Do you know how much sugar you eat?

3 February 2016 Last updated at 00:02 GMT

BBC News looks at the amount of sugar found in the kind of food and drink we consume every day.
A total of 347 million people worldwide have diabetes and that figure is set to rise to more than half a billion in the next 20 years.
Do you think food companies should pay a "sin tax" for putting sugar in their products? Or is it down to the individual to make healthy choices?
The BBC World Service is hosting a live debate all about diabetes on Friday, 5 February at 13:00 GMT.
A panel of experts will be available to answer your questions live on air, send them to thefoodchain@bbc.co.uk or via Twitter @bbcworldservice #diabetes

SOURCE: BBC NEWS

India blocks Zuckerberg's free net app

• 8 February 2016
• From the section Technology

India's telecoms regulator has blocked Facebook's Free Basics internet service app as part of a ruling in favour of net neutrality.

The scheme offered free access to a limited number of websites.
However, it was opposed by supporters of net neutrality who argued that data providers should not favour some online services over others.
The free content included selected local news and weather forecasts, the BBC, Wikipedia and some health sites.

 

"No service provider shall offer or charge discriminatory tariffs for data services on the basis of content," ruled the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.
The body had been investigating whether any online content should be prioritised over others, or offered for free while others were not.
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said he would work to make Free Basics legal.

A tick bite that makes you allergic to red meat

• By Bianca Nogrady

5 February 2016

Walking through Sydney’s northern beaches in the height of summer, the dense, humid bush is alive with the buzz of cicadas, the screech of rosellas, and the mouth-watering smell of barbecue.

It sounds like a fate worse than death for a meat-loving Australian

But hiding in the undergrowth is a tiny creature that is forcing some unrepentant carnivores to turn their back on sausages, steaks and meat pies. It sounds like a fate worse than death for a meat-loving Australian. But worse is the extreme allergic reaction known as anaphylaxis which can constrict airways, drop your blood pressure through your boots, and kill you.