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In Netflix’s new documentary about The Biggest Loser, Joelle Gwynn, a contestant on the televised weight-loss competition, has a message for her former fitness trainer: ‘Fuck you, Bob Harper.’ Gwynn was a contestant on the US show in 2008, and she has just watched a clip of Harper screaming at her to “shut the fuck up” after she failed to run on a treadmill for the specified time. “Oh, and your little dog too,” she adds.The Biggest Loser was a phenomenally successful TV show. It ran for 18 seasons in the US, attracting more than 10 million viewers in its…

The business sector has emphasised the need for stronger partnerships with government and heightened investment in water infrastructure, especially at the local government level, which is perceived as the engine of service delivery. Speaking at a plenary session focused on closing the investment gap at the local government level during the African Union-Africa Water Investment Programme (AU-AIP) summit on Thursday, Kobie Brand, the Deputy Secretary-General and Regional Director for Africa at ICLEI said Africa must embrace the principle of multisectoral governance in tackling water challenges. “Providing water, anywhere in any country, is only possible through partnerships, not only between different…

Getty ImagesSurgeryThe NHS waiting list in England has seen a small rise in the past month, with experts warning hospitals are not treating enough patients to keep up with demand.At the end of June, the list stood at 7.37 million, a rise of 10,000 on May.While it is still down on last year’s figure of 7.62 million, internal documents seen by the BBC, suggest one factor is patients being removed from the list without being treated. This can happen legitimately when patients pay for treatment privately or recover – but experts say it shows the NHS is struggling to keep…

If you were a football fan who owned a computer in the early 1980s, there is one game you will instantly recall. The box had an illustration of the FA Cup, and in the bottom right-hand corner was a photo of a smiling man with curly hair and a goatie beard. You’d see the same images in gaming magazines adverts – they ran for years because, despite having rudimentary graphics and very basic sounds, the game was an annual bestseller. This was Football Manager, the world’s first footie tactics simulation. The man on the cover was Kevin Toms, the game’s…

For most people, memories of childhood coughs and colds are synonymous with a menthol-smelling ointment in a dark blue jar with a turquoise cap.For more than a century, Vicks VapoRub has been a household name across continents. How it became one has roots in the Spanish flu pandemic in the early 20th century.The story begins with an act of fatherly love.In 1894 in the state of North Carolina in the eastern United States, the nine-year-old son of a pharmacist named Lunsford Richardson was sick with croup, a respiratory infection that causes a bark-like cough.Desperate to find a treatment, Richardson began…

Alden GonzalezAug 16, 2025, 02:36 AM ETCloseESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016.LOS ANGELES — His teammates were reeling, their bitter rivals were surging, the division was slipping, and under those circumstances, Clayton Kershaw — clearly diminished but still every bit as determined — came through.With the Los Angeles Dodgers riding a four-game losing streak, and hosting a San Diego Padres team that had won five straight to make up 10 games in a span of six weeks, Kershaw fired six innings of one-run…

South African Army Chief General Rudzani Maphwanya is facing backlash in his home country following the release of alleged comments he made during an official visit to Iran, which analysts say could further complicate the already turbulent relations between South Africa and the United States.The comments, which appeared to suggest that Iran and South Africa have common military goals, come at a time when Pretoria is attempting to mend strained relations with US President Donald Trump to stabilise trade.Last week, a 30 percent trade tariff on South African goods entering the US kicked in, alarming business owners in the country.…

Dracula, the new film from Romanian provocateur Radu Jadu (Kontinental ’25, Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World), world premiered in the competition program of the 78th edition of the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland. Among the co-producer credits, you find the name of Romanian producer Ada Solomon (Toni Erdmann, Aferim!), known for her work through her company microFILM and long-time collaboration with Jude. But Solomon has had a much busier Locarno than most. She has the same co-producer credit on fellow Locarno competition title God Will Not Help, directed by Hana Jušić, about a Chilean woman who comes into a firmly structured and…

In the digital era, many organizations face a significant challenge: how to create efficient information flow that enables fast and accurate decision-making. What few understand is that the tools and methodologies developed for organic SEO can serve as a powerful engine for improving the organization’s internal processes. Beyond the external results visible to the eye, SEO creates a quiet revolution in organizational work culture. How Does Keyword Research Change the Organization’s Way of Thinking? The process of keyword research for SEO requires deep understanding of the language that the target audience uses to express needs, desires, and problems. When employees…

Former Australia cricket captain and coach, Bob Simpson, has died in Sydney aged 89.Robert Baddeley Simpson was an influential figure in Australian cricket for more than four decades as a player, captain and coach, and also made his mark on the game as a law-maker, referee and commentator.Simpson first pulled on the baggy green cap of the Australian Test cricket team in 1957, and famously made a comeback to captain Australia aged 41 after the game was thrown into crisis by World Series Cricket in 1977.Born in inner-Sydney’s Marrickville on February 3, 1936, Simpson took to cricket early, captaining teams…