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Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk sponsored British pharmacies in pursuit of sales
The Danish drug company Novo Nordisk provided hundreds of thousands of pounds’ worth of sponsorship to pharmacies including Boots and Lloyds as it sought to boost sales of its slimming drugs in Britain, the
Observer
can reveal.The maker of Wegovy and Saxenda weight-loss injections gave money for Google …
Labour’s poll lead is fading and the base is weak – it’s time for Starmer to roll the dice
Labour’s biggest landslide in a generation
, the new government is already in the mire. The poll lead on which Starmer’s majority was built has already all but vanished, leaving Labour in a three-way dogfight with the Conservatives andNigel Farage’s resurgent Reform UK
, …Man dies after 70-metre fall from mountain ridge in Lake District
A man has died after falling 70 metres from a mountain ridge.
Keswick Mountain Rescue said its first callout of the year ended in tragedy after the man fell from Sharp Edge on Blencathra in the Lake District on Thursday.
The volunteers were called out at 12.25pm. A Keswick team …
UK braces for heavy snow and freezing rain as amber weather warning issued
Further weather warnings have been issued for England and Scotland amid heavy snow and freezing rain that has been forecast this weekend.
A new yellow weather warning has been issued for rain, affecting Wales, north-west England, east Midlands and the west Midlands.
Meanwhile, another yellow warning was also issued on …
Protesters march in London for release of teenage boy in Dubai jail
Ukraine waits for Trump the dealmaker to broker end of Putin’s war | Shaun Walker in Kyiv
A new year in Ukraine began in much the same way as the old one finished: with deadly Russian drone attacks across the country. In Kyiv, one person was killed and at least six others were injured in the first few hours of 2025.
It is Ukraine’s third new year …
Polyphenols: the natural chemicals that could give you a small waist, healthy heart and low blood pressure
There’s a new buzzword in town when it comes to health: polyphenols. While scientists have been investigating the plant compounds for years, the term has now caught the public imagination – and for good reason.
A growing body of evidence shows that eating a diet high in these clever natural …
UK rollout of eVisas could leave non-EU migrants ‘vulnerable’
The government is pressing ahead with a digital visa scheme to prove the residency rights of millions of people from outside the EU without having completed the necessary checks, campaigners are warning.
The Home Office said in response to a freedom of information request from the
Observer
that it …From Edvard Munch to Central Cee: Observer critics choose their cultural highlights for 2025
Film
American auteurs return
A new film from one of the heavy hitters of US cinema is always cause for celebration, and with projects from Kathryn Bigelow, Noah Baumbach and Paul Thomas Anderson on the horizon, there’s plenty to whet cineaste appetites in the coming year. Details on …
Deadly New Orleans attack underscores looming threat of IS attacks in the US
New Orleans
on New Year’s Day thatkilled 14
and injured scores more. …