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Daily Mirror
20 hours ago
- Daily Mirror
Abandoned water park tourists still enter is ‘perfect setting for a horror film'
Hue Abandoned Water Park, also known as Thuy Tien Lake, sits on the outskirts of the Vietnamese city of Hue and has been attracting urban explorers since it closed 14 years ago Dried-up waterslides run out of the mouths of crumbling dragon statues in a curious abandoned theme park. Hue Abandoned Water Park, also known as Thuy Tien Lake, is about four miles outside the city center of Hue, Vietnam. Built a quarter of a century ago, the water park once attracted crowds of thrillseekers who flocked to peer into the aquarium, marvel at the dragon sculptures, and whizz down the rides. Sadly for the business minds behind the park, it proved to be a commercial failure. A change of ownership and management led to the park's closure just 11 years after it first opened. For several years, it remained forgotten and gathering dust until urban explorers began posting about Thuy Tien Lake online. Soon it became a fixture of the backpacker trail, with many drawn to the way its curious buildings and statues appear frozen in time. READ MORE: Abandoned town left to rot for 40 years after plane crash horror They were also drawn to rumours of a scarier surprise. Years after the park officially packed up, a group of crocodiles—initially brought in as an attraction—continued to roam Hue unchecked. Thankfully, for the safety of those who rock up and pay 10,000 VND (£0.29) to look around the abandoned park today, the animals were removed and rehomed. The dragon that emerges from the center of the lake have become a popular hangout spot among Vietnamese teens and backpackers alike. "The once-bustling tourist attraction is now covered in colorful graffiti, creating an amazingly dystopian-esque scene," travel writer Justine wrote of her time at the park. "The inside of the dragon used to be an aquarium filled with all sorts of creatures, including crocodiles. Now the inside is in complete disrepair. There's graffiti everywhere and there's still glass on the ground from people bashing in the glass aquariums. It's super eerie and would be the perfect setting for a horror film. "Walk up the stairs and check out the view from the dragon's mouth. I'm not sure that the platform is all that safe to stand on, but I went for it anyway. The view from there is pretty amazing." The park is mostly easily accessed via a short scooter or taxi ride from Hue centre. The staff members guarding the entrance to Hue require visitors sign a waiver to access the park. If you fancy visiting somewhere abandoned but don't feel like travelling so far, Crete is a good bet. The abandoned Dionysos village sits along the coast from Sitia. As you approach the flock of buildings on the hillside you will notice that it "looks different somehow. Something looks wrong, somehow lost," an explorer for We Travel wrote recently. Until the mid 2010s, the village was a thriving holiday destination. It has a prime location on the coastline scorched by summer sun. To the untrained eye, there is nothing amiss about the cluster of holiday homes and hotels that sit at the foot of the parched, dusty hillside. Get closer, and you realise it's all but empty. Today plants are growing through cracks in the rocks and the streets are untidy. A large central swimming pool is empty of water but increasingly full of dust. Now, just 10 families call Dionysos their fulltime home.
Tom's Guide
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
5 best Netflix sci-fi movies to stream right now
Whenever you're in the mood for a movie night that feels out of this world, Netflix has a solid lineup of sci-fi flicks ready to transport you. From time-travel twists to city-crushing monsters, these films deliver big thrills while exploring bold ideas from far-off worlds — and they're all just a click away, conveniently available on one streaming service. Whether you're a longtime sci-fi fan or just craving something a little strange and spectacular, we've rounded up some of the best sci-fi movies currently streaming on Netflix. These picks offer action, imagination, and maybe even a glimpse of the future. So cue one up while you're waiting for little green men to beam you up and say hello. Set in a future where time travel exists but comes with heavy consequences, "The Adam Project" follows a seasoned pilot from 2050 (Ryan Reynolds) who crash-lands in 2022 while trying to stop a catastrophic future. Instead of arriving where he planned, he ends up face-to-face with his 12-year-old self (Walker Scobell). Together, the two versions of Adam team up to unravel a dangerous conspiracy, reconnect with their late father (Mark Ruffalo) and come to terms with the losses that defined both versions of their lives. Watch on Netflix Godzilla returns in this reimagining of the iconic monster's origins, set against the backdrop of post-World War II Japan. The movie finds a disgraced kamikaze pilot grappling with guilt and survivor's remorse, who finds himself facing a new terror. Surprise! It's a towering, radioactive beast capable of flattening entire cities. