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Ukrainian family of 9 plea for £13,000 after being kicked out of UK home by their host

war-torn country for a safer life, arrived in the UK from Kyiv with their five children and elderly mums back in May. However, Maxim and Olga Hyryk have now been served with a 'notice to quit' letter from a solicitor acting for their hosts, just a month-and-a-half after setting up a new life in the two-bedroom bungalow in Fareham, Hampshire. READ MORE: Birmingham explosion: Neighbour of destroyed house says 'toilet break saved my life' Heartbroken, Maxim, 36, told The Sun that they arrived in the country with nothing but the clothes on their backs, and as much as they could cram into a rucksack.

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Mongolian rock band The Hu unveil UK and European tour dates

The Hu have unveiled details of a full UK and European tour this year – check out the dates below.The band will perform at Manchester, Leeds, Nottingham, Cardiff, Birmingham, Belfast and Glasgow, as well as a huge show at London’s Roundhouse on December 9.Tickets for the shows are available here from Friday July 1 at 9am and you can see all the UK dates here:NOVEMBER 28 – Manchester, Academy 30 – Leeds, StylusDECEMBER 1 – Nottingham, Rock City2 – Cardiff, Great Hall3 – Birmingham, O2 Institute 5 – Dublin, 3Olympia6 – Belfast, Ulster Hall07 – Glasgow, SWG3 (Galvanizers)09 – London, RoundhouseBLACK THUNDER TOUR: EUROPE & UK 2022!! Tickets go on sale this Friday at 9AM. #BlackThunderTour #TheHU pic.twitter.com/mUlTlUja6m— The HU (@TheHuOfficial) June 28, 2022Back in May, The Hu shared their latest thunderous single, ‘This Is Mongol’.The track is another preview of their upcoming second studio album, which is set for release later this year via Better Noise Music.A statement said of the track: “As with all of their music, The HU connects the world to Mongolian culture and its unique core values of natural preservation and spiritual connection with the earth.

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Mum, 32, threatened to release X-rated video of lawyer after she started dating her ex

vengeful mum-of-three attempted to destroy the life of a leading lawyer by threatening her with posting an “intimate video” and drug allegations after she started a relationship with her ex-boyfriend.Kayleigh Gordon, 32, blackmailed Beth Mantel - a friend of Chelsea footballer Danny Drinkwater - with alleged footage of her with businessman Richard Buggy.She claimed that she would release it on social media, while also emailing her Manchester-based law firm to falsely claim that she was taking drugs.READ MORE: Birmingham explosion: Neighbour of destroyed house says 'toilet break saved my life'Victim Ms Mantel told Warrington Magistrates Court this week that she was “embarrassed” about the email – as it was sent to her entire office.She recalled: “Things were said which were disgusting, false and hurtful.“The allegations could have ruined my reputation that had taken 10 years to build.“I had to call my new workplace and tell them that there may be an email and what it would say.“It was humiliating - I had only worked there for a few weeks and I was worried that they would look at me differently.”Cheshire-based Gordon pleaded guilty to two charges of sending by a public communication network an offensive, indecent, obscene or menacing message and was ordered to pay Miss Mantel and Mr Buggy £100 each in damages.The row stemmed from a party that Mr Buggy took his and Gordon's child to, which Ms Mantel was also in attendance.Her being there angered Gordon, who then embarked on a campaign of abuse against her.Gordon told Mr Buggy that she was was in possession of an intimate video involving him and Ms Mantel, which she threatened to post on Facebook.Simon Green prosecuting said: "I should say that Ms Mantel is a solicitor.

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Jamie T announces UK tour for November

Jamie T has announced details of a UK tour that’s set to take place in November.The singer/songwriter has returned to action in 2022, with his new album ‘The Theory of Whatever’ set for release on July 29 via Polydor Records.Jamie T will celebrate the new record with a nine-date UK tour in November, which will kick off in Newcastle on November 10.The tour will visit Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Sheffield, Manchester, London and Cardiff before wrapping up in Portsmouth on November 22.Alright then let's do it. Back on tour in November.

