Review of 2013: what happened in the news in January

Adrian Holliday
Updated
Fat man holding a measuring tape. Weight Loss.
Fat man holding a measuring tape. Weight Loss.

We started 2013 with an attempt to trim Christmas fat. If you were obese, taking benefits and failed to exercise, you could see your benefits slashed.

Failure to exercise at a local leisure centre - measured by smart cards - could see your benefit payments trimmed. A good idea to part-tackle the UK's chronic obesity crisis? %VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%

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