Man, 38, who tipped the scales at 23st reveals he lost nearly half his body weight

A man has revealed how he lost nearly half his body weight after he was too big to ride nearly every rollercoaster in a theme park. Martin Hannis, 38, from Gloucester, tipped the scales at 23st and could barely squeeze into size XXXXXL clothes thanks to a diet of pizza, kebabs and a bottle of … Read more

Britain’s former fattest man who once tipped the scales at 65 stone has died aged 52 

Britain’s former fattest man who once tipped the scales at 65 stone has died aged 52 Barrie Austin, from Birmingham, died yesterday and his family have paid tribute His partner’s daughter Dannie Louise said she was ‘absolutely heartbroken’ At one point Mr Austin consumed 29,000 calories a day and weighed 65 stone  By Emer Scully … Read more

These popular smart scales measure ELEVEN body metrics to help improve fitness

Planning to get fit in 2021? These popular smart scales measure ELEVEN body metrics to help improve your health By Zoe Griffin For Mailonline Published: 16:41 GMT, 29 December 2020 | Updated: 16:41 GMT, 29 December 2020 If you’re serious about improving your fitness in 2021 then you need to keep track of your progress. … Read more

Photographer scales England’s highest peak six times to help baby’s fight against genetic disorder

An award-winning photographer has battled hail, freezing rain and 60mph winds to scale England’s highest peak six times in 24 hours in a bid to help a seven-month-old baby’s fight against rare genetic disorder.   Joe Giddens, 33,  decided to attempt the epic challenge on the 3,209ft (978m) Scafell Pike to help seven-month-old Marley Powell, who hasType 1 spinal muscular … Read more

Rare iridescent snake discovered in Vietnam is covered in small scales that leaves its skin exposed

Rare iridescent snake discovered in Vietnam is covered in small scales that leaves its skin exposed and is without bright-light receptors in its eyes suggesting it is a burrowing reptile A team discovered a new species of a burrowing snake in Vietnam They named it Achalinus zugorum in honor of a late Smithsonian researcher The snake sports the … Read more

Activist scales scaffolding in Westminster to unfurl giant banner

An activist dressed as Spiderman was arrested today after scaling scaffolding next to Big Ben in London, putting up banners protesting about the coronavirus lockdown.  The man appeared to be urging the Government to give northern England an extra £2billion in funding before putting areas into the tier three ‘very high’ alert level. The unidentified protester … Read more

Activist scales Big Ben scaffolding to unfurl giant banner

Activist scales Big Ben scaffolding to unfurl giant banner as police attempt to coax him down By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 08:30 BST, 22 October 2020 | Updated: 08:30 BST, 22 October 2020 An activist began scaling scaffolding around Big Ben in Westminster this morning, putting up banners protesting about the coronavirus lockdown.  A … Read more

Athletic moggy dangles from window sills by its paws as it scales building to find a way inside

Spider-cat! Athletic moggy dangles from window sills by its paws as it scales building to get back home The cat was spotted scaling a building to get into its home in Vladimir, Russia Sergey Ermilov, 43, spotted the cat moving across the window on the building The agile moggy swings between window panes moving its … Read more

Prunella Scales’ son insists she can still work despite losing ‘virtually all short term memory’

Prunella Scales’ son Samuel West insists his mother can still work despite losing ‘virtually all short term memory’ in Alzheimer’s battle By Natasha Hooper For Mailonline Published: 16:58 BST, 28 September 2020 | Updated: 17:10 BST, 28 September 2020 It was feared that Prunella Scales would never be able to act professionally again, due to her … Read more

Toddler scales climbing wall built by his parents to stop him clambering all over their furniture

Amazing toddler scales climbing wall built by his parents because they couldn’t stop him clambering all over their furniture Super-strong 15-month-old toddler, Ezzy, wouldn’t stop climbing the furniture  His parents built an indoor climbing wall for their agile son to climb instead  Amazing video shows the tot, with dummy in his mouth, scaling wall with ease … Read more