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TRENDY weight loss jabs might be dished out to overweight Brits on benefits to get them back to work, a drug giant boss has hinted. Wegovy is prescribed on the NHS for obese people facing a weight-related illness, such as type 2 diabetes. 2Weight loss jabs might be dished out to overweight Brits to get them back into the officeCredit: PA The game-changing drug maker, Novo Nordisk, confirmed today that it’s in discussions with the Government on how to “address obesity” in the UK. It comes as leaked documents suggested chief executive Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen advised UK officials to target the drugs at…

SPANISH police are on the hunt for a man dubbed The Orchard Killer, believed to have murdered three farmers in less than two months. All of his alleged victims were found in their own fields beaten and with knife wounds during the morning. 6The first alleged murder victim Pedro Oyon, 68, was found in an olive grove on November 22Credit: Facebook 6Jose Luis Aguado, 80, was allegedly found stabbed to death on December 21Credit: Facebook 6The body of Ramon Rosell, 84, was discovered by his wife in a field of olive trees last monthCredit: Facebook The suspect is alleged to…

THE King’s cancer diagnosis serves to highlight the benefit of early detection. Symptoms can alert you to changes in the body, but it’s important to take note of what is normal for you. 4Dr Zoe Williams helps a reader with shortness of breath after having an angioplasty 4The King’s cancer diagnosis serves to highlight the benefit of early detection.Credit: Getty What are your typical toilet habits? How much do you weigh? Do you know what your moles look like? Knowing your “normal” is also helpful for spotting any clues when doing at-home health checks, which I urge all readers to…

VLADIMIR Putin has deployed a near 20-mile-long blockade of freight cars to stop any future Ukrainian counterattacks. Dubbed a “Tsar Train” the menacing wall has been called “extremely difficult to damage, move or blow up” as Russia continues to fight in Ukraine. 4Russian President Vladimir Putin has deployed an almost 20-mile-long blockade of freight cars to stop future Ukrainian counterattacksCredit: AP 4Dubbed a ‘Tsar Train’ the menacing wall has been called ‘extremely difficult to damage, move or blow up’Credit: Getty Russian forces have managed to build up over 2,100 freight railcars into the 19-mile-long train, reported Ukrainian open-source intelligence tracker…

A SUPER-FIT gran is today celebrating beating cancer five times. Natalie Yates-Bolton, 57, twice overcame Hodgkin’s lymphoma before facing three bouts of breast cancer. 2Natalie Yates-Bolton is celebrating beating cancer five timesCredit: PA 2Natalie has completed six marathons, three ultramarathons and three triathlonsCredit: PA The nursing lecturer endured 11 ops, 30 chemotherapy sessions and 55 rounds of radiotherapy. Undeterred, she completed six marathons, three ultramarathons and three triathlons — and now doctors have told her she is cancer free. Natalie, married to Gary, 66, with two daughters and two grandchildren, spent six years on a drug called palbociclib. Doctors at…

A TERRIFYING village thought to be haunted by ghosts has been left frozen in time after locals fled from an “all seeing” leader and his mysterious demands. Kuldhara is a creepy, abandoned village in India and has been left untouched in the desert since the early 19th century. 8The abandoned ghost village of Kuldhara, India has been left crumbling apart for centuriesCredit: Alamy 8The homes have been destroyed overtime as no one has lived in the village for hundreds of years after a chilling curse was placed on the areaCredit: Alamy 8The village has been frozen in time after the…

AI SOFTWARE could cut NHS waiting lists by spotting prostate cancer earlier and more accurately, a charity claims. The Pi medical platform, designed by Cambridge University scientists, can detect the disease and avoid unnecessary biopsies, according to Macmillan Cancer Support. 1AI could cut NHS waiting lists by spotting prostate cancer earlier and more accuratelyCredit: PA The charity is investing £350,100 in the tech, which analyses MRI scans and has been shown to be as accurate as an expert radiologist. Professor Richard Simcock, of Macmillan, said: “It has the potential to avoid thousands of unnecessary biopsies, alleviating pressure on the NHS…

AN ABANDONED ghost town has been left to rot for decades despite it being home to a seven-star hotel believed to be owned by King Charles. The luxury building still sits untouched as the centrepiece of the once idyllic resort that was quickly transformed into a no-man’s-land after years of looting and complete disregard. 5The luxury seven-star Golden Sands Hotel was the centrepiece of the island of Varosha in the 1970s before it was left abandoned and deserted for decadesCredit: Facebook 5King Charles is believed to own the Golden Sands Hotel according to the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus government…

IT was while I was huddled outside work in the howling wind and rain having yet another cheeky vape that I realised I had a serious problem. What had started as a breezy alternative to an occasional cigarette had quickly become an all-consuming habit. 4Five million e-cigs are thrown away each week in the UK, leading to an environmental disasterCredit: Shutterstock 4Veronica is trying hypnotherapy to kick her vaping habitCredit: Stewart Williams I’m a 47-year-old mother-of-two, for goodness’ sake, and here I was behaving like a teenager sneaking a crafty fag in the school bogs. And I’m not the only…

YOU might need to have a really high IQ and impeccable vision to figure this image out. The bizarre picture is a “double dog” illusion that has left viewers baffled while trying to solve it 8Can you figure out what is going on in the picture?Credit: Reddit The picture shows the body of a dog with two heads and but single mouth. It might seem like a computer-generated image, but you can rest assured it is a real picture clicked by a Reddit user. The goal of the puzzle is to figure out the image – is it really a…