19 h. ago River City: documentary to celebrate legacy as Scottish soap axed

The long-running soap is to come to an end this autumn

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1 week ago Immigrant seeking US asylum reportedly denied jackpot winnings at Chicago casino due to his status

The man claimed to have won the jackpot on a slot machine at Bally’s temporary casino in the River North area of the city, the payout for which usually takes just minutes

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1 week ago Immigrant seeking asylum in the US denied jackpot winnings from Chicago casino because of his status, report claims

The man claimed to have won the jackpot on a slot machine at Bally’s temporary casino in the River North area of the city, the payout for which usually takes just minutes

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2 w. ago Diddy's sons to feature in new documentary focusing on disgraced star's trial

Earlier this year, rap star Sean Combs was found guilty of two counts of transporting individuals for the purposes of prostitution in a high profile court case that shocked the world

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2 w. ago Dad's body recovered from River Lee on Boxing Day after 'freak accident'

Shea McCabe, from Co. Tyrone, was found in the River Lee in Cork city on December 26, after a nine-day multi-agency search, as the dad's family say they're "heartbroken"

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2 w. ago Munich’s surfers foiled again after city thwarts effort to restart river wave

Authorities remove beam placed on Christmas Day to recreate Eisbach wave, which vanished in OctoberA row over the disappearance of a famous river surfing wave in Munich has escalated after authorities removed a beam inserted over Christmas to recreate the attraction.The Eisbach wave on a side branch of the Isar River had been a landmark in the Bavarian city since the 1980s but it vanished in October after annual cleanup work along the riverbed. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Munich’s surfers foiled again as authorities remove access to famous river wave

The city has removed a beam that local surfers placed over Christmas to recreate the Eisbach wave after it vanished in OctoberA row over the disappearance of a famous river surfing wave in Munich has escalated after authorities removed a beam inserted over Christmas to recreate the attraction.The Eisbach wave on a side branch of the Isar river had been a landmark in the Bavarian city since the 1980s but it vanished in October after annual cleanup work along the riverbed. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago EastEnders actor Jamie Borthwick shares sad Christmas message after being sacked from soap

Former EastEnders actor Jamie Borthwick cut a glum figure as he shared a new year message with his followers months after being axed from the long-running BBC soap

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2 w. ago Former EastEnders star Jamie Borthwick looks downcast in Christmas selfie after being AXED from the soap following suspension for using an offensive disabled slur on Strictly

Former EastEnders star Jamie Borthwick appeared downcast in a Christmas selfie shared with his Instagram followers this week, just months after he was axed from the BBC soap. 

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3 w. ago Taylor Swift fans in a frenzy as star 'confirms' new album with cryptic update

Taylor Swift has shared a cryptic update on her next album just two months after dropping the biggest project of her career, The Life of a Showgirl.

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3 w. ago Royals face tough stadium decision of their own as Chiefs move to Kansas

The Chiefs are moving to a new $3 billion stadium in Kansas, leaving their Missouri home

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3 w. ago Bad blood between the Beckhams at Christmas might seem trite. But here’s why it’s important | Jason Okundaye

It’s celebrity catnip, but beyond the headlines this is also a tale of family dysfunction. At this time of year, so many people know about thatThere is not one saga I have been more invested in this year than the Beckham family feud. In case you are not as shamelessly showbiz-pilled as I am, this is a drama that parses like something between the parable of the prodigal son and Catherine de Medici’s tension with her daughter-in-law Mary, Queen of Scots.It seems that, after years of a trying in-law dynamic, relations between the Beckham family and their first-born, Brooklyn, and his wife, the heiress Nicola Peltz, have soured. Brooklyn has been repeatedly and conspicuously absent from all the family group shots on Instagram and, most notably, mum Victoria’s Netflix documentary, and dad David’s 50th birthday celebrations and knighthood ceremony (and if you know how long Dave’s been auditioning for that honour, you’ll know that this was the biggest indicator of catastrophe).Jason Okunda...

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3 w. ago Emmerdale star lost her ‘sense of identity’ after soap axe in sad scenes

Actress Roxy Shahidi's final scenes aired earlier this year with fans heartbroken at the character's exit, when she bid farewell to Leyla Harding after several years in the role

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3 w. ago Emmerdale actress admits she lost her ‘sense of identity’ after being axed from ITV soap

FORMER Emmerdale star Roxy Shahidi has opened up about leaving the soap – admitting she struggled with her 'sense of identity' as a result. Roxy played fan favourite Leyla Harding, joining the soap from 2008 to 2011, before rejoining full time from 2013. She was dramatically killed off in February this year, when Leyla was...

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