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BRITS who use a common skin cream could be at risk of a life-threatening complication, experts have warned.Patients who lather on topical steroids to treat conditions like eczema and psoriasis are at risk of adrenal suppression, according to UK medicine’s watchdog. 1Topical steroids will be labelled differently to warn people of the risksCredit: GettyThe condition, also called Addison’s disease, happens when the gland responsible for producing the essential hormones cortisol and aldosterone gets damaged. It can arise from “overuse of topical steroids […] is life-threatening” and “needs urgent treatment”, the Medicines Healthcare and Regulatory Agency (MHRA) About 10.5million tubes of…

FRANCE has been humiliated after activists stole flags and scrawled anti-Macron graffiti across a town ahead of D-Day commemorations.Disaster unfolded at Plumelec in Brittany mere hours before world leaders began to arrive for the 80th anniversary of the Normandy beach landings.10Graffiti appeared on a prominent bus shelter ‘making reference’ to President MacronCredit: WEST FRANCE10US President Joe Biden disembarks from the ‘Air Force One’ as he arrives at Paris Orly airport ahead of D-Day commemorationsCredit: EPA10US paratrooper veteran George Cross, 99, poses with a child wearing WWII military attire in Sainte-Mer-l’Eglise, northwestern FranceCredit: AFP10French President Emmanuel Macron attends a ceremony to…

THIS is the chilling moment China became the first country ever to raise a national flag on the moon’s far “dark side” in a historic mission.The country’s lunar spacecraft Chang’e-6 was seen flying the red and gold flag before it began its journey back to Earth carrying the first lunar rocks ever collected from the rarely-explored site. 5The Chinese national flag carried by the lander of the Chang’e-6 probe at the moon’s far sideCredit: EPA5A view of the lander-ascender taken from the ‘mobile camera’ carried by the Chang’e-6 probe after it landed on the moon’s surfaceCredit: EPA5A general view of…

A MYSTERIOUS E. coli outbreak that swept across the UK last year left one dead and dozens ‘severely ill’, as officials raced to find the source of the outbreak. Now, investigations have confirmed minced beef as the probable cause. 3An E. Coli outbreak sickened 27 and killed one Brit in summer 2023Credit: Getty3Researchers said minced meat was a probable source of the outbreakCredit: Getty3But they weren’t able to trace it back to a particular supplier or sourceCredit: AlamyThe spate of severe gastrointestinal illnesses was first detected by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) surveillance systems in June 2023. Health officials…

A GERMAN politician has been stabbed in Mannheim days after a cop was killed in a knife rampage at an anti-Islam rally in the city.Heinrich Koch, a local council candidate for Alternative for Germany (AfD), was attacked with a knife late on Tuesday evening. 2Local council candidate Heinrich Koch was reportedly stabbed in Mannheim2The stabbing comes days after a knife attack at an anti-Islam rally in MannheimCredit: ReutersThe suspect has been arrested, according to German news agency dpa. The AfD district association said the incident occurred near the city’s market square shortly before 11pm.Koch was stabbed when he confronted someone…

RING doorbell owners have been urged to make a simple yet essential Wi-Fi check to ensure their video cameras can catch home intruders. The home security gadgets use Wi-Fi to record live footage of what’s happening at the front door and send video notifications to your smartphone. 1To ensure your connection is strong enough, you can download a speed test app for your smartphone and test itCredit: GettyBut a weak connection could scupper this. Ring recommends having at least 2MB of download and upload speed at your front door – or wherever your video doorbell is. “Ring products are designed…

A MUM-TO-BE begged “wake up, it’s baby day” ahead of a planned C-section, only to find her husband had died.Rebecca Moss tried to give emergency first aid to Thomas Gibson before an ambulance arrived and he was pronounced dead, an inquest heard.4Rebecca Moss with her late partner Thomas GibsonCredit: PA4Mr Gibson, 40, died due to negligent medical care on the same day as the birth of their first childCredit: PA4Doctors had misread the 40-year-old’s abnormal heart scanCredit: PA4Mrs Moss described her partner as ‘caring, charming and funny’ and said he was excited at becoming a fatherCredit: PADoctors had misread the…

LIKE ghosts, they stand above the beaches where they fell.Exactly 1,475 soldiers, sailors and airmen under British command died on D-Day, June 6, 1944, as part of the battle to free France from Nazi occupation.7Silhouettes in honour of the 1,475 fallen soldiers are displayed to mark D-DayCredit: Amanda Walden7Oxfordshire builder Dan Barton, of the charity Standing With Giants, is behind the touching artCredit: Arthur Edwards / The Sun7Nurses Dorothy Field and Mollie Evershed are the only females whose names are carved on the memorialCredit: Arthur Edwards / The SunAnd now every one of those brave souls is represented by a…

EPIC movies Titanic and The Wolf of Wall Street are just two huge films that will be available soon via Roku and Amazon’s Fire Stick.An easy download gives access to dozens of free movies including four Mission: Impossible flicks and even Sonic the Hedgehog.7The Roku Channel is a streaming app that’s available on a range of devicesCredit: Getty7Amazon’s popular Fire TV Stick has revolutionized the streaming landscapeCredit: Alamy7Center Stage (2000) is just one of dozens of films coming to Pluto TVCredit: Alamy7Julianne Moore and Mark Wahlberg star in Boogie Nights – also available via Pluto TVCredit: Alamy7There will be four…

Weight loss jabs are a hot media topic at the moment, with hundreds of success stories from people who shed the pounds. In March 2023, the NHS announced it would make Wegovy, a drug made by Danish firm Novo Nordisk, available on prescription to thousands of obese Brits. It contains the drug semaglutide, which is said to have helped reality star Kim Kardashian and Twitter boss Elon Musk lose weight. Wegovy, which helped a third of people reduce their weight by 20 per cent in trials, is now available from pharmacies like Boots. How do they work? The jabs work…