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'Palliative care work in pandemic was awful – but racy Babestation job changed my life'

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Britney Spears' ex ordered to trial on stalking charge

Britney Spears who showed up uninvited at the pop star's wedding to go to trial on a felony stalking charge. After a two-hour preliminary hearing, Ventura County Judge David Worley ruled that 40-year-old Jason Allen Alexander should be held to answer on the charge, along with misdemeanor counts of trespassing, vandalism and battery, court records showed.

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Alison Hammond show axed by ITV in disappointing blow

Alison Hammond’s Wheel of Fortune reboot has reportedly been axed. The Sun newspaper reports a source as saying: “Execs were hoping this might be the perfect vehicle for Alison and be a stepping stone to bigger things. “It would also help with the fact there are still very few women hosting game shows on the channel, even though they’re the one of the broadcaster’s biggest audience draws.

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28.06.2022 / 11:19

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Manchester top rated city to replace London as capital, survey finds

Manchester is the top rated city to replace London as the capital, according to a survey.

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Woman faked a fit to avoid arrest after getting caught performing sex act in hospital

hospital treatment room faked a fit in order to avoid getting arrested.Shannon Baker pleaded guilty to causing a nuisance or disturbance to an NHS staff member after making nookie in Yeovil Hospital and was also ordered to pay an additional £34 victim discharge, Somerset Live reports.Having been rumbled by a member of security, to try and avoid arrest, she even attempted to disguise what she and her male companion were up to by faking a fit when police arrived.READ MORE: Birmingham explosion: Neighbour of destroyed house says 'toilet break saved my life'Baker, from Yeovil had been taken into hospital by ambulance after suffering from a medical episode.After she had arrived, her male companion insisted on accompanying her inside the hospital despite the Covid restrictions patients and visitors were being asked to abide by at the time. Prosecutor Lenanton said: "The male was allowed entry as staff were concerned about what he would do if he was not, and they were taken to a room.

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Parents baffled after secondary school allows boys to wear skirts but not shorts

Parents at a Norfolk secondary school have been left outraged by a uniform policy which states boys can wear skirts and not shorts during hot weather.The Metro reports that students at Wymondham High Academy will be subject to the new ‘gender neutral’ uniform policy.It comes after male students reported being uncomfortable in trousers during the summer.READ MORE: Birmingham explosion: First pic of woman killed in house blast as tributes paid to loving mumIn the face of backlash, the head teacher of the school Mr Jonathon Rockey has defended the change and said it’s something the school is ‘proud of.’He said: “Many parents were supportive of us considering a ‘summer uniform’, which we will consider for 2023-24.‘In the short term, we have enabled pupils to remove their blazers during hot weather.‘Changing everything about our uniform in one go, especially with the current financial concerns, would not be sensible so we are able to stage changes over a period of time.”However, one parent said the decision not to relax restrictions on shorts even when temperatures passed 30C as "insane".They added: "The school appears to be deaf to parents clearly voicing concerns on this matter."It is not in our children’s best interest to be overdressed and overheated in the summer."This is not conductive to an effective learning environment and I believe it is a health and safety issue."Another parent told Metro: "We have been repeatedly asking, year after year, for shorts to be added to the uniform."The parent said: "Every summer boys have found the heat hard to bear and so there have been repeated requests for shorts for both genders."Offering a skirt as an option is not gender neutral.

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Barry Manilow shocks pub punters by popping in for fish and chip lunch

CROONER Barry Manilow shocked diners in a roadside pub when he popped in for a fish and chip lunch. He had the £13.95 meal with a glass of water before posing for pictures.

