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A 31-YEAR-OLD British man who Jay Slater was with at an AirBnb before vanishing has insisted the missing teenager “left the house alive”.Ayub Qassim invited Jay, 19, back to his rented holiday cottage after a rave in Tenerife hours before he vanished on June 17.6Ayub Qassim invited Jay back to his rented holiday cottage6Jay Slater has been missing since June 176The Airbnb Casa Abuela Tina in Masca, TenerifeCredit: PA6Qassim booked the Airbnb under the name Ayub AbdulQassim booked the £40-a-night holiday rental online under the name Ayub Abdul.Jay is known to have gone back to the remote cottage – called Casa…

COPS probing a dad’s death in Magaluf have shared a major update -as they investigate a fight with a street seller.Spanish police have concluded Irish tourist Michael Grant was not run over by a car before collapsing in the street at 4.30am on Monday.3Irish dad Michael Grant3A stock picture of the street where Michael collapsed in MagalufCredit: Getty3Michael may have suffered injuries in a brawl, cops saidCredit: EnterpriseThey are now investigating the possibility Michael could have suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a fight with a street seller.Civil Guard cops failed to find any trace of a traffic incident involving Michael on…

HOLIDAYMAKERS heading across the channel this summer have warned of a fatal paralysing virus after cases were reported in Spain and Italy. A person in Seville, Spain and another in the province of Modena in Italy were infected with the West Nile virus.2Two cases of West Nile virus were reported in Spain and ItalyCredit: GettyThe mosquito-borne virus won’t cause symptoms in most people, but about 20 per cent develop West Nile fever, which leaves sufferers with aching bodies, vomiting and skin rashes.One in 150 people infected with the West Nile virus may also develop severe neurological disease that triggers seizures,…

A 22-YEAR-OLD Brits feared she was going to “die alone” after she was thrown down a 13ft drop in a terrifying quad bike crash in Greece.Courtney Leanne Boylan is in intensive care with serious injuries in a hospital in Athens following the horror accident last Friday.3Young backpacker Courtney Leanne Boylan was thrown off a quad bikeCredit: MEN Media3Courtney told her mum she feared she was going to ‘die alone’Credit: MEN Media3The aftermath of the horror crashCredit: MEN MediaShe was on a quad bike with a friend when it hit a fence and sent her hurtling down the steep edge -…

A MUM died of cancer from washing her husband’s work clothes a decade after the horror disease killed him.Mum-of-three Joan Davies routinely washed husband David’s overalls when he worked in power stations from the 1950s-1980s.6A devoted wife died from washing her husband’s work clothesCredit: walesnewsservice6David worked in power stations for decades, and later died of cancer from inhaling the deadly asbestosCredit: walesnewsserviceThe problem, later proving fatal, was that David’s clothes were covered in asbestos, meaning both of them breathed it in.Asbestos was a popular mineral due to its heat resistance, but inhaling it causes cancer.According to the couple’s children, David…

FRANCE’s “Excalibur” sword has mysteriously vanished after being wedged into rock for 1,300 years.Police are probing the suspected theft of the legendary weapon which was plunged into stone 32ft above the ground.7The Durandal sword was wedged into rock for 1,300 yearsCredit: Shutterstock / Grantibo7The folktale says it belonged to legendary knight Roland and had magical propertiesCredit: Alamy7The sword was the main attraction of tiny French village of RocamadourCredit: Getty7The French version of King Arthur’s “Excalibur” has been the main attraction of a tiny medieval village of Rocamadour.The so-called Durandal is referenced in The Song of Roland, a poem from the…

KAREN Cook used to cherish the sound of her children’s laughter.Now, it’s unbearable torture.7Karen has to wear headphones to drown out the sounds around herCredit: Jam Press7The mum with her husband Nick and two children before being diagnosed with hyperacusisCredit: Jam PressThe 49-year-old has a rare ear condition and shuts herself away from her family as she simply can’t bear their noise. She even wears headphones to drown out any hint at their existence. Karen said: “I missed being a mum, a wife and enjoying family life, but I couldn’t take the torture it brought me anymore.”Working as a former…

A TRAGIC video shows a once bustling beachside tourist resort abandoned as bombs threaten the region.The tiny picturesque town in Ukraine is now a ghost town, with a video showing the desolate beaches and empty beach chairs.7The once bustling seaside town of Kyrylivka is abandoned7Only a small number of vacationers could be spotted at the beach7Kyrylivka was the tourism hotspot of Ukraine for 200 yearsCredit: Shutterstock7The video posted by Michael Linder on X (formally Twitter) shows a desolate and depressing start to the summer break.He wrote: “Opening Day at #Kyrylivka, #Ukraine’s tourism centre. “There were recreation areas, kids camps, amusement…

WEIGHT loss jabs have been linked to an eye condition that can cause blindness. Researchers found diabetes patients prescribed semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, were more than four times more likely to be diagnosed with non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION).1Diabetes and weight loss jabs like Ozempic have been linked to a condition that can cause blindnessCredit: OZEMPICMeanwhile, those who were overweight or obese prescribed the drugs were more than seven times as likely to develop the condition as those on other weight loss medicines.NAION, which is uncommon, occurs from a lack of sufficient blood flow to…

DETAILS have emerged of an astonishing alleged “peace plan” orchestrated by Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine.The Russian dictator is prepared to share sovereignty of Crimea with his long-term enemy in order to bring the curtains down on more than two years of bloodshed, according to reports.9Vladimir Kolokoltsev with Russian dictator Vladimir PutinCredit: East2West9Kolokoltsev and Russian Interior Minister arriving in the US in late June despite Western sanctionsCredit: East2West9Its believed Putin sent one of his closest cronies with the peace plans last monthCredit: East2WestAnd according to sources in both Moscow and Kyiv, he has already sent his trusted…