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19th August, 2010, London. Obesity is one of the biggest health challenges UK face nowadays. Almost 25% adults in England are currently obese and the experts predict that if nothing is done about it three-quarters of the country population could suffer the ill effects of excess weight within the next 10 to 15 years. Article from Obesity Campaign UK

A man and his dog have kayaked from the Cumbrian coast to the Isle of Man to raise money for charity. Martin Whitmill, from Cleator Moor, and his Labrador Charlie completed the 35-mile trip across the Irish Sea from St Bees to Ramsey in nine hours on Sunday. Article from BBC News

Trading Standards officers have issued a warning to Muslims about fake holy water which contains dangerous ingredients. Tests have shown that Zam Zam bottled water sold in the UK, or brought into the UK for personal consumption, contains high levels of arsenic or nitrates. Article from Lancashire Evening Post

In the flood-hit town of Nowshera, near Peshawar in Kyhber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Province, children squat next to a roadside puddle to scoop and sip the murky water. The lack of clean drinking water has long been a problem in parts of the country. Article from IRIN humanitarian news and analysis