Overweight children are five times more likely to become overweight adults, leading to life-threatening diseases such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer, writes Baroness Walmsley.

Diabetes UK's Helen Dickens writes that while good progress has been made by the soft drink industry to reduce sugar in products, there is still a great deal that MPs and the Government can do to help tackle the obesity crisis and begin turning the tide on weight related chronic illness.  

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Chair Neil Parish MP writes in advance of his debate on Reducing fly-tipping, with in excess of 1 million cases reported in 2017 in England alone.

What does it mean to be mutual? Formally, there is the ownership structure, with customers as member-owners of the business. However, mutuality goes much deeper, affecting how and why an organisation functions, says Andrew Gall, Chief Economist, BSA.

Rick Henderson, Chief Executive of national homelessness membership body, Homeless Link, highlights the impact of recent welfare reforms on young people, and why gathering evidence on youth homelessness causes, trends and support is vital if we are to prevent and end the problem for good.

Dods People draws together a list of this week's appointments in Westminster politics, all the devolved administrations and the public affairs sector.

Simon Evans from SNC-Lavalin’s Atkins business writes about the vital role played by immersive technology is helping to not only create a data-driven economy in the UK, but transforming construction and maximising clean growth across the country.  

Although some may dismiss pay gap news stories as promoting equality for equality’s sake, closing the gender pay gap is economically valuable to everyone, not just to women, says Dods Monitoring Content Specialist, Rosie Lythgoe-Cheetham.

PoliticsHome looks at this week's local council by-elections and predicts who's in, who's out, who's lost the plot.

Behaviour change is extraordinarily difficult, and no challenge is greater than making healthy habits easier for the nation, says Health Minister, Steve Brine MP. 

The Campaign for Fairer Gambling asks questions about evidence used by stakeholders, including bookmakers, which was submitted to the DCMS consultation on stake levels. 

The Strategy and Business Development Director at SNC-Lavalin outlines the potential of the North of England to be a leader in low carbon energy for the UK; a global hub for research and innovation from academia to entrepreneurial start-ups and a pioneer of new and innovative energy solutions from smart grid technology amongst other opportunities.

The Campaign for Fairer Gambling writes in advance of an expected Government response to the consultation on FOBT stake levels expected after May's local elections.

Dods People draws together a list of this week's appointments in Westminster politics, all the devolved administrations and the public affairs sector.

Preventable, treatable diseases are deadlier than ever due to inequalities in health systems. The time is now for the UK to champion health for all.

Dr Anne Kemp from SNC-Lavalin assesses the business potential of Big Data and the ability it provides companies to get insight into how their assets are performing.

The introduction of a loan in place of SMI runs a real risk that vulnerable people will run into arrears with their mortgage, writes Labour MP Margaret Greenwood. 

PoliticsHome looks at this week's local by-elections and predicts who's in, who's out, who's lost the plot.

Technical Director for intelligent mobility with SNC-Lavalin’s Atkins business Dr Wolfgang Schuster writes about the rapid advances in electric vehicle (EVs) technology.

Research conducted by Atkins, part of the SNC-Lavalin Group, in partnership with Imperial College London, examines the benefits of human-centred design (HCD).

Minister of State for Trading Policy Greg Hands says that getting the "bread and butter" of trade deals correct will be crucial in making it easier for the UK to conduct trade after Brexit.

Shadow transport secretary Andy McDonald writes for PoliticsHome, saying Chris Grayling uses "a web of untruths and falsehoods" to explain away decisions he has made that are "damaging to capital, business and industry."

PoliticsHome looks at this week's local council by-elections and predicts who's in, who's out, who's lost the plot.

Graham Jones MP says the announced U-turn on their 'cruel' plans to cut housing benefit for young people must be followed with an explanation and apology to all 'young people unnecessarily hurt'.