2 h. ago ‘Drunk driver’ lays waste to Ulta Beauty store after crashing into it then trying repeatedly to escape

Police dashcam footage captures the moment a ‘drunk driver’ drives into an Ulta Beauty store, then tries repeatedly to escape, causing further damage.

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18 h. ago Alleged drunk driver charged with killing NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother suffers major setback in court

The alleged drunk driver accused of killing NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his younger brother Matthew with his car has lost a major court battle in his ongoing trial in New Jersey.

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24 h. ago ‘A Ukrainian witch kicks the crap out of Russian soldiers’: the new wave of horror films taking on Putin’s army

Homegrown, female-driven scary movies in which witches and zombies lay waste to invading troops are proving popular in Ukraine. But why seek out horror on screen if you have so much of it in real life?When Ukrainian horror movie The Witch: Revenge started filming in late 2023, the costumes for the Russian soldiers were sourced straight from the battlefield. “They were real Russian uniforms. The captured soldiers or the dead soldiers, they just took those uniforms and cleaned them, and we used them,” the film’s producer, Iryna Kostyuk, says, speaking from Kyiv. Having cleaned the uniforms, the film-makers then had to dirty them up again so they looked suitably lived-in. Some of the vests still had names written in them – and several had names crossed out, presumably because Russian soldiers had filched them themselves from fallen comrades. “It was quite a challenge for the [Ukrainian] actors to wear them,” the producer says.The movie, also known as The Konotop Witch, is about a witch...

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28 h. ago Drunk driver passed out at the wheel and crashed into traffic island

David McLindon, who miraculously escaped serious injury, was so intoxicated that witnesses and police officers couldn't rouse him.

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30 h. ago Drunk Cadillac driver admits killing Scots dad and two pals after crashing into golf buggy in Texas

Fraser Anderson, 37, died following the accident in Cypress, near Houston, in August 2023

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39 h. ago LEO MCKINSTRY: Though Parkinson's is laying waste to my body, I refuse to stop working. And I feel only disdain for all those who say their mental health comes first

LEO MCKINSTRY: A sense of relief washes over me. The shaking in my legs and right arm has stopped.

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52 h. ago Cab driver jailed for extorting drunk passengers with ‘fake vomit’ scheme

Scam unravels after driver tries to extort undercover police officer posing as passenger

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1 week ago Iga Swiatek serves warning to rivals by crushing Madison Keys at WTA Finals

Pole eases to 6-1, 6-2 opening victory in Saudi ArabiaKeys commits 38 unforced errors on return from injuryThe second edition of the WTA Finals in Saudi Arabia began with the familiar sight of Iga Swiatek brutally laying waste another of the best players in the world. The six-time grand slam champion demolished Madison Keys 6-1, 6-2 in their first match of the group stage.Swiatek had been struggling in recent tournaments, fatigue seemingly setting in at the end of a draining 10-month season. However, the Pole had three weeks to regroup after her 6-1, 6-2 loss to Jasmine Paolini in the quarter-finals of the Wuhan Open. She looked fresh and locked in from the beginning, affirming her status as one of the favourites alongside Aryna Sabalenka, the world No 1, by serving extremely well and putting Keys under relentless pressure off both wings with her weight of shot and defence while offering few mistakes. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘I’m gonna check that’: ‘Drunk driving’ ICE agent continued to question officer’s nationality while being driven to jail after viral arrest

A ‘drunk driving’ ICE agent continued to question a Black deputy’s nationality as he was being driven to jail in extended footage unearthed by The Independent.

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2 w. ago NHS gives pioneering '3D printed face' to cyclist, 75, who was left with horrific facial injuries by drunk driver

A man who lost half of his face when a drunk driver collided with him as he cycled with friends has been given a confidence boosting lifeline - a 3D printed prosthetic.

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2 w. ago NHS gives pioneering '3D printed face' to cyclist, 75, who was left with horrific facial injuries by drunk driver

A man who lost half of his face when a drunk driver collided with him as he cycled with friends has been given a confidence boosting lifeline-a 3D printed prosthetic.

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2 w. ago Driver was drunk when his Corvette slammed into another car at 135 mph and killed a 25

Drotar had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.126 percent shortly after the crash, according to blood test results

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3 w. ago Hero cop pulls suspected drunk driver from burning car after she crashed

Watch as a hero cop pulled a drunk driver from a burning car after she crashed into a concrete barrier on the highway.

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3 w. ago Speeding drunk driver who ploughed into pub beloved by Ed Sheeran and caused £50,000 worth of damage walks free from court

Howard Sargent left a trail of destruction when his Toyota Yaris smashed through the front of the Pilot Inn in Dungeness after drinking all day.

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4 w. ago A drunk driver knocked out my landline: Sky took a MONTH to fix it... and still charged me

I'm 87, and need the landline to call my doctor. I also missed the few phone calls from friends that I usually get on my birthday.

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