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Passengers fork out hundreds for taxis and hire cars after flight to Manchester Airport diverted to Gatwick

A plane bound for Manchester instead landed in London this weekend leaving some passengers with taxi bills of more than £800 to get back up to the North West. The TUI flight from Antalya was already delayed three hours before landing at Gatwick in the early hours of Saturday (June 25) morning.

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Darren Hayes announces 25th anniversary UK tour to celebrate Savage Garden and solo hits

songwriter Darren Hayes has announced his first UK tour in over a decade, to celebrate 25 years in music.The Do You Remember Tour will feature hits from across his career, including his chart-topping records in duo Savage Garden, as well as his solo hits and new music.The tour will begin on March 21, 2023 at the Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham, taking in over 10 cities across the UK including Brighton, Cardiff, Oxford, Birmingham, London, Southend, Glasgow, Newcastle and Manchester.READ NEXT: Sugababes' return at Glastonbury sees fans turned away as tent becomes overcrowdedKnown for songs including Truly Madly Deeply, I Knew I Loved You, Insatiable and Crush (1980 Me), Darren Hayes expressed his excitement for performing to generations of fans on the upcoming tour as he prepares to return to the UK next year.He said: "You never know how much you love something until it’s taken away from you. "After almost a decade out of the spotlight and all this time in lockdown I found myself really missing the electric feeling that only a live audience can bring.

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Birmingham explosion: Neighbour of destroyed house says 'toilet break saved my life'

house that exploded in Birmingham yesterday (June 26) evening has said a well-timed toilet break 'saved his life'.One woman has died and a man was left fighting for his life following the gas explosion at 8.30pm on Dulwich Road, Birmingham, which 25 fire crews responded to. Neighbour Lami Charlery was on his computer in his living room around that time but briefly nipped to the toilet. READ MORE: House at centre of lethal Birmingham explosion 'had dodgy boiler in need of repair'The fatal blast then shook the entire street and brought his living room ceiling crashing down onto where he had just been sitting, reports BirminghamLive.

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ITV Love Island stars were told about Gemma Owen's dad in unaired scenes, Ikenna admits

Love Island contestants were aware of Gemma Owen’s famous dad when they arrived in the villa. Islander Ikenna Ekwonna revealed that the stars were told she was the daughter of Michael Owen in unaired scenes just days after they moved in. On companion show Aftersun last night, the former islander, 23, shared the secret to host Laura Whitmore.

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Man pulled alive from wreckage after home destroyed in Birmingham gas explosion

A man is in a ‘life-threatening’ condition and a house has been destroyed after a gas explosion in Birmingham, it has been reported. West Midlands Police said they were called just after 8.30pm on Sunday to the incident on Dulwich Road in Kingstanding.

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Commonwealth Games will be an experience to remember, says Sirens star

Kelly Boyle chose netball over football while at high school, and is delighted that she did, after being selected for Scotland at this summer’s Commonwealth Games.

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'Polar airmass' to send temperatures plummeting to near freezing in the UK this week

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Casualties reported after house is destroyed in huge explosion in Birmingham

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Drugs, death and Michael Jackson - tragic story of band behind Pass The Dutchie

Michael Jackson also took a shine to the boys.Jackson invited the boys round to his house where they met his chimp Bubbles and pet snake Muscles.They also met many other superstars including Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, James Brown and Prince and made a film with 1980s acting legend Mr T.It is 40 years since Pass The Dutchie was released to great acclaim and much has happened to the band along the way.It is a story which started so brightly but the Musical Youth flame was to burn out quickly and the band had gone their separate ways within three years.Musical Youth were made up of brothers Patrick and Freddie "Junior" Waite and Kelvin and Michael Grant, with Dennis Seaton rounding off the group.The boys, aged between 11 and 15, formed their band at school in Birmingham.They all came from musical families and began by playing mostly in West Indian working men’s clubs. But it was the release of Pass The Dutchie which catapulted them to worldwide fame.Musical Youth had signed to MCA records in 1982 after being talent-spotted.

