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WHEN we look our best, we feel our best too so it is no surprise every year Brits spend thousands to improve their looks.

Getting a rhinoplasty – or nose job – is one of the most common cosmetic surgeries in the UK and one rhinoplasty clinic in Istanbul, Turkey stands out for its impressive results and top-quality care.

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With global recognition as a leading rhinoplasty surgeon, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Muhammet Dilber boasts extensive experience and dedication to the craft, making him one of the most sought-after in rhinoplasty in Turkey and Europe.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dilber has a hugely impressive track record, with over 10,000 rhinoplasty and revision rhinoplasty surgeries under his belt.

For anyone considering nose surgery, Muhammet Dilber’s Rhinoplasty Clinic provides premium rhinoplasty services that enhance the appearance and function of the nose.

Enlisting the latest rhinoplasty surgery advancements to achieve stunning results, the clinic attracts both local and international clientele. 

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dilber’s approach includes minimally invasive techniques that reduce recovery time and enhance the overall experience for patients.

Each procedure performed at the clinic is meticulously tailored to meet the individual patient’s needs and desired outcomes, so prospective patients can rest assured they will receive a fully comprehensive and personalised journey with expert support and care at every stage.

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What to expect at the clinic?

The Muhammet Dilber Rhinoplasty Clinic provides holistic care throughout all stages of your procedure, from the initial consultation to post-operative follow-up.

From the first touch, the clinic helps to organize your needs like travel plans, surgery, and the whole recovery process.

Patients will receive thorough consultations, allowing Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dilber to understand their unique needs and design a specialised treatment plan that achieves the desired results.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Muhammet Dilber’s Rhinoplasty Clinic is a premier destination for rhinoplasty procedures, known for its personalised treatment plans and commitment to patient safety and comfort.

Services on offer:

• Primary Rhinoplasty: Tailored procedures to enhance the nasal structure aesthetically and functionally.
• Revision Rhinoplasty: Specialised surgeries to correct or improve the results of previous rhinoplasty procedures.
• Consultation and Follow-up: In-depth consultations to discuss goals and post-operative follow-up to ensure optimal healing and satisfaction.

The numerous positive testimonials and successful outcomes reflect the clinic’s dedication to achieving the highest standards in rhinoplasty. 

You can find a huge portfolio of successful before and after photos of satisfied customers.

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THE English Open returns for the ninth edition of the tournament THIS WEEK.

Some of snooker‘s biggest names are set to compete in Brentwood, including defending champion Judd Trump.

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Judd Trump will defend his English Open crown this month[/caption]

The World No1 goes into the English Open on the back of winning the Saudi Arabia Masters earlier this month.

Trump went home £500,000 richer following his stunning 10-9 triumph over Mark Williams in Riyadh.

Ronnie O’Sullivan will also be in action in Brentwood as he looks to claim his second Steve Davis trophy.

128 players will be in action in the first of this season’s Home Nations Series events – and they will be competing for an increased prize pot.

• Follow LIVE COVERAGE of the English Open with our comprehensive blog HERE

When is the English Open 2024?

• The English Open gets underway on Thursday, September 12.
• On Monday, September 16, the TV stages begin with the likes of Trump and O’Sullivan in round three action.
• The competition will run until Sunday, September 22.
• The Brentwood Centre will host.

What TV channel is the English Open 2024 on and can it be live streamed?

• The English Open 2024 will be broadcast live on Eurosport.
• You can live stream the event via the discovery+ app/website.
• Alternatively, you can keep up to date with all the action by following SunSport’s live blog.

