15 h. ago Love Island star Jack Fincham 'spiralling on drink and drugs' as he makes £20 claim

Love Island winner Jack Fincham has candidly revealed he has hit rock bottom after relapsing into drink and drugs, admitting he is now so broke he only has £20 to his name

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16 h. ago Jack Fincham says he 'can't afford rehab' and only has £20 to his name as he breaks silence on his relapse

The confession comes during a turbulent period for Jack, 34, who recently opened up about hitting rock bottom in a candid Instagram confession.

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25 h. ago Disgraced Andrew keeps luxuries in move but 'hits rock bottom' with problem remaining

Prince Andrew is set to leave his 30-room Royal Lodge mansion for Sandringham's Marsh Farm, where Sky TV and CCTV are already being installed

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30 h. ago Shamed Andrew 'hits rock bottom' but keeps incredible list of luxuries as problem looms

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's move from Royal Lodge could be set to take place in just days - and his new home could be full of home comforts

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3 d. ago Alvaro Arbeloa reacts as Real Madrid hit 'rock bottom' with embarrassing Copa del Rey exit

Xabi Alonso’s successor suffers worst possible start to tenure as second-tier Albacete triumph in major upset

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3 d. ago Real Madrid hit ‘rock bottom’ after Copa del Rey defeat to second

Albacete are 17th in Spain’s second division yet stunned Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey to deep the crisis at the Bernabeu

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5 d. ago My local pool feels like a cultural refuge – a small, steamy world where accents mingle and minds reset | Shadi Khan Saif

There’s a quiet magic in shared spaces where stories drift across cultures and generations – and no one checks their phoneIt was my first week in the freezing German city of Bonn, on my first-ever international trip – shivering from the cold and bewildered by culture shock. At my hostel reception, a woman tried her best to help me settle in. “Die Sauna is free after 6pm,” she said cheerfully in a mix of German and English, adding that all I needed was a towel.From that day on, sweating in the steaming sauna became my nightly ritual. I couldn’t quite join the occasional conversations that bubbled up around me – my German was very basic and my confidence level was hitting rock bottom. So mostly I sat quietly, listening, nodding, absorbing the rhythm of strangers unwinding at the end of their day. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Whatever happened to PATRICK COX: 'Party Pat' was a celebrity darling

PATRICK COX was the A-list shoe designer who hit rock bottom. Now 'Party Pat' tells YOU about finding peace on the iconic island - and why he's leaving after 8 years

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1 week ago Evangeline Lilly reveals she has brain damage after hitting her head in fall

Marvel, Lost and Hobbit actor says ‘almost every area in my brain is functioning at a decreased capacity’ after she fainted and fell face-first into a boulderEvangeline Lilly has revealed she has brain damage, months after she suffered a concussion when she fainted and fell face-first into a boulder.The 46-year-old Canadian actor, known for her roles in Lost, The Hobbit films and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, shared the “bad news” video on her Instagram, one of many updates she has shared since she suffered the traumatic brain injury (TBI) in May, when she fainted on a beach and hit her head on a rock. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Irish man found dead at famous Whitehaven beach among three deaths on Australia’s east coast

A woman also died after being hit by a wave near a tidal rock pool in Sydney, after the body of a man was found near Palm Beach on NYEGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn Irish national has died at Whitehaven beach near the Great Barrier Reef, with two other people found dead and grave fears for two more after seperate incidents in waters off Sydney during a horror New Year period.Queensland police said that emergency services received reports that a 35-year-old Irish man had been found dead in the water at the popular beach in the state’s north at about 11am on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Woman dies after being swept into ocean from Sydney beach in early hours of New Year’s Day

Police said 25-year-old woman hit by a wave near a tidal rock pool at Maroubra, and another swimmer missing at CoogeeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA woman has been found dead after being swept out into the ocean from a Sydney beach in the early hours of New Year’s Day.And later in the morning another swimmer went missing in the water at Coogee. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Cricket legend was forced to clean bus shelters after hitting rock bottom

The cricket hero was regarded as one of the game's best ever players yet endured personal and professional issues after retiring

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3 w. ago Chris Rea's £7million hit: Star's 1986 Driving Home for Christmas

The tale about how 'Driving Home For Christmas' was written is just as incredible as the estimated £210,000 a year the hit record would bank for the rock musician.

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3 w. ago Despite his knack for slick pop, the principled and passionate Chris Rea never took the easy road

The late musician bristled against his record companies, his producers and fame itself – but that friction ignited both his AOR hits and his raw, spirited take on the blues• Chris Rea, rock and blues singer-songwriter, dies aged 74• Gallery: a life in pictures• Comment: Driving Home for Christmas captures the season’s true spiritFor an artist best-known for a string of slickly commercial adult-oriented rock hits – Josephine, On the Beach, The Road to Hell, the Yuletide perennial Driving Home for Christmas – Chris Rea’s career was a rather more fraught business than you might have expected.He had something of the splendidly grumpy refusenik about him. His debut single, Fool (If You Think It’s Over) was a transatlantic hit, earning him a best new artist Grammy nomination (he lost to Billy Joel, an artist the single had garnered comparisons to), but Rea announced that he “despised” the song: “It’s just not me.” He chafed at his record company’s expectations: his 1978 debut album, Whate...

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3 w. ago Love Island star quits showbiz for different career after hitting 'rock bottom'

After being perceived as Love Island season 8's villain character, former rugby star Jacques O'Neill has changed the direction of his career after admitting he 'hated himself'

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4 w. ago Taylor Swift breaks silence after going through TWO break ups & hitting rock bottom during The Eras Tour

TAYLOR SWIFT has broken her silence on having two relationships end amid the frenzy of her record-breaking Eras Tour. The superstar said she felt like those around her saw her as a money-making machine as she hit rock bottom following her split from actor Joe Alwyn after six years, and had a brief romance with...

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last month I thought my drinking was normal despite my nightly wine habit, says NICKY WAKE. Then, at 52, I hit rock bottom and realised I was an alcoholic. I wish I'd seen the 6 subtle signs earlier

December used to be my own personal endurance test. While the rest of the year I'd get through a bottle of a wine a night, during December that easily doubled.

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