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A watersports lake hosting activities including cable water-skiing, windsurfing and kayaking could open just an hour’s drive from Greater Manchester. Plans have been submitted to Preston City Council for the lake, along with a 12m high dry ski slope.

Barney, Norma and magical-talking-dog Pugsley are closing out their summer adventures at Netflix after the streamer canceled the animated series Dead End: Paranormal Park.

Ashley Cain has started the first of five planned charity marathon runs in aid of a foundation in honour of his late daughter that will span across five major cities in Ireland and the UK over the next five days.The runs are to mark the second birthday on August 10 of his daughter Azaylia, who died of ‘a rare and aggressive’ form of leukaemia last April aged eight months.Ashley and Azaylia’s mum, Safiyya Vorajee, had hoped to take her to Singapore for specialist treatment to save her life, but were tragically told her condition had worsened and it was no longer an option.His route through Dublin on Wednesday began at Fitzwilliam Square, passed Stephen’s Green and went through the Phoenix Park, Crumlin, Terenure and Ballsbridge before finishing back in the city centre at just before 4.30pm.He will then undertake marathon routes in Belfast on Thursday, Glasgow on Friday, Cardiff on Saturday and finish in London on Sunday.Ashley, who played for Coventry City and later featured in reality TV show Ex On The Beach, founded The Azaylia Foundation to help fight childhood cancer through advancing early diagnosis and new treatment availability in the UK.After completing a 100-mile ultra marathon in April, Ashley is to undertake three further athletic challenges this month, starting with these five marathons in five days across the five cities.The star will be joined by friends, family and public figures along the routes, having received support from cousin Tamika Cain and Rehan Khalid for today’s run.Taking to Instagram after his first marathon, Ashley, who was looking forward to a pint of Guinness, said: ‘First of five, done and dusted. Dubs, it’s been a pleasure.

Drum roll please! Dublin Zoo has finally announced the return of its beloved Wild Lights series which will recommence this winter.

Independent, Rob said: ‘Well, I was messaging Biden’s brother, Jim, the day before, and he had told me that he had won – I think maybe 24 hours before CNN had officially given it the all-clear, they had known.’‘So there was a bit of tongue-in-cheek because he hadn’t been announced as president yet, but I knew he was president-elect.’But how would Rob have that kind of ‘in’ with Biden?Explaining the connection, the athlete said ‘Himself and my dad are fifth cousins so I don’t know where that leaves me in terms of removed, or sixth… I just say “cousin”.’Joe’s team found the connection and since then, Rob and his younger brother Dave were invited to an Irish State dinner in Farmleigh House in Phoenix Park, and following this, they were also

Kate Middleton and Prince William went straight from the airport to Áras an Uachtaráin to meet with Michael D Higgins.