15 h. ago On the steps where horror unfolded, a single bouquet of flowers

It has been five days since Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, drove a car into a crowd of people outside Heaton Park synagogue during Yom Kippur

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5 d. ago Stephen King is the most banned author in US schools, according to report

During the 2024-2025 school year, there were more then 6,800 instances of books being pulled, led by the horror authorA new report on book bans in US schools finds Stephen King as the author most likely to be censored and the country divided between states actively restricting works and those attempting to limit or eliminate bans.PEN America’s Banned in the USA, released Wednesday, tracks more than 6,800 instances of books being temporarily or permanently pulled for the 2024-2025 school year. The new number is down from more than 10,000 in 2023-24, but still far above the levels of a few years ago, when PEN didn’t even see the need to compile a report. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Bouquet toss turns into brawl after woman tries to snatch flowers from guest

This is the moment a 'sweet' bouquet toss turns into an all out brawl at a wedding after a woman tried to snatch the floral arrangement from a fellow guest's hand.

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1 week ago Welcome to Derry trailer includes Easter eggs from Stephen King films like Carrie and The Shining

Welcome to Derry, the prequel to Stephen King horror It, has released its full trailer and it's terrifying.

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1 week ago Liverpool Women honour Matt Beard’s legacy with strong League Cup display

Beard’s family were in attendance on an emotional night filled with tributes as his former team took on SunderlandQuietly they stood in the queue, stretching far beyond the door of the main reception at St Helens, to pay their respects to the former Liverpool manager Matt Beard. Once inside, an image of Beard and his trademark smile was displayed on a screen above a table where red and white flowers – one bouquet accompanied by a handwritten note expressing love from Sunderland – lay next to the books of condolence that were quickly filling up with messages of love.The scene was so sombre, it was, momentarily, difficult to imagine there was a game of football to watch, but soon the Liverpool fans were inside the stadium for the first match since the news of Beard’s sudden death at the age of 47. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 'Cult classic' horror revenge flick by Stephen King is on TV tonight

The 1976 American supernatural horror film starred Sissy Spacek in the leading role

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3 w. ago 'I spent six months in hospital after pouring a chip pan of boiling oil over myself'

EXCLUSIVE: Stephen Kennedy lost everything when his life changed overnight after a horror accident left him in a hospital bed for months on end and living on a knife edge

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