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. And he's rampaging right toward the most densely populated area with the intent to destroy. As Japan struggles to rebuild, Godzilla complicates matters further by popping up yet again where he really doesn't belong. Watch on Netflix Some sci-fi movies are slow burns on purpose, and they work all the better for it. "Melancholia" explores themes of depression and the end of the world, both figuratively and literally. The story unfolds in two parts, following two sisters, Justine (Kirsten Dunst) and Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg), as a newly discovered planet, ominously named Melancholia, threatens to collide with Earth. As it continues to draw near, both women find their worlds unraveling in different ways. Justine spirals inward, numbed by a crushing sense of despair. Claire grows more panicked and desperate to preserve a sense of order and hope. What happens to the entirety of the human race? You'll have to watch and find out. Watch on Netflix "Oxygen" finds a woman (Mélanie Laurent) regaining consciousness inside a sealed cryogenic pod with no memory of who she is or how she got there. With oxygen levels rapidly depleting and only a cryptic AI interface named M.I.L.O. responding to her questions, every second soon turns into a race for her survival. She tries to fight back while staying calm, but there are too many questions to process. Why is she there? What's outside? And what will happen if she makes it there? Watch on Netflix George Clooney is Augustine Lofthouse, a terminally ill scientist stationed at a remote Arctic research facility. With Earth in ruins, his final mission is a desperate one: Warn a crew of astronauts returning from a mission to Jupiter's moon that there's nothing left for them on their home planet. Augustine discovers a young girl named Iris (Caoilinn Springall), whose presence helps him to complete his task. But where did Iris come from, and what is her true nature? You'll be second-guessing yourself throughout the entire film, told through two perspectives, all the way through the end. Watch on Netflix
Wales Online
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Morning Live star enjoys fitness class in Cardiff
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info One of the BBC Morning Live presenters has enjoyed a viral fitness class in Cardiff. Justine Jones, who is from Merthyr Tydfil, went along to a fitness class that has taken social media by storm. Lagree classes, which are loved by celebrities around the globe including Meghan Markle and Kim Kardashian, uses a megaformer, which works using spring-based resistance so you get a very intense workout, which is very low impact on your joints. Cardiff is home to lagree studio, Love Lagree, where Justine did her workout. Justine posted a photo of the Love Lagree studio to her Instagram story. Earlier this year Justine posted a cryptic message to her Instagram. For the latest TV and showbiz gossip sign up to our newsletter . Justine has appeared on Morning Live for different segments from scaling the Principality Stadium to opening up about her panic attacks. She posted a very cryptic message to Instagram as she says she is "starting over". Sharing a quote that reads: "Don't be afraid to start all over again. You may like your new story better." Justine tagged Cardiff as the location and captioned the post "Starting Over" with a purple heart. The post was liked by different celebrities including fellow Morning Live star Dr Punam Krishan and Ruth Langsford. Love Lagree has been open in Cardiff Bay for nearly two years and is run by Lorraine Jenkins, who has another lagree studio in Cowbridge. Our reporter Steph Colderick went along to try a lagree class at Love Lagree in October 2024. She said: "The workout itself was incredibly intense - this is no walk in the park. "All of the muscles in my body felt like they were being used, particularly my core and lower back, as we did core, arms and legs and soon I was shaking from the effort. "I was squatting, stretching, lunging, planking, all into different positions and attached to the machine in different ways, and it was pretty rapid with little to no break in between exercises. "Lorraine was brilliant, helping position me exactly where I needed to be and providing clear and concise instructions." You can read more here.
