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IT was 5.30am when police knocked on the door of Fiona and Tim Spargo-Maggs to explain their son Dan was fighting for his life in intensive care.The 16-year-old’s temperature had soared past 42C as his body struggled to cope with the super-strength dose of MDMA he had taken hours earlier at a rave, resulting in his organs slowly shutting down one by one.7Dan Spargo-Maggs, pictured right, with his mum Fiona and brother Jacob, now 29Credit: Supplied7The 16-year-old died after taking a super-strength batch of MDMACredit: Stian Alexander7Festival season kicks off this weekend with GlastonburyCredit: GettyDays later, as his parents and…

A BRITISH couple who were kidnapped in South Africa had their bodies dismembered and the bloodied parts sold to a witch doctor, it has been claimed.Devoted pensioners Tony and Gillian Dinnis were attacked and abducted last August allegedly by three gunmen at their remote farm in Middlerus in KwaZulu-Natal province.4Gillian and Tony Dinnis allegedly had their bodies dismembered in a brutal killingCredit: Kevin Taylor4The couple was allgedly kidnapped from their farm in MiddlerusCredit: X/Twitter4Gillian and Tony, from Tunbridge Wells in Kent, were married for 54 yearsCredit: Jamie Pyatt News LtdTwo men were arrested in September last year and later released…

HARROWING footage shows a student acting “possessed” while ill in bed, after her holiday hangover turned out to be deadly dengue fever. Cara Pyper had been in Bali, Indonesia, for two weeks when all of a sudden she began to feel “deathly unwell” as if she had been “hit by a bus”.9Cara Pyper, 22, became so poorly from dengue fever it made her act ‘possessed’Credit: Kennedy News9Her pal filmed her acting ‘possessed’ and flailing her arms while she slept at nightCredit: Kennedy News9Cara and her friend Abbi Whorriskey, 22, were on holiday in BaliCredit: Kennedy News9Cara decided to push through…

DESPERATE police in Tenerife are planning a TV appeal for information about Jay Slater as they fail to find any trace of the missing teen.Detectives have been working tirelessly for ten days to try and find Jay, 19, after he vanished last Monday.8Jay Slater has been missing since last MondayCredit: Solarpix8Jay Slater’s mum Debbie Duncan could feature in a TV appealCredit: Facebook8Warren Slater, Jay’s dad, has flown out to TenerifeCredit: Ian WhittakerSources say “nothing is being ruled out” as search teams scour the desolate Rural de Teno National Park.But they are in a “race against time” before the island is…

LIVING totally offline is not enough to avoid being caught up in a deepfake attack, experts have warned.It’s now so easy to create fraudulent videos – also known as deepfakes – using artificial intelligence that almost anyone is at risk.1It’s becoming increasingly simple (and quick) to create convincing deepfake videosCredit: GettyDeepfakes take advantage of AI apps to create videos that show people doing (or saying) things they didn’t.Typically, they’ll train themselves on a person’s likeness, and then replicate their face on the body of someone else.And now deepfakes are so advanced that they can be created from a single photo…

SAINSBURY’S has pulled bags of crisps from its shelves over fears they could trigger allergic reactions.Some batches of the supermarket’s Taste the Difference Sea Salt and Suffolk Cider Vinegar Hand Cooked Crisps have been recalled as they may contain milk, which isn’t listed as an ingredient on the packaging. 1Sainsbury’s has recalled crisps from its Taste the Difference range as they could be a ‘health risk’ for people with a milk allergy or intoleranceCredit: Sainsburys”This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents and should not be eaten,”…

THIS was the horror moment an Air France plane packed with 136 passengers crashed in front of screaming crowds. Shocking footage showed the Airbus A320’s first flight – skimming low over the runway before skimming over trees and crashing in a fireball. 11Air France flight 296Q was carrying 136 passengers when it crashed in a failed airshow11The aircraft flew too low and hit trees at Mulhouse-Habsheim Airport11It then crashed in a fireball in front of spectators11The A320’s path after it crashed into the woodlandsCredit: MediumIt has been exactly 36 years since the disaster that marked sombre chapter in aviation history.On…

A GOOGLE app used by millions is to disappear from devices forever tomorrow, despite calls to halt the shut-down. Users were warned of the closure months in advance, with the US version of the app vanishing at the beginning of April.1Google Podcasts is merging with YouTube MusicCredit: AlamyThe final death knell for the Google Podcasts app, which launched in 2018, is due to ring tomorrow, 24 June. In September last year, the tech giant announced it would be retiring Google Podcasts in favour of YouTube Music sometime in 2024.It forms part of efforts to turn YouTube into an all-in-one destination for podcasts, music and videos.Google is still offering…

A “FIT and healthy” teenager died during routine operation for an infected ear piercing, a coroner has heard.Holly Fairchild, 16, didn’t like a scar on her left ear caused by an infected cartilage piercing and was admitted to Great Ormond Street Hospital for surgery.3Holly was admitted to GOSH to fix her left ear after it suffered from an infectionCredit: Alamy3The fit and healthy teenager was soon struck by shock complicationsCredit: PA:Press AssociationHolly, a “very active'” and talented footballer from Haddenham, a small village near Oxford, previously went under general anaesthesia with no issue, St Pancras Coroner’s Court heard.But on August 26 last…

EVAN Gershkovich’s sham trial for bogus espionage charges has begun in Russia today with the journalist standing tall in court.The innocent American, 32, appeared in a glass cage with a shaved head and smiled for cameras before the press were booted out.4Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich smiles from inside a glass cage on the first day of his sham trial this morningCredit: AFP4Evan Gershkovich appeared with a newly shaved head in the Sverdlovsk courthouseCredit: AP4Press were allowed inside the court room for only a few minutes todayCredit: APWall Street Journal reporter Evan has been wrongly accused by Vladimir Putin’s crooks of collecting “secret…