BBC News January First 2013

A few outtakes from the BBC News: However a new year often means a new diet, a growing number of people has lost control of their weight in the UK. Obese starts at younger ages, so if nothing is done, the problems will become worse. Right now, 25% of the adults have obese, but if it will go on this way, in 2050 it will be 50%. The costs are already 5 billion pounds a year, but would raise to 10 billion.

In east-London there started a project for compulsory licensing of landlords to try to improve the conditions of the houses and decrease the monthly payments. This project will probably be stretched out to the rest of London.

My opinion

I think that obese is a very bad thing. It’s really a welfare disease which can be prevented easily. There must be more education, so that people know about the dangers of it. Especially children must become aware of this, because they are the future of the nation. If they hear about it and learn to sport a lot, the problem can be solved easily.

The other interesting item was about licensing landlords. Many people pay too much rent for their houses and live under bad circumstances. It’s a good thing to license the landlords and to check the houses on their safety. I think there must come health and safety standards for the rented houses.