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AN “amazing” mum-of-three whose “face lit up every room” died just months after complaining of a stomach ache, which doctors initially blamed on endometriosis.  Laura Barlow was eventually diagnosed with advanced bowel cancer and passed away two weeks later. 4Laura Barlow, 33, passed away on February 5 leaving behind husband Mike and three young childrenCredit: Supplied 4Complaining of intense stomach pain, she was initially diagnosed with endometriosis but found out in January she had advanced bowel cancerCredit: Supplied The 33-year-old, from Lincolnshire, first went to her GP in October last year.  But after months of intense pain and repeated trips…

YOU have the eyes of a hawk and could even improve your memory if you spot all the animals in this optical illusion. Four beasts lurk in the mind-boggling shoreline scene. 2Four beasts lurk in this shoreline scene – but you’re among just a handful of Brits if you spot them all in under five secondsCredit: Playbuzz But there is a catch: you have just five seconds to find them all. This head-scratcher is considered so hard that just two percent of Brits can complete it in time. But if you are among the elite puzzlers who solve it in…

WHEN Chantelle Christain didn’t recognise her own parents, started scaling hospital walls and believed nurses were chasing her with knives, doctors thought she was mentally ill.  In fact, her psychological symptoms were a sign that a deadly virus was attacking her brain.  5Chantelle (left) in hospital with her mum Carole (right), who she mistook for Boris JohnsonCredit: Chantelle Christain 5Chantelle’s personality and behaviour changed drastically over just a couple of days (pictured: before encephalitis)Credit: Chantelle Christain The healthy and career-driven 24-year-old was working as a strategist at a Fintech company when she began to experience “erratic and irrational thoughts”.  “I…

THREE Brits were injured when a wild party involving seven Thai sex workers turned into a knife battle in a row over payment. One man, 23, was recovering in hospital in Phuket earlier today after being stabbed with a kitchen knife following the 4am clash in a rented villa. 3A British man, 23, recovers in hospital after being caught up in an altercation with sex workers in ThailandCredit: ViralPress It is thought it occurred after the sex workers — including three ladyboys — claimed to be short-changed. Damage worth £6,000 was caused in the rumpus. Neighbours filmed as a man…

THE junior doctors’ strike leader is no longer a junior doctor and cannot join the picket lines, The Sun can reveal. Dr Robert Laurenson, co-chair of the BMA’s Junior Doctors Committee, was registered as a fully qualified GP this month. 1Dr Robert Laurenson, co-chair of the BMA’s Junior Doctors Committee, is no longer a junior doctor and cannot join the picket linesCredit: PA It means he cannot join the strikes he calls for, so won’t have to lose cash in future walkouts — and can now earn at least £70,000 per year in the NHS. Trainee medics go on strike…

THESE are the brave Ukrainian children going to school underground – to stay safe from Russian bombardments. Thousands of kids aged six to 16 learn in converted metro stations protected from the carnage above ground. 4Thousands of kids aged six to 16 are learning in converted metro stations that protect them from the carnage aboveCredit: Peter Jordan – Commissioned by The Sun 4Teacher Olenna Volodomyr talks about her experience underground, and say that it is actually better than the kids having to learn online amid the threat posed to UkraineCredit: Peter Jordan Five underground schools have opened in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s…

AN apple a day keeps the doctor away – but fruit and veg can also do so much more. Scientists found eating plenty of greens aids snorers, meaning their partners are able to get a peaceful night’s kip. 14AN apple a day keeps the doctor away – but fruit and veg can also do so much more – as this A to Z of the foods with surprising benefits showsCredit: Getty That’s because the nutrients in the vegetables help lower the decibel levels of noisy sleepers. But what can the other fruits and veggies do for us? Thea Jacobs provides…

RESIDENTS of a fourteen-storey building were left trapped on their balconies as flames ravaged their home from the inside out. Horrifying footage showed people shouting for help while flames and smoke billowed around them. 7Firefighters rescue two people who were trapped on a balconyCredit: Getty 7Three firefighters have been hospitalisedCredit: AFP 7Flames engulf the fourteen-storey building in Valencia on Thursday eveningCredit: AP Seven people including three firefighters and a minor have been hospitalised. The raging inferno is understood to have started after 5.30pm local time on Thursday, inside a building located at a roundabout between Maestro Rodrigo and General Avilés…

IT’S normal and inevitable to get bursts of stress – if you’re late to an appointment, interviewing for a new job or worried about a friend. But long-term stress that seems to be a lingering undercurrent to your life can really take a toll on your health. 1Stress might help cancer spread, accoutring to research on miceCredit: Getty Research has linked chronic stress to an increased of risk of heart disease and stroke. A 2017 study published The Lancet found links between stress and cardiovascular disease episodes. Another published in 2022 discovered that a major stressful life event could increased…

THE KREMLIN has made the grotesque claim that Alexei Navalny’s widow wanted him dead – so that she can start her own political career. The vicious attack comes from close Vladimir Putin crony Dmitry Medvedev, a former Russian president. 6Putin crony Dmitry Medvedev has claimed Navalny’s widow wanted her husband deadCredit: East2West 6Yulia Navalnaya has responded saying his insult is little more than a distractionCredit: AFP 6The attack comes days after the suspected murder of Russia’s fiercest opposition, Alexei NavalnyCredit: AFP Yulia Navalnaya, 47, who is currently in the US visiting her daughter Dasha, 23,  hit back at “waste of space”…