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YOUR Facebook notifications are about the change forever (again). Facebook has announced it is bringing back the Poke button, one of the platforms founding features dating all the way back to 2004. 2Thanks to a slight design tweak, the number of Pokes exchanged on the platform have increased 13 times, according to FacebookCredit: The Sun / Alamy2Facebook made changes to the Poke button at the beginning of the yearCredit: FacebookThe feature hadn’t completely disappeared, though it had largely been retired since around 2014.The Poke button has been hiding deep inside your Facebook settings all this time. But it has recently…

FROM Ebola to rabies – history is full of terrifying viruses that have killed millions upon millions of people. Some have been eradicated with effective vaccines, but not all of these deadly illnesses are things of the past.14Some viruses we’ve managed to eradicate with effective vaccines14Many viruses have been circulating for as long as humans have walked the planetMany continue to lurk deep in our forests and below the Earth’s surface. Numerous factors are playing a part in their spread – from climate change and population growth, to humans encroaching into never-before-explored jungles. And they are infecting and killing thousands,…

MICHELLE Mone’s husband was told today he was cleared of any wrongdoing following his Spanish embezzlement and tax fraud trial.Scottish billionaire businessman Doug Barrowman, 58, was facing up to five and a half years in jail after being accused of taking part in a multi-million tax evasion scam.5Doug Barrowman looked glum in court todayCredit: Solarpix5The Scottish businessman is married to Tory peer Michelle MoneCredit: Getty5Barrowman pictured arriving at courtCredit: SolarpixBut the threat of jail hanging over his head was lifted today after he learnt he had been acquitted of all charges.The other six British businessmen put in the dock alongside the husband…

ONE Amazon Prime subscriber has become frustrated with a feature on the app – but it turns out there’s a way to remedy it.In a recent Reddit post, a user revealed they’re tired of seeing Freevee content on the Prime Video app. 1One Amazon Prime subscriber has become frustrated with a feature on the appCredit: GettyFreevee is Amazon’s free ad-supported streaming service, offering dozens of movies and TV shows.”I’m so sick of the app being flooded with Freevee and paid content,” the Reddit thread title reads. “I pay $140 for Prime, I’m not paying for no ads (which still won’t get rid…

JUNIOR doctors have voted to drag out strike misery for another six months.Medics will be able to down tools again from April 3 to September 19, the British Medical Association announced.1Junior doctors have voted to extend strike action for another six monthsCredit: PacemakerDoctors voted 98 per cent in favour of extending industrial action, with union bosses claiming the Government “believed it could ignore, delay, and offer excuses long enough that we would simply give up”.Dr Robert Laurenson, of the BMA, said: “Today’s re-ballot shows that doctors understand that reversing 15 years of declining pay means being in the struggle for…

VLADIMIR Putin has withdrawn his £7million “city-destroyer” T-14 tanks from frontlines over fears they will be obliterated in combat.The state-of-the-art military vehicles are thought to be Russia’s most advanced war weapon to date but the former spy remains terrified Ukrainian drone aces will blow them up.7Russian T-14 tanks have been withdrawn from the frontlinesCredit: Reuters7Video showing one of the tanks being tested in Ukraine7Putin is too scared to watch drone aces blow up his ‘prestige’ vehiclesCredit: EPA7The state-of-the-art military vehicles have been withdrawn from frontlinesThe embarrassing revelation was revealed by the Ministry of Defence on Wednesday, who claimed the Armata…

THERE’S still so much we don’t know about the human brain and that includes how some specimens remain preserved for thousands of years.Over 4,000 human brains have been studied as part of new research into a mystery that’s baffling scientists.3Alexandra Morton-Hayward, a forensic anthropologist and doctoral candidate at the University of Oxford, led the studyCredit: PA3This brain was found in a 17th century burial groundCredit: PASome of the brains in the study date back as far as 12,000 years.3The researchers released a timeline of the perserved brains they studiedCredit: Morton-Hayward et. al, 2024The study highlights that brains don’t always decompose…

YOUTUBE star Jessica Pettway has died from cervical cancer after doctors initially misdiagnosed her, her sister has revealed.Jessica, 36, was diagnosed with stage three cervical cancer last year after medics initially thought she had fibroids, she said.4YouTube star Jessica Pettway has died from cervical cancer, her sister has revealedCredit: Instagram/jessicapettway4Jessica, 36, was diagnosed with stage three cervical cancer last yearCredit: Instagram/jessicapettwayHer younger sister Reyni shared the heartbreaking news that the “amazing, strong, confident” beauty and fashion influencer lost her life, according to E! News.Writing on Instagram, Reyni said: “It’s my birthday today, and the only thing I could ever wish…

A PENSIONER has built an 85ft high castle in his back garden after becoming sick of visiting other one’s.Gerry Halman, or Lord Gregarious as he likes to call himself, has spent the last 34 years making the medieval-style building.7Gerry Halman has built his very own 85ft tall castle at his home in the NetherlandsCredit: Jam Press7The building is located in his own back gardenCredit: Jam Press7Gerry’s obsession with castle led to him building his ownCredit: Jam PressLocated in his garden in the village of Blesdijke, about 70 miles northeast of Amsterdam, in the Netherlands, Castle Olt Stoutenburght cuts a magnificent…

IPHONE owners are raving about a little-known Apple Pay trick that can save you in an emergency.The clever feature can help you out in two specific ways.1Your Apple Wallet is more powerful than you might realiseCredit: AppleFirstly, you don’t need to unlock your iPhone when using Apple Pay on certain public transport networks.Apple has built something called Express Mode into iOS that means you can use Apple Pay in some situations without Touch ID or Face ID.It means you don’t have to faff around trying to unlock your iPhone when using the London Underground or New York subway, for instance.An…