79 m. ago When panto goes horribly, painfully wrong: ‘it was the worst chafing of my life’

Panto season is upon us, and for the performers, anything could happen. Actors recall their most excruciating moments – from a panic attack while dressed as a cow, to dripping blood while in flight as Peter PanWhen panto goes wrong, the show must always go on. And there is a lot that could go wrong: malfunctioning pyrotechnics, panic attacks, chafing thighs, broken props, broken bones, bruised egos – and that’s before you get live animals involved. Missed cues and forgotten lines are small potatoes by comparison. So with panto season once again in full swing, we speak to seasoned professionals about the exhausting, error-laden, explosive truth behind the most “magical” season of the year.Adam Buksh played The Genie in Aladdin at Howden Park Centre, Livingston, West Lothian, in 2013 It was halfway through the show when Aladdin got trapped in the cave. Our version was based on the original story, One Thousand and One Nights (not Disney’s), in which Aladdin possesses two magical entiti...

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2 h. ago Washington plane crash: US government admits mistakes made before 'needless loss of life'

The US government has admitted it is partly liable for the collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet near Washington DC that killed 67 people

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2 h. ago US government admits part in 'needless loss of life' after deadly Washington plane crash

At least 28 bodies were pulled from the Potomac River after the helicopter apparently flew into the path of the American Airlines jet in January, killing 67 people

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4 h. ago Princess Ingrid Alexandra breaks silence over the Bondi Beach shooting after settling into uni life in Sydney

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4 h. ago Couple who won dream £3million Omaze home are in bitter fight to evict their son from house they bought him... because he's not paying any rent

A bitter courtroom battle, which pits Rose and Tony Doyle against her son Brian Cassidy, centres on a home in Birmingham which the couple bought following their life-changing raffle win.

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5 h. ago Couple who won dream £3million Omaze home are in bitter fight to evict their son from house they bought him for not paying any rent

A bitter courtroom battle, which pits Rose and Tony Doyle against her son Brian Cassidy, centres on a home in Birmingham which the couple bought following their life-changing raffle win.

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5 h. ago EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Divorce blow for inspiring disabled artist Alison Lapper

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6 h. ago Real reason Helen Flanagan took aim at Scott Sinclair with expletive outburst

Helen Flanagan branded Scott Sinclair "a piece of s**t" on Instagram in an explosive rant about the former Celtic and Swansea footballer, who is father to Helen's three children

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6 h. ago Children's tsar urges parents to their ditch phones during Christmas family time

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6 h. ago Safety worries at Welsh hospital where patients 'treated in corridors'

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7 h. ago Frankie Bridge's 'heartbreak' as youngest son struggles with life

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8 h. ago Parents of Scots teen who took own life after sextortion scam sue tech firm Meta

Murray Dowey died after he was preyed upon by Nigerian scammers posing as a young girl.

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8 h. ago Former Welsh boxer loses leg after being hit by Royal Mail delivery driver

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8 h. ago 21 fascinating photos of Wales from the 1900s to 1920s showing life 100 years ago

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8 h. ago Scots model who cheated death in Bondi Beach massacre returns to grim scene to pay emotional tribute

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8 h. ago Mum woke up to her daughter so swollen she was 'unrecognisable'

The Welsh teen was treated by paramedics after she suffered an allergic reaction to the beauty product, her family claim.

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8 h. ago Girl woke up with face so swollen her family didn't recognise her

The Welsh teen was treated by paramedics after she suffered an allergic reaction to the beauty product, her family claim.

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9 h. ago Young Brit fighting for life after catching disease on 'holiday

Gavin Arulnayagam, 24, is currently in intensive care on a ventilator in the Philippines and undergoing costly treatment after contracting Guillain-Barré syndrome, a severe autoimmune disorder

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9 h. ago Crazed gangland hitman smiled as judge handed him life sentence for brutal New Year’s Eve hit on Marc Webley

A CALLOUS hitman laughed earlier today as he was jailed for at least 26 years for the Hogmanay execution of a hood outside a pub. Smirking Grant Hunter, 34, also gave a thumbs-up and shouted “Result!” as he was led from the dock, yards from the mum of gun victim, Marc Webley, 38. The monster...

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