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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…

APPLE has finally unveiled new iPads at a special event – ending a 559-day-wait for new models.The iPhone maker showed off the gadgets at its Let Loose event, with Apple chief Tim Cook calling it the “biggest day for iPad since its introduction.”10Apple chief Tim Cook made some big iPad announcements at its virtual Let Loose event on TuesdayCredit: Apple / The U.S. Sun10The new iPad Pro models are finally hereCredit: Apple / The U.S. Sun10The device now has a landscape cameraCredit: Apple / The U.S. Sun“There’s no other device like it. iPad is powerful, portable, and incredibly versatile,” Cook…

WHOOPING cough might sound like a disease from the Victorian era, but the bacterial bug has made a dramatic comeback in recent months.The ‘100-day cough’, as it’s also known, infects the lungs and breathing tubes, causing severe coughing fits and flu-like symptoms that, as the name suggests, can last for months.5The whooping cough vaccine is given alongside others to babies at eight, 12 and 16 weekCredit: GettyIn January and February alone, England recorded 1,468 cases, up 8,055 per cent from the 18 cases during the same period in 2023. Suspected cases, reported by doctors in England and Wales each week, suggest…

A DISABLED child has been mauled to death by crocodiles after his mum hurled him into a reptile infested river.His father demanded the woman “throw the child away” before the boy, 6, was killed by the beasts.4A disabled child was mauled to death by crocodiles after his mum reportedly threw him into a riverCredit: Getty4The boy’s body was found with bite marks all over it and a missing limbCredit: AlamySavitri Kumar, 26, from Karnataka, India was allegedly embroiled in an explosive row with her son’s father, Ravi Kumar, 27, before the horror unfolded, reports the Times of India.Police say her husband…

APPLE fans are talking up a genius iPhone feature that aims to protect your eyes.If no one told you it was there, you might never notice it – but it’s extremely useful.2You’ll be warned when your iPhone is too close to your eyesCredit: AppleThe feature is called Screen Distance, and is built in to millions of iPhone models.It was announced during Apple’s WWDC event in June last year, and landed on devices with the iOS 17 in September.Screen Distance will warn you when you’re holding your iPhone too close to your face for too long.”Viewing a device (or a book)…

A CASE of Lassa fever has been reported in the Paris region.The patient, a soldier who had recently returned from abroad, is now being treated at the Bégin military hospital in Saint-Mandé, Paris. 1People usually contract the bug by being exposed to food or items covered in rat urine or faecesCredit: Corbis – GettyIt comes as Nigeria reported the worst outbreak of the bug on record. Local health officials said that an “in-depth epidemiological investigation is underway to determine the persons who may have been in contact with him”. It said his condition “does not give cause for concern”.Lassa virus is an…

THE FALKLAND Islands are British, Argentina’s leader has dramatically admitted in an interview.President Javier Milei said the Falklands were “in the hands of the UK” – and Argentina did not “seek conflict”.2President Javier Milei said the Falklands were ‘in the hands of the UK’ – and Argentina did not ‘seek conflict’Credit: GettyIn an interview which broke with previous leaders’ past comments, Milei also hailed former PM Margaret Thatcher – Britain’s leader during the 1982 war – as “brilliant”.Right-winger Milei spoke to the BBC from a presidential palace in which memorabilia of Maggie was apparently on display.But he did vow to…

DYSON is one of the biggest names in vacuuming so it only seems natural that the company would turn its attention to mopping next.That’s where the Dyson V15s Detect Submarine comes in.3Dyson’s first vacuum with a mop function tooCredit: Jamie Harris / The Sun3The submarine has two compartments for clean and dirty waterCredit: Jamie Harris / The Sun3Get key stats on the screen on topCredit: Jamie Harris / The SunAnd best of all it’s not a separate mopping machine – this is a 2-in-1, so you can suck up dirt from carpets as you would with one head, and focus…

SPRING brings warnings about various health threats, including tick bites.While in most cases they are harmless, around one in ten of the mites may carry Lyme disease.1Dr Zoe Williams helps a reader who keeps getting colds and the fluIn humans, this can cause long-term symptoms, including pain and swelling in joints, difficulty concentrating and problems with nerves, memory and the heart.See a GP if you have been bitten by a tick and you develop flu-like symptoms and a rash between three and 30 days later.The rash is circular around the bite, often looking like a bull’s-eye.Ticks are found mainly in…

STANDING in front of the gates of hell at the entrance to Auschwitz concentration camp, seven Holocaust survivors are among the last to bear witness to the inhuman brutality of the Nazis.It may be eight decades since they rebuilt their lives in Britain, but their legacy is to re-tell the nightmares that haunt them as anti-Semitism once again rises across Europe.8These seven Holocaust survivors are among the last to bear witness to the inhuman brutality of the NaziCredit: Louis Wood8Jacques Weisser, now 82, was a baby when his mother was deported to Auschwitz where she was murdered and he ended…