30 h. ago Dark side of Disney from 'racism' to 'antisemitism' and closed parks

This week a new documentary film, Disneyland Handcrafted, reveals incredible rare footage and tells the story of the world’s favourite theme park - which still attracts around 18 million visitors annually

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63 h. ago LIVE updates as major road closed through park for crash investigation

LIVE updates as major road closed through park for crash investigation  eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk

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3 d. ago Wrexham's dream end to transfer window as £19m striker signs and Ryan Reynolds favourite leaves

Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson has several issues to address before the January transfer window closes

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5 d. ago Vehicle fire at Hamilton retail park sees two taken to hospital

Starbucks coffee shop at Palace Grounds retail park remains closed after being damaged in the blaze in the early hours of Saturday

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5 d. ago Holland Park flooding LIVE: Burst water main cuts supply to thousands of homes and submerges affluent streets

Several streets have been closed, including part of Holland Park Avenue and the A3220 West Cross Route

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5 d. ago Holland Park flooding LIVE: Water main 'burst again' as supply outage hits affluent streets and shuts schools

Several streets have been closed, including part of Holland Park Avenue and the A3220 West Cross Route

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5 d. ago Holland Park flooding chaos as schools close and residents are rescued by dinghy when burst main cuts supply to thousands

Firefighters rescued 25 people from their homes through the night following severe flooding caused by a burst water drain near the Holland Park roundabout.

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5 d. ago Holland Park flooding LIVE: Water main appears to burst again sparking fresh chaos amid major supply outage

Several streets have been closed, including part of Holland Park Avenue and the A3220 West Cross Route

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5 d. ago Holland Park flooding LIVE: All the affected postcodes as burst main 'turns street into river' and causes major outage

Several streets have been closed, including part of Holland Park Avenue and the A3220 West Cross Route

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6 d. ago Campsites closed as police investigate possible dingo link to death of Canadian on Australian tourist island K’gari

While violent dingo and human interactions have been increasing, police refuse to speculate whether 19-year-old woman drowned or was killed by the wild canidsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo campsites have been closed and park rangers are increasing patrols after a 19-year-old Canadian woman was found dead on a beach surrounded by a pack of dingoes on a popular Queensland tourist island.Two men made the grisly discovery while driving down the eastern beaches of K’gari (formerly known as Fraser Island) at about 6:15am on Monday. The discovery came up to 75 minutes after the woman left the backpacker hostel at which she had been working for six weeks, where she told colleagues and friends she was heading to the beach that morning. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Sydney shark attack: Warning issued as boy, 12, fights for life

A popular swimming spot in Sydney's National Park has been closed after a brutal shark attack has left a young boy fighting for his life.

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8 d. ago Two killer whales face uncertain future at closed French marine park

Wikie, 23, and her son Keijo, 11, are the last two captive orcas in France left at closed Marineland Antibes where conditions are deteriorating and their fate hangs in the balance

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2 w. ago Newly discovered ‘Port Talbot Pompeii’ may have been Roman centre for agriculture

Academics say the villa, found in Welsh deer park, shows the area was not on fringes of Roman empireOver the last 100 years or so, a characterful but tough corner of south Wales has become best known for its steelworks and coalmines. But the discovery of the footprint of a large Roman villa in a country park on the outskirts of Port Talbot gives an intriguing fresh insight into life here centuries before heavy industry took hold.Found below the surface of Margam country park and close to the M4, the presence of the villa – which has been labelled “Port Talbot’s Pompeii” – suggests the area was not on the fringes of the Roman empire but very much part of it and may have been an important agricultural centre. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago It’s not ‘fantasy’: I know Nigel Farage abused people for their nationality – because I was one of them | Rickard Berg

I remember him as a racist, obnoxious bully, and his allegation that other ex-Dulwich boys and I are liars tells me he hasn’t changedThe new year has delivered a new position from Nigel Farage on the multiple and detailed accounts of his alleged racism and antisemitism during his time as a pupil at Dulwich College.We had outright denial when the Guardian first published its investigation. As further witnesses came forward, we had excuses: it was “banter”, there wasn’t any malice involved and any such abuse was never targeted at an individual.Rickard Berg is a musician, music producer and composerDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Cops slam ‘ridiculous’ parking at UK beauty spot as tourists warned they could be seriously hurt amid avalanche risk

POLICE have blasted tourists for "ridiculous parking" as they rush to get pictures of Snowdonia's beautiful snowy peaks. Swathes of visitors to Wales' largest national park have ignored weather warnings and parked dangerously close to the mountain despite icy road conditions and avalanche fears. Following Storm Goretti, the beloved Mount Snowdon, also known as Eryri,...

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3 w. ago Child, 5, killed & another, 12, injured after electric car dad was sitting in ‘quickly accelerated of its own accord’

A FIVE-year-old was tragically killed and another injured after a dad's electric car 'accelerated of its own accord', a court heard. Ashenafei Demisse, 52, was sitting in his Volkswagen ID.4 when the horror unfolded in November 2022. He was with his son in a car park outside their flat close to London Bridge station, in south...

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3 w. ago Moment man dices with death close to huge freezing waves in Whitby harbour

A shocking photo shows a person donning a hooded green parker coat while perilously edging closer along the lifeboat and yacht ramp to the foaming water below.

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3 w. ago ‘We rolled over’: Parker angry at Burnley as Rutter and Ayari end Brighton’s lean run

Brighton ended a six-match winless run with a comfortable home victory over second-bottom Burnley.Georginio Rutter gave Brighton a first-half lead before Yasin Ayari doubled the advantage early in the second period. Loum Tchaouna came close to halving the deficit, but Scott Parker’s struggling side remain six points adrift of Nottingham Forest in 17th after their wait for a league victory stretched to 11 games. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Georginio Rutter and Yasin Ayari sink Burnley to end Brighton’s winless run

Brighton snapped a six-match winless run with a comfortable 2-0 home victory over second-bottom Burnley.Georginio Rutter gave Brighton a first-half lead before Yasin Ayari doubled the advantage early in the second period. Loum Tchaouna came close to halving the deficit but Scott Parker’s struggling side remain six points adrift of Nottingham Forest in 17th after their wait for a league victory stretched to 11 games. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago High street DIY chain slashes ALL stock in ‘closing down’ sale at busy UK branch shutting in just weeks

A POPULAR British craft store has announced it will be closing one of its branches early next year. On February 14 Hobbycraft in Strood Retail Park in Kent will close its doors for the final time. It is currently running a 20 per cent closing-down sale to get rid of its remaining stock. There are...

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