14 h. ago Pictured: Moment champagne bottle sparklers turned New Year's Eve party into deadly inferno in Swiss ski resort bar

Image shows flames starting to take hold in the ceiling of the basement bar as sparklers are held aloft inside champagne bottles

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17 h. ago Survivor escaped deadly Swiss resort bar fire ‘in frenzy’ as it was engulfed by blaze

A survivor who escaped the deadly fire at a Swiss ski resort bar during New Year’s Eve celebrations has recalled the moment he saw party-goers trying to flee “in a frenzy”.

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17 h. ago Switzerland resort fire live: first victim named, as new video shows attempts to extinguish bar ceiling fire

Fire killed about 40 people who were celebrating at a New Year’s Eve party in the ski resort of Crans-Montana at the town’s Le Constellation barHundreds of mourners gathered in silence in the freezing night in Crans-Montana on Thursday evening, laying flowers and lighting candles to remember those killed in a blaze as they celebrated the new year.Our picture desk has created this gallery with some of the photographs of those paying tribute: Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Switzerland to hold five days of mourning after 40 killed in resort fire, as investigators rush to identify victims

Blaze that swept through crowded New Year’s Eve bar in Crans-Montana also injured 115 peopleLe Constellation bar fire in Switzerland: what we know so farSwiss investigators are racing to identify the victims of a fire that tore through a crowded bar, killing about 40 people and injuring 115 who were celebrating at a New Year’s Eve party in the Alpine ski resort of Crans-Montana.President, Guy Parmelin, has said the country will hold five days of mourning, describing the blaze as one of the most traumatic events in Switzerland’s history. “It was a drama of an unknown scale,” he said, paying tribute to the many “young lives that were lost and interrupted”. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago Switzerland to hold five days of mourning after 40 killed in resort fire

Blaze that swept through crowded New Year’s Eve bar in Crans-Montana also injured 115 peopleSwiss resort fire: latest updatesLe Constellation bar fire in Switzerland: what we know so farSwitzerland will hold five days of mourning after an “unprecedented” fire tore through a crowded bar, killing about 40 people and injuring 115 who were celebrating at a New Year’s Eve party in the Alpine ski resort of Crans-Montana.The country’s president, Guy Parmelin, described the blaze as one of the most traumatic events in Switzerland’s history. “It was a drama of an unknown scale,” he said, paying tribute to the many “young lives that were lost and interrupted”. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem shredded after dancing to ‘Ice Ice Baby’ at Trump’s New Year’s Eve Party

“This is what I imagine hell is like,” wrote one user, while another wrote, “Cringe af.”

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34 h. ago About 40 killed and 115 injured in fire at bar in Swiss ski resort of Crans

Police say blaze tore through crowded bar where people were seeing in the new yearSwitzerland resort fire – latest updatesAbout 40 people are believed to have been killed and 115 injured after a fire tore through a crowded bar during a New Year’s Eve party in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana.Swiss police confirmed several dozen partygoers were dead. The victims could not be immediately identified because of the severity of their burns, the ministry said. It confirmed arson was not responsible, with the blaze thought to be the result of an accident. Continue reading...

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35 h. ago The who’s who of Trump’s New Year’s Eve bash: Barron, Melania and host of MAGA allies party at Mar

The MAGA-filled event included Trump’s youngest son, Barron and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

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37 h. ago Everything we know about the Swiss ski resort bar fire: Tragedy strikes New Year's Eve party

Everyone we know so far about the tragic events at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana

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39 h. ago Swiss resort fire latest as dozens presumed dead and 100 more injured

A fire broke out at a New Year's Eve party at ski resort in the early hours of Thursday morning

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41 h. ago Dozens dead and 100 injured in horror Swiss New Year's Eve fire

Police have issued an update after an explosion ripped through a New Year's Eve party at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, a town in Switzerland’s Valais region

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41 h. ago Donald Trump unleashes on Minnesota's Somali fraud scandal saying $18BILLION was stolen... as he names three states where it's even worse

The president was spending some time as the emcee at his annual, star-studded New Year's Eve party at his Mar-a-Lago resort.

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43 h. ago 'Explosion' at Swiss ski resort leaves multiple dead at New Year's Eve party

A major fire broke out at the Le Constellation Bar and Lounge in Crans-Montana, Valais, during a New Year's Eve celebration with several people killed and more injured after police confirmed an 'explosion' at the bar

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43 h. ago 'Explosion' at packed New Year's Eve party leaves 'at least 10 dead' in Swiss alps

A major fire broke out at a packed Le Constellation Bar and Lounge in Crans-Montana, Valais, during a New Year's Eve celebration with several people killed and more injured after police confirmed an 'explosion' at the bar

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43 h. ago Horror fire at packed New Year's Eve party leaves several dozen dead and 100 injured

A major fire broke out at a packed Le Constellation Bar and Lounge in Crans-Montana, Valais, during a New Year's Eve celebration with 40 people killed and more injured after police confirmed fire at the bar

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48 h. ago Melania Trump stuns as she arrives at glitzy MAGA party with husband Donald... while president reveals his New Year's resolution but refuses to answer tense question

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have arrived at the commander-in-chief's annual New Year's Eve party at Mar-a-Lago.

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49 h. ago Bibi, Laura Loomer and a pair of Netflix stars top the glitzy guest list at Donald Trump's MAGA New Year's Eve

President Donald Trumphas hosted a raucous New Year's Eve party at Mar-a-Lago since the late 1990s - and is slated to do so again Wednesday night.

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54 h. ago New Year's Eve: Dubai throws lavish party to kick off new year with Europe celebrating last hours of 2025

LIVEBLOG: Follow New Year's Eve celebrations across the globe as nations around the world throw parties to toast the final hours of the year before ushering in 2026.

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55 h. ago Ronan Keating says it 'all fell apart' as his health suffered from 'toxic' relationship

Ronan Keating is hosting a New Year's Eve Party on BBC tonight to see in the new year and the Boyzone star recently opened up about how his band became 'toxic'

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56 h. ago Party drinks that will make you nostalgic for your younger self: How many of these retro tipples from the last 70 years did YOU used to enjoy on New Year's Eve?

It's not a New Year's Eve party without our favourite tipple in hand to toast the next 12 months in - and decades past saw us indulge in everything from Babycham to Bacardi Breezers.

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