68 m. ago Stuart Pearce's son Harley tragically died at 'dangerous accident blackspot' in crash

Former England defender Stuart Pearce's son, Harley, was killed in a tragic tractor accident, and local residents have spoken out about the dangerous stretch of road

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79 m. ago Hollyoaks at 30: Stars reunite in Liverpool as soap marks milestone with explosive twist

The Channel 4 soap toasted its 30th anniversary with a glittering Liverpool screening, while teasing a dramatic storyline involving a Brookside crossover that will leave fans reeling

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1 hour ago Lisbon funicular trams ordered to stay closed after crash report reveals failings

A preliminary safety report has revealed a number of failings that led to the deadly crash

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2 h. ago Gaza ceasefire live: Vance arrives in Israel as Qatar condemns ‘continued violation’ of ceasefire

US vice-president’s trip comes a day after two Trump envoys met NetanyahuUS vice-president JD Vance has arrived in Israel with his wife, Usha.Vance is expected to meet top US Middle East envoys and military experts monitoring the truce on Tuesday. He is expected to meet with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and president Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem tomorrow. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Covid inquiry live: children paid ‘huge price’ to protect rest of society in pandemic, says Johnson

The former prime minister says method for adjudicating exam results ‘must have been bitterly disappointing to students’Former prime minister Boris Johnson tries to give the inquiry context around the decision making on the closure of educational settings. He says:Don’t forget that we didn’t know the effect this disease had on kids. We didn’t know much about the transmissibility of the disease. There were all sorts of things that were simply unknown and difficult to plan for. And the thing was moving very fast.And from the point of view of No 10, we were focused very much on trying to stave off, trying to avoid an appalling public health crisis, and we were focused on getting enough ventilators, on getting enough PPE, trying to avoid a significant number of casualties, and I think it’s important for the inquiry to focus, to remember that at the time that the school closures were first mentioned, they were seen as something you put in at the peak of the pandemic, and we didn’t think w...

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2 h. ago Timeline of Prince Andrew scandals: From Queen’s favourite to Epstein allegations

Late monarch’s middle child has seen his reputation damaged over his friendship with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and a car crash BBC interview

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2 h. ago Police appeal after man dies in motorcycle crash with Mercedes

Officers are appealing for anyone with relevant dashcam footage to come forward

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3 h. ago Freestyle rider Adolf Silva issues update after terrifying crash at Red Bull Rampage

Silva and Emil Johansson had to be airlifted to hospital after heavy falls at the annual free ride race in Utah

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4 h. ago Maccabi Tel Aviv declines tickets for Aston Villa game, citing safety concerns

Maccabi Tel Aviv has announced it will decline tickets for a Europa League game against Aston Villa next month regardless of growing calls for the English city of Birmingham to reverse a ban it imposed on the Israeli club's fans

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5 h. ago Speeding driver crashed into iconic lake and caused £90k damage – but lied about it

The driver led police on a high-speed chase through Southport before crashing into a Grade II-listed bandstand and falling into the Marine Lake, causing damage estimated to be in the region of 90,000

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6 h. ago Israel identifies the remains of a hostage as Hamas says it is committed to ending the war

Israel has identified the body of a hostage released by Hamas overnight

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6 h. ago Man claimed girlfriend's car had been stolen after crashing it into lake

Harry Mason plunged the car into the water after leading police on a 90mph chase

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6 h. ago Stuart Pearce: Pep Guardiola sends heartfelt message to England icon after son's death

Harley Pearce, 21, died after a tractor crash in Gloucestershire on Thursday, with his heartbroken dad Stuart and family paying tribute to the "cherished son and devoted brother"

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8 h. ago Hong Kong runway set for reopening after crash but won't be used regularly for now

Hong Kong authorities are preparing to reopen a runway where a cargo aircraft crashed, although it will remain out of regular use until the wreckage is fully cleared later this week

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8 h. ago ‘I said goodbye to Heath Ledger at this urinal’: a stroll round Terry Gilliam’s pivotal places

The studio where he crashed the Life of Brian spaceship, the stage where he put on a Faust that caused fights, the pub where he last spoke to Heath Ledger the ex-Python takes a hilarious and evocative stroll down memory laneDown an alley in Covent Garden, on a building that was once a banana warehouse, there is a blue plaque. “Monty Python, Film Maker, Lived Here, 1976-1987,” reads the inscription. It’s easy to miss: the plaque is not at eye level as they normally are, but up on the first floor, almost as if the blue plaque committee lost confidence in their uncharacteristic joke. Or perhaps John Cleese put it up.Terry Gilliam arrives. I like his jacket. It looks like it’s been stitched together from bits of blankets. “Me too,” he says. “I got it 30 years ago in a secondhand store in New York.” We’re going to wander around London, revisiting places that have played significant parts in his career, as he approaches his 85th birthday. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Stuart Pearce: Pep Guardiola pays poignant tribute to England legend's son Harley

Stuart Pearce's son Harley, aged 21, died at the scene of a tractor crash on the A417 Old Birdlip Hill in Witcombe, Gloucestershire, police said on Monday afternoon

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9 h. ago Bob Vylan ‘not regretful’ about IDF chant at Glastonbury: ‘I’d do it again tomorrow’

In first interview since Glastonbury, frontman Bobby Vylan tells Louis Theroux the backlash was ‘minimal’ compared to the plight of PalestiniansBob Vylan frontman Bobby Vylan is “not regretful” of his “death, death to the IDF” chant at Glastonbury and said he would “do it again tomorrow, twice on Sundays”.The outspoken punk duo sparked controversy when they led chants of “death, death to the IDF”, referring to the Israel Defense Forces, at the festival in June. The chant was condemned by Glastonbury and the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, who described it as “appalling hate speech”. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago One person is dead and four others are fighting for their lives after tornado rips through city 10 miles north of Paris

The freak weather event hit Ermont in Val d'Oise, around 13 miles northeast of the French capital, causing three cranes to come crashing down - one of which fell on a clinic.

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12 h. ago Maccabi Tel Aviv says its fans will not attend Aston Villa match in the UK

Israeli football club to turn down tickets over safety concerns even if the UK reverses a ban on team’s supporters

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12 h. ago Maccabi Tel Aviv says fans will not attend Aston Villa match in UK

Israeli football club to turn down tickets over safety concerns even if ban on team’s supporters is reversed

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