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BRITS scoff 50 per cent more takeaway than we did before the pandemic, a report found.Lockdowns gave us an appetite for enjoying a curry, Chinese or kebab on the sofa because we could not go to pubs or restaurants.1Phone apps and delivery riders mean getting takeaway is easier than everCredit: AlamyThe Institute for Fiscal Studies found each of us now eats an average of 400 calories per week from fast food shops and deliveries, compared to 270 per week in 2019.Experts fear the change will make us fatter than ever.Andrew McKendrick, IFS economist and author of the report, said: “The…

A HEROIC Brit has saved two brothers from a 1,640ft helicopter crash in the Alps by pushing them out the doomed wreck before jumping himself.Edward Courage, the heir to Courage Brewery, miraculously kept the pair alive after a horror avalanche “consumed” the aircraft and left three others dead.5Edward Courage managed to push two brothers out of a moving helicopter and save himself after a horrifying crash5One of the seven helicopters that took part in the rescue operationsCredit: AFP5Three men died in the tragic crash including Adam George, 45, an experienced ski guideCourage, in his seventies, was able to stay calm…

Security researchers have uncovered a new version of the Vultur banking trojan for Android.A trojan is a type of malware that downloads onto a system disguised as a legitimate program.1Security researchers have uncovered a new version of the Vultur banking trojanCredit: AlamyHackers often use social engineering methods, like phishing, to hide the malicious code within legitimate software.Phishing is when attackers trick people into revealing sensitive information via email or SMS texts (smishing).Once the software has landed on your device, it can discreetly infiltrate it to steal sensitive information.And this new advanced version of Vultur is ringing alarms because it possesses more…

FIVE thousand more Brits will get bowel cancer every year by 2040, warns Cancer Research UK as it battles the disease with millions raised by Sun columnist Dame Deborah James.Cases are set to rise 10 per cent to 47,700 and there are projected to be 2,500 more deaths annually.1Dame Deborah James’ Bowelbabe fund has raised £13million for charityCredit: Dan WilliamsThe charity wants to improve survival rates with cash from Dame Debs’ Bowelbabe fund, which has hit a staggering £13million since she died in 2022.Bowel cancer has already increased enough to become the third most common form of the disease, overtaking…

DRAMATIC footage captured the moment Ukraine’s tiny Robot Wars-style suicide drone blew up a bridge to prevent Russian troops advancing.The kamikaze land drone, dubbed the “Honey Badger”, wheeled its way into a small hole before exploding and tearing the bridge apart in a spectacular feat of new technology.7A view from the drone operator’s screen showing how the ‘Honey Badger’ is directed into a crack in the bridgeCredit: twitter.com/bayraktar_1love7The moment the eastern Ukrainian bridge exploded after the ‘Ratel S’ detonated inside itCredit: Twitter7A huge cloud of smoke fills the screen after the structure was torn apart – halting any Russian advance…

YELLING commands at humanoid robots could help them learn more efficiently.That’s according to a new study that focused on a humanoid robot doing menial tasks.3A humanoid robot in the study is seen here scooping snacks on commandsCredit: Stanford University3The dexterous manipulation tasks involved in the experiment included a robot scooping candy and cleaning platesCredit: Stanford University3Humanoids are being taught menial tasks and could one day help you in the homeCredit: Hanson RoboticsThe extra verbal commands were said to make the robot 20 percent more successful.Researchers from UC Berkeley and Stanford University worked on the study.It can be found on the…

REGULARLY passing “pencil poos” could be a sign you’re suffering from bowel cancer, experts warn.Narrow stools are a rare but “highly concerning” symptom of the deadly disease, they say.1Pencil poos could be a sign of bowel cancer, experts warn. The Bristol Stool Scale shows seven other stool shapes and what they might meanPeople with bowel cancer sometimes come into clinics saying they’ve noticed a change to their normal toilet routine, according to Dr Michael Cecchini, of Yale University.He told HuffPost: “Stools are much thinner, or they’re pencil in thickness and size, which is a description that some patients with colorectal…

CLOTHES belonging to two-year-old Émile Soleil have been found almost 500ft from his body, a French prosecutor has revealed.The disturbing new detail in the tragic case of the missing French tot who died mysteriously in the Alps emerged on Tuesday night.6Little Émile Soleil Soleil vanished in the French Alpine hamlet of Le Vernet last JulyCredit: Enterprise6A walker discovered the two-year-old’s remains on SaturdayCredit: Splash6Aix-en-Provence prosecutor Jean-Luc Blachon addresses a press conference at Aix-en-Provence court house on TuesdayCredit: AFPLittle Émile’s skull and bones were found on Saturday close to the isolated family home from where he went missing in July.Cops discovered…

MILLIONS of gadget owners can now use a powerful AI without having to even make an account.OpenAI is opening up ChatGPT so you can start chatting for free right away – with no sign-ins required.2ChatGPT is now accessible even without an accountCredit: GettyChatGPT is one of the world’s most famous AI apps, giving you answers to almost any question in an eerily human-like way.Now the barrier to entry is lowered because you don’t even need to log in.”We’re rolling this out gradually, with the aim to make AI accessible to anyone curious about its capabilities,” OpenAI explained.The company added: “For…

CROUP is a common childhood illness that causes the airways to swell and breathing problems. A telltale sign of the condition is what the NHS calls a “barking cough”, which has been likened to the sounds seals make. 1Croup can cause a distinctive cough that sounds like a seal barkCredit: Getty – ContributorBut for parents whose children haven’t battled a bout of croup, this can be pretty hard to imagine. The illness can also cause what’s known as stridor – a high-pitched “creaking” or whistling sound when your tot breaths in that’s caused by a narrowing of airways. Tali Ditye,…