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A BABY boy died at just 14 hours old after “total and complete failure” in his basic hospital care, an inquest has heard. Zachary Taylor-Smith developed breathing problems and died at the Royal Derby Hospital in November 2022 after he was “failed by the very people who should have protected him”, his parents have said.4Zachary Taylor-Smith died just 14 hours after his was born from Strep BCredit: JMW Solicitors LLP4The Royal Derby Hospital where he was born has been accused of total and complete failure” in his careCredit: JMW Solicitors LLPThe inquest, which concluded on Tuesday, heard neglect by the hospital contributed…

AVIATION giant Boeing has found itself plunged into crisis after a series of dangerous jet failures and the death of a company whistleblower.The death of John Barnett from an apparent “self-inflicted” gunshot wound comes after a window panel on a Boeing 737 was ripped from one plane mid-flight – and a wheel dropped from the bottom of another jet during takeoff.10Boeing has made headlines in recent months for having a number of serious issues with its planesCredit: Getty10The fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 MAX, which was forced to make an emergency landing with a gap…

WAKING up to the sound of your child screaming is every parent’s worst nightmare. But for Holly and Paul Mckie, their ordeal was about to get even worse when, moments later, they found their daughter having a seizure and unable to speak. 3Sophia (pictured) was diagnosed with a brains-swelling condition called encephalitisCredit: www.rmhc.org.uk3The little girl was left with brain damage (pictured: Alyssa, Holly and Sophia)Credit: www.rmhc.org.ukSophia, who was just three at the time, had recently been unwell with Covid and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) when she suddenly deteriorated. On the night of December 3, 2021, the little girl was rushed…

YOU might just have 20/20 vision and a high IQ if you can find the sailor’s wife in our latest optical illusion.This latest brainteaser is bound to have you tearing your hair out as you race against the clock.8ALL AT SEA Everyone can see the sailor – but you have 20/20 vision & a high IQ if you can find his wife in 8 secondsCredit: PlaybuzzWith just eight seconds to spot the missing woman, you cannot afford to waste any time.But with the sharpest of eyes and the strongest of minds, you stand a great chance of succeeding.Even those with…

THOUSANDS of iPhone owners say their WhatsApp is malfunctioning and automatically saving photos shared inside the app into their Photo app twice. The issue appears to have emerged over the last few days, with WhatsApp users taking to social media and customer support channels to seek help. 1Another WhatsApp user said the issue has made it a “constant battle” to manage their storage and Photo albumsCredit: GettyIn an Apple community support discussion, one customer posted: “On my iPhone my WhatsApp is set to automatically save the photos I receive on Photos. “For me this was working just fine, but a…

A SEEMINGLY healthy woman died after a “severe superbug” attacked her organs and ate holes in her lungs.Ashley Timbery passed away from pneumonia, triggered by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), late last month. 2Ashley Timbery died after a MRSA infectionCredit: Facebook2The 29-year-old had very few symptoms before her death, according to her cousinCredit: GofundmeThe 29-year-old was at home in Nowra in New South Wales, Australia, on February 15 when she suddenly lost feeling in her legs and collapsed. She was rushed to Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital, where she was put into an induced coma.Tests revealed she had a “severe” infection, but her…

THIS was the horror moment a Ukrainian fighter jet exploded in a fireball after it was blasted by a Russian “Axehead” missile. Shocking footage appears to show a MiG-29 being stalked by a Su-35S fighter jet from Putin’s air force and hit with a long-distance Vympel R-37 air-to-air missile.6This is the exact moment the Ukrainian jet exploded in a fireballCredit: East2West6The MiG-29 was reportedly stalked by a Russian Su-35S fighterCredit: East2West6The aircraft plummeted in flames before crashing into the groundCredit: East2WestThe Ukraine fighter plane bursts into flames and is then seen plummeting to the ground leaving a trail of black smoke. Ukrainian…

MARK Zuckerberg has chimed into the Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest debate yet again with one message: Apple’s headset is ‘worse in most ways.’Last month, the Meta founder further fuelled his company’s rivalry with Apple after slating his competitors’ mixed reality headset. 2The Apple Vision Pro headset was released in the US on February 2, marking a whole new product category for the iPhone maker in the realms of virtual reality (VR)Credit: Getty2Once again, Zuckerberg has stepped into the limelight to defend his VR headset against rumours saying his Quest and the Vision Pro are “the same”Credit: instagram/@zuckAt the time, Zuckerberg had few positives to…

FOR decades, where steps are concerned, 10,000 per day has been the magic number. But now new research has found that far fewer can suffice. 110,000 steps is a goal that millions aim for on a regular basisCredit: AlamyA study by insurer Vitality and the London School of Economics found that walking just 5,000 steps three days a week can increase life expectancy by three years.To find this, they analysed the walking habits and overall health of more than one million people in the UK and South Africa over a decade.They found 35 per cent of the UK population is…

UKRAINE has staged its biggest kamikaze onslaught of the war as it blasted at least nine Russian regions.Two of Vladimir Putin’s oil refineries went up in flames after being bombarded overnight.2The strikes sparked at an oil depot in Oryol regionCredit: East2West2The blitz also caused a fire at an oil refinery in Nizhny Novgorod regionCredit: East2WestFootage showed an inferno at a Lukoil refinery in Nizhny Novgorod region – 275 miles east of Moscow – after oil tanks exploded at the Kstovo facility.Regional governor Gleb Nikitin said: “In the morning, the Kstovo industrial zone, a fuel and energy complex facility, was attacked…