3 d. ago Three teens killed in Bolton horror crash are pictured as hundreds gather for funeral

The community has said they are 'absolutely broken' after the horror crash

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8 d. ago Is Iranian regime about to collapse? Huge crowds scream 'death to the dictator' as deadly riots spread across the country and Trump warns rulers will be 'hit hard' if they kill protesters

Iran's clerical regime appears to be on the verge of collapse, as Donald Trump threatens to hit the dictatorial authorities 'hard' if they continue to kill protesters

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1 week ago France bids adieu to Brigitte Bardot: Macron is snubbed by star's family as hard

The grieving husband of French movie icon Brigitte Bardot has revealed she had undergone two operations for cancer before she succumbed to the disease last month.

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1 week ago France bids adieu to Brigitte Bardot: Mourners including hard

The grieving husband of French movie icon Brigitte Bardot has revealed she had undergone two operations for cancer before she succumbed to the disease last month.

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1 week ago Brigitte Bardot funeral live: Movie icon's cause of death revealed as fans line the streets

Brigitte Bardot's grieving husband Bernard d'Ormale has revealed the French movie actress' cause of death as mourners gather in St Tropez ahead of her funeral today

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1 week ago Brigitte Bardot died of cancer, her grieving husband reveals as mourners gather for St Tropez funeral with hard

The grieving husband of French movie icon Brigitte Bardot has revealed she had undergone two operations for cancer before she succumbed to the disease last month.

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1 week ago Happy Mondays star Shaun Ryder reveals devastating reason he had to miss Stone Roses’ Mani’s funeral

HAPPY Mondays singer Shaun Ryder missed Stone Roses bassist Gary “Mani” Mounfield’s funeral with pneumonia. Shaun, 63, said he and Black Grape bandmate Paul Leveridge caught the lung condition as they were finishing a tour on December 20. He told BBC Breakfast: “I got back the day before Mani’s funeral and collapsed, and so I...

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1 week ago Shaun Ryder collapsed from pneumonia in horror health battle before Mani's funeral

Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder has revealed he was unable to attend Stone Roses legend Mani's funeral in December due to a horror health battle with pneumonia

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1 week ago Shaun Ryder says he missed funeral of Stone Roses’ Mani due to bout of pneumonia

Ryder said he was struck down with the illness days before Christmas.

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1 week ago Liam Gallagher heading back to studio with legendary guitar star for new album just weeks after end of Oasis reunion

LIAM GALLAGHER isn’t planning on putting his feet up for long after the biblical success of Oasis’s reunion tour. I’m told that the motor-mouthed rocker has been offered the chance to make a second record with Stone Roses guitarist John Squire. The Manchester greats, who were at the funeral of Stone Roses bass player Mani...

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2 w. ago Crowds of revellers queue for buses home after Manchester sees in the new year

A huge crowd of people wait to board the 192 to Stockport

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2 w. ago New Year’s Eve celebrations around the world – as it happened

This blog is now closedSydney is the self-appointed “world capital of new year’s eve” and arguably rightly so. As always, eyes will be on the Opera House at 13:00 GMT when fireworks will light up the sky in spectacular fashion. But there are also huge crowds out in Melbourne to see off the year in style.Thousands of people are expected to descend on Melbourne this evening to celebrate NYE. There will be two 7 minute firework displays and light shows tonight, first a family one at 9.30pm for young children, and the main one at the stroke of midnight. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago New Year’s Eve live: US begins to enter 2026 as clock strikes midnight on east coast

Join our live coverage as we cross the globe to enter the new yearSydney is the self-appointed “world capital of new year’s eve” and arguably rightly so. As always, eyes will be on the Opera House at 13:00 GMT when fireworks will light up the sky in spectacular fashion. But there are also huge crowds out in Melbourne to see off the year in style.Thousands of people are expected to descend on Melbourne this evening to celebrate NYE. There will be two 7 minute firework displays and light shows tonight, first a family one at 9.30pm for young children, and the main one at the stroke of midnight. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago New Year’s Eve live: fireworks in London, Paris and Berlin as New York awaits 2026

