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DEMENTIA is sometimes called “the long goodbye”. This is because although the person is still alive, the brain-eating condition slowly chips away at their memories and the qualities that make them “them”.3Hospice Nurse Julie McFadden said people with dementia experience ‘staircase decline’Credit: YouTube/Hospice Nurse Julie3Julie aims to combat stigma and fear around death and dying, sharing insights into her work as a hospice nurseCredit: YouTube/Hospice Nurse JulieThe disease affects about a million Brits and is the UK’s top cause of death. Hospice nurse, Julie McFadden, 41, is now sharing her insights on social media as to how dementia progresses and how…

A BRITISH holidaymaker has been convicted of sexually assaulting a Ryanair flight attendant after pretending he had credit card issues.During a flight from Newcastle to Majorca, Mark Turnbull touched an air steward’s bottom and nipples “in a lewd way”. 5Mark Turnbull was picked up by Spanish cops in Palma after touching up an air steward5He was convicted of sexual assault5A Spanish court slapped him with a one-year suspended prison sentenceThe 43-year-old stood up from his seat to touch up the male flight attendant with passengers having to help restrain him, the court heard.Spanish cops were waiting to pounce when the…

DO you ever feel like you look hotter in the mirror than in pictures taken on a smartphone? Well, you probably are. And there three reasons why that might be the case. 1The image you see in the mirror is reversed compared to the image that others see with you face-to-faceCameras don’t match the human eyeA camera lens is not like the human eye, which comes in twos. Each of our eyes take a view of a person – or ourselves – from a slightly different angle, with both picking up different visual information to the other. The brain then…

A STUDENT was diagnosed with ovarian cancer after doctors dismissed her as being anxious and dehydrated.Molly Smith started to feel numbness in her hands and feet, but initially didn’t think it was anything to worry about. 5Molly Smith was diagnosed with ovarian cancerCredit: instagram/mollywood.films5Her symptoms were initially dismissed as anxiety, dehydration and carpal tunnel syndromeCredit: instagram/mollywood.filmsShe waited a month before seeing her GP, who advised that her strange symptom was likely due to anxiety or simply not drinking enough water, as she was otherwise healthy. But Molly, then 20, knew deep down it was something more serious.”The numbness was so…

THE investigator involved in Madeleine McCann’s disappearance has broken his silence after a body was found in the search for Jay Slater.Mark Williams-Thomas said the missing Brit teen could have accidentally fallen to his death in an “inaccessible area” of Tenerife.6Former British detective Mark Williams-Thomas outside the Airbnb Villa in Masca Village where the missing teenager stayed before going missingCredit: Ian Whittaker6Jay Slater with his mum Debbie DuncanCredit: Facebook6Mark Williams-Thomas posted this picture along with his social media updateCredit: Twitter6In an update on X, formerly Twitter, the expert wrote: Human remains found and all indications are that it is Jay Slater.”The first…

ELON Musk wants to build an Iron Man-style “metal suit of armour” following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.Tech tycoon Musk, founder of Tesla and SpaceX, also revealed there had been two attempts on his own life within the past eight months.4Elon Musk has publicly supported Donald Trump’s 2024 bid for presidentCredit: AFP4Musk endorsed Trump in the wake of the rally shooting in PennsylvaniaCredit: EPA4The technology to build an Iron Man-style suit is out thereCredit: Alamy“Maybe it’s time to build that flying metal suit of armor,” Musk wrote on X (formerly Twitter).His comments came after he offered his support for…

FREE drink refills could be banned at restaurants like Nandos and Five Guys in Wales by next year.The bottomless drink option could soon face a huge shake-up as plans are propsed in a bid to tackle obesity.4Bottomless drink options from big high-street restaurants could be bannedCredit: GettyHealth Secretary Eluned Morgan has launched a consultation to “help people make the healthy choice the easiest choice” by limiting “promotions of food products high in fat, sugar and salt”.Foods high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS), such as crips, fizzy drinks and biscuits can lead to an increased risk of obesity and heart disease.The new…

BRITISH teenager Jay Slater is believed to have been found in Tenerife near where his phone last pinged a month ago.The apprentice bricklayer from Lancashire was on holiday with two friends when he vanished on the holiday island on June 17.2Jay Slater, 19, vanished in Tenerife four weeks ago. Pictured here with his mum Debbie and brother ZakCredit: Tim Stewart2Jay’s dad and brother searching for him near MascaCredit: Doug SeeburgA huge search operation was launched around the area where the Brit teen’s phone was last active – around the mountains near Masca.Police axed the hunt after two weeks with Jay’s…

VIEWERS have about a week left to make sure they’re not affected by the big Netflix switch-off and avoid missing their favourite shows.The Netflix app is set to disappear from 60 TVs by the end of the month, even if the remote has a dedicated Netflix button. 2Netflix can be found on most smart TVs and millions of Fire TV and Roku Stick across the globeCredit: AP2In a statement, Sony said that Netflix will be removed from the apps menu of all affected modelsCredit: AlamyDue to technical limitations, dozens of TVs have been branded ‘too old’ to hose the app…

THOUSANDS of patients are at risk of HIV and hepatitis B and C after a medic allegedly violated infection control rules.More than 2,400 people may have been exposed to the potentially deadly blood-borne diseases while being given intravenous anaesthetic in hospitals across Portland, Oregon in the United States. 3Some patients at Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center in Portland, Oregon, may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis B and C, and other blood-borne illnessesCredit: Wikipedia3Providence Portland Medical Center is also on the potentially at-risk listCredit: WikipediaThis includes Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center, Providence Portland Medical Center and other non-Providence hospitals. Those…