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A TIKTOK influencer posing as a sleuth has announced he wants to start his own crowdfund appeal to search for Jay Slater.Paul Arnott, 29, flew to Tenerife more than a week ago to film himself looking for Jay, 19, in a bizarre vanity project.8Jay Slater has been missing for more than two weeks8Paul Arnott filming himself hunting for Jay for TikTokCredit: TikTok/ @downtherapids8He stormed off after he was ignored by Spanish policeCredit: Doug Seeburg/News Group Newspape8The TikTok ‘explorer’ has shared dozens of videos with clickbait titles such as ‘body found’ and ‘the truth’He has shared dozens of clips with his…

VIRGIN MEDIA has removed TNT Sports from some customers’ TV packages, amid concerns the broadcaster may lose access to it entirely.TNT Sports – formerly BT Sports – includes content like Premier League football, UEFA Champions League games, Premiership Rugby, and UFC fights.2Customers who failed to take action by 30 June have had their access to TNT Sports removedCredit: Alamy2Virgin Media made the decision to remove TNT Sports from its TV bundles in September 2023Credit: Getty ImagesVirgin Media could lose permission to offer TNT Sports in its packages due to an ongoing dispute over broadcasting fees, The Telegraph reported in late…

ONE major supermarket has issued an urgent recall on its popular chocolate mini cupcakes due to a dangerous packaging error.The high-end supermarket has pulled the cakes off the shelves after discovering that some packs contain coffee and walnut cupcakes, despite being labelled as chocolate mini cupcakes. 2A major, high-end supermarket has urged customers not to eat their chocolate cupcakes2The warning comes after the pack-of-nine coffee and walnut cupcakes were mislabelled as chocolateThis alarming mistake by Waitrose meant that the product could pose a severe health risk to those allergic to walnuts.The affected products come in packs of nine and have…

A DAD who died on a Magaluf street may have been attacked and run over by a driver, investigators fear.Irish tourist Michael Grant, 45, was found unresponsive near the Punta Bellena strip in the Spanish hotspot in the early hours of Monday morning.4Irish tourist Michael Grant died while on holiday in Magaluf4Michael was a coach at St Joseph’s AFC Waterford football clubHe was on holiday with his wife Leanne, their four children, and other families when he became separated from their group.It is understood he took a wrong turn after spending the afternoon drinking by his hotel pool before going out partying.Irish…

A MAJOR breakthrough by space boffins could bring us one step closer to living on Mars after it was discovered that desert moss could survive on the red planet.Experts in China believe a moss called Syntrichia caninervis has the potential to survive harsh conditions on the Red Planet.5The research is a major step forward in making Mars habitable for humansCredit: Getty5The moss can be found in drastic conditions, whether it be the hot desert or freezing AntarcticaCredit: Alamy5The research found the moss could withstand even the most extreme conditionsCredit: Jam Press/The InnovationWhile the moss isn’t edible, for humans this could…

A YOUNG TikTok whizz, Jordan Bardella, is looking increasingly likely to become France’s next prime minister.With boyish good looks, selfie-requesting fans and behind-the-scenes TikTok videos, 28-year-old Bardella is dominating his competition in the polls.8President of the far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National, or RN) party Jordan Bardella and Marine Le Pen, who calls him ‘the lion’s cub’Credit: Reuters8Jordan Bardella mobbed by fans asking for selfies at an RN rallyCredit: Reuters8The 28-year-old posts a casual TikTok of him in jeans and a shirt discussing media coverageCredit: TikTok/jordanbardellaThe young politician has harnessed social media to garner Gen Z support for the far-right National…

A SPECIAL treat for movie lovers is coming to Amazon Fire Sticks and Roku devices.You’ll be able to watch a long list of movies for free thanks to a generous app upgrade.3Amazon and Roku viewers can enjoy free TV and movies courtesy of FreeveeCredit: AlamyThe service is called Amazon Freevee, and it offers an enormous selection of live channels plus on-demand TV shows and movies.It’s available as inside the Amazon Video app on your Fire Stick, or you can download it as a channel on Roku devices.Amazon is updating the service with 22 free movies.But they won’t all drop at…

IT’S a worrying fact that more than half of us will get cancer in our lifetime.Each year around 385,000 people are diagnosed and 167,000 lives are lost to the disease in the UK . . . and experts have warned of an alarming new surge in the young.But, in the face of rising cases, there is good news — the future of cancer care looks brighter.Personalised medicinePerhaps the most exciting new avenue of research is tailoring medicine to treat a patient’s cancer based on their own tumour’s genetic make-up.Professor Lawrence Young, an oncologist who has been working in cancer research for 40 years, says: “We’ve learnt that by…

WIZARD of Oz fans may want to look away as creepy old images show the inside of an Oz theme park – kitted out with terrifying rotting characters and a sickly yellow brick road.Somewhere over in North Carolina, way up high – specifically 5,500ft above the town of Banner Elk – is the Land of Oz resort which was once a grim sight for fans of the iconic film.12The Tin Man has seen better days as he’s now seen covered in rustCredit: The_Wizard_of_Oz_Wiki12The yellow bricks haven’t changed colour too drastically considering being years oldCredit: Alamy12Fans can still visit the site…

WHAT do a tiny spider and a jellyfish with 10-foot-long tentacles have in common? Both produce toxins that could kill within minutes.The poison contained in some animal bites can eat away at your skin, freeze your muscles, or cause your heart to stop beating entirely.4The redback spider is one of the deadliest arachnids in Australia due to the nerve-destroying neurotoxins in its venomCredit: GettyNeurotoxins are among the most widely studied classes of toxins. They eat away at nerve tissue, hindering functions like the ability to think, move, or breathe.These toxins naturally occur in the human body, with the neurotransmitters nitric…