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Scientists working at UCL in London and KU Leuven in Belgium believe they have made a major step forward in the fight to slow down - or stop - the progression of Alzheimer’s disease in the brain

Missing a flight because you arrived late is annoying. But it doesn’t quite compare to missing a flight because it left earlier than it’s scheduled departure time, which happened to Michigan resident Tom and his sons - who ended up paying $3,000 for new tickets

Unbelievable CCTV footage caught airport security guards in Miami allegedly stealing money from the bags of passengers going through security. One of the guards, who refused to speak to police, now faces trial

Two sisters were refused boarding on their flight to Ireland - because they had reportedly drunk too much alcohol, according to officials. A TikTok video shows their dramatic altercation with airport staff…

The parents of a Tennessee piano starlet have opened up on the torrid months they went through after he went through sepsis - a bodily overreaction to infection. They are attempting to raise money for Mathias' prosthetics, so he can play piano again

Two UFO experts unveiled two strange corpses to the Mexican congress this week - with the stunning claim that they were “not human”. But the claims have sparked a row, with one US expert labelling the presentation an “unsubstantiated stunt"

Loch Ness monster sightings are on the up with a couple believing they saw a mysterious black shape in the water. The sighting came during the largest hunt for Nessie in 50 years

Most know sharks as dangerous, frightening, and aggressive. But one Florida man who swims with them regularly - and is best friends with one called Emma - says they’re actually “fun, loving and quite beautiful”

Jack Whittaker’s $315million win in the Powerball in 2002 is the kind of stuff many people dream of. But after reading the story of how his life collapsed, they might feel differently…

Hadir Al-Enezi vanished after arriving in the UK in 2018 - and police have revealed a devastating hypothesis that she was murdered in a targeted attack. Anyone with information which leads police to the body will now receive a £50,000 reward

After a furious legal battle between two of ice cream tycoon Ernesto ‘Ernie’ Colicci’s one-time wives, his first came out on top. Now she has slammed his second in a bombshell interview, saying she has “no sympathy”

After a couple strutted out of a hotel with bags packed to the brim with stuff, the owner found that their hotel room had been totally emptied. Accused by the hotel of being thieves, the police have now taken one of the pair in for questioning

Another sighting has been made of Nessie, and has been registered on the Official Register of Loch Ness Sightings. It comes just as the largest hunt in 50 years for the elusive beast gets underway

A nurse who was kidnapped for two weeks with her daughter has been released, and has now told her captors she would willingly treat them if they needed - and even that she wants to hug them in heaven

A devastating storm in Michigan and Ohio last light has left at least four dead and many hospitalised, as strong gales tore down trees and roofs

Olivia Samantha Fowler was reported missing by her family in August 2021, and two years later she has been found dead - but police are yet to confirm whether the death is being treated as suspicious

A police officer was suspended in New York for throwing a cooling box at a motorbike driver, who died in the crash. NYPD say the driver was fleeing after being caught in a drug deal

A North Carolina woman has been accused by police of faking her own death after sending anonymous messages to her friend and a government department - claiming she had been beaten to death with a tire iron.

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Savannah Wiley thought a harmless cyst was the cause of her painful sores underneath her large breasts. After a reduction surgery, she received the shock of her life when the doctors told her it was a large cancerous lump

Aisha Golsby has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for warning her lover of a cell search - the pair fell in love after exchanging Instagram messages on a contraband phone

The names of 17 babies and nine colleagues of Lucy Letby have been suppressed for the protection of infants and protection of high-quality witness statements - but not without controversy

A shocking engagement party announcement sent ripples through Italian high society, as a millionaire Italian banker accused his fiancée of cheating - in front of over 150 guests

Authorities on Jersey have just discovered one of the largest hornets nests ever seen on the British Isles - and now some are calling for a 'Dad's Army' to prevent them coming to the mainland

Prince Harry has recently been photographed with a thick, dark head of hair, in a stark contrast to his usual thinning barnet. His profile of a new mental health tech start-up he is involved in shows how things could be…