Wednesday 19 June 2013
Diet supplements including natural product Proactol, which acts as a fat binder, sold a million packs.
Some doctors believe the increase in sales is down to local government funding cuts reducing gym classes.
Others however, believe some dieters are merely looking for a quick fix to avoid changing their lifestyle.
Gerry forces Sammy into Mexican wave
Rapturous reception for Andrea
We want you to get snapping!
Pubs, clubs and parties
Thousands turn out in the rain
A 13-year-old boy has been charged with second-degree murder over the death of his five-year-old half-sister after investigators said he told them he repeatedly struck her with wrestling moves imitated from TV.
Award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings has died in a car accident in Los Angeles, his employer and family said.
The Supreme Court is due to rule on whether families of soldiers killed fighting in Iraq can bring damages claims against the Government.
British and Irish Lions lock Geoff Parling admitted the first tour defeat Down Under "hurts like hell" after Warren Gatland's side were edged out by the Brumbies at Canberra Stadium.
Andy Carroll is on the brink of joining West Ham permanently after passing a medical with the Barclays Premier League club.
Andy Carroll will have a medical with West Ham on Wednesday as he moves closer to a permanent move from Liverpool, Hammers chairman David Gold has confirmed.
Terminator 2 star Edward Furlong has been charged with assault after a May 21 incident in which his girlfriend called police and reported he attacked her.
Apprentice candidate Alex Mills plays the role of a nightmare date - as a team leader steps down for the first time in the history of the BBC One show.
Los Angeles police have confirmed Justin Bieber struck a pedestrian with his car in Hollywood.
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