Simon Barnes who played Tinky Winky died of hypothermia

Simon Shelton  Barnes, 52- year-old and father-of-three, trained as a ballet dancer and choreographer before taking on the role of much loved Tinky Winky in the famous Children’s BBC TV show Teletubbies died last week with neighbors claiming he had collapsed in Liverpool street and died of hypothermia. He was found dead at 7:30 am…

Carillion bosses to face MPs on two select committees

MPs on two select committees are to question former bosses of failed outsourcing and construction giant Carillion after it collapsed with debts of £1.3bn. Now the Works and Pensions committee have launched a joint inquiry into the collapse. MPs have summoned Richard Howson, Chief executive of the company from December 2012, until it issued a…

Lack of sleep contributes to obesity

Chronic stress disrupts our sleep and our blood sugar levels, which in turn leads to increased hunger and comfort eating, and can lead not only to unhealthy levels of body fat but also to type-2 diabetes. Why do we get fat, as we know it when we eat more calories than we burn off. Although…