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Harrowing pictures show how Brit wildfire victims ran out of road while fleeing down dirt track to escape blaze in Spain – before inferno swept over doomed convoy
Four British nationals, including a 93-year-old, are confirmed to have died in a deadly wildfire in Spain that has killed 13 people in total. The article reports that some victims were trapped while trying to escape along a dirt track, where their vehicle convoy reportedly ran out of road before the fire overtook them. The…
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Nia Archives, Jorja Smith Re-Unite For ‘Get Me Down’
Nia Archives and Jorja Smith re-unite for new single ‘Get Me Down’. The two are old friends, and when Nia began working on her incoming album ‘Emotional Junglist’ she always had one song in mind for the Midlands icon. ‘Emotional Junglist’ as a phrase and concept refers to Nia’s soulful,… The post Nia Archives, Jorja…
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Femtanyl cool things down on exclusive playlist to accompany The Cover
The ‘Femta-nil’ playlist features tracks by James K, Grouper, Sigur Ros, Nourished By Time and more The post Femtanyl cool things down on exclusive playlist to accompany The Cover appeared first on NME.
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Brit, 64, dies after sliding down Ibiza hotel water slide in front of his wife and daughter
A 64-year-old British man died after going down a hotel water slide in Ibiza, according to the report, with the incident happening in front of his wife and daughter. The story matters because it highlights the seriousness of holiday accidents and is likely to raise questions about safety standards and emergency response at tourist resorts.…
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Union barons branded ‘champagne socialists’ as it emerges more than a third are on six-figure pay packages – including bosses threatening more shutdowns of hospitals, schools and the rail network
The article reports that several senior British trade union leaders have been criticised as “champagne socialists” after figures showed that more than a third receive total annual pay packages above £100,000. It presents this as politically significant because some of the same union figures are involved in disputes that could lead to further disruption across…
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Cocaine-addicted stalker breaks down in court after admitting terrifying campaign against woman he had a ‘work affair’ with
A Melbourne businessman has admitted stalking a woman with whom he had previously had a secret workplace affair, after what prosecutors described as a sustained and frightening campaign of harassment following their split. The case matters because it shows how stalking can escalate across multiple settings, including travel, hotels and surveillance, leaving the victim feeling…
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Sarah Beeny is set to WIN eight-year planning row over her mini-Downton Abbey after being ordered to tear it down as council U-turns
Property presenter Sarah Beeny appears set to win a long-running planning dispute over a large country house she built in Somerset, sometimes likened to a “mini-Downton Abbey”, after the local council reportedly performed a U-turn. Having previously been ordered to tear the building down, she is now understood to be on course to prevail in…
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‘Evil Dead Burn’ Director Breaks Down His Brand of French Brutality, From Practical Effects and Real Fire to That Post-Credits Scene
French director Sébastien Vanič* spoke to Variety about “Evil Dead Burn”, the latest instalment in Sam Raimi’s long-running horror franchise, which is now in cinemas. Vanič* embraces a limit-free approach to brutality — including a controversial scene in which a dog is killed — arguing that the “Evil Dead” films are the natural place for…
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Fatal shooting shuts down major Toronto music festival: “Senseless violence”
A major music festival in Toronto was brought to an early close after a fatal shooting, according to the headline of this Far Out Magazine report. The incident, described in the article’s title as “senseless violence”, resulted in at least one death and prompted organisers or authorities to shut the event down. Beyond the headline,…
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Residents fume after second car PLUNGES from notorious parking lot, killing elderly driver and smashing into busy sidewalk
A car has plunged from a parking lot in Laguna Beach, California, killing an elderly driver and crashing onto a busy sidewalk below, in what residents say is the second such incident at the same location. The crash, near the Aliso Creek Plaza, has renewed local anger over what is described as a notorious and…