26 h. ago The Repair Shop fans in tears as veteran shares 'devastating' story behind broken clock

The Repair Shop's Steve Fletcher and his son Fred were on hand to help a 101-year-old Royal Navy veteran to fix a very special clock during the VE Day special episode

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43 h. ago Untold: Shooting Guards review – a devastating tale of elite sport’s ruthless cruelty

These NBA stars had it all – until a changing room prank tore their lives apart. This documentary sensitively examines two basketball players’ struggle to cope with success, and the tragic consequencesElite sport has millions of stories about kids who didn’t quite make it, but the bigger tragedy is the young adult who gets to the big leagues then throws it all away, because they can’t cope with the life that success brings. It is peculiarly upsetting to watch from afar as a rare talent is undone by a personality flaw that has nothing to do with the game itself: this lad can do the difficult bit and get the ball in the net, but he can’t withstand the pressure of the media’s gaze, or the disappointment of sometimes not being picked? Can’t someone please help him?The reliable US documentary strand Untold has found numerous variations on this sad old story over the years, and it’s turned up a devastating one in Shooting Guards, which tracks the parallel lives of basketball pros Gilbert ...

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3 d. ago Gary Hall Jr receives replica Olympic medals after originals destroyed in Los Angeles wildfires

The American swimmer was given replicas of all 10 of his Olympic medals that were destroyed in the LA wildfires

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4 d. ago ‘Everything we built – gone’: how the wildfires decimated LA’s music scene

January’s blazes in California have devastated the livelihoods of performers, technicians and other music industry pros. They reveal what they lost – and how they’re rebuildingWithin the ashes of what used to be Christopher Fudurich’s home in Los Angeles, some objects from his garage music studio were still identifiable. Microphones charred and blackened, a scorched keyboard and melted cables among the toxic debris. Not just objects; a life’s work, passion and creativity burned up. “Things I’d been collecting since I was a teenager,” says the songwriter, producer and sound technician. “Just gone.”This was the reality confronted by Fudurich, and thousands of other Angelenos, following January’s wildfires. Their homes have been damaged or levelled, their possessions destroyed. The fortunate ones fled with what they could; for Fudurich that was some treasured vintage synthesisers, a bag of clothes and his passport. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Inside story of devastating rift that ruined Beckham's 50th birthday. Friends tell KATIE HIND that Brooklyn snubbed ALL the celebrations and is no longer speaking to the family

Brooklyn Beckham and his wife, Nicola Peltz, had been invited to all three of his dad's 50th birthday parties. But, says one source, 'each time Brooklyn left his parents hanging'.

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6 d. ago Los Angeles homeowners begin to rebuild after devastating wildfires

Nearly four months after wildfires reduced thousands of Los Angeles-area homes to rubble and ash, some residents are starting to rebuild

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9 d. ago What happened to Carol and Stephen Baxter and how did they die as ITV airs chilling documentary

ITV documentary Essex Millionaires Murder tells the devastating story of Stephen and Carol Baxter who were poisoned by their employee and family friend Luke D'Wit

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1 week ago Left alone by humans, wildlife returns to the Eaton Fire burn area

Four months after the Los Angeles area wildfires tore through the Angeles National Forest and destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses in Altadena, wildlife is returning to the Eaton Fire burn area and scientists are closely tracking them

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2 w. ago Members of burned LA church bear a cross through their devastated neighborhood to mark Good Friday

The Community United Methodist Church in Pacific Palisades burned down in wildfires that devastated much of Los Angeles in January

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3 w. ago California consumer group sues to block insurers from adding surcharge following LA fires

A consumer advocacy group has filed a lawsuit to block insurers from charging California customers for $500 million in costs associated with the January Los Angeles wildfires

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3 w. ago In fight over insurance, neighbors crowdsource LA fire contamination data

Los Angeles-area residents whose homes survived the Eaton wildfire in January face a whole different set of struggles to their neighbors whose homes were burned to the ground

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4 w. ago After losing homes and businesses, LA wildfire victims face a hurdle to rebuilding: Trump’s tariffs

The uncertainty is keeping contractors from buying materials and discouraging would-be Good Samaritans from offering discountsCory Singer, co-owner of the homebuilding firm Dolan Design & Build, raced to start construction as quickly as possible in the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires. He was determined to stay ahead of the demand surge he saw coming and eager to help his clients begin to rebuild their lives.The firm broke ground in the Pacific Palisades on Saturday – one of the first companies to do so. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Jewish families channel Passover story after devastating losses in Los Angeles wildfires

Members of a 104-year-old Pasadena synagogue that was burned down in the Los Angeles fires in January are getting ready to celebrate Passover

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4 w. ago Dončić says he was trash talking fan rather than ref before ejection in Lakers loss

Fan backs up guard’s version of eventsDončić returning to Dallas Mavericks on WednesdayLuka Dončić didn’t wait for his much-anticipated return to Dallas to crank up the drama.The night before he faces the franchise with which he spent his first six-and-a-half NBA seasons, he was ejected from the Los Angeles Lakers’ 136-120 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Continue reading...

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