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A COMBINED flu and Covid vaccine is more effective than separate single injections, its maker says.The findings raise hopes that the two-in-one jab will be approved by regulators for an NHS rollout this year.1A combined flu and Covid vaccine is more effective than separate single injections, its maker saysCredit: APModerna’s Spikevax vaccine for Covid is used in NHS booster programmes. But a newer version also includes a dose of flu protection.Latest tests from Moderna showed the mRNA-1083 vaccine led to higher immune responses against both flu and Covid than when having two separate single jabs. Fewer injections would be more…

A DESPERATE Putin is now testing remote-controlled drone Z-tanks after “running out of crews” to operate Russian armoured vehicles. Dramatic footage shows a Russian soldier controlling a war tank fitted with a First-Person View (FPV) drone using remote controls. 5A Russian soldier testing a drone-fitted tankCredit: X/clashreport5The FPV drone technology in tanks can operate without a crew and blast enemiesCredit: X/clashreport5Russia has been relying on outdated Soviet-era tanks after losing thousands of them in the war so farCredit: X/clashreport5A humiliated Putin admitted to losing thousands of men in his meatgrinder warCoupled with the latest drone technology, these tanks can operate…

APPLE has revealed major artificial intelligence upgrades coming to its biggest products – including iPhone.The tech giant showed off new AI tricks as part of a new feature called Apple Intelligence, including major improvements to Siri (now 13 years old) and built-in ChatGPT.7Apple Intelligence is a new AI system for iPhone, iPad, and MacCredit: Apple7Apple CEO Tim Cook made major announcements about the company’s products at the WWDC event at Apple Park in Cupertino, CaliforniaCredit: ReutersIt includes the option to use a re-designed Siri that’s more natural to use, knows more about what you’re doing on your phone, and can…

IT’S a worrying fact that more than half of us will get cancer in our lifetime.Each year around 392,000 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.6The horizon of cancer care looks glowingCredit: Getty6Prof Lawrence Young, an oncologist who has been working in cancer research for 40 years, tells Sun Health: ‘We are turning a corner with cancer, there is no doubt about it’Credit: Abingdon HealthBut, in the face of rising cases, there is good news — the future of cancer care looks…

DEEP in the Namibian desert sits an apocalyptic beach graveyard dubbed the “Gates of Hell” where battered shipwrecks and decaying human bones lie. Once described as “the land God made in anger” the cursed coast line is untouched by locals and left to fester in its dark tales of death, destruction and desertion.12The rusting remains of ships cover the apocalyptic beach graveyard dubbed ‘the land God made in anger’Credit: Getty12The grisly skeleton of an antelope left in the burning desertCredit: Getty12Thousands of shipwrecks lay across the sandy beaches in Namibia’s Skeleton CoastCredit: Getty12The neighbouring ocean is renowned for choppy waters that…

APPLE’S Worldwide Developers Conference begins today as the tech company is set to unveil its latest AI improvements.Apple CEO Tim Cook is set to kick off the event with a keynote address and is expected to reveal the company’s plan moving forward with artificial intelligence.Along with the AI changes, Apple will showcase the latest iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS advancements.Today’s event will have an in-person option at Apple Park along with the chance for individuals to stream the event from their homes.Consumers can tune into the event at 10 am PT on Apple’s YouTube channel here or stream…

A WOMAN woke up convinced she’d murdered her husband after contracting a rare brain infection following a clinical trial.Sharon Martin, 54, had her world turned upside down when she saw what she thought was a bloody crime scene in July 2021.4Sharon Martin was convinced she had murdered her husband after a rare brain infectionCredit: SWNS4The 54-year-old took part in a clinical trial involving having a titanium port fitted in her headCredit: SWNSShe could vividly see blood all over the bedroom and the gun with which she thought she had shot her partner, Chris.But there was nothing there, and Chris was…

FIRST Lady Brigitte Macron stands by her husband amid political turbulence.With Emmanuel Macron calling for a snap election after a major EU election defeat, we take a closer look at the 71-year-old who’s 25 years his senior and always in the spotlight.As France prepares to welcome the world for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, all eyes are not just on President Emmanuel Macron but also on his much older wife, Brigitte Macron. The 71-year-old First Lady, who is a staggering 25 years his senior.5 Macron dissolved the National Assembly, calling for a snap election5 Wife Brigitte Marie-Claude Macron, 25 years his…

IT’S THE most common cancer in men, but plenty of people rarely give it a second thought. In fact, one in eight blokes will get prostate cancer, and if you’re black, that risk doubles. It’s a sobering thought when you’re getting together with a group of mates this weekend. 3Men can check their risk online in less time than it takes to make a cup of tea Over-50s or anyone with a dad or brother who has had it are also at a higher risk. The good news is that it’s also one of the most treatable cancers – especially…

ANOTHER swimmer has died on a Costa Blanca beach where three people including a Brit tourist drowned in the past 48 hours.Rescuers pulled the body of a 77-year-old man out of the water at the deadly La Roqueta beach near Alicante on Saturday – just 24 hours after the first incident.2The 77-year-old man tragically died on the La Roqueta beach near Alicante on Saturday afternoonCredit: Solarpix2At least nine people have so far died in the past few days after drowning in deep waters near the beachEmergency responders rushed to the scene but attempts to revive the old man were unsuccessful.…