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A TOURIST has died after plunging 40ft off a balcony of his hotel in Majorca.The German man, 24, was killed in the early hours of Tuesday – marking the first fatality of the summer season on the Brit holiday hotspot island.2The man fell 40ft from his balcony at the Timor hotel in Playa de PalmaCredit: booking.com2Brits have been warned not to take any risks close to balconies or other high placesCredit: GettyEmergency services rushed to the scene at the Timor hotel in Playa de Palma but he was found lying motionless.He was unable to be resuscitated and pronounced dead at…

GOOGLE has finally announced its brand new cheaper smartphone, the Pixel 8a, with a number of premium level features.The device had been expected by Android fans for some time after several rumours and leaks.2Pixel 8a is available in four coloursCredit: Google2Pixel 8a starts at £499Credit: GoogleThis year, the tech giant has gone big on pumping as many of the top tier tools into its cheapest handset.In particular the firm has gone big on camera AI, introducing features that were limited to the premium end of the Pixel range until now.It comes as Google ups the AI competition against rivals such…

A WOMAN says she was “cooked from the inside out” after taking antidepressants. Charlotte Gilmour suffered a severe reaction to lamotrigine – used to treat epilepsy and low mood in people with bipolar disorder – which left her covered in agonising blisters. 8Charlotte Gilmour developed Stevens-Johnson syndrome – a rare condition that gave her painful blistersCredit: Supplied8The 23-year-old described it as being ‘cooked from the inside out’Credit: SuppliedThe 23-year-old told Stuff: “I looked in the mirror, and I just burst into tears. “I think I subconsciously knew it was something quite serious.”Charlotte, from Palmerston North, New Zealand, had been battling…

VLADIMIR Putin is ready to launch a military operation against a Nato country to test the West, a Polish spy boss has warned.Jarosław Stróżyk, head of Poland’s counterintelligence service, also claims the Russian despot could annex parts of Estonia or Sweden.4Poland’s spy boss Jarosław Stróżyk has warned that Putin could be prepared for a small-scale operation against NatoCredit: X4The Russian despot could also seize parts of Estonia and SwedenCredit: APStróżyk said all predictions about Russia’s readiness for a potential Nato attack are based only on a few presumptions coming from agencies with no full information.But the intelligence official admitted the…

NASA has revealed a stunning and mind-bending simulation of what it would look like to fall into a black hole.The terrifying journey is one that (hopefully) none of us will ever make – but you can now pretend courtesy of a new video.2Nasa has simulated a view that you’ll never want to see in real lifeCredit: YouTube/ NASA GoddardNasa’s visualization follows a camera as it approaches, orbits, and ultimately crosses the event horizon: the “point of no return”.It takes place in a monstrous supermassive black hole like Sagittarius A*, the one at the center of our Milky Way galaxy.”Thanks to…

BRITISH women’s health and wellbeing is trailing those in much of the EU, a study has found.The UK fared poorly on health procedures such as cancer screening, mental health and maternity care.2British women’s health and wellbeing is trailing those in much of the EU, a study has foundCredit: Alamy2Janet Lindsay, from charity Wellbeing of Women, said: ‘Women’s health research doesn’t get enough funding’Credit: GettyIn the worldwide study Britain came 37th with a score of 60 out of a possible 100, below the European average of 61. It dropped seven places in the 2023 Hologic Global Women’s Health Index which ranked…

BAFFLING new designs for Saudia Arabia’s The Line have cast further doubt over whether the £1trillion city will ever be finished.The latest concept images for the futuristic project, which includes a ship travelling through the linear smart city, appear to be closer in resemblance to optical illusions than they do to reality.6The Line is supposed to be the crown jewel in the Saudi government’s Vision 20306Graphic renders of the metropolis show that it will be encased in two long mirrored skyscrapers lying sideways6Pictures show the confusing metropolis floating over a marina6The mirrored structure looks like something out of a sci-fi…

PLAYSTATION fans are breathing a sigh of relief today after Sony announced a major backflip following a tumultuous weekend for the company. The drama erupted over the weekend when it was revealed that Helldivers 2, a PlayStation-published game, would force PC players to use a PSN account, potentially blocking access for some fans. 1Helldivers 2 has players fighting against aliens on foreign planetsCredit: Arrowhead StudiosIt’s not uncommon for PC games to require third-party accounts, even when purchased on Steam, but this time things are a little bit more complicated. The main issue was that, despite advertising that the PSN login would be required,…

UNTIL the age of nine, Oliver was sociable, popular with his class and head of his school council. But his behaviour underwent a shocking change in January 2020, when he came home from primary school and seemed quieter than usual. 1The rare and mysterious neuropsychiatric condition can strike children as young as three following a strep A infectionCredit: AlamyHis concerned mum Megan checked on him that night and was shocked at the shift, saying it was “like a switch had been flipped”She told The Times: “He had stripped down to his shorts and he was just rocking in the middle of…

THE world’s first hydrogen-powered superyacht rumoured to be commissioned by Bill Gates has gone on sale for £515million.The 400ft vessel was only officially launched on Saturday, May 4, but is already on the market for an astronomical sum.8The Project 821 superyacht is the world’s first hydrogen fuel-cell superyachtCredit: SWNS8The vessel measures a staggering 400ft in lengthCredit: SWNS8Project 821 was launched at an Amsterdam shipyard over the weekendCredit: SWNSBoating the ability to run on green hydrogen, it’s a vessel like no other.Project 821, as it is known, can cruise between harbours or power its entire hotel load for up to a…