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WE’RE a very restless nation.One in three of us have trouble drifting off every week – and the problem only gets worse from midlife onwards.2Thinking of a random sequence of objects can help distract your mindCredit: ShutterstockBut it doesn’t have to be that way, according to NHS doctor, Karan Rajan.To help you fall asleep in “less than five minutes”, he suggests trying something called cognitive shuffling.Essentially, it’s a method for deliberately scrambling your thoughts, so they make no sense. In a video shared on TikTok, Dr Karan called it the “biological version of holding down the power button”.“When you’re in bed, it’s…

CODE etched onto an ancient Babylonian tablet has finally been cracked by experts – and the message contains a chilling omen.The research team successfully decoded the 4,000-year-old text bizarrely about lunar eclipses.3Experts have been able to translate the incredible artefactCredit: Trustees Of British MuseumDespite the incredible artefacts being discovered more than a century ago, the British Museum’s collection of cuneiform tablets have remained untranslated.But now researchers focusing on four tablets have been able to crack the code in a historic breakthrough.The tablets with writing date back to around 1200 BC from the ancient city of Sippar in what’s now modern-day…

UKRAINE has managed to seize as much Russian land in just eight days of their mini invasion as Putin’s forces achieved in the last eight months. A trembling Vlad has been left fuming over the continued incursion as he has called on the Kremlin to deploy more troops into Kursk to “kick the enemy out”.10Kyiv now claims to control 74 settlements in Kusrk and a formidable 1,000 square kilometres of enemy soil as of Tuesday eveningCredit: Reuters10An apartment building in Kursk was hit by a Ukrainian missile downed by Russian forcesCredit: EPA10Ukraine’s president Zelensky has vowed to send his men ‘even deeper’ into Russia in the…

THIS is the horrifying moment a mum bellyflops into a garden pool and breaks her neck while having fun in the sun.Gemma Allinson forked out £400 on a 14ft pool for her kids to enjoy during the summer months and was happy to join in playing in the water.12Gemma Allinson bellyflops into her garden pool while ‘messing around’ and having fun with her childrenCredit: Kennedy News12Gemma broke her neck on impact and suffered a cardiac arrest in the horror accidentCredit: Kennedy News12The mum-of-three had to undergone a life-saving operationCredit: Kennedy NewsFootage shows the mum-of-three “messing around” and gently belly flopping…

THE WORLD’S biggest cargo drone that can haul nearly two tons has taken its first flight in China – and is set to replace modern travel as we know it.This incredible step is said to be a push to expand China’s “low-altitude economy”.4The world’s biggest cargo drone has taken to the air for the first timeCredit: CCTV4The twin-engine aircraft is said to have taken its maiden flight last SundayCredit: CCTV4The twin-engine aircraft is said to have taken its maiden flight last Sunday, local reports claim.Labelled as the world’s biggest China-made unmanned cargo drone, the structure has a wingspan of a…

RUSSIA’S nuclear hit list includes a ship yard in Cumbria, a factory in Hull and unknown site near Edinburgh, leaked papers have revealed.Some 32 Nato targets were revealed in a Russian Navy briefing seen by the Financial Times.7Vladimir Putin could use his nuke missiles to strike several UK locationsCredit: EPA77The target lists were prepared form Russia’s Navy as part of the nuclear first strike strategyCredit: AP7Edinburgh was reportedly marked as one of Putin’s targets in the UKCredit: GettyThe secret nuclear dossier states Russia could unleash massive preemptive attacks “from various directions” in the event of a conflict with Nato.It shows…

A WOMAN shed more than half her body weight after a ‘hot’ guy bragged he only slept with her for a dare. Ellie Hughes lost 14-stone following weight-loss surgery three years ago after experiencing countless incidents of fatphobia throughout her life.8Ellie, 31, has lost over half her body weight after bariatric surgeryCredit: Kennedy News8The admin worker used to be morbidly obeseCredit: Kennedy News8Her weight would stop her from living normallyCredit: Kennedy NewsAt 24-stone she would have to ask for seat belt extenders on aeroplanes and refused to ride rollercoasters due to being morbidly obese.”I’ve experienced so much fatphobia – people…

SAMSUNG owners have revealed a simple settings tweak makes their phones feel much faster.The simple trick takes just a few seconds – but might bring you a lifetime of smartphone joy.4There’s an easy way to instantly make your Samsung phone feel fasterCredit: GettyIt involves changing how your Samsung Galaxy phone handles its animations.The trick was revealed in a Reddit thread where Samsung fans were asked which settings they “always enable / disable” when getting a new phone.Samsung owners responded with a huge list of settings to tweak.But one of the most popular changes was enabling Developer Settings, and then disabling…

THIS is the terrifying moment beachgoers caught a glimpse of a six-foot-long basking shark lurking near their kids.The scary footage from August 5 shows a pair of small blue fins peek through the water at a New Jersey beach while a shark swims rapidly.6A close up of the menacing finsCredit: Wildwood Video Archive6A woman watching the shark emerge on the afternoon of August 5Credit: Wildwood Video Archive6Terrified beachgoers escorting their kids to the shore for safetyCredit: Wildwood Video Archive6The mystery fin captured many kids’ attentionCredit: Wildwood Video ArchiveA man can be heard exclaiming: “Look at this, it’s a shark here…

WHILE it’s all good having fun in the sun, failing to stay hydrated during soaring temperatures could lead to some chilling outcomes.Feeling dizzy, a dry mouth and dark yellow-coloured pee are the symptoms of dehydration we’ve become accustomed to. 4A shocking video shows a patient with severe muscle crampsCredit: YouTube / Dr. Paul Wischmeyer4Dr Paul Wischmeyer said it could be a side effect of dehydration or not getting enough magnesiumCredit: YouTube / Dr. Paul WischmeyerBut a doctor has now warned of an unsightly symptom that could appear in the legs if you’re not drinking enough H2O, as well as not getting…