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Emmerdale confirms three special episodes - including Bear mystery solved
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Emmerdale confirms three special episodes – including Bear mystery solved

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Emmerdale has confirmed three special standalone episodes coming up this autumn.

The instalments will focus on April (Amelia Flanagan) and Marlon Dingle (Mark Charnock), Robert Sugden (Ryan Hawley) and Bear Wolf (Joshua Richards).

Viewers of the ITV soap will know that April Dingle has found herself in danger in recent weeks as she and Dylan Penders have been exploited by the villainous Ray Walters as part of his criminal operation.

In the special episode focusing on the troubled teen, Marlon tries to get through to her as she remains at the mercy of the drug dealers, with ITV teasing that the instalment will explore the fragile and possibly broken relationship between the father and daughter.

The Robert Sugden-focused episode, meanwhile, will take viewers behind the bars of his recent incarceration.

Emmerdale viewers will remember that the character returned to the village in May after serving six years in prison following the death of Lee Posner, but what exactly happened during those six years?

Elsewhere, the Bear-focused episode will see Paddy (Dominic Brunt) discover that his estranged father, who he believed had been living with friends in Ireland since July, never actually made the journey across the Irish sea.

ITV has teased that the episode will “explore the hundred missing days of Bear’s life and we’ll learn that he is sadly trapped in an all too common situation for a forgotten generation”.

Further details on when the special episodes will air will be announced in due course.

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Yogurt Shop Murders Solved After 34 Years Thanks To DNA Testing
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Yogurt Shop Murders Solved After 34 Years Thanks To DNA Testing

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Investigators believe they have finally solved the infamous and gruesome 1991 killings of four teenage girls an Austin frozen yogurt shop, known as “The Yogurt Shop Murders,” after 34 years.

On Friday, the Austin Police Department announced that it has identified suspect Robert Eugene Brashers through “a wide range of DNA testing.” Brashers, who has previously been linked to three other murders throughout the 1990s as well as the rape of a 14-year-old girl in 1997, died by suicide after a standoff with police over a separate alleged crime in 1999.

“Our team never gave up working this case. For almost 34 years they have worked tirelessly and remained committed to solving this case for the families of Jennifer Harbison, Sarah Harbison, Eliza Thomas, and Amy Ayers, all innocent lives taken senselessly and far too soon,” the police department wrote in its statement Friday, adding: “This remains an open and ongoing investigation.”

This is quite a breakthrough in the case, which gripped the nation and traumatized the city of Austin. The news comes just about a month after HBO rolled out a four-part docuseries shining a renewed light on the murders.

Over the course of four episodes, director Margaret Brown simultaneously unwound all the twists and turns of the 34-year-old cold case while also primarily focusing on the lasting trauma felt by the surviving family members who have tried to make peace with such an unimaginable loss. 

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In the documentary, and in an interview with Deadline in August, Austin detective Dan Jackson indicated that the police department may be on the path to a breakthrough thanks to advancements in DNA technology.

The lead involved a very small sample of DNA from a vaginal swab of one of the victims, which had remained unidentified until now. Y-STR tests performed on that small amount of DNA were instrumental in overturning the convictions against the prior suspects and did not match anyone known to have been at the crime scene, including investigators.

DNA testing technology has rapidly advanced since 1991, and Jackson alluded that he believed it could soon be possible to build a much more vivid DNA profile with the amount that they have left from that swab. At the time of the murders, that would not have even been fathomable.

 “We’re cautiously optimistic about what we can do,” Jackson told Deadline at the time.

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25-year-old man misdiagnosed by doctors for months reveals ChatGPT solved his case in minutes: ‘Crazy they missed it’ | Health
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25-year-old man misdiagnosed by doctors for months reveals ChatGPT solved his case in minutes: ‘Crazy they missed it’ | Health

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ChatGPT, the AI (artificial intelligence) chatbot, has become a go-to for many seeking answers to their problems, be it personal or professional. However, recently, it has been piloted to draft responses to patient questions, too, but their credibility is still up for debate.

A Reddit user found relief from chronic stomach issues after ChatGPT suggested testing for H. pylori. (Representative image) (Freepik)

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However, in a unique case, a patient, who was being misdiagnosed by medical professionals, got his life back on track after ChatGPT helped him know the real cause behind his ailments.

Misdiagnosed by doctors, ChatGPT helps a Reddit user

In a post shared on June 14, 2025, on the subreddit r/HPylori – titled ‘Misdiagnosed by doctors for months, ChatGPT solved it in minutes’ –, a user revealed how the AI chatbot helped him recover from H. Pylori, or Helicobacter pylori, a type of bacteria that infects the stomach.

Sharing their predicament, the Reddit user revealed that they had stomach problems for over a year, feeling full too quickly after a meal, and sometimes had chest pressure, bloating, and mild pain after eating. “I did an endoscopy and even a barium x-ray. One doctor said it might be gastroparesis. Another thought it was achalasia. But none of them tested for H. pylori. They all said it didn’t seem necessary,” the user added.

However, when there seemed to be no end to their ailments, they eventually turned to ChatGPT out of desperation. “It suggested H. pylori could still be involved. I decided to get tested privately. The result came back positive. (Positive 220),” the Reddit user wrote.

Once the problem was diagnosed, the Reddit user started triple therapy, and “I already feel better than I have in months. It’s crazy that something so basic was missed. I feel like I finally have a shot at getting my life back.”

How did the internet react?

Reddit users were flabbergasted by the lack of knowledge of the doctors who were doing the treatment. One user commented, “It’s so crazy to me that some doctors are so stupid they miss maybe the most common infection on that planet that up to 50 percent of people across the globe will get.”

Someone wrote, “They are not stupid; they have to follow health insurance requirements. You have to tell all the symptoms possible with h pylori. The doctor I know said that without stomach pain, they will not do the H. pylori test.”

Another commented under the post, “It’s not that they are stupid. Their ego is so big that they don’t care to have curiosity about their patients; they look at you and believe that they already know your problems and solutions.”

What is H. Pylori?

Per the Johns Hopkins Medicine organisation, H. Pylori can damage the tissue in your stomach and the first part of your small intestine (the duodenum), causing pain and inflammation. Per the Cleveland Clinic, the bacteria can also cause peptic ulcers and gastritis.

Note to readers: This article is for informational purposes only and not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always seek the advice of your doctor with any questions about a medical condition.

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