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A MILITARY package worth £150million to boost air and sea defences is being sent to Ukraine.It will help to protect the country’s battered infrastructure, Defence Secretary Grant Shapps says.1Defence Sec Grant Shapps says a new Ukraine aid package worth £150million will help to protect the country’s battered infrastructureCredit: PAAir defence radars, decoys and electronic warfare systems worth £70million will be sent by the UK and allies.Meanwhile, £80million for small boats, reconnaissance drones and uncrewed surface vessels is being provided.Mr Shapps said: “The International Fund for Ukraine is providing vital support to the Armed Forces of Ukraine to meet their urgent…

CRISPS and biscuits age your brain and raise the risk of stroke or dementia, according to a study.Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital found people who eat more processed food were at higher risk of serious health issues in middle and old age.1Crisps generally count as ultra-processed foods, which researchers say are harmful (stock image)Credit: AlamyThey were nine per cent more likely to have a stroke and 16 per cent more likely to suffer cognitive impairment, brain decline that can lead to dementia.It adds to evidence that sugary snacks and ready meals are connected to worse health, with links also to…

THE WIFE of the Brit who died in the turbulence tragedy at 37,000ft is in intensive care suffering from spinal injuries, it emerged last night.Mum-of-two Linda Kitchen was severely hurt in the mid-air catastrophe which killed husband Geoff from a suspected heart attack.6Geoff Kitchen, 73, died of a heart attack after horror turbulence hit the Singapore Airlines flightCredit: Facebook6The aftermath of the violence turbulence on the Singapore Airlines flightCredit: ViralPress6Food, drinks and cutlery were strewn across the galley kitchen of the aircraftCredit: ViralPress6Ceiling fittings were ripped apart and pipework was exposed as the plane plunged 7,000ftCredit: ViralPressThe couple from Thornbury,…

A WOMAN worried that her husband’s laziness and refusal to shower were signs that he wasn’t happy in their marriage. But his strange symptoms lead to a devastating diagnosis that meant he had to move into a home in his 40s. 3Kristin Holloway was worried Lee wasn’t happy in their marriage when he became apathetic and refused to showerCredit: Kristin Holloway3Lee began exhibiting strange symptoms less than a year after he and Kristin got married in June 2015Credit: Kristin Holloway3He was diagnosed with behavioural-variant frontotemporal degeneration at the mere age of 36Credit: Kristin HollowayIn May 2016, Kristin Holloway had barely…

A PILOT error may have been to blame for Tuesday’s fatal Singapore Airlines turbulence that left a Brit granddad dead.Jay Sadri, 34, has 14 years of experience flying commercial jets and told The Sun the chaos onboard the Boeing may have been heroically prevented by the captain if he had done two vital things differently.12The plane was ripped apart after ‘explosive storms’ led to extreme turbulenceCredit: Reuters12Brit Geoff Kitchen, 73, died of a suspected heart attack on the flightCredit: ViralPress12Passengers were rushed into ambulances as six Brits have been sent to intensive careCredit: Alamy12Blood was seen on the ceiling of…

WHEN we feel a little cough brewing, most of us jump to the assumption that we have a cold. But what is the likelihood it’s hay fever, or Covid, or even whooping cough? 4Some symptoms of whooping cough, Covid and hay fever overlapCredit: GettyWith the UK facing a whooping cough outbreak, new Covid strains circulating and pollen levels set to rise over the coming days, your tickly throat could be caused by any of the above options.Paul Hunter, a professor of medicine at the University of East Anglia, previously warned that we might be on the cusp the worst whooping cough…

A POWER hungry Putin has launched another ruthless mission as he looks to expand Russian borders by encroaching on Nato waters.Russia has taunted the West with the latest brazen sea operations in the Baltic Sea as heightened fears over the Kremlin’s nuclear testing continues to ramp up.8A power hungry Putin has launched another ruthless land-grab as he looks to expand Russian borders by encroaching on Nato watersCredit: Getty8Russia has continued to test their nuclear weapons as Nato sits on edge trying to deescalate the situationCredit: East2West8The Russian Navy’s guided missile cruiser Moskva has been tracking Nato ships in the pastCredit:…

KETAMINE use in Britain has risen 400 per cent in the last decade, shocking figures show. In 2013, just 0.8 per cent of young people had taken the Class B drug in the last year – but this shot up to 3.8 in 2023. 10Ketamine use is surging among young people in EnglandCredit: BBCAddiction levels have also dramatically increased, with many now living with incontinence and paralysis. It is particularly prevalent among young people as it’s “pocket money cheap”.Depending on location, a gram can cost around £10, compared to £40 for MDMA and £100 for cocaine, according to Parliament figures.A…

CHINA is flogging arms to Russia in a major boost to Putin’s war in Ukraine, Britain’s Defence Minister claimed.Spies tracked “lethal aid” from China to Russia and into Ukraine, Grant Shapps revealed Wednesday.5Putin and Jinping pledged a new era of partnership after their meeting last week in BeijingCredit: Reuters5Shapps warned it is concerning that aid is flying from China to RussiaCredit: PA5Spies have long suspected China was arming Putin’s warCredit: GettyHe said intel reports were a “significant development” and warned: “We should be concerned.”Shapps said it blows open China’s claim to be a handbrake on Putin’s Ukraine slaughter.He told the…

A MUM bullied for having ‘tree trunk legs’ and ‘being chunky’ discovers she has a rare and crippling condition. Shannon Ashley Nelson, 40, was constantly “yelled at” as a child for being “too fat”. 4Shannon Ashley Nelson, 40, was constantly told she was fat as a kid and struggled with self esteem and pain in her legsCredit: Jam Press4Shannon’s leg with compression pictured on the left, her leg affected by swelling on the rightThe mum-of-one gave up everything she loved; including sports, theatre and seeing her friends, as she grew too self-conscious over her body.At age 33, after giving birth…