"I spend my time crying alone at home."

They will no longer be able to dispense the medication, sold under brand names such as Wegovy and Mounjaro, to patients who have just completed online questionnaires or sent photos.In-person or video consultations will be required, to verify patient body mass index (BMI), along with information from GP or medical records.

And pharmacists failing to follow this new guidance could face enforcement action, including fitness-to-practise investigations or inspections, and conditions such as improvement plans, the General Pharmaceutical Council says.The GPhC is worried about about both unsafe prescribing and potential supply issues, with some online pharmacies reportedly setting targets to process a certain number of prescriptions per hour.And prescribers will be told to "actively" share with a patient's GP information about what they are dispensing.

GPhC chief executive Duncan Rudkin said: "We know online pharmacy services can provide a very valuable service - but through our inspections and investigations, we've seen too many cases of medicines being supplied inappropriately online and putting people at risk."Weight-loss drugs are now classed as "high risk" medicines, requiring extra safeguards, and are offered on the NHS

Semaglutide and tirzepatide were first used to help type 2 diabetes patients regulate their blood-sugar levels.

But in the past three to four years, they started being prescribed as a weight-loss aide, leading to global shortages andIn 2024, a council director warned that the Military Road, which runs near Atherfield Point,

A "passport" for hikers on the Coast to Coast footpath has proved a hit with walkers and local businesses, with more than 750 sold since it was launched.The booklet allows people to collect 29 stamps along the 190 mile (305km) walk, which stretches from St Bees Head in Cumbria to Robin Hood's Bay in North Yorkshire.

Launched in March, the 140-page document encourages people to visit shops, pubs and visitor attractions dotted along the route.Donald Cline, who helped devise the scheme, said he hoped the passport would become a "memento" for walkers to cherish.