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CASES of a "super flu" that leaves sufferers with "brains like porridge" are soaring, officials data suggests. In England, suspected cases of the bug climbed to 1,178 in the week ending December 10, more than triple the 370 confirmed a fortnight ago. Flu cases began rising significantly in October but still appear lower than last year, according to suspected cases from the notification of infectious diseases data (NOID) report. Around 402 patients were in hospital with flu last week, up two-thirds on the 243 the previous week and more than double the 153 a fortnight ago, NHS data shows. People...

French president Nicolas Sarkozy's fiancee, former supermodel Carla Bruni, is pregnant with his child - less than two months after their high-profile relationship began. The news comes as Sarkozy's ex-wife Cecilia launched a blistering attack on the couple and the "slappers" that the president surrounds himself with. Bruni's pregnancy has been confirmed by doctors in Paris, French website 20minutes.fr reported last night. Reporter Allain Jules said he received the information from a source at the American Hospital in the Paris suburb of Neuilly, where Bruni had been last week for a scan. He said: "I am told that she had...