Apocalyptic moment thousands of New Year's fireworks explode as store goes up in flames

Aston Villa captain was banned from driving for nine months and forced to pay an £82,4999 fine after crashing into the van, a 4x4 and a wall. The incident took place in during lockdown in March when he mounted the curb at Dickens Heath, Birmingham, at 8:40am.

There are fears an eight-year-old girl has been abducted after she went missing during a trip to McDonald's.

BBC Breakfast yesterday, after the presenter was forced to take time off from her hosting duties.

Florence Pugh is set to star in Universal's big-screen adaptation of Nita Prose's debut novel, The Maid. Pugh will play the titular character in an Agatha Christie-like murder mystery with an unlikely detective: Molly the maid.

Ali Larter issued a half-apology to her Heroes onscreen husband Leonard Roberts on Wednesday following accusations she had him written off their NBC series after only one season in 2007.'I am deeply saddened to hear about Leonard Roberts' experience on Heroes and I am heartbroken reading his perception of our relationship, which absolutely doesn't match my memory nor experience on the show,' the 43-year-old mother-of-two said in a statement to TVLine.'I respect Leonard as an artist and I applaud him or anyone using their voice and platform.

Ubisoft has added XP Boost microtransactions to Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla a month after the game was released.The microtransactions – which can be found via the in-game storefront’s Utility tab – acts as an XP multiplier for players who want to level up without having to tirelessly grind for XP through hours of side missions.The base XP Boost pack, which costs 1000 Helix credits (approximately US$10), comes with a permanent 50 per cent boost to all XP gained across all save files.

In an emotion-filled New Years Eve episode of Eastenders, fans will be shocked to find out that Mick Carter, played by Danny Dyer, is contemplating suicide.

Zayn Malik is preparing for something big and he is making sure to tease it enough before dropping it! The former One Direction singer recently took to Instagram and revealed he was working on some new music. Now, the Pillow Talk crooner took to his Instagram Stories and shared a cryptic picture of a grand hall.

The temperatures took a tumble on Wednesday in the hours before a snow storm rolled in to the New York City region.But that didn't stopTimothée Chalamet from heading out for a solo stroll along the streets of Manhattan in a casual ensemble.And to help keep him busy and distracted amid the cold winter weather, the Little Women star donned a pair of headphones and listened to some of his favorite music.

Kate Garraway has updated fans on how her husband Derek Draper is coping in hospital as he battles long Covid. The ITV host explained to Ben Shephard on Thursday's Good Morning Britain that she's determined to make Christmas as normal as possible for the sake of the children but that it has been hard.

She's a fixture on the New York social scene and knows how to navigate a Manhattan winter in style.And on Wednesday, Nicky Hilton took another day in the Big Apple in her stride as she sipped on a hot beverage while running errands.The hotel heiress and shoe designer, 37, slipped off her black cloth face mask in order to enjoy her warming drink. City girl: Nicky Hilton took another day in the Big Apple in her stride as she sipped on a hot beverage while running errands on WednesdayNicky showcased her fashionista credentials in a long shearling-trimmed black quilted coat.She paired the stylish coat with a dusky pink sweater and black leggings tucked into black bovver boots.

Hollie Doyle was cut to 16-1 third favourite with Ladbrokes for Sunday’s BBC Sports Personality Of The Year award after “the beginnings of a gamble” yesterday.

, and topped their big win with an engagement!Wednesday night's finale saw the three remaining pairs — including Will and James, brothers Riley and Maddison McKibbin, and married couple Hung Nguyen and Chee Lee — return to the US for a race across New Orleans that came to an end at the Superdome.Will and James took an early lead and then just kept going strong until crossing the finish line, where they were declared the winners.In a moment of pure joy — and excellent reality TV — Will dropped down onto one knee and popped the question.

Hollywood's bitter standoff is drawing to a close.CAA and the Writers Guild of America have made a deal to end a 20-month impasse and allow the firm to once again represent scribes. Additionally, the guild says that both sides with withdraw legal claims.

System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian is set to be the focus of a new documentary, titled Truth To Power, due out on February 19.Released by Oscilloscope Laboratories, the documentary will reportedly focus on the way Tankian built awareness around the Armenian revolution of 2018 with music, as well as examining his long history of activism.“With Oscilloscope and Live Nation at our back, the music and message of our film can now touch the hearts and minds of audiences across the world, inspiring all of us to speak – and bring – truth to power,” the film’s director Garin Hovannisian said in a statement.Tankian had previously spoken about the documentary to Rolling Stone back in 2018, saying: “I also have a music documentary I’m doing that’s

A major pre-winter storm hammered the Northeast as a high-impact nor'easter on Wednesday, bringing heavy snow, strong winds, coastal flooding, and dangerous driving conditions.  The storm was expected to bring up to a foot of snow from central Pennsylvania, into southern New York and New England between Wednesday night and Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service. "Confidence is high that this major winter storm will result in significant impacts including travel disruptions and power outages," the NWS added.

Reports have emerged that Apple CEO Tim Cook has stepped in to ensure that the company did not produce a TV show which is inspired by gossip outlet Gawker. Claims by The New York Times say that Cook, who is one of the the most powerful openly gay men in the world, was the least bit excited to hear that his company had picked up the TV show Scraper, which is based on Gawker.

Blizzard Entertainment has announced that players can expect an Overwatch 2 update during next year’s BlizzConline event.Game director Jeff Kaplan shared the news through a new developer update video, where he touched on the ongoing development of Overwatch 2 and highlighted new additions to Overwatch.“We know it’s been too long,” Kaplan acknowledged. “We know we’ve been quiet.

Bad Bunny is reportedly set to star in a new action film titled Bullet Train, alongside big acting names like Brad Pitt, Michael Shannon and Aaron Taylor Johnson.Deadline broke the news earlier today (December 17), reporting Bad Bunny – real name Benito Ocasio – will be joining a cast that also includes Joey King, Brian Tyree Henry, Zazie Beetz, Logan Lerman, Masi Oka and Andrew Koji.David Leith (Hobbs & Shaw) is on board to direct the film and act as supervisor for the script, which is being written by Zak Olkewicz. Bullet Train is based on the Japanese novel Maria Beetle by Kotaro Isaka.Bullet Train will mark Ocasio’s second film appearance, having previously been announced as a cast member of American Sole, a film about entrepreneurs

Earlier in 2020, Hilary Duff got fans around the world excited when she announced the reboot of Lizzie McGuire. However, a lockdown infused timeline and many months later, the actress confirmed on social media that the reboot has officially been cancelled.

on Wednesday, Roberts claimed that he was written off the show as a result of friction coming from co-star Ali Larter — but was told not to «think of this as a situation where the Black man loses and the white woman wins.»Larter and Roberts played married couple Niki Sanders and D.L. Hawkins on, though D.L.