Reformed gangster Dave Courtney took his own life months after previous attempt, inquest hears

On the morning of August 17 this year, a devastating fire ripped through and destroyed a primary school. Staff, pupils and parents were left devastated after the blaze tore through SS Simon and Jude CE Primary School in Greater Lever, Bolton.

LeBron “Bronny” James Jr just made his collegiate basketball debut on Sunday (December 10) in Los Angeles.

Tamar Braxton and Jeremy “JR” Robinson are giving their relationship a second chance!

A revitalised plan to build a 42-home apartment block on the edge of Rusholme has been tabled by developers after being refused last year.

A prolific sex offender dubbed “Scotland’s Savile” was allowed to continue teaching kids for 40 years after multiple opportunities to stop him were missed.

Bachelor Nation viewers know the story of The Golden Bachelor. ABC went older with their new spin on the dating show, and the very first star was Gerry Turner, a hunky septuagenarian with a heartbreaking backstory.

A groom in Thailand went on a shooting rampage just hours after at his own wedding over the weekend — killing four people, including his bride. According to The Bangkok Post,

Matthew Perry passed away on October 28 at the age of 54 left millions around the world heartbroken. While fans who never met the actor felt a loss, it was family, friends, and his network, that felt the pain on a deeper level. One of those closest to him was his stepdad, Keith Morrison.

Johannes Radebe penned a gushing tribute to his Strictly Come Dancing celebrity partner Annabel Croft ahead of Saturday's show. Next to shots of the pair enjoying the sights of Blackpool, the South African choreographer, 36, wrote on Instagram: "You dance so beautifully, and each week you bring such strength and joy to this journey. It has been wonderful to see you grow and I am so incredibly proud of you for everything you have achieved.

Oscar Pistorius will soon be out of prison.

Baby Queen has revealed that Courtney Love gave her a “full rundown” of her debut album ‘Quarter Life Crisis’ “track by track”.The record was released earlier this month and received three stars from NME in a review which said that “beyond thoughtful moments of introspection about growth and friendship, the wit of [Arabella] Latham’s previous work feels largely absent on her debut”.The singer struck up a friendship with Love after she hailed her work as “SO good” in 2021, singling out the tracks ‘Pretty Girl Lie’ and ‘Want Me’ as being some of her favourites.“I’ve just discovered Baby Queen @queenofthebabies today (thanks to the always discerning @britishgq, link in bio to 2021 artist picks. Not one is bad so far),” Love captioned a clip of Baby Queen performing at the time.“Lyrics SO good. Death and guns and beating the gay kids up, it doesn’t happen to you so why give a fuck.

Oscar Pistorius is set to be released from prison soon, almost ten years after he was found guilty of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.The Olympian and double amputee has been in a South African prison since Valentine's Day 2013 when he shot his model girlfriend four times, claiming he thought she was an intruder. Despite being originally sentenced to five years, this was later increased to 13 years and five months after his conviction was upgraded to murder.

The former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius is to be freed from jail.

Naman Ramachandran South Africa‘s Quizzical Pictures has commissioned eight-part crime series “Murder By The Sea.” The series is set in Blaasgat, a fictional coastal town named after its giant blowhole. When Lennart Cato, a local man-made-good, is found dead inside a papier-mâché whale on the opening night of a new Whale Museum that he’s funding, the locals turn to town resident and retired old-school thespian Lawrence Mantooth for answers.

He's well-known for his role as Jimmy Perez in Shetland but after his shock exit last year, Douglas Henshall has moved on to a new job.The actor appeared in Who is Erin Carter? on Netflix earlier this year and he'll soon be back on the BBC in an adaptation of Agatha Christie's Murder is Easy. Douglas is taking on the role of Major Horton and will star alongside David Jonsson as Fitzwilliam and Penelope Wilton as Miss Pinkerton.The series takes place in England, 1954, where on a train to London, Fitzwilliam meets Miss Pinkerton, who tells him that a killer is on the loose in the sleepy English village of Wychwood under Ashe.The villagers believe the deaths are mere accidents, but Miss Pinkerton knows otherwise – and when she's later found dead on her way to Scotland Yard, Fitzwilliam feels he must find the killer before they can strike again.

Darren Day has revealed that Robbie Williams saved his life after he was given just six months to live. During an appearance on Good Morning Britain, Darren, 55, candidly opened up about his battle with alcohol and drug addiction, and how he credits Robbie, 49, with saving his life. Speaking to hosts Richard Madeley and Susanna Reid, he revealed that he had relapsed during the first Covid-19 lockdown, after which he broke down to Robbie.The former I'm A Celebrity...

A healthcare company has been fined £140,000 over failings that led to the death of a 21-year-old patient at a hospital

Dorian Thompson-Robinson is about to have a huge day as the starting quarterback for the Cleveland Browns during Sunday’s big game!

Bob Geldof has revealed that there are plans to release a new Live Aid IMAX film.Geldof, a former member of The Boomtown Rats turned activist, and ex-Ultravox co-lead singer Midge Ure, organised the concert held on July 13, 1985 to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia.Live Aid was attended by about 72,000 people at London’s Wembley Stadium, and, simultaneously more than 89,000 people at the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, US. An estimated 1.9billion people from across 130 countries watched the TV broadcast.A 20th anniversary event called Live 8 was held in 2005 at venues in G8 countries and South Africa.Speaking at this week’s EnergaCamerimage cinematography film festival, Geldof reflected on his career and the concert before revealing that an IMAX film about Live Aid could be on the way to cinemas soon.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Thomas “Eromose” Ikimi, director of the Tribeca Film Festival player “88,” has been tapped to write a new drama about a fierce wildlife preservationist and activist. Eromose will write the screenplay for “Manaka,” a story inspired by the organization Saving the Wild and its founder Jamie Joseph. The Zimbabwean-born South African founded the charitable foundation to help protect rhinos from poaching, as well as to tell authentic stories about frontline workers protecting the species from going extinct.