Soft drink addict who guzzled 30 litres a WEEK ditches the habit to drop 63 kilograms

Soft drink ‘addict’, 37, who guzzled 30 litres of Coca Cola a WEEK ditches the habit to drop 63 kilograms – and she didn’t have to change her high calorie diet Carissa Santiano weighed 127 kilos before she decided to overhaul her bad habit  The 37-year-old from Sydney was drinking 30 litres of soft drink … Read more

How to Stay Out of Jail: Father who whipped his nine-year-old son with a belt is spared punishment

A father who whipped his nine-year-old son with a belt was spared punishment after going through a police scheme to tackle his depression on a new Channel 4 documentary, which airs tonight.  John, from County Durham, is barely able to speak to police when he is arrested for assault with injury after his son reports … Read more

Caroline Flack friends slam ‘cruel’ CPS for pursuing trial over ‘minor incident’

Caroline Flack was reportedly undergoing therapy in the weeks before she passed away, it has emerged today.  The much-loved presenter was said to have gone to Los Angeles for ‘somatic therapy’ on the advice of her friend Russell Brand, according to the Mirror.   Somatic therapy helps people who suffer from stress, anxiety, grief, depression and PTSD.  … Read more

Mother-of-two said she “found her calling” by kick-starting a placenta smoothie business  

A mother-of-two who drank her placenta after birth has quit her job to kick start her new placenta smoothie business. Nikki Welling, 34, from Thetford, Norwich, quit her job as an actress to help new mothers feel ‘energised’ by collecting their placenta and blending it into a smoothie or capsule. Nikki suffered with post-natal depression … Read more

Extreme weather could trigger a catastrophic economic recession ‘like we’ve never seen before’ 

Extreme weather events such as floods and droughts could trigger a catastrophic economic recession ‘like we’ve never seen before’ Current financial markets do not account for risk posed by natural disasters  Experts warn this puts the markets at risk of catastrophic collapse   If the markets suddenly correct then the knock on impact could be disastrous Has potential … Read more

Fat camp to boot camp: Tyson Fury on turning his life round and his dream of beating Deontay Wilder

Tyson Fury remembers with dazzling clarity the moment he took his first step on the path to redemption, which brings him to Sin City for his life-defining world heavyweight title fight with Deontay Wilder. It came as what he calls ‘my two years in hell’ reached their lowest ebb as he stood on a lonely … Read more

Caroline Flack struggled to escape crippling childhood anxieties

Gazing flirtily into the camera wearing a black bra and vampish red lipstick, in her last Instagram post Caroline Flack was the image of joyful self-confidence. At 40, she had never looked more beautiful. Yet two days after posting these pictures to her 2.6million followers, in what friends believe was a final Valentine’s message to … Read more

Doctors pushing new drugs don’t have to admit they are funded by the pill’s makers

A bright hope has suddenly appeared in depression therapy: the ‘party’ drug, ketamine. Known best as a horse tranquilliser, it is also used as an anaesthetic in hospitals. But ketamine can cause soaring highs and is used illegally, with potentially nightmarish results; the drug is addictive and can trigger psychosis. Recently, leading depression experts lined … Read more

Love Island is cancelled tonight but will return tomorrow

ITV show Love Island has been cancelled tonight, but will return to screens tomorrow following the death of much-loved presenter Caroline Flack.  It emerged earlier today that paramedics were scrambled to Flack’s north London home the day before she killed herself – but didn’t take her to hospital after a clinical assessment.    Sources told MailOnline … Read more

Paul Merson breaks down in tears as he opens up on battle with drink, drugs and depression

Former Arsenal and England star Paul Merson breaks down in tears as he opens up on battle with drink, drugs and depression: ‘You look like Brad Pitt because you’re playing for the best team in the country but it was all masked’ Paul Merson has opened up on his battles with addiction during playing career … Read more