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Period poverty is worst in Brighton and Hove - as nearly half can't afford sanitary items

Period poverty is at its worst in Brighton and Hove – where a staggering 46% of women and girls say there are times they are unable to afford basic sanitary protection.The study of 2,000 females, who menstruate, revealed the 10 cities in the UK which are hardest hit by this widespread issue – including Oxford (40%) and Birmingham (34%).And those in Cambridge and York (32% respectively) also admit there are some months when they struggle.Overall, a quarter of the female population admit their menstruation is a challenging time, because they now find it more difficult to afford period products compared to 12 months ago.Of these, 90% say the rising cost in living is already taking its toll, while a fifth now provide for another family member in addition to themselves.One in ten women admitted they had found it harder getting work during the pandemic, and an unfortunate 7% lost their job.The study was commissioned by global hygiene and health company Essity, which has supported charity In Kind Direct for 20 years.Essity has created an educational video with advice for those affected by period poverty.A spokesman said: “This is a really tough time for many, and we recognise our responsibility to try and help where we can to address the hardships so many are facing.“As a result, we have just extended our commitment to donate 100,000 period products per month until the end of 2023 at least.“Sanitary protection is a basic human requirement, and through charities like In Kind Direct there are ways women and girls can access the products they need.“We just need to raise awareness of where to go, and how to get these items, without feeling any sense of embarrassment or shame.”To cope at their time of the month, those who can’t

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Gogglebox's Malone family reveal heartbreaking personal reason for fundraising

Gogglebox star Tom Malone Sr has completed an abseil in support of the Roy Castle Lung Cancer charity. The Channel 4 favourite said he had taken on the challenge at Manchester's Trafford Centre 'SAS style'.

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Snowdonia chef who cooked for Arnold Schwarzenegger and Mike Tyson gives pizza a Welsh twist

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Boxing on TV this weekend: Gonzalez vs Barriga, Rodriguez vs Rungvisai and Eggington vs Zysk

Three big fights take place this weekend for boxing fans to enjoy with top class action taking place across the globe. There are two world championship fights taking place in the US, while a top British prospect will fight in an exciting card on Saturday night.

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Pub punters furious after being fined £85 for parking at boozer

designated car park.Customers claim to have been stung after visiting The Queslett in Streetly, Birmingham, with some leaving scathing reviews on Tripadvisor after receiving their fine. Alex Subway left a comment on the restaurant review site saying: "Basically popped in for Sunday dinner - 10 days later get a parking charge for £85 - who charges people to park when they've come to have a meal? Definitely a con going on here." READ MORE: Mum who gave dying man CPR gets £100 car park fine for 'overstaying 14 minutes'Another diner, named Ivor, also bemoaned being hit with a fine and complained about the lack of clear signage to warn people, adding there is "no need to punish local punters." But the general manager of The Queslett, who's called Phil, responded to the posts, first apologising to Alex and telling him that he would waive the fee if he brought the paperwork into the pub with him on his next visit.

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'Hugely reduced' trains warning on Saturday as rail strike enters third day, with Manchester Piccadilly station closing at 7pm

Transport bosses have issued a warning to the public across Greater 'not to get caught out' as the rail strike enters its third day on Saturday - the first weekend day of the industrial action. The action means Manchester Piccadilly railway station will close at 7pm on Saturday.

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'I started out singing on TikTok - now I'm performing at Glastonbury'

At the age of just 18, talented singer songwriter Seb Lowe is about to make his debut at the Glastonbury Festival. It's an incredible moment for the Oldham teen who up until a year ago was simply posting his own songs as videos on social media site TikTok.

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Met Office explains percentage symbol on weather app after TikToker gets it wrong

A TikToker who explained how to read a weather app has gotten it wrong, according to experts.

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Meet Bonnie Chance Roberts, Beanie Feldstein's Fiancée -- Five Things To Know!

