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A “SMILEY” five-year-old boy died just days after being admitted to hospital with stomach pains. Little Ellis James Hamer-Holland likely passed away due to “rare side effects of medication”, an inquest heard. 2Smiley little Ellis James Hamer-Holland, five, died days after being admitted to hospital with stomach painCredit: MEN Media The youngster, who was a huge Disney fan, was undergoing intensive cancer treatment after being diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) aged three. The condition affects the blood and bone marrow and impacts around 800 people every year in the UK. Ellis was treated in 2019 but relapsed in May…

THE US military is in possession of video footage showing a UFO intercepting and disabling a nuclear missile with laser beams, according to whistleblowers. Retired US Air Force officers say the disc-shaped object circled an unarmed dummy warhead during a routine test after it detached from an Atlas missile booster. 4They said the UFO sent out the beam of light (reconstruction) 4Ex-First lieutenant in USAF Robert Jacobs, pictured middle bottom row, with his crew Lieutenant Bob Jacobs and Major Florenze Mansmann say they saw the recording of the 1964 encounter before the tape mysteriously disappeared. The former officials were part of…

A MUM and daughter were the first and youngest women to receive a preventative mastectomy after breast cancer riddled their family. Wendy Watson MBE and her daughter Becky Measures, who feared for their lives, now dedicate their lives to raising awareness of inherited or genetic cancer. 5Wendy Watson (right) was the first woman known to get a preventative mastectomy, while her daughter Becky Measures (left), is believed to have been the youngest at the time (24) she got oneCredit: Instagram/@mumanddaughterbreastfriends 5The mum and daughters’ family have been riddled by cancer, but they took matters into their own handsCredit: Wendy Watson…

AN ABANDONED train station has been left unfinished for decades after an eerie legend haunts the passengers who once hopped on board. Creepy stories surround the notorious Kymlinge Metro Station but none more than the tale of the Silver Arrow train that is said to trap people inside the rusty doors until they turn to ghosts. 7The legend of the Silver Arrow train has kept Stockholm on edge for decadesCredit: Wikimedia Commons 7The Kymlinge Metro Station has been left abandoned for years half-finishedCredit: Wikipedia/Photographs by Holger Ellgaard 7The station is surrounded by trees and the legend says ‘only the dead…

MORE than 100 women may never be able to have children after a fault damaged their eggs at an NHS fertility clinic. The hopeful mums were told in recent days that the tragedy could unravel for those who have undergone the treatment at a “world-leading” London hospital. 2More than 100 women may never be able to have children after a fault at an NHS clinicCredit: Getty 2The women’s eggs and embryos may not survive after an issue with the freezing processCredit: AFP The 136 women who had their eggs or embryos frozen in September and October 2022 at Guy’s and…

THIS optical illusion has even the most professional puzzlers feeling sheepish and scratching their heads looking for the answer. But don’t let it drive you baa-rmey as you may have 20/20 vision and a high IQ if you can spot the hidden goat in the image within eight seconds. 8Try to find the goat hiding in the flock of sheepCredit: Playbuzz The picture shows a herd of happy sheep going about their daily business. But one lonely goat has been thrust into the crowd – can you spot him? If you are struggling and need a clue, focus on the…

A NEW harder-to-kill breed of bedbug might already be making its way around the UK and US, experts have warned. Cimex hemipterus – or the tropical bed bug – was originally only found in hot countries near the equator. 2Both types of bed bugs are very similar in appearance – making them hard to tell apartCredit: Annual Reviews But in recent years, the critters have been found in the likes of France and Italy – which suggests they could also have made their way to the neighbouring UK, Dr Will Hentley an expert on bedbugs, said. Unlike the common bed bug -…

CRACK British troops have set sail for Germany for drills to simulate holding off a Russian invasion in World War Three. The Desert Rats, who earned their nickname defying the Nazis in North Africa, are taking part in a massive war game with 90,000 Nato personnel. 5Crack British troops have set sail to Europe for Exercise Steadfast DefenderCredit: Paul Edwards 5The Sun’s defence editor Jerome Starkey was at the shipping outCredit: Paul Edwards Almost 600 armoured vehicles and light artillery guns were packed on to ferries at Marchwood military docks near Southampton as part of Exercise Steadfast Defender. The five-month…

THE world is not prepared for a new, devastating pandemic and it could be much worse than Covid, warns the WHO’s top doctor. The chilling message came as a new “Disease X” could soon rip through the Earth because people haven’t learnt crucial lessons from past pandemics and that civilisation will “pay dearly”. 3WHO boss Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the world is not prepared for a new, devestating pandemic and it could be much worse than CovidCredit: AFP 3A new Disease X could soon wipe through the world as experts say we haven’t learnt from our mistakesCredit: Getty The WHO…

RUSSIAN despot Vladimir Putin has lost nearly all of the tanks he had when he started his brutal invasion of Ukraine almost two years ago. The tyrant has lost almost 3,000 of the armoured vehicles since the war began – and is now turning to mothballed and rusting weapons from the Cold War. 8Ukrainian troops shoot at Russian forces on the frontline near Kherson, UkraineCredit: AP 8A destroyed Russian tank in KyivCredit: EPA 8Ukrainian soldiers fighting off Russian attacks in the brutal winter conditionsCredit: Getty Former Brigadier Ben Barry, who served in the British Army, told The Sun that Putin’s…