English Open 2024 prize money

Here is a full breakdown of the prize money up for grabs at the English Open this year:

• Champion: £100,000
• Runner-up: £45,000
• Semi-Final: £21,000
• Quarter-Final: £13,200
• Last 16: £9,000
• Last 32: £5,400
• Last 64: £3,600
• Last 96: £1,000
• Highest Break: £5,000
• Total: £550,400

English Open 2024 schedule

• Thursday, September 12: Round 1 (last 128) matches
• Friday, September 13: Round 1 and Round 2 (last 96) matches
• Saturday, September 14: Round 2 matches
• Sunday, September 15: No matches
• Monday, September 16 (TV stages begin): Round 2 and Round 3 (last 64) matches
• Tuesday, September 17: Round 3 matches
• Wednesday, September 18: Round 4 (last 32) matches
• Thursday, September 19: Round 5 (last 16) matches
• Friday, September 20: Quarter-finals
• Saturday, September 21: Semi-finals
• Sunday, September 22: Final

ONE in four have got a head start on their Christmas shopping – as many of these are worried about items selling out.

With today (16th September) marking 100 Days to Christmas, a poll of 2,000 adults found 50 per cent have struggled to get hold of in-demand presents in years gone by – and 30 per cent have missed out completely.

As a result, 38 per cent feel anxious until they’ve bagged the item and 36 per cent are left feeling exhausted thinking about what they need to buy.

But of these early starters, 36 per cent have already bought the main present for an adult.

The items shoppers are most worried about selling out include decorations (36 per cent), the latest tech products (32 per cent), children’s advent calendars (29 per cent) and Christmas’ must have toys (29 per cent).

The research was commissioned by cashback and rewards firm Rakuten, and its shopping and trends expert, Alex Stedman, said: “There are many factors that encourage FOSO – a fear of selling out.

“From missing out in the past to seeing a product becoming increasingly popular on social media – many worry that they might not be able to get hold of their perfect gift.”

“And it’s easy to see why, over the years we’ve seen many sought after items such as beauty advent calendars, and items like game consoles become gold dust and create panic.”

As well as avoiding sell-outs, many are starting the season early to spread the cost (52 per cent).

Others want better bargains by starting their shopping as soon as possible (45 per cent) or quite simply because they love Christmas (26 per cent).

Savvy approaches to festive shopping also includes maximising loyalty points built up over the year (25 per cent).

And 15 per cent are using the money earned from cashback websites – of these 43 per cent save their cashback specifically to put towards Christmas.

With another 40 per cent buying items as early as possible so the money earned is in their account by December.

The research, which was conducted via OnePoll.com, also found that the average Yuletide budget is set to be £626 this year.

Alex Stedman from Rakuten added: “By planning ahead, we’re not only securing gifts we know our loved ones will want, but also ensuring a much more stress-free festive season – something we can all aspire to.

“What’s more, by also maximising deals and cashback offers, we can stretch our spending power, adding even more festive magic to the occasion.”

The stunning thing here, really, is that the polling consistently now has Sinn Fein on course to lose seats, rather than gain them, at the next election.

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Telecom companies have begun to cut off around 66 million phone connections nationwide to enforce the directive from the federal government regarding the connection of the National Identification Number (NIN) to the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM). Naija News reports that this step was taken following numerous extensions and cautions Nigerians to adhere to the policy aimed …

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A WOMAN got so addicted to vaping that she showered and slept with her e-cig – until she nearly died when her lungs collapsed and “black mucus” poured out of her body.

Jordan Brielle had been smoking cigarettes since being a young teen but decided to switch to vaping in 2021.

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Jordan was found unresponsive by her partner with black goo pouring out of her mouth and nose and rushed to hospital[/caption]

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She was placed in a medically induced coma for 11 days and medics suctioned vape juice out of her lungs[/caption]

The 32-year-old, who lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, US, soon became addicted to the devices – forking out $500 (£380) a week on her vaping habit.

Jordan said she even took her e-cigarette into the shower and slept with it at the height of her addiction.

The residential assistant noticed a decline in her health in November last year when she began to feel a distinct heaviness in her chest.

The step-mum-of-one said she went to the hospital “two or three times a week” with breathing problems – but still continued to vape despite her respiratory issues.

