A SINGING pudding seller in rural Pakistan has been dubbed President-elect Donald Trump’s top lookalike.

At a bustling market in the eastern Punjab province, one vendor with a platinum blonde quiff and white, aged face gets more business than others for obvious reasons.

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Bagga has been dubbed President-elect Donald Trump’s (pictured) lookalike[/caption]

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The lookalike often poses for selfies with customers[/caption]

Locals and visitors alike cannot tear their eyes from the Trump doppelganger Saleem Bagga, 53.

The dessert vendor with albinism doesn’t just wow customers with his stark similarities to Trump – but with his singing voice too.

One local resident Mohammad Yaseen said: “We feel as if Trump has come here to sell kheer (pudding).

“When he sings to sell kheer, we come down to him.”

The 53-year-old spends his time pushing his bright, colorful wooden cart along the road delivering the milky pudding to disbelieved locals.

As he sells his pudding, Bagga sings the lyrics to a Punjabi song: “Now you come down to me my love, don’t delay, my eyes are tired of waiting.”

People can’t get enough of the Trump lookalike – or his dessert either.

One local resident Imran Ashraf, a clear fan of Bagga’s, said: “His kheer is really delicious.

“We talk to him and we take selfies with him and we tell our friends that we have taken these pictures with Trump.”

Meanwhile Bagga is unfazed from the sheer volume of attention and cameras that follow him through the marketplace – and even back to his home neighborhood in the district of Sahiwal.

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President-elect Donald Trump (pictured) and Bagga have near-identical looks[/caption]

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Bagga poses for a photograph while selling kheer[/caption]

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Bagga sells kheer – a traditional South Asian rice pudding[/caption]

He said: “My face resembles Donald Trump, that is why people take selfies with me.

“I feel very good.

“Donald Trump [sir], you have won the election, now visit here and eat my kheer, you will really enjoy it.”

Trump will officially be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025, in a historic ceremony in Washington DC.

This event will mark the transfer of power from Joe Biden to Trump, who is returning to the White House for a rare non-consecutive second term.

The inauguration will take place at the iconic US Capitol building, where both the president-elect and vice president-elect will take their oaths of office.

JD Vance, the vice president-elect, will be the first to take his oath, followed by Trump as he embarks on his next chapter in the nation’s highest office.

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Bagga poses for a selfie with a customer in Pakistan[/caption]

THE bowel cancer screening age was lowered from 60 to 50 this week in a huge victory for those who campaigned for it.

Dame Judy James, who sadly lost her battle to bowel cancer in 2022, aged 40, spearheaded the change which will see hundreds of thousands more lives changed.

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50 to 52-year-olds are now entitled to a free NHS bowel screening test[/caption]

Everyone aged 50 to 74 in England is now eligible to receive an at-home poo testing kit as part of NHS England’s bowel cancer screening programme.

The Faecal Immunochemistry Test (FIT), which looks for invisible traces of blood in small poo samples, can help detect bowel cancer before it causes noticeable symptoms.

Since 2021, the NHS in England has gradually been expanding test availability down to people in their 50s.

Those aged 50 to 52 will receive their tests by the end of March.

The bowel cancer screening test is one of a few available on the NHS – but of Brits are failing to make use of them, with only 70 per cent of invitations taken up.

Though free checks pick up 18,000 cancers each year, some 7,000 cases might go unnoticed until it’s too late, according to Cancer Research UK.

Official figures show around 30 per cent of people invited for free NHS bowel cancer testing do not take up the invitation.

A further 35 per cent of women don’t attend breast screening appointments and 31 per cent snub cervical smear test invitations.

A study revealed a million cancer cases may have been missed worldwide due to Covid lockdowns.

Scientists said diagnosis rates dropped by 23 per cent and treatments by 28 per cent in the pandemic’s first year.

The number of screening tests also fell, according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer.

Meanwhile, NHS figures show the number of cancer diagnoses fell from 327,174 in 2019 to 288,753 in 2020.

Many were missed due to a drop in medical appointments and people being less willing to seek NHS help, research has confirmed.

If you’re one of the Brits who missed their test, it might be because you weren’t aware of the options available.

Alongside the bowel cancer test we outline the other cancer checks you can get for free on the NHS in England, and the ages you become eligible for them.

1. Breast check

Most women will have been told to check their own breasts for signs of lumps and bumps, but after a certain age you’ll be invited for a free NHS breast cancer screening.

You’ll automatically get your first invite for up to three years after you hit 50, as long as you’re registered to a GP surgery.

After that, you’ll be invited every three years until you turn 71.

If you’re a trans man, trans woman or are non-binary, you may be invited automatically, or you may need to talk to your GP surgery or call the local breast screening service to ask for an appointment.

If you have not been invited for breast screening by the time you are 53 and think you should have been, contact your local breast screening service.

But if you’re experiencing symptoms of breast cancer before you reach screening age, don’t wait to be invited – see a GP.

Do this even if you’ve recently had a breast screening.

During your appointment, you’ll have two breast x-rays, also known as mammograms, on each breast.

Each will only take a few minutes.

You should get your results within two weeks after your appointment, via letter. Your GP surgery will also be sent a copy.

If there’s no signs of breast cancer, that’s it until you’re next invited for a check-up.

