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In a controversial U-turn, the UK’s National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has gone back on its previous recommendation of prescribing exercise therapy ... More

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and the US Department of Justice have given the green light for the merger of venue management giant ... More

A French government watchdog has warned that the cost of hosting the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games could run €500m (US$615m, £438m) over budget, ... More

Two of the 16 health clubs which David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) intended to acquire from Virgin Active will now not be included in the deal, ... More

PolicyWell.com, a watchdog project from nonprofit group Wellness Warrior, has officially launched, and can be used as a tool for Americans to measure their legislators’ ... More

The death of a penguin at a zoo in Mumbai has had major political ramifications in India, with the country’s opposition party making allegations of ... More

Each Sunday, the editors of Spa Opportunities bring you the biggest news stories of the week – just in case you missed them. This week ... More

After surpassing its US$20,000 (€17,940, £15,287) crowd-funding goal, nonprofit Wellness Warrior will proceed with its PolicyWell.com “wellness scorecard” online watchdog site. The site will monitor ... More

Gareth Hoskins, one of leisure architecture’s brightest stars, has died at the age of 48 following a heart attack. The founder and MD of Glasgow-based ... More

Hundreds of Xercise4Less members have come out in support of the low-cost gym chain after the company came in for criticism on last night’s edition ... More

More than a quarter of middle-aged people’s skin cells may have already mutated into cancerous tissue, according to a new study published in the journal ... More

Children under six shouldn’t be allowed to access 3D content, according to French health watchdog The Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety ... More

A hotel booking website that was reportedly leaking customer information is now being investigated by a data privacy watchdog. Owned by HotelStayUK, booking tool HotelHippo.com ... More

ukactive CEO David Stalker has outlined his organisation’s credentials to serve as independent watchdog for the national physical activity plan suggested in today’s report from ... More

A public spending watchdog has declared this year's London Olympics and Paralympics a success, stating the total public sector spend is likely to come in ... More

Sport England has released figures which it says prove that its role as a planning application watchdog is working. According to Sport England, 1,373 out ... More

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has called for the introduction of a minimum price per unit of alcohol in a bid ... More

Airport operator BAA could be forced to sell some of its sites following an investigation by a competition watchdog. The Competition Commission (CC), which is ... More