2 h. ago Highland crash A99: One person taken to hospital after crash north of Latheron

The road has now reopened after being closed off in both directions on Tuesday.

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17 h. ago Highland crash: A99 closed in both directions after crash north of Latheron

Emergency services are on the scene.

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23 h. ago ‘Clearly the worst film ever made by anyone ever’: the story behind John Boorman’s horrific Exorcist sequel

After landmark flop The Heretic, the director was considering ‘immolating myself on Hollywood Boulevard’ in 1977. But a new documentary premiering at Venice calls for its redemption‘Evokes not terror but laughter.” “A movie for morons, a total cheesy rip-off that makes not one minute of coherent sense.” “The stupidest major movie ever made.” These were some of the milder responses from reviewers to Exorcist II: The Heretic, one of the most notorious disasters in Hollywood history, on its release in 1977. Its director, John Boorman, says he felt utterly humiliated and close to despair. “I considered my choices. The first was to commit suicide. The second was to defect to Russia,” the chastened director told one interviewer. He asked another if he could atone for his film by “immolating myself on Hollywood Boulevard”.What was the problem? Audiences had, most likely, been looking for shock and horror, revolving heads and vomit, but Boorman gave them metaphysics and surrealism instead –...

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23 h. ago ‘Clearly the worst film ever made by anyone ever’: inside John Boorman’s horrific Exorcist sequel

After landmark flop The Heretic, the director was considering ‘immolating myself on Hollywood Boulevard’ in 1977. But a new documentary premiering at Venice calls for its redemption‘Evokes not terror but laughter.” “A movie for morons, a total cheesy rip-off that makes not one minute of coherent sense.” “The stupidest major movie ever made.” These were some of the milder responses from reviewers to Exorcist II: The Heretic, one of the most notorious disasters in Hollywood history, on its release in 1977. Its director, John Boorman, says he felt utterly humiliated and close to despair. “I considered my choices. The first was to commit suicide. The second was to defect to Russia,” the chastened director told one interviewer. He asked another if he could atone for his film by “immolating myself on Hollywood Boulevard”.What was the problem? Audiences had, most likely, been looking for shock and horror, revolving heads and vomit, but Boorman gave them metaphysics and surrealism instead –...

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42 h. ago Man slashed in face by knifeman in 'unprovoked' broad daylight attack on high street

Officers were called to Willesden High Road at 11.45am on Monday July 7, following reports of an altercation

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50 h. ago Rest and Be Thankful road closed after landslide as motorists face 60

Emergency crews have been on the scene in the early hours of this morning with the A83 close in both directions from Arrochar to the A815 at Dunoon.

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3 d. ago Hero air ambulance pilot grabbed shotgun to shoot XL Bully dead as it attacked three people with police snipers too far away to help

Jon Earp landed his helicopter on a farm where he was called to the multiple attacks on three victims by the rampaging dog.

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3 d. ago Murder probe launched after woman, 29, stabbed to death in Greenwich home

Police were called to Trafalgar Road late on Wednesday night but despite efforts from paramedics the victim died at the scene

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4 d. ago Air ambulance pilot 'borrows farmer's shotgun to shoot XL Bully and save victim'

Captain Jon Earp has been hailed a hero with a judge saying he saved the life of a man after he borrowed a gun and shot dead an out of control XL bully that was attacking people in Gwynedd, Wales

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4 d. ago 'Hero' air ambulance pilot shot XL bully four times as 'first had no impact'

Captain Jon Earp was praised by the judge after he intervened to save several people from the mutt who had started to attack everyone in its sight - resulting in it being shot

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4 d. ago Air ambulance pilot shot savage XL Bully four times as first shot 'had no impact whatsoever'

A judge today praised the pilot for his bravery, as the dog savaged its owner, her husband and another man leaving two of them with life-threatening and life-altering injuries

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4 d. ago Air ambulance pilot shot dead XL Bully with farmer's gun after it attacked several people

The pilot has been hailed a hero after 'saving a person's life'

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5 d. ago British tourist dies in Greece where he was stuck on a ventilator facing £59,000 hospital and air ambulance bills after holiday insurance error

Alan Kirby, 67, was enjoying a family trip to Zante when he suffered a 'septic' shock and was diagnosed with pneumonia and suspected lung cancer.

Economics

5 d. ago Hibs in hunt to sign Lyndon Dykes as Scotland star eyed for stunning Birmingham City transfer exit

A big factor in Hibs' favour is that technical performance director David Marshall is also close to Dykes

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7 d. ago Man's body recovered from Edinburgh reservoir after major search

Officers from Police Scotland were called to Harlaw Reservoir, off Harlaw Road, at around 4.55pm on Monday, August 25.

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7 d. ago Air ambulance called as four seriously injured in forest crash

Police have said that that some of the injuries sustained in the crash are life changing

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7 d. ago LIVE: Air ambulance lands in Manchester park as police descend on street

Emergency services have been busy in the area

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8 d. ago Police probe as woman in her 20s 'raped' in Canary Wharf in early hours

Officers were called to Hertsmere Road in Canary Wharf at 4.25am on Saturday

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8 d. ago Road closed off and emergency services called after house erupts into flames

Fire crews raced to the scene on Monday (August 25)

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8 d. ago Three dead after helicopter crashes during flying lesson on Isle of Wight

Emergency services were called to the site near the A3020 Shanklin Road on the Isle of Wight on Monday morning.

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