23 h. ago 'Miracle no one died' as idiotic smoker sets petrol station on fire after lighting cigarette

Dramatic CCTV footage shows the man lighting up a cigarette whilst others fill up their petrol before throwing the match away and sending the forecourt into a huge ball of fire

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6 d. ago Rocker Ozzy Osbourne’s son Jack has signed for I’m A Celeb months after death of dad but has ‘full support of family’

ROCKER Ozzy Osbourne’s son Jack has signed up for this year’s I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! The youngest child of Sharon Osbourne and the Black Sabbath singer, who died this summer aged 76, is set to head Down Under for the ITV show, which starts on November 16. Dad-of-four Jack, 39, is likely...

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9 d. ago Not in this together: King Charles cuts Andrew loose to save royal family’s repute

Jettisoning of ex-prince became unavoidable when king’s loyalty to his brother collided with task of keeping public on sidePrince Andrew to be stripped of titles and move out of Royal LodgeTo strip his brother of his titles and to evict him from his home is the most consequential action King Charles has taken since he ascended the throne in 2022.The defenestration of Prince Andrew, now to be known only as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, and the removal of his cherished privilege of royal status is an act of utmost ruthlessness by a king. Ascending to the throne at the age of 73, Charles always knew he would play a caretaker role for the monarchy and so could not allow rot to set into an institution that lives and dies by public consent. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Boy, 9, almost died after tablet charger set his NECKLACE on fire

A boy was nearly electrocuted to death by his charge, leaving him with burns so bad that the pattern of the jewelry can be seen in his skin.

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2 w. ago Man dies setting himself on fire months after girlfriend tried to torch him

David Pedrick-Lobb, 42, died in a hospital a few days after setting himself on fire in a flat

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2 w. ago KISS star Ace Frehley's death 'being investigated' with toxicology report ordered

Music legend Ace Frehley died last week aged 74 and now a toxicology report is set to determine the KISS guitarist's cause of death

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2 w. ago Murder probe launched after multiple cordons put in place and forensic teams swarm

Police have arrested a 40-year-old man after a woman in her 20s died in Carlton, Nottinghamshire, with cordons set up across the county as an investigation continues

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2 w. ago Jilly Cooper visited the set of Rivals series 2 just days before her death

Rivals star Alex Hassell has revealed that Dame Jilly Cooper visited the set of series two just days before she died, aged 88, earlier this month

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2 w. ago Diego Simeone's actions speak volumes after Liverpool sending off and Arsenal ban

Atletico Madrid are set to face Arsenal in the Champions League and Diego Simeone has struggled to learn from his past mistake against the Gunners when the two clubs met in 2018

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2 w. ago Mikel Arteta: Managers must set example after Diego Simeone’s clash in Liverpool

Atletico boss Simeone was handed a one-match touchline ban following chaotic scenes at the end of his side’s 3-2 defeat at Anfield in September.

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3 w. ago Man dies after setting himself on fire with petrol can in street despite hero bystander's attempt to save him with fire extinguisher

The victim, in his 40s, was seen covered head to toe in flames staggering around a road in the Newtown area of Birmingham last week.

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3 w. ago Stephen Colbert HAILS Donald Trump for Gaza peace deal then asks if his doomed show is still canceled

Stephen Colbert gave Donald Trump rare praise during his Monday night before turning it into an attempt to save his show.

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3 w. ago La Bohème review – noirish reframing of Puccini’s classic weepy

Glyndebourne, SussexFloris Visser’s stylish bohemia recalls Brassaï’s Paris, while Puccini’s score is delivered with crispness and elasticityDitching the penguin suits and picnic hampers for affordable tickets and a smart-casual elegance, Glyndebourne’s autumn season opened with Floris Visser’s stylish La Bohème. Seamlessly revived by Rachael Hewer, it not only looks good, it does full justice to Puccini’s classic weepy while finding novel ways to raise the odd goosebump.Dieuweke van Reij’s set – a metaphorical highway to heaven – serves for all four acts with more than a nod to Brassaï’s noirish photos of 1930s Paris. Bare walls and glistening cobblestones are breathtakingly lit by Alex Brok, while Jon Morrell’s monochrome costumes ooze couture. Visser’s bohemians inhabit a kind of twilight zone, a world of fogs, gendarmes and prostitutes, where the spectre of Death stalks the streets with the consumptive Mimì firmly in his sights.At Glyndebourne, Sussex, until 2 November. Continue...

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