UK's weighty resolutions

BRITONS plan to shed more than 23 million stone this year with almost seven million adults pledging to drink less – if New Year resolutions are to be believed.

By The Newsroom

Published 4th Jan 2010, 08:34 BST

Updated 4th Jan 2010, 10:17 BST

But a survey of 2,000 adults also found only 11 per cent were confident of keeping their resolutions throughout the year, with one in five resigned to giving up by the end of this week.