内容摘要：The standard way of categorising people's weight is by calculating their body mass index, or BMI, which means dividing an adult's weight in kilograms by the square of their height in metres.

The standard way of categorising people's weight is by calculating their body mass index, or BMI, which means dividing an adult's weight in kilograms by the square of their height in metres.

, a senior civil servant, is made Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath.is made Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire and the scientist

, who was chairman of Cancer Research UK until last year, is made Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire.Rarer still, the novelistis made a Companion of Honour, a select group which is limited to 65 people at any one time.

They are awarded to those who have made a significant contribution to the arts, science, medicine or the government over a long period of time.Sir Kazuo, who won the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature, has written works including The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go.

Past recipients include physicist Stephen Hawking, former prime minister Sir Winston Churchill and naturalist Sir David Attenborough.

began campaigning against the Post Office after they were prosecuted by the company.More than nine million people have been forced to flee their homes and there are fears of a widespread famine as people have not been able to grow any crops.

There have also been warnings of a possible genocide against non-Arab communities in the western region of Darfur.Cholera is a fast-developing and highly contagious disease. It can cause diarrhoea, dehydration and death, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

It is relatively easy to cure, but rapid treatment is essential.Health Minister Haitham Mohammed Ibrahim declared a cholera outbreak in mid-August.