16 h. ago Center Parcs' eerily abandoned lodges left to rot with furniture still inside

An eerie video shared on social media shows the state of disrepair some of abandoned accommodation at a Center Parcs in the Netherlands with moss growing over furniture

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25 h. ago Fear, hope and loathing in Elon Musk’s new city: ‘It’s the wild, wild west and the future’

Starbase in Texas, where the world’s richest man has a rocket-launching facility, was incorporated this week. Mars obsessives are flocking there – but some long-term locals are far from happyAlong a flat coastal highway in south-east Texas, surrounded by wetlands and open plains, the artefacts of a new American oligarchy appear in quick succession. Three towering rockets stand upright on the horizon. A fleet of Tesla Cybertrucks speeds by. A large mural of the Shiba Inu “doge” dog stares ahead, its arms crossed. There is a 12ft-tall bust of the world’s richest person, painted in bronze, facing a dusty roadside. “ELON aka MemeLord”, a plaque beneath reads. It’s not exactly romantic poetry, but the whole scene reminds me of the sonnet by Shelley: “Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!”While old Ozymandias may have seen his fiefdoms crumble, Elon Musk’s empire is possibly only just beginning. Here in Cameron County, on the southern tip of the Lone Star state, where Google Maps prou...

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38 h. ago Butlins holiday park left abandoned with eerie pools still full 30 years on

The video, posted by Jacob Myers on TikTok, has been viewed by more than 1.4 million people and shows him exploring the disused site in Mineshead, Somerset

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40 h. ago 'World's loneliest dolphin' dies alone in tiny tank in abandoned theme park

Honey, a female bottlenose dolphin, spent the last two years of her life in a small pool at the Marine Park Aquarium in Choshi, Japan, before she heartbreakingly died alone

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3 d. ago How ambitious resident plans to reopen abandoned UK theme park and turn it into a tourist hotspot

An ambitious Welsh resident has vowed to revive an abandoned theme park and transform it into a 'booming' tourist hub, following its the announcement of its closure on 4 March.

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5 d. ago Consumers to get more protection from ‘wild west’ of buy now, pay later products

Citizens Advice welcomed the legislation, saying it was ‘a crucial step towards better protections for consumers’.

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5 d. ago Rangers has turned into Wild West ahead of California cavalry arriving and Ibrox needs peace treaty from culture war

Our man Hugh Keevins has his latest say on the current situation at Ibrox

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6 d. ago Bianca Censori shows off new look as she goes nearly topless in fishnet bra during wild outing with Kanye West

Bianca Censori debuted a sort of Jane of the Jungle look as she was spotted shopping with husband Kanye West on Saturday.

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7 d. ago Abandoned theme park with crumbling arcade and creepy dummies 'left to rot'

An urban explorer Lukka Bradburn visited the remains of two abandoned theme parks in Japan after visiting nearby ghost towns deserted in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster

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7 d. ago Creepy theme park abandoned after nuclear disaster looks like Wild West 'left to rot'

An intrepid traveller managed to locate an abandoned theme park in Japan – but appeared to take a huge step back in time and stumbled upon the US Wild West remade

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8 d. ago Killer whales left trapped in abandoned French marine park four months after closure

Disturbing footage shows orcas Wikie, 23, and her 11-year-old son Keijo swimming aimlessly in the deserted Marineland Antibes near Cannes

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8 d. ago Time running out for abandoned orcas left to rot in 'zombie' marine park

The two killer whales, Wikie and her son Keijo, have been left abandoned in a rotting marine zoo after it closed permanently in January and now face an uncertain future

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8 d. ago Inside abandoned wildlife park where eerie 'ghost shark' left to rot

The great white shark was caught in fishing nets in Australia before she was transferred to a wildlife park where she was put on display. After the park was closed, she was abandoned

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8 d. ago Abandoned Disney World theme parks left to rot and eerily quiet

Walt Disney World in Florida is known for being a magical place, but there are some parts of the resort that have been left abandoned and are now slowly decaying

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8 d. ago Orcas left trapped in abandoned French marine park four months after closure

Disturbing footage shows orcas Wikie, 23, and her 11-year-old son Keijo swimming aimlessly in the deserted Marineland Antibes near Cannes

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8 d. ago Major update in case of Baby Elsa and siblings left abandoned in east London park

Major update in case of Baby Elsa and siblings left abandoned in east London park  Metro.co.uk

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9 d. ago Misery of the abandoned orcas: Killer whales and dolphins are left trapped in shut

The majestic creatures remain confined in Marineland Antibes, a French marine park near Cannes that shut its doors four months ago.

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9 d. ago Orca family left 'swimming aimless' at abandoned theme park four months after it shut down

Wikie, 23, and son Keijo, 11, have spent their whole lives in captivity and now have been left in a crumbling tank after their theme park home in France shut in January

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9 d. ago Abandoned theme park left 'frozen in time' where Orca whales still alive left to rot

WARNING, GRAPHIC IMAGES: Wikie, 23, and her 11-year-old son Keijo are the last two killer whales in France and due to the closure of the Marineland Antibes they have been left to rot in their tank

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9 d. ago London Grammar's Hannah Reid: "The Music Industry Is Like the Wild West"

London Grammar's Hannah Reid: "The Music Industry Is Like the Wild West"  Esquire

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