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PLATELL’S PEOPLE: Boris Johnson is the proof that you cannot be fat and fit

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When Boris Johnson was admitted to hospital more than a month ago, he was a middleaged 5ft 9in man weighing a massive 17-and-a-half stone.  His BMI or Body Mass Index — a measure of whether you are a healthy weight — was 36, placing him firmly in the obese category.  Even though he is only … Read more

PLATELL’S PEOPLE: Heroine, 97, who helped crack Enigma code is a shining example of selflessness

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What a shining example of selflessness we have been given this week from a woman who is among the most vulnerable to the coronavirus plague. Elizabeth Diacon was one of the many unsung soldiers — she would hate the word heroes — who worked as signals intelligence officers at Bletchley Park, where they cracked the … Read more

PLATELL’S PEOPLE: Boycotting Amber Rudd at Oxford University just makes me see red 

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Former Home Secretary Amber Rudd turned up for a speech at Oxford University to encourage other women to get into politics. She expected a packed house of young women with dreams in their hearts, as she had — dreams of making a difference in the corridors of power. She arrived to an empty hall. Students had … Read more

PLATELL’S PEOPLE: The murder of Grace Millane is tragic – but you have to let your kids go

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Her words are too heartbreaking to bear.  By videolink to a New Zealand court from her Essex home, the mother of murdered backpacker Grace Millane told the psychopath who killed her daughter: ‘You have ripped a hole in my heart.’ Bravely, she went on: ‘The terror and pain she must have experienced at your hands … Read more