Kate Smith

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Gender	Female
Death	38 years ago
Date of birth	May 1,1907
Zodiac sign	Taurus
Born	Greenville
	Virginia
	United States
Date of died	June 17,1986
Died	Raleigh Community Hospital
	Tarboro
	North Carolina
	United States
Buried	St. Agnes Cemetery, Menands, New York, United States
Albums	The Kate Smith Christmas Album
	I'll Be Seeing You
Height	177 (cm)
Movies/Shows	The Kate Smith Show
	This Is the Army
	The Big Broadcast
	The Kate Smith Evening Hour
Date of Reg.	2019-04-14 07:45:59
Date of Upd.	2023-07-30 01:26:43
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Kate Smith Life story

Kathryn Elizabeth Smith, known professionally as Kate Smith and The First Lady of Radio, was an American singer, a contralto, best known for her rendition of Irving Berlin's "God Bless America". She had a radio, television, and recording career spanning five decades, which reached its pinnacle in the 1940s.

Ozempic: Man arrested in 'skinny jab' ingredient raids

Nov 23,2023 10:11 am

... MHRA investigator Kate Smith told Newsbeat the team would be looking for anything that could suggest a " criminal lifestyle" funded by " selling these products illegally online"...

Budget 2021: Six things that could affect you

Oct 23,2021 2:56 am

... " The government should stop trying to favour certain parts of the industry, instead focusing on removing distortions and creating a simpler system of alcohol taxes targeted at socially costly drinking, " said Kate Smith, associate director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies...

Ozempic: Man arrested in 'skinny jab' ingredient raids

Oct 23,2021 2:56 am

By Pria RaiBBC Newsbeat

A man has been arrested on suspicion of illegally selling " skinny jabs" online.

Police raided A House near Hull and seized vials thought to contain semaglutide - The active ingredient in " Hollywood weight loss drug" Ozempic.

A Bbc Three investigation recently found it For Sale without prescription on Social Media and in salons.

Police arrested The Man in his 30s, from The Goole area in East Yorkshire , on suspicion of selling unlicensed medicines.

BBC Newsbeat was invited to accompany The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and Humberside Police on The raids.

They said The operation, at two addresses in Humberside, was The First to target black market semaglutide supply.

After a briefing to talk through The operation, The Team split up and went to each address - Newsbeat was taken to a quiet cul-de-sac not too Far Away from Hull.

Once The Man was taken into custody in a police van, officers searched The House for evidence.

It wasn't possible to accompany them inside The property, but, watching through a window, they could be seen taking photos.

The Search wasn't just for semaglutide, but also any evidence that painted a picture of The Suspect 's life.

MHRA investigator Kate Smith told Newsbeat The Team would be looking for anything that could suggest a " criminal lifestyle" funded by " selling these products illegally online".

The Agency , which regulates new medicines in The UK, says it's launched a crackdown on black market sellers after demand skyrocketed for weight loss jabs and products including Botox and Melanotan.

Semaglutide-containing Ozempic is usually prescribed for diabetes and works by lowering blood sugar levels and slowing down food leaving The stomach.

For a doctor to give it to you for weight-loss, you have to have a BMI over 30 and a weight-related health condition.

Medics say taking it incorrectly can have serious Side Effects and there's a risk unregulated versions could be toxic.

Andy Morling, The MHRA's deputy director of criminal enforcement, says The Market sale for The products is still new and fairly " small scale" but The Agency is planning more raids.

He says they're also working to remove online ads and The Agency believes The " powerful medicines" have The potential to cause harm.

" The very best that could happen to you is you lose Your Money in a scam, " he says. " And The worst that could happen is you end up hospitalised. "