Join our live coverage as we cross the globe to enter the new yearSydney is the self-appointed “world capital of new year’s eve” and arguably rightly so. As always, eyes will be on the Opera House at 13:00 GMT when fireworks will light up the sky in spectacular fashion. But there are also huge crowds out in Melbourne to see off the year in style.Thousands of people are expected to descend on Melbourne this evening to celebrate NYE. There will be two 7 minute firework displays and light shows tonight, first a family one at 9.30pm for young children, and the main one at the stroke of midnight. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago New Year’s Eve live: fireworks in London, Paris, Berlin and Rome as 2026 begins

Join our live coverage as we cross the globe to enter the new yearSydney is the self-appointed “world capital of new year’s eve” and arguably rightly so. As always, eyes will be on the Opera House at 13:00 GMT when fireworks will light up the sky in spectacular fashion. But there are also huge crowds out in Melbourne to see off the year in style.Thousands of people are expected to descend on Melbourne this evening to celebrate NYE. There will be two 7 minute firework displays and light shows tonight, first a family one at 9.30pm for young children, and the main one at the stroke of midnight. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago New Year’s Eve live: fireworks in Paris, Berlin and Rome as European nations greet 2026

Join our live coverage as we cross the globe to enter the new yearSydney is the self-appointed “world capital of new year’s eve” and arguably rightly so. As always, eyes will be on the Opera House at 13:00 GMT when fireworks will light up the sky in spectacular fashion. But there are also huge crowds out in Melbourne to see off the year in style.Thousands of people are expected to descend on Melbourne this evening to celebrate NYE. There will be two 7 minute firework displays and light shows tonight, first a family one at 9.30pm for young children, and the main one at the stroke of midnight. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago New Year’s Eve live: Dubai sees in 2026 with dazzling fireworks display as countries welcome new year

Join our live coverage as we cross the globe to enter the new yearSydney is the self-appointed “world capital of new year’s eve” and arguably rightly so. As always, eyes will be on the Opera House at 13:00 GMT when fireworks will light up the sky in spectacular fashion. But there are also huge crowds out in Melbourne to see off the year in style.Thousands of people are expected to descend on Melbourne this evening to celebrate NYE. There will be two 7 minute firework displays and light shows tonight, first a family one at 9.30pm for young children, and the main one at the stroke of midnight. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago New Year’s Eve live: Sydney fireworks ring in 2026 as Asia sees in the new year ahead of Europe and the US

Join our live coverage as we cross the globe to enter the new yearSydney is the self-appointed “world capital of new year’s eve” and arguably rightly so. As always, eyes will be on the Opera House at 13:00 GMT when fireworks will light up the sky in spectacular fashion. But there are also huge crowds out in Melbourne to see off the year in style.Thousands of people are expected to descend on Melbourne this evening to celebrate NYE. There will be two 7 minute firework displays and light shows tonight, first a family one at 9.30pm for young children, and the main one at the stroke of midnight. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago New Year’s Eve live: Sydney fireworks ring in 2026 as the world prepares t o see in the new year

Join our live coverage as we cross the globe to enter the new yearSydney is the self-appointed “world capital of new year’s eve” and arguably rightly so. As always, eyes will be on the Opera House at 13:00 GMT when fireworks will light up the sky in spectacular fashion. But there are also huge crowds out in Melbourne to see off the year in style.Thousands of people are expected to descend on Melbourne this evening to celebrate NYE. There will be two 7 minute firework displays and light shows tonight, first a family one at 9.30pm for young children, and the main one at the stroke of midnight. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Huge crowds gather in Dhaka for funeral of former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia

Hundreds of thousands attend prayers outside parliament as Bangladesh declares three days of mourning for its first female prime minister

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