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Myth-busting podcast The Studies Show with Tom Chivers and Stuart Richie investigates science stories in the news and tries to get to the truth at the bottom of them.

Every so often a bit of BBC archive material from the 1960s or 70s goes viral; either a vox pop video or footage of urban life. The differences are myriad; the cut-glass vowels, the London fog and red buses. People of all ages and classes appear exceptionally smartly-dressed, with not a tracksuit in sight. Most strikingly, almost no-one is fat. Current data bears this out. The average man now weighs almost a stone more than in 1993 while the average woman is 11 pounds heavier.

Experts downplay the role of exercise and a healthier culture of eating in favour of taxes and regulation

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One former government official blasted the move as 'idiotic'

The Courier's round-up of stories from the court rooms of Tayside and Fife, or featuring people from the area.

What if people who live in so-called 'Blue Zones' aren't as old as they claim?

While some called it 'brave and principled' others have slammed the 'lack of clarity'

While some called it 'brave and principled' others have slammed the 'lack of clarity'

A surge in popularity has caused shortages of semaglutide injectables, leaving some desperate for it vulnerable to online scams