FACTBOX-Obesity medical bill could "reach $1.2 trillion" a year by 2025
At least 2.8 million people die each year as a result of being overweight or obese
U.S. formally proposes scrapping Obama's carbon-cutting plan
Move is part of President Trump's plan to revive the coal industry and boost domestic fossil fuel production
In the mountains of Puerto Rico, hurricane recovery is slower
"Water came in through the window and the wind was like a monster"
London council to seek "buffer zone" to stop abortion clinic protests
Vote follows a petition from a pro-choice group, which regularly clashes with protesters outside a Marie Stopes clinic
Brazilian activist awarded for fight against Amazon rainforest dam
Some 40,000 people from small, riverside communities have already been forced from their homes by the project
Liberians vote to bolster peaceful democracy in presidential poll
"I am just voting for peace. We want peace right now, peaceful country, we want a peaceful situation now and things to go fine"
Drama about growing hunger in Britain prompts call for action
The number of people using Britain's food banks, which provide emergency supplies, has risen amid government austerity cuts, stagnant wages and increasing living costs
Carbon-sucking technology needed by 2030s, scientists warn
"It's an unavoidable truth: we will need geoengineering by the mid-2030s"
Play about London mother jailed in Iran shows heartache of separation from daughter
The play focuses on the separation of Zaghari-Ratcliffe from her daughter Gabriella who was taken from her after her arrest and is living with her grandparents in Iran
FEATURE-Jihadi brides, dating and identity: British Muslim women speak out
"At a time of such extreme Islamophobia, the more literature can do to challenge this destructive narrative, the better."