Daily Mirror
23-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Mirror
Woman told she had illness that killed mum after forgetting how to count
Justine was diagnosed with four serious illonesses in seven months A woman was diagnosed with four serious illnesses in seven months, finally giving in and getting help after finding she couldn't count to 10 any more. Justine Martin, 54, said she ignored the symptoms, despite her mother having died at an early age. Justine, now 54, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2011. The chronic neurological condition causes brain damage, cognitive decline, memory loss, fatigue and mobility issues and her early symptoms were worrying. Justine said: 'In just seven months, I was diagnosed with four serious illnesses. I felt like my brain and body were betraying me, one function at a time." 'At first, it was small things I tried to ignore,' she says. 'Then it became impossible to push aside. 'I could not count anymore. Simple maths was gone. I could not read a clock or use money properly. My feet were in constant pain, like they were burning or buzzing all the time. My vision would blur or double, sometimes without warning. Her mother had had MS, dying of complications from the condition when Justine was just 26. 'I'd watched her slow decline and it left a scar, a deep fear I carried quietly,' she says. 'But my brother and I were told that we would never get it. That it was not something we had to worry about. Yet here I was, sitting in a neurologist's office, being told that I had it too.' She describes the diagnosis as feeling 'like the air had been sucked out of the room.' 'I do not even remember what was said after that,' she continues. 'It was like I was underwater. My heart pounded in my chest. My hands started to shake. My ears were ringing.' Justine made tearful calls to her children, her friends, her family and then went back to the office where she was working as a programme director. 'I told my boss what had happened, hoping for a moment of understanding. She looked at me and said: 'Go home, put your big girl panties on, and come back to work in a few hours'. 'That was it. No compassion. No empathy. Just cold words that hit me like a slap across the face.' That same year MS left Justine with an acquired brain injury, compounding her cognitive difficulties. It was the beginning of a relentless medical journey. She was then diagnosed with an overwhelming list of conditions including atrial fibrillation, atrial tachycardia, pericarditis, melanoma, mixed cryoglobulinemia, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL), lipoedema, mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS), long Covid and cellulitis. But 2017 was her hardest year when a major MS flare left her unable to walk and fearing life in a wheelchair. 'It was terrifying. One minute, I was managing life the best I could, juggling MS, cancer, heart issues - all of it - and the next, my body just gave up on me,' she says. 'One morning, I went to get out of bed and couldn't put my feet on the ground because of the pain, I honestly thought: 'what now?.' At first, I thought maybe I had just slept funny, or that my legs had gone numb. But as soon as I tried to stand, the pain shot through me like fire. 'It was not just sore. It was searing, stabbing, relentless nerve pain that felt like I was walking on broken glass and electric shocks at the same time. I screamed and collapsed back on the bed.' Doctors told Justine she might never walk again. 'I just went numb,' she says. 'I couldn't process it. I felt helpless, broken and at my body for failing me. And that no matter how hard I fought, something else came at me.' She then spent three weeks in hospital relearning how to walk. 'It wasn't just physically painful - it was emotionally crushing. I cried a lot. I swore a lot. And I wanted to give up.' Each step was agonising, but she persevered and proved the doctor wrong. She decided to start her own business and set up an office in her living room, working for up to 14 hours a day surrounded by laundry and medication. Her coffee table became a desk as she was unable to sit up, and an electric blanket under her legs helped alleviate the constant pain. 'I worked in my dressing gown some days, with a heat pack on my back and my feet propped up because the pain was too much to stand,' she says. 'I answered emails between naps. I took phone calls lying down. I used timers to keep me on track, because my brain could only hold focus for so long. There were days I cried between tasks or when I forgot what I was doing halfway through.' Remarkably, she launched five businesses under the Justine Martin Corporation and she has gone from strength to strength, winning 20 business awards. Her work encompasses coaching, mentoring and resilience training alongside a publishing house. Justine has also been working hard at the gym and became a competitive strength athlete, training in the all-abilities, weightlifting three times a week. 'I'm not just surviving now. I'm thriving. I'm stronger than I've ever been – not just physically, but mentally, emotionally and spiritually,' she says. 'I have grit and stubbornness. And I choose purpose in the pain. I have used every heartbreak as fuel and motivation to repair my life. I now laugh louder and walk taller - even on the days it hurts.'
