’ one source close to Jennings said of the press secretary job. ‘And he does.’But insiders say Trump has repeatedly…

The family who drowned off a beach in Sussex were a Palestinian refugee, his wife and daughter, it has emerged. Hossam El-Khawwas, his wife and their eldest daughter all drowned while swimming in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, at around 3pm yesterday while sea conditions were choppy. Their younger daughter remains in hospital in critical condition. The Palestinian Embassy confirmed Mr El-Khawwas was a Palestinian who had come to the UK from a refugee camp in Lebanon. The family had been camping on the harbour front in Shoreham, where they went swimming yesterday before getting into difficulty.  Eyewitnesses claimed one of the children got tangled in a fishing net, sparking…