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Ex-ACCEPT Bassist PETER BALTES Hospitalized In Germany After Suffering Three Rib Fractures In ‘Serious Fall’ From Stage (Video)
Former ACCEPT bassist Peter Baltes was hospitalised after suffering a serious fall from the stage during a DIRKSCHNEIDER concert in Germany, resulting in three fractured ribs. The incident, which also injured guitarist Alen Brentini, was attributed by the band to “insufficient safety conditions” on stage, raising questions about venue safety even as the tour continues.…
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Wildfires displace more than 250,000 in France, threaten famed wine region
Wildfires sweeping through south-western France have forced more than 250,000 people from their homes as flames advance towards Bordeaux, the country’s celebrated wine-producing region. Officials say the blaze has grown so intense that it is generating its own winds, making its behaviour erratic and difficult to predict, prompting authorities to deploy the military and reduce…
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SWFC: Bird strikes, waits with Stoke and karaoke – How Owls signed-off European trip – thestar.co.uk
Sheffield Wednesday’s European pre-season trip ended with a lengthy delay at Vienna airport after their Ryanair aircraft suffered a bird strike. The disruption followed a team-bonding evening and brought an otherwise positive training camp to an unusual close, as the club prepares for the new season. Players, staff, journalists and Stoke City were delayed by…
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More than 300,000 evacuated following wildfires in France and Spain – as flames reach Bordeaux
Wildfires sweeping across France and Spain have forced the evacuation of more than 300,000 people, with the blazes reportedly reaching as far as Bordeaux in south-west France. The scale of the evacuation points to a major cross-border emergency, with authorities in both countries mobilising to move residents and visitors out of harm’s way as fires…
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Wes Streeting refuses to say whether he trusts Donald Trump
Defence secretary Wes Streeting has declined to say whether he trusts US president Donald Trump, telling Sky News’ Sir Trevor Phillips that he is still forming his views less than a week into the role. Despite this, he argued that Trump’s pressure on Europe to take greater responsibility for its own defence would ultimately be…
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‘It’s no joke!’ Clacton voters can put reversing Brexit back on the table, says ex-MEP running against Farage
John Stevens, a former Conservative MEP standing for the Rejoin the EU Party in the Clacton by-election, has argued that the contest offers a genuine opportunity to push the case for rejoining the EU, rather than being merely a media sideshow pitting Nigel Farage against comedian candidate Count Binface. He told The Independent that local…
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France battles fire ‘whirlwinds’ as another 55,000 evacuated
Wildfires continuing to sweep across France and Spain have forced fresh mass evacuations, with a further 55,000 people ordered out of six towns south of Bordeaux in the Gironde region. The blaze in France has created its own erratic weather, including whirlwinds, and firefighters have described it as unmanageable, prompting the deployment of military reinforcements…
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One dead, several injured after vehicle plows through crowd at LGBTQ+ event in Germany
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France and Spain fires force more than 200,000 to flee homes
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Pizza, pasta, potatoes, protein – how Italian children became so overweight
Italy, long regarded as the birthplace of the Mediterranean diet, is now grappling with one of Europe’s highest rates of child obesity, according to the World Health Organization. The problem is especially severe in southern regions such as Campania, where the town of Ponticelli, near Naples, has gained notoriety as one of the world’s child…