Inside UK’s sickest town where obesity is rife and takeaway pizzas & kebabs are king

IT was once a thriving steel-making hub of industry, but now Middlesbrough has been dubbed “Britain’s sickest town“, where the jobless can go without work for decades. In the home of the calorie-laden ’Parmo’, nearly a third of the population aged 16 to 64 is neither in work nor looking for a job - around eight per cent above the British average. Read more: The Sun delivers breaking news, latest gossip and incredible exclusives around the world with hubs in London, New York, Scotland and Ireland. Covering topics from news, money and sport along with our famous Fabulous Magazine, The Sun is the biggest news brand in the UK and one of the fastest growing news sites in the US. Stay tuned for video clips across the biggest news stories and segments from The Sun’s expert journalists. Become a Sun Subscriber and hit the bell to be the first to know. Rea