9 h. ago Sleaford Mods: The Demise of Planet X review – vulnerability and versatility widen potty

(Rough Trade)The duo’s 13th album finds Jason Williamson as baffled and infuriated as ever at the state of the world, with help from some unexpected collaboratorsOver the course of a dozen albums, Jason Williamson (words) and Andrew Fearn (music) have journeyed from DIY to the album chart Top 5 by providing a gut-punchingly bleak and amusingly absurdist commentary on the financial crash, austerity, Brexit and the rise of the far right. On their 13th LP, Williamson again convinces in the role of a potty-mouthed bystander, baffled and infuriated by what goes on around him, whether empty lives in the digital age (“Weights and wanking / Hard bodies and phone lights / That’s all we got”), Trump’s US (“Maga’s off their tits”) or minor daily irritants: “Lazy dog walkers on short walks, mate, wanker!”However, developments here should gently broaden their appeal. Williamson displays a welcome new vulnerability on the harrowing Gina Was, about a childhood incident. Meanwhile, Fearn is subtly ...

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19 h. ago 'Gentle' man and dog killed in Christmas Day canal boat tragedy

Gabriel died alongside his service dog Hugo in the barge blaze in Wigan

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20 h. ago FedEx driver accused of abducting and killing little girl while delivering her Christmas present says he shouldn't be executed because he has autism

Tanner Horner's lawyers filed 28 new motions on Tuesday in the 297th District Court in Tarrant County, ahead of his trial for the capital murder of Athena Strand.

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33 h. ago EastEnders star killed by own daughter who says 'rot in hell' in sinister confession

SPOILERS: BBC EastEnders fans have finally learned who was responsible for the death of Anthony Trueman after the Walford doctor was killed off on Christmas Day

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52 h. ago Britain’s Got Talent finalist Letitia Cuney and partner killed in car crash as police arrest man

Singer’s partner Cheryl Pierre, 47, was also killed in the crash just days after Christmas

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9 d. ago Family forced into 'important update' after 'dead' teen son suddenly wakes from coma

Police said a boy was killed in a horror car crash just days before Christmas, but his family issued a shocking update about the teenager just three weeks later

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1 week ago Pictured: Father, 33, killed in Christmas Eve crash that injured his partner and their eight

Stephen Jones, 33, from Bootle, was driving a black Ford Puma when it was involved in a crash with a grey Audi A4 in Croxteth just before 8:40pm on December 24 2025.

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1 week ago Body of Valencia football manager is found in sea after Indonesia tourist boat tragedy as search for his two sons continues

Rescue workers have found the body of Spanish football coach Fernando Martin Carreras who had been missing since a tourist boat sank in rough seas off eastern Indonesia more than a week ago.

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2 w. ago London New Year's Day canal walk that's 17k steps with plenty of pubs along the way

London New Year's Day canal walk that's 17k steps with plenty of pubs along the way  My London

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2 w. ago Aussie football star tragically killed in car crash as family pay heartbreaking tribute

An Aussie football star has tragically been killed in a car crash just days after celebrating Christmas with their family who paid an emotional tribute

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2 w. ago Beloved sorority girl, 21, whose mother is General Electric executive killed in horrific Christmas Eve accident at family's $4m mansion

Kayla Corrigan, 21, was killed when her family home in Needham, a suburb of Boston, erupted into flames last week.

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2 w. ago Father's desperate attempts to rescue children and wife from burning home

A mother and her two young children were tragically killed in the fire that engulfed the house just hours after Christmas Day

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2 w. ago Christmas dinner 'kills mum and daughter' after eating 'contaminated' meal

The family's 55-year-old father remains in hospital after eating Christmas dinner while an 18-year-old is currently being monitored by doctors following the meal

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2 w. ago Murder accused in court after dad killed during Christmas party incident at pub

Nathan Gothard, 36, appeared at Leicester Magistrates' Court today charged with the murder of 66-year-old David Darke outside The Crown on Church Street, Appleby Magna

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2 w. ago Girl, 13 killed in Christmas house fire pictured as mum and child in hospital

Tributes have been paid to Lily Kennedy who was killed when a blaze engulfed her home in Ashford, Kent on December 28 - her mum and another child remain in hospital

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2 w. ago Chilling Christmas crimes including 'Santa Claus' who killed ex

From a man dressed as Santa who massacred his ex-wife's family to deadly stampedes, these disturbing crimes all took place what is meant to be one of the most heartwarming times of the year

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2 w. ago Children forced to unwrap Christmas presents next to body of dead mum

William Wallace was convicted of killing his wife Za'Zell Preston on Christmas Eve 2011 before propping her body on the sofa and telling their three children 'Mummy got drunk and ruined Christmas'

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2 w. ago Man hit and killed in Christmas Eve crash named as family leave mince pies

The family of a man who was killed after being hit by a car on Christmas Eve have left heartbreaking tributes - Simon, 55, tragically died after being struck by a black Mini Cooper in Southport

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2 w. ago Pictured: Girl, 13, shot by stepdad after he gunned down his wife in argument over NFL game as family share heartbreaking tribute

Just a few days before Christmas, Jason Kenney killed his wife, Crystal Kenney, and shot his 13-year-old stepdaughter before turning the gun on himself, according to the county sheriff.

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2 w. ago Pictured: Girl, 13, shot in the head by her stepdad after he gunned down his wife in argument over football ...as family pay tribute to 'loving' mom

Just a few days before Christmas, Jason Kenney killed his wife, Crystal Kenney, and shot his 13-year-old stepdaughter before turning the gun on himself, according to the county sheriff.

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