A weight drug recently legalised in the UK contributed to the death of a 58-year-old nurse, according to a new report.

Susan McGowan from North Lanarkshire died two weeks after taking the drug tirzepatide, brand name Mounjaro.

Susan McGowan, 58, is believed to be the first UK death linked to the weight-loss drugs.

Susan McGowan, 58, took just two injections before her death in September after the new generation of drugs were hailed as an answer to Britain’s obesity crisis

Susan took two doses of the drug then slipped into a coma as her organs failed