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PHONE owners should look out for three signs they’re messaging an AI chatbot – not a real person.Scammers can easily use automated artificial intelligence chatbots to hoodwink you.1Make sure you don’t find yourself inadvertently texting with a scamming chatbotCredit: GettyThey can be used for all manner of cons, including romance scams and phishing.Chatbots can be set up to deliver almost any kind of scam, and message you just like a real person would.This allows criminals to automate their scams, allowing them to target more people faster.And due to advances in AI, chatbots are now extremely convincing.”It’s getting increasingly difficult to…

A DEVASTATED mum says her son’s childhood has been “destroyed” after he suffered brain damage from catching chickenpox twice.Rebecca Homewood, 49, said her previously “outgoing” son now suffers from “lifelong disabilities”, as he’s confined to a wheelchair and struggles with depression, anxiety and terrifying thoughts of suicide. 7Tom Homewood, 12, contracted chickenpox twice and suffered a brain injury, leading to “life-long disabilities”Credit: PA7The tot first contracted chickenpox before his sixth birthday and was diagnosed with brain inflammationCredit: PA7His second chickenpox bout left him with encephalitis and a brain lesionCredit: PARebecca and her husband Jason, 52, of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, described…

A WORLD-famous beach where Brits love to visit every year will remain closed for the second summer in a row. Tourists have been barred again from visiting the Shipwreck beach – or Navagio Bay – on the party paradise island of Zante over fears of landslides. 6The Navagio Bay in Zante Island, Greece, will remain closed for the second summer in a rowCredit: Getty6The beach became a popular holiday hotspot because of the famous shipwreck of MV Panagiotis that decked at the bay in the 1980s6People bathing in the crystal sea at the famous Shipwreck BeachCredit: GettyGreek authorities last year banned travellers…

LONG before the United States came to exist, North America was populated with giant and exotic creatures that are now extinct.Time travelers visiting the continent tens of thousands of years ago might have come face-to-face with animals towering sloths and even a cheetah.7This is what a giant ground sloth Megalonyx would’ve looked like while searching a tree for food in an Ice Age Ohio forestCredit: Getty7Megalonyx lived from 5 million to 13,000 years ago and could’ve grown to 9.8 feet in lengthCredit: American Museum of Natural History7The heavily built animal may have weighed up to 2,200 poundsCredit: GettyHere are three…

ASTRAZENECA has wound down its Covid vaccine and will no longer make or distribute it because the pandemic is over.The firm said demand is low as there are so many other jabs available.1The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine was one of the most used worldwideCredit: AFPIt is another sign that the outbreak is consigned to history after the World Health Organisation last year declared the global emergency over.The Oxford-AstraZeneca jab was the second to enter public rollouts after the UK was first to begin using Pfizer’s in December 2020.The NHS mostly stopped using the vaccine after it was deemed risky for young people…

A MYSTERIOUS sunk sub at the bottom of the South Atlantic Ocean has been confirmed as a Nazi World War II U-boat that could have helped Adolf Hitler flee Germany.Underwater excavations of the vessel began two years ago after it was found more than 80ft down on the seabed off the coast of Quequen, Argentina, sparking wild theories Hitler survived.8Specialists observed scrap metal that would have been ‘planted’ to alter the site of the shipwreckCredit: Newsflash8A German U-boat in action in October 1943Credit: Getty8The discovery of the Nazi U-boat fuels theories that Adolf Hitler fled Germany rather than committing suicideCredit:…

A SUPERSONIC plane that can carry 300 passengers in ultra-lux flights promises to bring science fiction to life.The spaceship-like aircraft could fly from London to New York at incredible speed in less than five hours – with “no wings”.7Sky OV Evo is dubbed the ‘wingless plane’ due to its ultra-futuristic designCredit: Oscar Vinals7It can reach a top speed of Mach 1.5 – around 1,150mphCredit: Oscar Vinals7Designer Oscar Viñals from Barcelona, Spain, told The Sun that Sky OV Evo will include ultra luxurious amenities, including bedrooms, suites, bathrooms, and even an in-flight chef.He said: “There will be private rooms for two travellers with…

STRUGGLING to poop for a few days can leave you feeling pretty awful. Imagine the agony of not being able to go for a number two for months on end. 2Scans shared by a radiologist the horrifying reality of what not being able to poo for months looks likeCredit: Reddit 2The grainy matter at the centre of the scans is hardened poopCredit: Reddit Horrifying scans have revealed what an extreme case of constipation can look like – and it’s not a pretty sight. A doctor took to Reddit to share scans of one of his patients, who confessed to not…

SOCCER-MAD asylum seekers will be able to watch the Euros on wide-screen televisions in luxury hotel-style accommodation in Rwanda spruced up with £20m of UK taxpayers’ money.The first migrants deported under the Government’s controversial policy are set to arrive in Africa in early July – just in time for the latter stages of the tournament.18The Sun’s Robin Perrie visited Rwanda’s £20m ‘migrant hotel’Credit: Simon Jones18The luxury hotel-style accommodation in Kigali, RwandaCredit: Simon Jones18Bedrooms inside the hotel can include two beds, wardrobe and a deskCredit: Simon Jones18Those staying can also enjoy a quick game of football at the 5-a-side pitchCredit: Simon…

IO – Jupiter’s third largest moon – might appear like a volcanic hellscape, but it could be a destination spot for future thrill-seeking space tourists.The lonely moon, a quarter the size of Earth, is covered with roughly 400 active volcanoes and more than 135 mountains. 6Io is Jupiter’s third largest moonCredit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona6Io is home to many lava lakes, but one of particular interest to Nasa – and therefore, tourists – is Loki PateraCredit: NASA6Mount Boösaule is Io’s longest and tallest mountain – and dwarfs Earth’s tallest mountain Everest as well as the Burj KhalifaIn a future where there’s…