The Daily Populous

Wednesday July 5th, 2017 evening edition

image for France to make vaccination mandatory from 2018 as it is 'unacceptable children are still dying of measles'

2/28 You cannot be fit and fat It is not possible to be overweight and healthy, a major new study has concluded.

3/28 Sleep deprivation When you feel particularly exhausted, it can definitely feel like you are also lacking in brain capacity.

Now, a new study has suggested this could be because chronic sleep deprivation can actually cause the brain to eat itself Shutterstock.

The fitness group was spurred to launch the ‘napercise’ class after research revealed 86 per cent of parents said they were fatigued.

The class is therefore predominantly aimed at parents but you actually do not have to have children to take part Getty Images/iStockphoto.

Walking to work also brought health benefits, the University of Glasgow researchers found, but not to the same degree as cycling.

Leading paediatrician and professor of general paediatrics at University College London, Alastair Sutcliffe, said parents were overusing paracetamol to treat mild fevers. »

India plants 66 million trees in 12 hours as part of record-breaking environmental campaign

Authored by independent.co.uk

More than 8,000 migrants have been rescued in waters off Libya during the past 48 hours in difficult weather conditions, Italy's coastguard said on June 27, 2017 AFP/Getty Images.

22/65 23 June 2017 Student activists shout anti martial law slogans during a protest in Manila on June 23, 2017 AFP/Getty Images.

28/65 21 June 2017 Girls stand in monsoon rains beside an open laundry in New Delhi, India Reuters. »

Brain Wound Eliminates Man's Mental Illness

Authored by nytimes.com

Victims of the disorder typically have an inexplicable compulsion to repeat activities over and over.

The man, identified only as George, washed his hands hundreds of times a day and took frequent showers, Dr. Solyom said.

''When he was transferred to our hospital three weeks later, he had hardly any compulsions left,'' Dr. Solyom said. »

Saudi Arabia has 'clear link' to UK extremism, report says

Authored by bbc.co.uk

Saudi Arabia is the chief foreign promoter of Islamist extremism in the UK, a new report has claimed.

The foreign affairs think tank called for a public inquiry into the role of Saudi Arabia and other Gulf nations.

At the top of the list, the report claims, is Saudi Arabia, the UK's closest ally in the Middle East and biggest trading partner. »

North Korea's Kim Jong Un says ICBM an Independence Day 'gift' to 'American b**tards': KCNA

Authored by straitstimes.com

After personally overseeing the launch, the KCNA reported, Mr Kim said "American b**tards would be not very happy with this gift sent on the July 4 anniversary".

Breaking into peals of laughter, it said, he "added that we should send them gifts once in a while to help break their boredom".

Related Story US State Secretary Rex Tillerson calls for global action to end North Korea’s ICBM threat. »