Beanie Feldstein's now an engaged woman after longtime girlfriend, Bonnie Chance Roberts, popped the question.The happy couple took to Instagram on Thursday to announce the news with a series of photos that included a succinct caption on Feldstein's part: «i do, bon.» While Feldstein has become a household name — with big roles that include playing Monica Lewinsky in the FX anthology series not much is known about Roberts, other than she's a Hollywood producer.So, with that in mind, here are a few fun facts about Roberts.According to her IMDb profile, Roberts has several projects to her name as a producer, including the 2019 comedy. It was on the set of that film where Roberts and Feldstein met and struck up a long-lasting relationship.Roberts, who was born in Liverpool and is a University of Birmingham alum, is also listed as head of film for Monumental Pictures for the 2019 musical .

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Wolf Alice issue update on Glastonbury Festival performance as band stranded in US

Glastonbury Festival performance after the band had their flight cancelled. The band are due to play the Pyramid Stage tomorrow at 4:45pm ahead of Billie Eilish and Sam Fender . And it looks like they may just make it - just.

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Sugababes announce major UK reunion tour for 2022 and here's how to get tickets

Sugababes will be coming to Manchester as part of their huge UK reunion tour. Fans will be able to see the original lineup of the band at the O2 Apollo later this year.

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Beanie Feldstein is ENGAGED! Booksmart actress set to marry girlfriend Bonnie Chance Roberts

Beanie Feldstein has announced she's engaged to be married to girlfriend Bonnie Chance Roberts after a three year romance.On Thursday, the Booksmart actress posted snaps from the romantic proposal with Bonnie getting down on one knee, with Beanie's brother Jonah Hill in attendance.Beanie's girlfriend Bonnie, 31, was dressed smartly in black trousers and a grey patterned jacket as she popped the question in front of their family and friends.The 28-year-old actress - who recently starred as Fanny Brice in a revival of Funny Girl on Broadway - wore a pink and white gingham dress and sandals, as she looked visibly overwhelmed in the pictures.She captioned the romantic post, simply: 'I do, bon.' Beanie Feldstein is ENGAGED! Booksmart star set to marry girlfriend Bonnie Chance Roberts who pops the question in romantic proposal party attended by brother Jonah HillBeanie is said to have met Bonnie while working on the 2019 film How to Build a Girl, where Bonnie was listed as co-producer.Bonnie - who is from Liverpool, England and a graduate of Birmingham University - has no other co-producing credits to her name currently, but she was linked to the 2019 movie Cats.How to Build a Girl - based on a novel by Caitlin Moran - received mixed reviews and failed to bring in any profit at the box office, but it was clearly a personal success for lead star Beanie.In an interview with Teen Vogue, Beanie said Bonnie's gender and being in a same-sex romance wasn't an issue because, 'I was in love with her and all of her.' She captioned the romantic post, simply: 'I do, bon.' We did it! Beanie looked visibly overwhelmed as she posed for photos with her girlfriend Bonnie Proud: Beanie's brother Jonah Hill as well as other members of her family

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Sugababes announce first UK headline tour in over 20 years

Glastonbury Festival this weekend, Sugababes have confirmed a UK tour – check out dates below and get tickets here.READ MORE: Sugababes tell us about celebrating 20 years of ‘One Touch’ and plans for new musicThe reformed band – Siobhan Donaghy, Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan – will be heading out on their first UK headline tour in over 20 years in October, kicking off in Bristol before taking in Leeds, Manchester and Cardiff. The 17-date tour also includes a headline show at London’s Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith and will finish with a gig at Glasgow’s o2 Academy.Speaking about the announcement, the band said: “We’re so excited to come full circle and announce our own headline UK tour. We’ll be hitting the road in October and November – can’t wait to see you all there.”The news follows a headline appearance at London’s Mighty Hoopla festival and comes ahead of a highly-anticipated appearance at Glastonbury Festival this weekend.

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