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NO matter what you do, it can seem like the stubborn fat around your middle just does not want to disappear. While the usual healthy diet and exercise is the fundamental rule for weight loss, including stomach flab, sometimes, you just need other tricks to help speed up the belly-burning process. 3Personal trainer Lucy Gornall reveals the things you can do every day to lose belly fatCredit: Olivia West As a personal trainer and health journalist, I’ve read every tip in the book when it comes to shedding unwanted belly fat.  Most do nothing. Or, they’re total nonsense. So, here…

HIDDEN away from the outside world lives an extraordinary family who seems to have escaped four million years of human evolution. Tucked in a remote corner of Turkey, this is a bizarre tale of the Ulas family whose members have ape-like gait and walk on all fours. 6Five members of the Ulas family from Turkey walk on all foursCredit: BBC 6Hüseyin wanders for many kilometres on his hands and feetCredit: BBC 6The siblings spend most of their time at the family’s home in southern TurkeyCredit: BBC 6Scientists believe it is down to genetic and developmental circumstancesCredit: PASSIONATE PRODUCTIONS Out of…

IF you’re on TikTok and remotely interested in skincare, you’ve no doubt come across the viral flaxseed mask that promises Botox-like results. For the past few weeks, my feed has been populated by people straining slimy-looking goop through a cheesecloth and slathering it on their face to do away with their wrinkles. 10TikToker Victoria Benitez popularised the trend after uploading a video claiming the flax seed mask was ‘Botox that you make at home’Credit: TikTok / @victoria__benitez 10My skin before applying the mask – it was feeling pretty parched so I was eager for a hydration boostCredit: Eliza Loukou The…

IRAN sent a chilling warning to the US after last night’s Yemen strikes – telling them to leave Iranian spy ships in the Red Sea alone. The two cargo ships are thought to have IRGC commandos on board, serving as military bases for Tehran’s warped terrorist army. 9A Tomahawk land attack missile is launched from the USS Gravely in last night’s strikes on YemenCredit: Reuters 9Footage shows explosions lighting up the night sky in Yemen during Saturday’s airstrikes 9Houthis conduct military exercises in remote area of Yemen amid Western strikesCredit: Houthi media center 9Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) members during…

THERE are a range of lifesaving vaccines available on the NHS — but it can be hard to keep track of when you or a child needs each one. From the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) jab to the flu vaccine, it is vital you make sure you’re up to date with your latest dose if you want to ensure you’re best protected. 1If you or your child has missed one of the doses below, contact your GP to catch upCredit: Getty Dr Vanessa Saliba, of the UKHSA said: “MMR vaccine coverage has been falling for the last decade with…

A RETIRED teacher was brutally stabbed to death in a shopping centre car park in front of her six-year-old granddaughter. Vyleen White, 70, was discovered in the underground car park with horrific injuries and later died at the scene. 5Vyleen White, 70, was stabbed to death on Saturday 5Cops are hunting four ‘people of interest’ after Vyleen’s blue car was stolenCredit: Queensland Police 5Vyleen was killed in front of her granddaughter, who is just six years oldCredit: NINE NEWS White’s granddaughter watched the brutal murder unfold as she screamed for help. The knifeman then fled the scene in White’s blue 2009…

THERE are just 800 people left in the Ukrainian town of Stepnohirsk, a frontline city blitzed by Russian bombs that residents have refused to abandon. Just a few miles from the Ukrainian counteroffensive line in the Zaporizhzhia region, there is no work, drinking water, or heating system, and shelling rarely stops. 11Bodies and boy parts have been left strewn across the bombarded town after Russian missiles strikesCredit: SBU, Ukrainian Secret Service 11Stepnohirsk was once a thriving city was home to over 4,500 residents – but now just 800 remainCredit: Ukrinform / Future Publishing 11Those left behind are refusing to abandon…

WINTRY weather can trigger health conditions and an increase in hospital admissions for everything from flu and asthma to heart failure and stroke. Today, Dr Unnati Desai, national GP lead at Nuffield Health, reveals the health conditions that flare up at this time of year — and what you can do about them. 4GP Dr Unnati Desai reveals the health conditions that flare up during winter and how you can fight backCredit: Getty ASTHMA: A number of factors can trigger asthma when it gets cold. Viral infections such as colds, flu and Covid can make symptoms worse, while cold and…

FORMER Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife have been sentenced to seven years in prison over their illegal marriage. It is the third ruling in just a week to hit the former leader, who was sentenced to 10 years for leaking state secrets and 14 with his wife for illegally selling state gifts. 2Pakistan’s former Prime Minister, Imran Khan with his wife Bushra BibiCredit: AFP 2Imran, 71, has been barred from Pakistan’s national elections on Thursday A court on Saturday ruled that their 2018 marriage broke the law and fined them along with the seven year sentencing. The…

THE Government says we should all be taking a vitamin D supplement in winter and spring, otherwise we are pretty sure to be deficient in it. Vitamin D is essential for bone health and ­immunity and our bodies make it in response to summer sunlight. 4We test vitamin D products As many people are battling colds and coughs, it is the perfect time to get your dose. Today Jane Atkinson looks at the new supplements on the market . . .  Drops 4Nutri Advanced is great for bone health and immunity NUTRI Advanced has produced a formula of vitamin D3 and vitamin K2…