Eve Simmons

One Sunday, about five years ago, I decided to 'leave' my husband. Our dog was sick and he demanded that 'for once' it should be me that worked from home.

When most loved-up women hear the words 'will you marry me?' their thoughts immediately turn to vows, flowers and white lace dresses - not financial matters.

The condition, which has killed two UK travellers in the last five years, is caused by the ingestion of a highly toxic form of alcohol that is most often found in contaminated drinks.

Writing in the prestigious medical journal The Lancet, the researchers - from Canada and the UK - say the findings suggest medics may fail to recognise eating disorders other than anorexia.

The number of sufferers is thought to be around 3.5 million - three times more than the 2017 estimate of 1.25 million, according to the study by eating disorder charity Beat.

Zachary Oliver had it all - a high-flying job, fancy cars and a son he adored. But he lost it all to a hidden cocaine habit that spanned a decade without anyone knowing.

Perched on a hospital bed and hooked up to an intravenous drip, the 43-year-old fights back tears as he recounts - in heartbreaking detail - the chain of events that led to the devastating diagnosis.

More than 2.7 million people have now watched the moment when Ross Aldred tried to come to terms with the news that he had advanced colon cancer.

Prof Frith authored pioneering research in 1960s and 70s that defined the medical establishment's understanding of autism.

Writing in the prestigious medical journal The Lancet, the researchers - from Canada and the UK - say the findings suggest medics may fail to recognise eating disorders other than anorexia.