Blackpool Tower fire: Fire crews called to iconic landmark
Flames are spotted coming from near the top of the 129-year-old landmark in the Lancashire resort.
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Former PM Tony Blair was keen on Wimbledon FC relocating to Belfast
Former Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair was keen on an idea to relocate then-Premier League side Wimbledon FC to Belfast in the late 1990s. Previously confidential state papers include a note from 1997 described as “following up earlier informal discussions about the possibility of an English Premier League football club relocating to Belfast”. It was…
Holly Willoughby to return to Dancing on Ice alongside Stephen Mulhern
The presenter’s return to the ITV ice dance show follows her decision to quit This Morning.
Gypsy Rose Blanchard released early from US prison
She plotted with her boyfriend to kill her abusive mother in a case that gripped the US media.
Cher: Star ‘files for conservatorship’ for son Elijah
2 hours ago About sharing Elijah Blue Allman and Cher pictured in 2002 By Emma Saunders Entertainment reporter Cher has reportedly filed for a conservatorship of her son Elijah Blue Allman due to his alleged substance abuse and mental health issues. Court documents seen by US media, such as People and TMZ, reportedly claim Mr…
Shawn Fain’s New Year’s Resolution Is to Lay the Ground for a National Strike
Activism / December 28, 2023 Shawn Fain’s New Year’s Resolution Is to Lay the Ground for a National Strike By having contracts with all the Big Three automakers expire on May Day, 2028, the UAW president also issued a challenge to the labor movement. Will his union be ready to meet it? Jonathan Rosenblum Ad…
Taylor Swift fan died of heat exhaustion at Rio concert, tests show
52 minutes ago About sharing Fans tried to shield from the sun as they queued to get into the stadium in Rio By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News A 23-year-old fan who collapsed at a Taylor Swift concert in Rio de Janeiro in November died of heat exhaustion, post-mortem examinations cited in Brazilian media suggest. Ana…
Moment Swat team tears open lorry to arrest driver on Texas motorway
Police had stopped the lorry, but the driver refused to get out of the vehicle.
Thousands of homes still without power after Storm Gerrit
57 minutes ago About sharing Properties have been flooded in Cupar, Fife About 14,000 homes are still without power after Storm Gerrit brought blizzards and flooding to Scotland. Properties have been flooded in Cupar, Fife, while drivers were stranded by snow on the A9 in the Higlands on Wednesday evening. The road was shut at…
‘My elderly father found a new partner – then vanished from my life’
8 hours ago About sharing Carolyn Stephens with her father Vincent in Ghana, 1994 By Sue Mitchell & Ben Milne BBC News When her elderly father found a new partner, Carolyn Stephens was stopped from seeing him, and then left helpless as he vanished from her life. In 2012, Carolyn waved goodbye to her 78-year-old…