In May, Jordan was rushed to hospital after her partner found her unresponsive in bed with “black mucus” dripping out of her nose and mouth.

After suctioning two litres of “black” fluid from her lungs, doctors placed Jordan into a medically induced coma for 11 days.

Jordan admits she feels lucky to be alive – and is now warning others to steer clear of vaping.

Jordan said: “I was fully addicted. I was vaping so much that I slept with it, it went to the shower with me. I was vaping an excessive amount.

“Then in mid-November, I began feeling a heaviness in my chest. At first it was just a respiratory infection or bronchitis so I kept going to the hospital with breathing problems.

“I had a horrible cough and was going to the hospital two or three times a week for help. I had little to no voice.

“Each time they would send me home. It felt like there were 80lbs of pressure just laying on my chest. I’d never felt so sick in my life.

“My body was swelling up from my ankles to my kneecaps. I kept going to the hospital because I was progressively getting worse.

“My skin was turning grey, I couldn’t focus, I was very discombobulated. It was hurting to walk. I could barely do anything.

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Jordan said she was in and out of hospital due to a heavy feeling in her chest[/caption]

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Jordan’s left lung had collapsed and the right one had partially collapsed too[/caption]

“Nobody knew what was actually wrong with me. I felt like I was dying.”

‘Quit any way you can’

Jordan said she caught Covid-19 and pneumonia but still continued to vape during her health difficulties.

It was only when her partner found her unresponsive in bed before a night shift that Jordan decided to ditch the e-cigarettes for good.

Jordan said: “When he went to wake me up [before a night shift], he said there was black mucus coming out of my mouth and my nose.

“He said I was gasping but couldn’t catch my breath. I was unresponsive and had a faint pulse.

“He began sucking the sputum out of my nose and mouth to try and give me CPR. He called 911 because the CPR wasn’t working.

My body was trying to force out the vape juice inside my lungs, which was like concrete. It was pure black and bloody

Jordan Brielle

“I don’t remember anything. I was intubated immediately and taken to hospital.”

Doctors immediately hooked Jordan up to a ventilator and her family was told her left lung had collapsed and right had partially collapsed.

Medics began suctioning two litres of ‘vape juice’ inside Jordan’s lungs before placing her into a medically induced coma for 11 days.

Jordan said: “My body was trying to force out the vape juice inside my lungs, which was like concrete. It was pure black and bloody. At the hospital, they were sucking it out of me.

“There was at least two litres of fluid on my lungs. In hospital, they told me my lungs were extremely damaged from smoking and vaping.

“It felt like there was a popped balloon in my lungs. I had to do breathing and lungs exercises before I was discharged.

“I’ve been left with a minor brain injury due to lack of oxygen to my brain.

“The doctors told me there’s a high possibility this could happen again. I’m better now in some ways but worse in other ways.

“They really saved my life. They told me if I’d waited any longer, I wouldn’t have been here. I haven’t touched a vape since.”

Jordan pleaded with other vapers: “I would say to anyone else quit any way you can.

“Do it for your health, your family, your life, your lungs – whatever motivates you, use that reason and stop.

“I wouldn’t wish what I’d been through on anyone else. I feel grateful to be alive.”

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Jordan was left with minor brain damage due to lack of oxygen to her brain[/caption]

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Jordan says she’s lucky to be alive after her ordeal[/caption]

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Doctors warned it could happen again[/caption]

THE English Open returns later this month with some of the biggest stars in snooker set to compete in Brentwood.

Judd Trump will compete as he looks to defend his crown after he beat Zhang Anda 9-7 in last year’s final.

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Ronnie O’Sullivan is eyeing his second English Open title[/caption]

The World No1 goes into the tournament on the back of claiming the £500,000 jackpot at the Saudi Arabia Masters earlier this month.

Snooker icon Ronnie O’Sullivan will also compete in the fourth ranking event of the 2024/25 World Tour season as Rocket looks to claim his second English Open title.

