NOW HALF OF BRITONS ARE OVERWEIGHT

And to think, they once were an empire.

More than half the population is obese or overweight and Britons are now the fattest in Europe, shocking figures revealed yesterday.

One of Britain’s worst health problems, which puts the overweight at risk of heart disease, cancer and diabetes, costs the NHS billions of pounds a year.

The figures also revealed that in Birmingham, 29 per cent of adults are obese – double the European Union average and far higher than the rate of 19 per cent in London.

Now they rule the flab.