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WALKING just 4,000 steps a day can reduce your risk of an early death, a study shows.Increasing that to 10,000 daily slashed the chances by 39 per cent and offset the effects of being a couch potato the rest of the time, data from more than 72,000 Brits revealed.1Walking just 4,000 steps a day can reduce your risk of an early death, a study showsCredit: GettyAustralian researchers said the findings could help lead to the “first generation of stepping-based” guidelines for people who spend most of their time sitting behind a desk. Dr Matthew Ahmadi, of the University of Sydney, said:…

JUST 40 minutes into a flight to Beijing on March 8, 2014, pilot Zaharie Ahmad Shah bid a cheery “goodnight” to air traffic control in Malaysia – before his plane vanished “into thin air”.Ten years on, despite extensive searches and investigations, the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, with its 239 passengers and crew, remains a mystery.5The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 remains a mysteryCredit: Alamy5Pilot Zaharie Ahmad Shah bid a cheery ‘goodnight’ to air traffic control in Malaysia before his plane vanishedCredit: Refer to CaptionNow a new documentary, Why Planes Vanish: The Hunt For MH370, examines the theory…

Facebook and Instagram down Hundreds of thousands of Facebook and Instagram users are reporting an outage across the globe. Most users are reporting issues with the apps and logging in. How to deactivate your Facebook account Deactivating your Facebook account is easy and takes just a few seconds. Here’s what you need to do. Log in to your Facebook account Click the small down arrow located in the upper right-hand corner of your Facebook homepage Find ‘Settings’ and click on it Hover over ‘Manage Account’ and click on ‘Edit’ Click on ‘Deactivate your account’ at the bottom of the opened…

NHS consultants are being urged to accept a new pay offer to end strikes.Under the latest deal, consultants’ pay would start at £99,000 rather than £94,000 and top out at £132,000 rather than £126,000.2NHS consultants are being urged to accept a new pay offer to end strikesCredit: Alamy2Dr Vishal Sharma said: ‘We now feel we’ve made enough progress in our talks with the Government’Credit: TwitterThey rejected a previous offer in a vote split 51 to 49 per cent.The new deal includes a rise from £105,000 offered in the previous one to £108,000 a year for those in the fourth to…

A FAMOUS YouTube stuntman has tragically died after being crushed to death by a huge tractor as he performed a crazy stunt.Nishu Deshwal, 22, was brutally mangled by the motor after it tilted backwards as his pals filmed him doing a wheelie.5Nishu Deshwal was crushed to death by a tractor after doing a wheelieCredit: Jam Press5Moments before Deshwal was crushed as the tractor tipped backwardsCredit: @Instagram5The father of one was known for his daring stunts often involving the huge vehiclesCredit: Jam PressThe young influencer died instantly when the tractor suddenly folded in half and terrifyingly squashed him on the ground.Chilling…

META has started warning users they will need to switch their accounts very soon or risk it being permanently deleted.The social networking giant has issued notices to Quest VR headset owners who are still using an old Oculus account.1Check your account before it’s too lateCredit: MetaThose still with an Oculus account must migrate to the Meta account system otherwise all games, purchases, and store credits will be lost.Meta has been phasing out Oculus accounts for a while now as the Mark Zuckerberg-owned firm shifts the brand towards Meta.Today the Oculus name has all but disappeared with devices coming under the…

THOUSANDS of women with breast cancer will be denied a life-extending drug after it was deemed too pricey for the NHS.The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence watchdog said the medicine Enhertu is not cost-effective at the cost demanded by pharmaceutical companies.1Around 56,000 women get breast cancer every year in the UK and in can spread in up to a third of casesCredit: PANegotiations between the NHS and AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo were fruitless, it said.Trials suggested the drug can add six months of survival for women dying from breast cancer that has spread.Baroness Delyth Morgan, from the charity…

MALAYSIA Airlines Flight 370 shocked the world when it mysteriously vanished without a trace.Despite undergoing the most expensive underwater search in history, the families of those on board are no closer to understanding what happened.1 The Malaysian Airlines flight created one of the biggest mysteries in aviation historyCredit: AFPWhat happened to flight MH370?Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 took off from Kuala Lumpur and was heading to Beijing with 239 people on board but it never reached its destination.Passengers included a group of Chinese calligraphers, a couple on their way home to their young sons after a long-delayed honeymoon, and a construction worker who…

CHILLING video has shown the world’s fastest humanoid robot sprinting at full pelt.The terrifying reality comes from Unitree Robotics, whose H1 V3.0 Evolution faceless droid will never tire of running.7Unitree’s humanoid robot has recorded the fastest speed in the worldCredit: YouTube7Unitree showed the robot reaching a top speed of 7.38mphCredit: YouTube7The terrifying footage also revealed the robot’s ability to walk up and down stairsCredit: YouTubeThe Chinese startup, which is based just outside of Shanghai in Hangzhou, have now broken the Guinness World Record for the fastest full-sized humanoid robot.The firm wants to democratise legged robotics and make them as common…

THE MUM of Britain’s youngest dementia sufferer has told of her heartache as she watched her ‘chatty’ son deteriorate before her eyes. Andre Yarham, 22, was given the shock diagnosis that he had a form of early-onset dementia after his family noticed he was moving and speaking very slowly.4Andre Yarham, now 22, at his 21st birthdayCredit: SWNS4Andre Yarham – pictured age 8 – was recently diagnosed with early-onset dementiaCredit: SWNSMum Sam Fairbairn, 47, said his answers to questions by family members were becoming three word answers and he had a blank look on his face when spoken to.Sometimes, he would…