A total of 128 players will be in action as this term’s Home Nations Series gets underway in Brentwood.

• Follow LIVE COVERAGE of the English Open snooker with our live blog

When is the English Open 2024?

• The English Open gets underway on Thursday, September 12.
• On Monday, September 16, the TV stages begin with the likes of Trump and O’Sullivan in round three action.
• The competition will run until Sunday, September 22.
• The Brentwood Centre will host.

What TV channel is the English Open 2024 on and can it be live streamed?

• The English Open 2024 will be broadcast live on Eurosport.
• You can live stream the event via the discovery+ app/website.
• Alternatively, you can keep up to date with all the action by following SunSport’s live blog.

English Open 2024 schedule

Thursday, September 12

• Round 1 (last 128) matches

Friday, September 13

• Round 1 and Round 2 (last 96) matches

Saturday, September 14

• Round 2 matches

Sunday, September 15

• No matches

Monday, September 16 (TV stages begin) 

10am

• Ali Carter vs Ian Burns
• David Gilbert vs Michael Holt
• Yuan Sijun v Bulcsu Revesz
• Ricky Walden v Mink Nutcharut
• Xiao Guodong v Mitchell Mann

1pm

• Mark Selby v Aaron Hill
• Zhang Anda v Mark Davis
• Dominic Dale v Liam Davies
• Xiao Guodong v Mitchell Mann

3pm

• Judd Trump v Liu Hongyu
• Ryan Day v Fan Zhengyi
• Stuart Bingham v Wu Yize
• Noppon Saengkham v Zak Surety

7pm

• Joe O’Connor v Artemijs Zizins
• Si Jiahui v Andrew Pagett
• Jak Jones v Ishpreet Singh Chadha
• Kyren Wilson v David Grace

8pm

• Robert Milkins vs Oliver Lines
• Chris Wakelin v Joe Perry
• Pang Junxu v Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
• Shaun Murphy v Jamie Clarke

Tuesday, September 17

• Round 3 matches – TBC

Wednesday, September 18

• Round 4 (last 32) matches – TBC

Thursday, September 19

• Round 5 (last 16) matches – TBC

Friday, September 20

• Quarter-finals – TBC

Saturday, September 21

• Semi-finals – TBC

Sunday, September 22

• Final – TBC

English Open 2024 format

• Rounds 1 to 5: all matches are the best of 7 frames
• Quarter-finals: best of 9 frames (with mid-session interval)
• Semi-finals: best of 11 frames (with mid-session interval)
• Final: best of 17 frames – two sessions with scheduled mid-session intervals

THOUSANDS of households will benefit from a huge change to winter fuel payments for the first time this year.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) revised the criteria for applying for the payment, worth up to £300.

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Most households automatically receive the winter fuel payment, including those on pension credit[/caption]

It comes after cuts made by Chancellor Rachel Reeves mean that 10million pensioners will no longer be eligible for benefit worth up to £300 this winter.

The £300 government handout was previously available to everyone aged above 66 and helped with high energy costs.

However, the cash is now only given to retirees on pension credit and several other means-tested benefits.

Most households automatically receive the winter fuel payment, including those on pension credit.

However, under the previous rules, those with a joint claim to Universal Credit where one member was over the state pension age had to apply to receive the funds.

This required these households to wait until a specific date in September before they could apply by post or via phone.

Households living abroad are also expected to apply for winter fuel payments.

But, the DWP has now updated its guidance and all households claiming the following benefits do not need to apply for this year’s winter fuel payment unless they live abroad:

• Pension credit
• Universal Credit
• Income support
• Income-based jobseeker’s allowance (JSA)
• Income-related employment support allowance (ESA)
• Child tax credit
• Working tax credit

Only those living abroad and meeting certain conditions must apply for the cash this winter.

If you do not live in the UK, you’re only eligible for the winter fuel payment if:

• You moved to an eligible country before January 1, 2021
• You were born before September 23, 1958
• You have a genuine and sufficient link to the UK – this can include having lived or worked in the UK and having family in the UK

You only need to claim winter fuel payment if you’ve not got it since you moved abroad.

