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A HOLIDAYMAKER declared “clinically dead” after being found floating lifeless in a hotel pool was brought back to life.Quick-thinking Freddie Newton, 11, spotted Debbie Taylor’s lifeless body by the side of the pool in Menorca and alerted his dad Matt, an on off-duty firefighter.3Debbie Taylor just before she went into cardiac arrest at the resort in MenorcaCredit: SWNS3Little hero Freddie Newton with his dad MattCredit: SWNS3Debbie Taylor embracing Matt Newton after being let out of hospital in MenorcaCredit: SWNSMatt, 42, leapt into action and performed CPR for six minutes on clinically dead Debbie, 56, until a defibrillator was found to…

IT is tempting to dismiss Vladimir Putin’s trip to North Korea as a symptom of just how isolated Russia is since it invaded Ukraine two years ago.If a state visit to the world’s most sanctioned and isolated country is the most prestigious outing the master of the Kremlin can arrange, then isn’t Vlad dangerously short of friends and global influence?2Putin and his despotic pal Kim Jong Un are undoubtedly cooking up bad news for the West2Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is greeted by North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un during a state visitBut choosing North Korea as this high-profile stop is…

XBOX adds new free titles twice a month, and now we have the list for the second half of June 2024.One of the free additions is a massive sports game, landing to the service just in time for Euro 2024.1EA Sports FC 24 is coming to Game Pass on June 25Credit: EA SportsXbox has revealed the next wave of games coming to Game Pass at no additional cost, and six titles are joining the service in the next few weeks.Together with the six games added earlier this month, subscribers are getting 12 free titles overall for June 2024.Announced for the…

AN OLYMPIC gymnast has paid heartbreaking tribute to her cricketer brother after he died suddenly during a match.Josh Downie, 24, from Nottingham, suffered a sudden cardiac arrest whilst playing cricket at a ground in Liverpool in May 2021 after struggling with an undiagnosed condition.6Josh Downie, 24, tragically passed away from an undiagnosed heart condition in 2021Credit: British Heart Foundation6Josh’s sister’s, Becky and Ellie, alongside their parents in front of his mural in NottinghamCredit: British Heart Foundation6Josh is seen wearing an England shirt with the message ‘England ‘Til I Died’ as part of the British Heart Foundation’s most recent campaignCredit: British Heart…

MISSING Brit teenager Jay Slater was all smiles in a chilling Snapchat clip sent the night before he shockingly vanished in Tenerife. The 19-year-old from Lancashire was on the holiday island for a three-day music festival and had stayed the night with people he had just met before disappearing on his way home on Monday.10Jay’s final Snapchat pic revealed he was all smiles before disappearingCredit: Not known, clear with picture desk10Jay Slater (right) pictured with his brother Zak and mum Debbie – who has flown out to the island10The teen from Lancashire was on the island with pals for a music…

AFTER months of disarray, a probe floating in deep space has resumed normal transmissions back to Earth.Nasa announced Friday that its Voyager 1 spacecraft was fully operational for the first time in months.3Nasa announced that its historic Voyager 1 spacecraft has resumed the normal transmission of data for the first time since November 2023Credit: AP:Associated Press”We’re back, baby!” the agency proclaimed on X, formerly Twitter.”Our Voyager 1 spacecraft is conducting normal science operations for the first time since November 2023.”All four of Voyager’s instruments, which examine plasma waves, magnetic fields, and particles, were returning “usable” data, the agency said.The probe’s…

QUICK-fix weight loss videos on social media have soared by nearly 300 per cent in the last 12 months – and it’s having a detrimental impact on mental health.An online analysis found there have been over eight million posts in 2024 alone about “burning fat quickly” on TikTok.2Videos on social media claiming a ‘quick-fix weight loss’ have soared by nearly 300 per cent in the past 12 monthsCredit: SWNSAnd Google searches for these types of ‘quick fixes’ have increased by 581 per cent in the last 12 months.However, a poll of 2,000 adults found 42 per cent admit that ‘quick…

THE step-dad of a Brit teen missing in Tenerife says “he’s no mug” but could have taken a wrong turn on an 8-hour walk back to his hotel. Jay Slater, 19, from Lancashire, was on the holiday island for a three-day music festival and had stayed the night with people he had just met before disappearing on his way home on Monday.10Jay Slater (right) pictured with his brother Zak and mum Debbie – who have flown out to the island10Jay, 19, pictured days before he disappeared on the island of TenerifeCredit: Instagram10The teen from Lancashire was on the island with…

CHATBOTS are now so advanced that humans can’t reliably tell whether they’re talking to other real people or not.That’s the finding of scientists who say OpenAI’s artificial intelligence has successfully passed the Turing test.1The test was conducted on a model that’s not even as powerful as the new GPT-4o systemCredit: GettyThis was a test – originally called the imitation game – created by renowned British mathematician Alan Turing in 1950.It aimed to test if a computer was advanced enough to fool humans into thinking they were talking to other people during a conversation.Now scientists at the University of California San…

A MUM-of-13 tragically passed away after a bout of flu turned into deadly pneumonia. Julie Theobald, 47, fought for her life for two weeks before succumbing to the lung infection on June 13. 4Julie Theobald, 47, passed away after a nasty bout of flu turned into pneumoniaCredit: gofundme4She left behind her husband Billy and 13 childrenCredit: gofundme4Julie battled for her life in the ICU for two weeks before passing away on June 13Credit: gofundmeThe “beautiful” mum from Victoria, Australia, left behind 13 children – aged between seven and 31 years – and her husband Billy. “We’ve all been extremely shocked…