Wales Online
23-05-2025
- Health
- Wales Online
'I ignored symptoms until I forgot maths, then doctors confirmed my fear'
'I ignored symptoms until I forgot maths, then doctors confirmed my fear' Justine was diagnosed with four serious conditions in seven months - after finding out she had illness that killed her mother Doctors told Justine she might never walk again. Her brain was struggling, she couldn't count to ten and her body was wracked by pain A woman was diagnosed with four serious illnesses in seven months, finally giving in and getting help after finding she couldn't count to 10 any more. Justine Martin, 54, said she ignored the symptoms, despite her mother having died at an early age. Justine, now 54, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2011. The chronic neurological condition causes brain damage, cognitive decline, memory loss, fatigue and mobility issues and her early symptoms were worrying. Justine said: 'In just seven months, I was diagnosed with four serious illnesses. I felt like my brain and body were betraying me, one function at a time." 'At first, it was small things I tried to ignore,' she says. 'Then it became impossible to push aside. 'I could not count anymore. Simple maths was gone. I could not read a clock or use money properly. My feet were in constant pain, like they were burning or buzzing all the time. My vision would blur or double, sometimes without warning. Justine Martin built a business empire from her living room, working 14 hour days in her dressing gown and taking phone calls lying down Her mother had had MS, dying of complications from the condition when Justine was just 26. 'I'd watched her slow decline and it left a scar, a deep fear I carried quietly,' she says. 'But my brother and I were told that we would never get it. That it was not something we had to worry about. Yet here I was, sitting in a neurologist's office, being told that I had it too.' She describes the diagnosis as feeling 'like the air had been sucked out of the room.' 'I do not even remember what was said after that,' she continues. 'It was like I was underwater. My heart pounded in my chest. My hands started to shake. My ears were ringing.' Justine made tearful calls to her children, her friends, her family and then went back to the office where she was working as a programme director. 'I told my boss what had happened, hoping for a moment of understanding. She looked at me and said: 'Go home, put your big girl panties on, and come back to work in a few hours'. 'That was it. No compassion. No empathy. Just cold words that hit me like a slap across the face.' That same year MS left Justine with an acquired brain injury, compounding her cognitive difficulties. It was the beginning of a relentless medical journey. She was then diagnosed with an overwhelming list of conditions including atrial fibrillation, atrial tachycardia, pericarditis, melanoma, mixed cryoglobulinemia, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL), lipoedema, mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS), long Covid and cellulitis. Article continues below Justine, now 54, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2011 But 2017 was her hardest year when a major MS flare left her unable to walk and fearing life in a wheelchair. 'It was terrifying. One minute, I was managing life the best I could, juggling MS, cancer, heart issues - all of it - and the next, my body just gave up on me,' she says. 'One morning, I went to get out of bed and couldn't put my feet on the ground because of the pain, I honestly thought: 'what now?.' At first, I thought maybe I had just slept funny, or that my legs had gone numb. But as soon as I tried to stand, the pain shot through me like fire. 'It was not just sore. It was searing, stabbing, relentless nerve pain that felt like I was walking on broken glass and electric shocks at the same time. I screamed and collapsed back on the bed.' Doctors told Justine she might never walk again. 'I just went numb,' she says. 'I couldn't process it. I felt helpless, broken and at my body for failing me. And that no matter how hard I fought, something else came at me.' Justine's mother had had MS, dying of complications from the condition when Justine was just 26. Article continues below She then spent three weeks in hospital relearning how to walk. 'It wasn't just physically painful - it was emotionally crushing. I cried a lot. I swore a lot. And I wanted to give up.' Each step was agonising, but she persevered and proved the doctor wrong. She decided to start her own business and set up an office in her living room, working for up to 14 hours a day surrounded by laundry and medication. Her coffee table became a desk as she was unable to sit up, and an electric blanket under her legs helped alleviate the constant pain. 'I worked in my dressing gown some days, with a heat pack on my back and my feet propped up because the pain was too much to stand,' she says. 'I answered emails between naps. I took phone calls lying down. I used timers to keep me on track, because my brain could only hold focus for so long. There were days I cried between tasks or when I forgot what I was doing halfway through.' Justine launched five businesses under the Justine Martin Corporation and she has gone from strength to strength, winning 20 business awards Remarkably, she launched five businesses under the Justine Martin Corporation and she has gone from strength to strength, winning 20 business awards. Her work encompasses coaching, mentoring and resilience training alongside a publishing house. Justine has also been working hard at the gym and became a competitive strength athlete, training in the all-abilities, weightlifting three times a week. 'I'm not just surviving now. I'm thriving. I'm stronger than I've ever been – not just physically, but mentally, emotionally and spiritually,' she says. 'I have grit and stubbornness. And I choose purpose in the pain. I have used every heartbreak as fuel and motivation to repair my life. I now laugh louder and walk taller - even on the days it hurts.'
