5 h. ago 'World's best theme park' is just hours away from UK but has no rides

A travel enthusiast shared a clip from her trip to a theme park which has twice been named the best in the world, and it's all down to one surprising difference

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37 h. ago Girl, 11, beats cancer but dies days later after hospital makes 'fatal mistake'

Ava Wilson, 11, was prescribed a lethal amount of morphine, hydroxyzine and gabapentin by staff at Advocate Children's Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois and died around 36 hours later

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38 h. ago Incredible £1.3bn theme park built to rival Disneyland abandoned and left to rot

Mirapolis was created to rival Disneyland Paris when it opened in 1987, but within four years, the ambitious project became one of the country's most infamous failures as it now lies abandoned

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5 d. ago Mum's fury after being charged £4,500 to park at shopping centre for two hours

Yaditi Kava, 39, was shocked to find out that she was charged £4,586 after visiting the Queensmere Observatory Shopping Centre in Slough, Berkshire - but experienced a problem with payment machines

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5 d. ago Universal set to tick off big milestone for huge UK theme park

The entertainment resort will be home to some of the most advanced theme park technology in the world, with rides, attractions, and shows never-before-seen in the UK

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6 d. ago Police put country park under nine hour dispersal order after tip

'A robust policing response will be in place and we will take action against anyone found to be committing crime'

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8 d. ago Dinosaurs in the driveway: the Nevada man delighting kids with his free prehistoric theme park

Steve ‘Dinoman’ Springer turned his suburban home into a makeshift carnival and public education center: ‘You come here to get away from the world’Amid the endless winding streets of Henderson, Nevada, one house breaks the mold. Its front yard – no grass, just desert rock – is home to 62 rainbow-painted dinosaurs, dragons, turtles and spiders. A sign on the garage reads: “Shan-gri-la Prehistoric Park”, complete with visiting hours.On a recent spring Friday at noon, the garage door hums open, letting in the harsh sun. Steve Springer, or “Dinoman” as he’s lovingly known by regulars of the park, ties a short black apron printed with cartoon dinosaurs around his waist. At 72, he likes to wear flip-flops with black socks and round glasses that make his eyes look tiny. Continue reading...

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1 week ago I visited the £7bn Epic theme park dubbed as the world's best and one ride blew me away

Epic opened in May and is the third theme park and fourth park overall to open at Universal Orlando

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1 week ago Governors Ball 2025: Olivia Rodrigo and Hozier reign over New York festival

While there were less zeitgeisty moments in this edition, acts like Young Mikoand Benson Boone still brought energy to New York’s cheaper CoachellaFor the past year, I have dined out on the story of being in the Sunday crowd at last year’s Governor’s Ball. That sweltering afternoon in the sun, the largest crowd of New York’s premier music festival – more than could fit on the lawn of Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens – gathered at an unusual hour for a mid-bill set. If you’re lucky, there are a few times in the life of a regular concertgoer when it is not just another great show, when you can feel the gravity of the zeitgeist shift. Chappell Roan, dressed as the Statue of Liberty and ferried to the stage in a giant apple, belting Red Wine Supernova to a sea of pink cowboy hats in one of the loudest sing-backs I have ever heard, is one of those times, a clear sonic boom of a cultural rocket taking off.Roan’s star-making moment turned out to be a stake in the ground of a tentpole...

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2 w. ago Park Royal fire: Blaze under investigation after 100 firefighters tackle fire at west London industrial estate

Fifteen fire engines rushed to Sergo Park to try and stop the inferno in the early hours of Friday

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3 w. ago Woman ‘raped’ at popular London park in early hours as man, 33, arrested

Woman ‘raped’ at popular London park in early hours as man, 33, arrested  The Sun

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3 w. ago Shakira's gig cancelled last minute as 'structural issues' discovered at venue

Shakira's Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran Tour concert at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts was called off just hours before she was due to take to the stage on Thursday night

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last month 13 best kids’ scooters that will have toddlers and teens whizzing around

Whether they’re scooting during the school run or flying around the park, there’s hours of fun to be had

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