7 h. ago Derby runner dies in ‘freak accident’ days before scheduled return to action at Ayr

Stanhope Gardens finished fifth in the Epsom Classic in June and had entries in both the Champion Stakes and Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

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5 d. ago Álvarez and Crawford face off in breathless blockbuster destined to break records

More than 70,000 spectators will witness oversized fight but smallest margins will decide outcome Las Vegas has staged its share of blockbuster fight nights but nothing on the scale of what is coming this weekend. On Saturday night at Allegiant Stadium, the $2bn (£1.47bn) home of the NFL’s Raiders, Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez will defend his undisputed super-middleweight crown against Terence Crawford in front of more than 70,000 spectators, by far the largest boxing crowd the city has ever seen.Millions more will watch on Netflix, which is carrying the card at no extra cost to subscribers – a first for a fight of this magnitude and a reminder of how the business of boxing is being remade in real time. For decades, the sport depended on pay-per-view. Now it is betting that reach and spectacle can replace a buckling model. The timing is no accident: Mexican Independence Day weekend, when this neon-lit metropolis in the Mojave desert becomes a second home for Álvarez and his flag-draped sup...

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5 d. ago Married At First Sight return date revealed amid major schedule shake

Married At First Sight is heading back to screens for its landmark 10th series and its premiere is just days away but there has been a big shake-up in the schedules

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6 d. ago Married At First Sight UK airdate revealed for 2025 series and there's a big change fans need to know

Married at First Sight UK will return to screens after a major scheduling change - and there's a new format twist for the 2025 series

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6 d. ago MAFS UK 2025 start date confirmed and fans don't have long to wait

Married at First Sight will return to E4 on Sunday, September 21 in a huge schedule shake-up for the popular reality TV show

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7 d. ago Two men killed in freak 'glass accident' were crushed by panel which fell on them as they were unloading lorry

The workers died suddenly on Saturday afternoon while they were removing the cargo from the back of the HGV in the overflow car park at Hitchin Football Club, Hertfordshire.

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7 d. ago Hitchin Town FC issue statement after two men die in 'freak' glass accident

The tragedy took place at the car park of Hitchin Town FC in North Hertfordshire on Saturday, September 6 at around 2pm as they unloaded glass panels from a lorry

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9 d. ago Two men die in 'freak glass accident' in football club car park

The tragedy took place at the car park of Hitchin Town FC on Saturday at around 2pm. Paramedics announced the pair dead at the scene while a third man was also treated for minor injuries.

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2 w. ago Skydiving horror as married dad dies after 'losing grip' and smashing into ground

The adrenaline junkie and dad had celebrated his 46th birthday just days before he died in a tragic skydiving accident, leaving behind his child and his wife.

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2 w. ago Two women killed, one badly injured in Labor Day weekend boating tragedy off Maine

The group was enjoying the long weekend on Flagstaff Lake when their pontoon boat started to go under

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2 w. ago EastEnders cancel early BBC iPlayer release as reason for Zoe Slater's return confirmed

EastEnders bosses have made a major schedule change ahead of Zoe Slater's return to Albert Square as secrets from her past are revealed leaving her family floored

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3 w. ago Boy, 12, begs mum to let him die after freak fire during school holidays

Hunter Jory was playing in a field with his friends during the holidays when the tragedy unfolded.

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3 w. ago Female fire cadet, 21, dies in horrific freak accident while celebrating graduation on townhouse roof

Sadia Williams had just graduated from her DC Fire and EMS cadet class on Friday and was celebrating with her classmates on the fourth-floor rooftop of a townhouse.

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3 w. ago Boy, 12, begs mum 'let me die' after freak school holiday fire accident

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Hunter Jory, 12, was playing in a field when another child threw a can of petrol on a fire, causing a huge explosion that left him with horrific burns which seared the skin from his face and body

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3 w. ago First picture of man 'crushed by funfair ride' as tributes paid

Corrie Lee Stavers died in front of horrified families in a freak accident at the funfair.

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3 w. ago Emmerdale star, 3, died after horrifying accident left her with burns all over body

Emmerdale's Angelica King was originally played by baby Sophie Firth, who died when she was just a toddler in a freak accident - we take a look at what happened that day

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3 w. ago Man, 55, dies after accident on Scots road involving motorbike and car

The biker was airlifted to hospital following the accident but passed away two days later.

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4 w. ago Horrified wife finds missing husband dead in garden days after freak accident

Amy Parry reported her husband, Ed, missing to police after she arrived home on April 21 and he wasn't there.

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4 w. ago Horrified wife finds 'missing' husband's body in garden days after freak accident

Amy Parry reported her husband Ed missing after returning home to their house in Seasalter, near Whitstable, and finding no trace of him

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4 w. ago Father, 54, was found dead behind garden shed two days after suffering chainsaw accident, inquest hears

Ed Parry, 54, had been completing gardening and DIY jobs around the family home in Seasalter, near Whitstable, when he injured his wrist while using a chainsaw.

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