Author: The SUN

A GRIEVING mum has told how her seven-year-old boy collapsed and died after battling an eating disorder that left him seriously malnourished. Alfie Anthony Nicholls, who had autism and was non verbal, tragically died aged just seven years old after suffering a cardiac arrest. 4Alfie Anthony Nicholls, seven, with mum LucyCredit: MEN Media 4Alfie had autism and was non verbalCredit: MEN Media 4Alfie and his grandad Tony MorrisonCredit: MEN Media An inquest into his death at South Manchester Coroner’s Court in Stockport held this week heard Alfie’s mum Lucy Morrison, 31, had taken him to hospital and his GP on…

EX-PRESIDENT of Ecuador has said he “weeps” for the country as it’s plunged into chaos and rampant violence spreads onto the streets of several cities. This comes after the current leader declared a “state of war” on drug-trafficking cartels and imposed a state of emergency in response to the series of violent events. 6Ex-president of Ecuador ‘weeps’ for the country as violence spills onto the streets in recent daysCredit: The Sun 6Members of the Armed Forces frisk men during an operation to protect civil security in Quito, on January 10, 2024Credit: AFP 6Masked gang members stormed a TV station armed…

MARIO fans are scrambling to grab a Nintendo Switch deal that’s returned to its lowest price. Gamers jumped at the deal just after Black Friday last year. 148 extra courses are availableCredit: Nintendo “Get it! I waited to get this, and regret not getting it sooner!” one player said. “Cheapest it’s been AND with freebies? Don’t mind if I do,” another said. This time around, bargain hunters have noticed that Currys has dropped the price down. The offer in question is actually for a DLC, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Set Digital Download. To take advantage you’ll need…

A MUM who got together with her childhood sweetheart after years apart is speaking out to raise awareness about molar pregnancies. Mum-of-five Samantha Redhead suffered 12 miscarriages and also lost a daughter, Kaitlyn, aged four weeks. 4Childhood sweethearts Samantha and CraigCredit: Focus Features 4When the pair reunited in 2018 some 15 years after breaking upCredit: Focus Features She had a sterilisation op reversed in order to try for a baby with her new husband, Craig, and was delighted to fall pregnant soon after. But more heartbreak followed when Samantha was diagnosed with a molar pregnancy – a rare complication where…

LAI Ching-te has won Taiwan’s presidential election as China repeatedly denounced him as a dangerous separatist. Lai’s Democratic Progressive party (DPP)- which rejects China’s territorial claims – secured a third term, unprecedented under Taiwan’s current electoral system. 1Lai Ching-te has won the presidential election in Taiwan on Saturday Lai Ching-te, who is the current vice president, is set to replace Tsai Ing-wen, who has served the limit of two terms. Lai has accumulated five million votes and became the first presidential candidate to do so, reported local broadcasting stations. Ballots have been counted from 95 per cent of polling stations…

A FRUSTRATED resident has revealed how she uses her Ring security cameras to catch people walking into her garden. But they act as though she’s the one in the wrong. 2Woman says they’re not allowed to put up fences because they rent the landCredit: Reddit / @copamarigold 2Everyone keeps going on the woman’s land for a glimpse of the stunning viewCredit: Reddit / @copamarigold It’s apparently become so much of a problem that sometimes they see her in her bra and underwear. The unnamed woman lives in one of 250 modular homes atop a hill with amazing views, in an unnamed…

A MAN has died of sepsis after getting a tattoo as the family pay tribute to their “precious” son who was “loved by everyone”. Ben Larry, 32, from Teesside, Middlesbrough, contracted a serious infection after getting ink work by an unlicensed tattooist. 3Ben Larry died days after getting a tattoo in a makeshift shed studioCredit: Ben Lack 3Tattooing needles were found discarded in an alleywayCredit: Ben Lack 3Tattooing equipment was found at Tony Learmounts propertyCredit: Ben Lack The dad-of-two died of a sepsis infection after Tony James Learmount tattooed him from a makeshift studio in his shed. The 35-year-old artist, of Middlesbrough,…

THIS IS the moment a “weak” woman stole money from a terminally ill pensioner who had collapsed. Thomas Purtill, 80, had “decided to go up and throw a few dollars in the pokies” at his local pub, just north of Brisbane, before he suffered a medical episode. 6Thomas Purtill had suffered a medical episode when a woman stole from himCredit: 7news 6The 80-year-old fell to the ground next to the machine he had won £160 onCredit: YouTube/@ 7NEWS Australia 6The thieving woman approached Purtill initially looking concerned for himCredit: YouTube/@ 7NEWS Australia The pensioner, who only has six months to live,…

THE INCREDIBLE plan for a “wonky wing” supersonic plane of the future “defied nature” with its mind-bending design. The aircraft’s design saw it adopt just a single wing that would rotate on a centre pivot – similar to a helicopter. 7The oblique wing supersonic plane of the future ‘defied nature’ with its mind-bending designCredit: YouTube/@Mustard 7The oblique wing was designed to rotate on a centre pivot – similar to a helicopterCredit: YouTube/@Mustard 7The oblique wing design in comparison to the standard design used on planes todayCredit: YouTube/@Mustard 7NASA began testing and conducting extensive research in the 1970’sCredit: YouTube/@Mustard The “oblique…

PANCREATIC cancer is the deadliest common cancer in Britain and has seen very little improvement to survival rates in over 50 years. Former England football manager Sven-Goran Eriksson, 75, revealed on Thursday he is terminally ill with the disease and will be lucky to survive another year. 2Sven-Goran Eriksson, pictured in 2011, announced he has incurable pancreatic cancerCredit: AP 2The Swede managed the English national football team for five yearsCredit: Getty The Swede, who led the Three Lions from 2001 to 2006, revealed he kept his diagnosis secret for a year to spend happy times with his family. He said…