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irishnews.com | Trisha Pasricha
Q: Many of my friends have been trying intermittent fasting for weight loss. Does it work, and is it better than other diets? A: Intermittent fasting has been shown to lead to some weight loss in several studies. But it might not work better than other dieting practices. When scientists compared intermittent fasting to simply eating fewer calories throughout the day, they found that intermittent fasting wasn’t more effective in helping people shed pounds.
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irishnews.com | Ryan McAleer
Demand and investment in the north’s industrial property sector rose sharply in the first quarter of 2025, a new survey suggests. The latest commercial property monitor from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) suggests activity in the industrial sector was well ahead of office and retail in the first three months of the year.
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irishnews.com | Sara Keenan
With record numbers of 86,000 people reportedly set to hit the streets this weekend for the London and Manchester marathons, it’s clear to see that running has become a well-loved and common sport. In 2024, one in five people over 16 in the UK said they went running at...
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2 days ago | 
irishnews.com | Ryan McAleer
Fast-growing English fried chicken restaurant chain Wingers has included Northern Ireland as part of its latest expansion plans. The company, set up in 2020 by the Sunner family, is targeting 30 new sites by the end of 2025. Known for its buttermilk fried chicken wings and tenders, the company has expanded to 14 restaurants since opening its first site in Aldridge five years ago. The growth of the West Midlands company has been driven by the franchise model the Sunner family has adopted.
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2 days ago | 
irishnews.com | Ryan McAleer
The Co Down company behind the Airtastic and Funky Monkey indoor entertainment centres has reported a pre-tax profit of just over £1.5 million. Funky Monkey Playcentres Ltd, which owns a dozen indoor venues across the island of Ireland and Britain, enjoyed a 21% uplift in its annual revenue to £16.5m last year, according to the latest accounts filed with Companies House.
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2 days ago | 
irishnews.com | Richard Wheeler |Will Durrant |Harry Taylor |Claudia Savage
ExpandJustice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said ‘addressing inequalities in the justice system is something this Government takes very seriously’ (Ben Whitley/PA) By Richard Wheeler, Will Durrant, Harry Taylor and Claudia Savage, PA Political StaffApril 22, 2025 at 10:55pm BSTA law change to block potentially different sentencing approaches for offenders based on their race and religion has cleared its first Commons hurdle.
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2 days ago | 
irishnews.com | Harry Stedman
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2 days ago | 
irishnews.com | Harry Stedman |Rod Minchin
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2 days ago | 
irishnews.com | Harry Stedman
A 13-year-old boy has died and two other people have been taken to hospital after a three-vehicle crash. Officers were called to reports of the collision on the A25 in Bletchingley, near Redhill, at around 8.10pm on Monday, Surrey Police said. The teenage boy, a front seat passenger in one of the vehicles, died at the scene. The driver of the same vehicle was taken to hospital and is in a serious but stable condition, the force said.
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2 days ago | 
irishnews.com | Ryan McAleer
The parent company of Translink has formally lodged plans to develop a £36.4 million office building on the car park at Belfast’s Lanyon Place Train Station. The application from the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company (NITHC) represents a scaling down of the East Bridge Street development, which has been styled as the ‘Gateway Building’ by Todd Architects. The NITHC, which owns the car park, has been the public corporation responsible for the operation of Translink since the late 1960s.