51 h. ago 'Barbie Kardashian' freed from jail despite 'threat to rape and murder own mum'

Transgender prisoner Barbie Kardashian, who was born as Gabriel Alejandro Gentile, has been released from jail despite police having 'grave concerns' over what she might do next

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9 d. ago 'Bring your own booze' nightclub gives update after police's 'grave concerns'

The club announced a new bring-your-own policy earlier this month in an effort to bring more punters in

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1 week ago One more shot: can nightlife be saved by letting clubbers bring their own booze?

Amid the venue crisis, Manchester nightclub XLR is trying a new model to stay afloat. On opening night, intoxication is down and women say they feel safer from spiking‘If it doesn’t work, I can say I tried something,” shrugs Chris Hindle. We are sat in XLR, his 200-capacity club in Manchester’s student-filled Withington suburb, discussing the figurative anvil dangling over club culture.The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) recently reported that the UK has lost three venues a week in the past three months, seven in 10 venues are failing to make a profit and a quarter of towns and cities that had nightclubs in 2020 now have none. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Investigation update after horror Birmingham nightclub shooting

One man remains in hospital in a critical condition

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3 w. ago Missing boy 'buried with his favourite teddy' as haunting photo discovered

The boy's parents both say he died in bed, they panicked and secretly buried him in a shallow grave. Police searching marshlands in Ireland have not yet found him

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4 w. ago Nightclub launches BYOB night where punters can keep their drinks behind the bar

One Manchester nightclub is bucking the trend by launching a 'bring your own booze' night, where punters can stash drinks behind the bar and only pay entry to the night

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