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EXPERTS are warning about the rise of a strain of whooping cough that is highly resistant to vaccines and antibiotics.The new research – which was published as a pre-print and has not yet been peer-reviewed – warns the mutated disease poses a “global” health threat.3Where in the UK you are most at risk of whooping coughOutbreaks of the’ 100-day cough’, as it’s otherwise known, were reported in Europe, Asia, and the US in 2024. Since January, cases of whooping cough have risen sharply in the UK and Europe, the largest surge since 2012.The US has reported small clusters in several areas, including New…

ISRAEL will strike five sprawling Hamas tunnel bases in Rafah where terror chief Yahya Sinwar and his ruthless followers could be hiding.The country’s tanks and troops are reportedly lined up on the Gaza border and waiting for the green light to begin the ground offensive.9Tents at a camp house displaced Palestinians in Rafah in the southern Gaza StripCredit: AFP9Israeli troops conduct a military operation in the central Gaza StripCredit: Rex9Palestinians search for bodies and survivors in the rubble of a destroyed house following an Israeli air strikeCredit: Rex9Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will storm Rafah ‘with or without’ a…

A TEEN who thought she had a hangover after a girls holiday found out she only had 12 months to live after doctors found a brain tumour.Ella Pick, 19, from Boston, Lincolnshire, felt “off” after a four-week trip to Zante last June but thought it was because she couldn’t keep up with her friends’ drinking.5Ella Pick, 19, from Boston, Lincolnshire, found out she only had 12 months to live after a girls holidayCredit: Kennedy News5Doctors discovered a lump on Ella’s brain and delivered the devastating news that she has an incurable and inoperable brain tumourCredit: Kennedy NewsBut she started suffering…

INCREDIBLE designs for a new 500ft superyacht shows the beauty has an elevated viewing platform sat 125ft above the water complete with a bar and infinity pool.The vision of Italian designer Gabriel Teruzzi would take guests from the sea to the sky if the ambitious $500million project is ever bought into reality.5Incredible concept images for a new Italian $500million superyacht have been releasedCredit: Gabriele Teruzzi5The yacht has an elevated viewing platform sat 125ft above the waterCredit: Gabriele Teruzzi5It is a whopping 500ft long and has a 1,130 square foot terraceCredit: Gabriele TeruzziDubbed Shaddai, the superyacht offers breathtaking views from its…

A TOT suffered such severe burns after a brush with “Britain’s most dangerous plant” that he must hide from sunlight for the rest of summer. Autumn and Steven Mckown were on holiday in Dublin, Ireland, on Friday, April 19, with their four-year-old son Bentley for a softball game. 6Bentley (pictured) had been playing in some bushes when he brushed against a giant hogweedCredit: Kennedy Newsand Media6His burns turned into blistersCredit: Kennedy Newsand MediaThe youngster went off to play in the bushes with other children before emerging while scratching his left arm.At first, the 27-year-old from Berkshire believed her son had stung…

UKRAINE has blitzed another major Russian oil refinery in a kamikaze drone strike, the explosions sparking a huge inferno near Moscow.Dramatic video from the scene showed flames raging from the Rosneft energy giant facility in the city of Ryazan on Wednesday.9The Rosneft oil refinery was hit early on Wednesday morning in RyazanCredit: East2West9A major inferno is triggered after a rumble of drones are heard about 3amCredit: East2West9The Ryazan oil refinery is pictured in RussiaCredit: East2WestResidents of Ryazan, located 125 miles southeast of Moscow, were said to have heard the rumble of drones about 3am.Two explosions followed the sound, triggering the…

A WOMAN was left bleeding from her bottom after the pill triggered a life-threatening side effect. She was diagnosed with ischemic colitis, which happens when there is not enough blood flowing to the colon or large intestine.1Ischemic colitis happens when blood flow from the colon gets blockedCredit: AlamyThe 30-year-old visited the ER complaining of tummy pain, sickness and bloody diarrhoea for three weeks.The otherwise healthy woman had started taking the progesterone-only pill (POP) – also known as the mini pill – two months earlier. Sharing details of the event in a journal, doctors from the US initially found nothing medically wrong…

THE anti-tourist protests telling Brits to go home could spread to another holiday hotspot.Majorcan hotel bosses have warned that the island could be the next one to be swept by mass demonstrations.5Majorca could be the next Spanish holiday destination in the wave of protestsCredit: Alamy5Anti-tourism sentiment telling Brits to go home has been spreading in the Spanish islandsCredit: Rex5Thousands took to the streets in Tenerife with demands to crackdown on tourism influxCredit: EPABlau Hotels have two luxury hotels in the east and south coast of Majorca.The hotel’s CEO Joan Pla said he “wasn’t surprised” by the huge outcry over tourism…

WE use them to talk, taste, chew and swallow – but experts say tongues also hold vital information about our overall health.This is particularly true when it comes to colour, according to a dentist. 2Dr Stephen Dodd, from Ringway Dental, said: “The tongue can absolutely give us insights into a person’s health.”Changes in the colour, texture or coating may indicate various conditions.”For example, a white coating could suggest oral thrush and/or dehydration, and a hairy or furry appearance may signal poor oral hygiene or an overgrowth of bacteria. “Finally, cracks or ulcers might indicate an infection or underlying health issue.”He…

A BALLERINA has tragically died after being run over by a pal’s jet ski during a killer stunt in Brazil. Juliana Carvalho Nasser, 27, was hit by the ski so hard that it knocked her off and ran over her off the coast of a beach in Sao Paolo. 4Juliana Carvalho Nasser has died in a horror ski accidentCredit: Newsflash4She was a trained ballet dancer and also taught other studentsCredit: Newsflash4Juliana during one of her practice sessionsCredit: NewsflashShe was taken to Santo Amaro Hospital but was declared dead after medics could not revive her.The dancer, along with her female friend, went…