If something is spotted in the mammograms, you might need to have a few more tests done, such as a breast examination, ultrasound scans and biopsy.

Most people who need further tests won’t end up diagnosed with breast cancer.

But if there are signs of breast cancer, finding it early means treatment is more likely to be successful.

According to Breast Cancer UK, around 56,000 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed in women every year.

Men can also get the disease, with 400 cases picked up each year.

2. Bowel check

Bowel cancer screening can actually be done at home, via a a test called a faecal immunochemical test (FIT), which looks for blood in a sample of your poo.

It’s available to everyone aged 54 to 74, with the programme gradually expanding to those 50-plus after The Sun’s No Time 2 Lose campaign.

But the screening will soon be available to people aged 50, thanks to the efforts of Sun writer Dame Deborah James.

Currently, those aged 54 to 74 are automatically sent an at-home test kit every two years, so make sure your GP has your correct address.

The at-home test involves providing a small poo sample to be checked for tiny amounts of blood, which could be caused by cancer.

If you’re 75 or over, you can ask for a kit every two years by phoning the free bowel cancer screening helpline on 0800 707 60 60.

To do the FIT kit:

1. Write the date on the sample bottle.
2. Use a clean container to catch your poo. Do not let your poo touch the toilet water. This can be a bit difficult, and you may need to try a few times.
3. Open the sample bottle and remove the lid, which has a sample stick attached.
4. Gently scrape the end of the sample stick along your poo until all the grooves are covered. Only a small amount is needed.
5. Put the sample stick back into the sample bottle and close the lid tightly.
6. Wash your hands.
7. Check you’ve written the date you did the sample on the sample bottle.
8. Put the sample bottle in the envelope included in your test kit and seal it.
9. Post the envelope with your sample as soon as you can. Postage is free and you do not need a stamp.

You’ll usually get your results within two weeks but don’t worry if it takes longer.

If your result says you need further tests, it means blood was found in your poo and needs to be investigated. This could have other causes except cancer, such as an anal fissure or bowel polyps.

You’ll usually need to have a colonoscopy, which is where a camera is used to check inside your bowel.

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Smear tests are offered to women every three years between the aged of 25 to 49[/caption]

3. Cervical check

Cervical cancer checks, aka smear tests, are offered to women and people with a cervix every three years between the ages of 25 to 49, and every five years from the age of 50 to 64.

The screening will check the health of your cervix to find any abnormal changes before they turn into cancer.

Specifically, a sample of cells from your cervix will be tested for certain high risk strains of human papillomavirus (HPV), which can lead the development of cancer.

If high risk types of HPV are found during screening, the sample of cells is also checked for abnormal cell changes.

HPV is a super common virus passed on through vaginal, oral and anal sex, sharing sex toys and any skin to skin contact in the genital area.

In most cases your body will get rid of HPV without it causing any problems.

But sometimes HPV can linger body for a long time, causing changes in your cervix why may turn into cancer.

During the appointment, a nurse will insert a speculum in your vagina to see your cervix and remove a small sample of cells using a soft brush.

A PERVERTED teacher is accused of having a baby with her 13-year-old student who lived with her.

The twisted fifth-grade teacher was caught when the boy’s dad spotted a similarity between his son and the child on Facebook.

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Laura Caron is accused of sexually assaulting her former student[/caption]

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The woman was teaching fifth grade at Middle Township Elementary School[/caption]

Authorities allege New Jersey schoolteacher Laura Caron, 34, sexually assaulted her former student between 2016 and 2020 and their child was born in 2019.

The alleged assault happened when they lived together at her home, the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office revealed.

It wasn’t until the teenager’s dad spotted Caron’s five-year-old son bore a striking resemblance to himself and his son after checking a photo on Facebook.

The two of them met when Caron taught him and his brother at Middle Township Elementary School, the New York Post reports.

The teenager’s family had reportedly a good relationship with the teacher and allowed their two sons and daughter to spend a couple of nights per week at her house.

The three of them lived permanently with Caron between 2016 and 2020, sharing a bedroom.

It was during that time that Caron allegedly fell pregnant after having “inappropriate sexual relations” with her former pupil.

She gave birth to the baby in 2019.

The boy’s sister said she remembered going to sleep with her brother in the same room but waking up to find him in Caron’s bed, ABC6 reports.

She added that the teacher started sleeping with her brother when he was 11 years old.

The victim allegedly admitted to his sister in a text that he was the dad of the child and asked her to keep it a secret.

Investigators found that the teen’s brother had once seen Caron sexually assaulting his sleeping brother.

The alleged victim, who is now between 19 and 20 years old, revealed to investigators the sexual relationship with Caron and that he is the baby’s child.

Police arrested Caron at her home on Wednesday and charged her with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, and endangering the welfare of a child.

She is being held at the Cape May County Correctional Facility without bond until her initial court appearance, according to the prosecutors and court records viewed by The Post.

Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffery Sutherland said: “This arrest underscores the unwavering commitment of our office and law enforcement partners to protect the children in our community.

“Teachers hold a position of great trust, and the allegations in this case represent a deeply troubling breach of that trust.

“We will work tirelessly to ensure justice is served and to support the victim and their family throughout this process.”

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