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As new weight loss jabs become more available, [Olivia Petter](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoLDEJP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL29saXZpYS1wZXR0ZXI_bGlkPXNtajV6d3Y1MGh1NiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDE5LTA1LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmZGCaxJZjFxZ6VSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) has noticed that more people are using Ozempic and Wegovy for lifestyle reasons and not because they have a medical weight problem. But what are the dangers? [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoLDEJP0TTaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvb3plbXBpYy13ZWlnaHQtbG9zcy1kcnVnLWIyNTQ2MjY2Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWE0YTZxMXJ4amdsYyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDE5LTA1LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmZGCaxJZjFxZ6VSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [What happens if you take Ozempic when you are not officially ‘overweight’?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoLDEJP0TTaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvb3plbXBpYy13ZWlnaHQtbG9zcy1kcnVnLWIyNTQ2MjY2Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXA0cjg4djg1YnY1dSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDE5LTA1LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmZGCaxJZjFxZ6VSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) Prescribed for medical conditions such as diabetes, the drug is seeing major uptake from people taking it purely for its weight loss properties   CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT [Can Kevin Spacey’s celebrity mates help un-cancel him?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoLDEJP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2tldmluLXNwYWNleS1hbGxlZ2F0aW9ucy1jYW5jZWxsZWQtd29rZS1ob2xseXdvb2QtYjI1NDY4MTYuaHRtbD9saWQ9cGVjYnRodHcwa2pwJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMTktMDUtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZkYJrElmMXFnpVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) As the two-time Academy Award-winning actor’s peers, including Stephen Fry and Sharon Stone, write letters of support for the disgraced ‘Usual Suspects’ star, [Nick Hilton](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoLDEJP0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL25pY2staGlsdG9uP2xpZD15bnQyMTRvZ214dHgmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAxOS0wNS0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpmRgmsSWYxcWelUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) asks: is it possible to come back from cancellation? [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoLDEJP0R1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2tldmluLXNwYWNleS1hbGxlZ2F0aW9ucy1jYW5jZWxsZWQtd29rZS1ob2xseXdvb2QtYjI1NDY4MTYuaHRtbD9saWQ9cTg2Z2xzMnFmbjlhVwVzcGNldUIKZkYJrElmMXFnpVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [Can Kevin Spacey’s celebrity mates help un-cancel him?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoLDEJP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2tldmluLXNwYWNleS1hbGxlZ2F0aW9ucy1jYW5jZWxsZWQtd29rZS1ob2xseXdvb2QtYjI1NDY4MTYuaHRtbD9saWQ9azllczRzdTR6eHh5JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMTktMDUtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZkYJrElmMXFnpVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Kevin Spacey has spent the past seven years in a form of professional purgatory following a series of allegations of sexual misconduct   COMMENT & ANALYSIS [Could the Robert Fico shooting lead to a wider conflict in Europe?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoLDEJP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL3JvYmVydC1maWNvLXNob290aW5nLWFzc2Fzc2luYXRpb24tYXR0ZW1wdC13YXItYjI1NDYzMzYuaHRtbD9saWQ9Mmdod2M0MGRrd2llJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMTktMDUtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZkYJrElmMXFnpVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [Could the Robert Fico shooting lead to a wider conflict in Europe?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoLDEJP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL3JvYmVydC1maWNvLXNob290aW5nLWFzc2Fzc2luYXRpb24tYXR0ZW1wdC13YXItYjI1NDYzMzYuaHRtbD9saWQ9N2FvZm0zeTNiYzU2JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMTktMDUtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZkYJrElmMXFnpVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) The attack on the Slovak prime minister contains shades of 1914, writes [Mary Dejevsky](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoLDEJP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL21hcnktZGVqZXZza3k_bGlkPTA2bG1sc3ljcmNzNCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDE5LTA1LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmZGCaxJZjFxZ6VSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). 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