The rest of the time, you’ll get the payment automatically.

To claim by post, you’ll need to fill in the winter fuel payment claim form.

This will be available at www.gov.uk/winter-fuel-payment/how-to-claim from September 30.

Households will also be able to claim by phone, and the DWP will release the helpline number online on October 28.

The deadline to claim for this winter is March 31, 2025.

HOW MUCH YOU’LL GET

Payments last year were worth between £300 and £600, depending on your specific circumstances.

This is because the amount included a “Pensioner Cost of Living Payment” – between £150 and £300. 

However, this year, it will be worth £200 for eligible households or £300 for eligible households with someone aged over 80.

That means you could receive up to £300 in free cash depending on your circumstances.

Most payments are made automatically in November or December.

You’ll get a letter telling you:

• How much you’ll get
• Which bank account it will be paid into

If you do not get a letter or the money has not been paid into your account by January 29, 2025, you must contact the Winter Fuel Payment Centre on 0800 731 0160.

AVOID MISSING OUT

Over 800,000 households are eligible for pension credit but aren’t claiming the benefit.

This also means they risk missing out on this year’s winter fuel payment.

Pension Credit tops up your weekly income to £218.15 if you are single or to £332.95 if you have a partner.

This is known as “guarantee credit”.

If your income is lower than this, you’re very likely to be eligible for the benefit.

However, if your income is slightly higher, you might still be eligible for pension credit if you have a disability, you care for someone, you have savings or you have housing costs.

You could get an extra £81.50 a week if you have a disability or claim any of the following:

• Attendance allowance
• The middle or highest rate from the care component of disability living allowance (DLA)
• The daily living component of personal independence payment (PIP)
• Armed forces independence payment
• The daily living component of adult disability payment (ADP) at the standard or enhanced rate.

You could get the “savings credit” part of pension credit if both of the following apply:

• You reached State Pension age before April 6, 2016
• You saved some money for retirement, for example, a personal or workplace pension

This part of pension credit is worth £17.01 for single people or £19.04 for couples.

It’s wise to put in an application as soon as possible, as the DWP can take up to two months to process new claims.

However, new claims for pension credit can be backdated by three months.

This means that the absolute deadline to claim the benefit and qualify for this year’s winter fuel payment is December 21.

If you fail to apply for the benefit before this date, you won’t qualify for this year’s £300 winter fuel payment.

‘KING OF CHESTER’ Franny Norton – the jockey who wanted to fight Ant and Dec – has announced his retirement aged 54.

A weighing room legend who’s spent 35 years in the saddle, Norton will have his final rides at Chester on Saturday.

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In a career that has seen him win almost £20million on the track and bag three Group races, he was best known for being unstoppable around the tight, twisting Roodee track he made his home.

Norton won the Chester Cup on Making Miracles in 2019 and his two Group 2 wins on Sir Ron Priestley were among the highlights of his almost 2,000 career victories.

A keen boxer who turned down a place in the 1998 Commonwealth Games, he was due to fight TV favourites Ant and Dec in a charity bout in 2005.

But the dust-up never happened because, the jockey said, ‘their management didn’t want it’.

That was probably a blessing in disguise, as Norton was eight-time stable lad boxing champ.

On his decision to retire, Norton said: “After an incredible journey spanning over 35 years, the time has come for me to hang up my boots and call it a day in horse racing.

“From the early days in the saddle to the many highs and lows that followed, this sport has given me memories I will treasure forever.

“I’ve been blessed to ride alongside some of the best jockeys, work with the finest trainers, and compete at the most iconic racecourses.

“Every moment has been a privilege.

“Racing has taught me resilience, passion, and humility, and I’m forever grateful for the incredible journey it has taken me on.

“I look forward to seeing you all at Chester for one last race. Let’s make it a day to remember.”

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