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THIS year has been full of archaeological discoveries from Ancient Egyptian finds to art history breakthroughs. We’ve rounded up three top archaeology moments of 2023. GOLDEN MUMMY 4An eerie mummy was discovered in the tombCredit: Zahi Hawass 4Lots of artifacts, including various statues, were unearthedCredit: AFP At the start of the year, it was announced that a huge secret tomb dating back 4,300 years had been discovered in Egypt. The major Ancient Egyptian find consisted of a gold-laced mummy and four tombs. In January, Egypt revealed that the tombs and artifacts were unearthed at the Saqqara necropolis, south of Cairo.…

COVID cases will continue to surge in the coming weeks as a new variant has become dominant. JN.1, a sub-variant of the Omicron, is considered a “variant of interest” by the World Health Organisation (WHO), because of how quickly it’s able to spread. 1Anxiety and trouble sleeping have been identified as new Covid symptoms Infections of the new bug in the UK are likely to increase for another week or two, a scientist has warned. JN.1 grew from 1 per cent of UK Covid cases at the end of October to account for 5 per cent by mid November. It then soared…

MICHAEL Jackson visited Jeffrey Epstein at his Florida mansion, an alleged victim of the convicted paedophile claims. Johanna Sjoberg, who alleges Prince Andrew once groped her with a puppet, claims she met the late pop star and other celebrities at Epstein’s Palm Beach home. 5Michael Jackson, who died in 2009, pictured in 2005Credit: Getty 5Jeffrey Epstein killed himself in 2019 while awaiting trialCredit: AFP 5Johanna Sjoberg, pictured in 2021, claims she met Jackson at Epstein’s Palm Beach mansionCredit: Rex Bombshell court documents reveal details of an interview Ms Sjoberg, 42, had with lawyers on May 18, 2016. When asked whether…

BUYING a new TV can be confusing, especially when you don’t know all of the jargon. Here’s a quick guide to some of the most common terms you’ll see on a television spec sheet, and what they mean. 1An OLED television is great, if you can afford oneCredit: Getty What is 4K? Imagine a grid of 4 x 3 squares – 12 in total. If someone asked you to paint each one a different color to create a picture, it’d be hard to show anything detailed. But if that grid was 400 x 300 squares, or 1,200 in total, you’d…

SADIE Rae Haywood looks like any other seven-year-old girl. But the youngster likely won’t live past the age of 20. 10Sadie Rae, who has childhood dementia, with her mum AshleyCredit: Jam Press/@savingsadierae 10The seven-year-old has forgotten how to talk, walk and eatCredit: Jam Press/@savingsadierae She has a rare genetic condition that causes childhood dementia, which has robbed her of her ability to walk, eat, talk and sing. Her mum Ashley Haywood has shared the “heartbreaking reality” of watching her child fade away in front of her eyes – and knowing she’ll probably outlive her. “It’s the worst disease you’ve never…

A WOMAN who built her own cabin from scratch to live off grid in the woods has given an insight into her unusual lifestyle. Zorya, from the United States, even revealed how she deals with visits from bears on a day-to-day basis. 6A woman chose to live off grid & rent free by building her own houseCredit: TikTok/@ _._zorya_._ 6Zorya, from the United States, has given an insight into her unusual lifestyleCredit: TikTok/@ _._zorya_._ 6That includes daily encounters with black bears, who are frequent visitors to her gardenCredit: TikTok/@ _._zorya_._ The TikToker describes her lifestyle as “slow living” as she…

ITV viewers have just one week left until they need to upgrade their TV boxes – otherwise they will lose access to three popular channels for good. The broadcaster is finally waving goodbye to three of its standard-definition (SD) channels on 9 January: ITV3, ITV4 and ITVBe. 2Those who are still using an old Freesat or Sky box have been encouraged to buy a newer oneCredit: PA Going forward, these channels will be be available in HD format. So viewers will have to upgrade their old TV boxes to a newer, HD compatible, box by next week to avoid the…

BRITAIN is facing an ‘alarming’ shortage of the most widely used scabies medicines, as cases of the Victorian disease surge. Scabies is a highly contagious condition caused by mites burrowing into the skin, leaving an intensely itchy rash that can last for months. 3Pharmacists are reporting a surge in scabies cases across the UKCredit: Alamy 3Experts fear the shortage of treatment options could severely impact Brits’ quality of lifeCredit: Getty 3This computer graphic shows how scabies mites burrow under the skinCredit: Getty – Contributor Pharmacists have warned supplies of the two most widely used treatments for scabies in the UK, permethrin…

IN GAZA’s only zoo, destitute Palestinian families have been camping by the cages where starving animals have been crying out for food. Several animals have already died, some animals are so weak that they cannot feed themselves whenever food becomes available, and dozens of displaced Palestinians have become forced onlookers. 6Plastic tents, washing lines and multiple families have joined the starving animals in Rafah zooCredit: Getty 6Animals and humans alike are enduring harsh conditions in this zoo as Israel continues its offensiveCredit: Getty 6Some of the animals in the zoo have already died from starvationCredit: Getty Lines of plastic tents…

THE perfect meal for a long spaceflight has been revealed – and it’s not great if you’re a meat obsessive. Scientists have cooked up the space-faring dish and say it has all the necessary ingredients for a multi-year off-Earth trip. 1The dish was designed to be easy to produce and very nutritious – as well as tastyCredit: ACS Food Science & Technology It’s the sort of food that could be served up to the first Mars colonists, who may spend years travelling to the red planet. The totally vegetarian meal was concocted so that each ingredient could be grown in…