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Fancy an escape? Sign up to the Chill newsletter for weekly inspiration and advice on UK holidays A mum has shared the gruesome details of a nightmare stay at Pontins which had people 'screaming for milk for their babies', she says.Shereen Garraghan, 36, from West London, was appalled by the state of the disgusting holiday park and said 'you wouldn't leave your dogs there'.

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!A huge fire has broken out in a British town, with locals urged to stay indoors.Emergency services have been dispatched to Juno Drive in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.One eyewitness claims to have heard explosions in the area.Another said that people had their "heads in their hands" and were "being sick". The local police force confirmed in a statement: "Emergency services are currently in attendance at a fire at a premises on Juno Drive, Leamington.

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Disabled people on legacy benefits have hit out at being excluded from the weekly £20 Universal Credit uplift which has been in place for claimants since the start of the pandemic and worth more than £1,460. The Disability Benefits Consortium's (DBC) said some disabled people are falling behind on bills, skipping meals and facing considerable mental health challenges as they struggle financially.

BEYONCE was said to be “disappointed and angry” last night after a £22.9million gem she was pictured wearing was compared to a “blood diamond”. She became the first black woman, and only the fourth person ever, to don the 128 carat Tiffany Diamond.

IT is the unlikely reunion of a lifetime which millions had always hoped might happen. Now, after 39 years apart, Abba — the biggest pop group of all time — have announced a run of shows which will be the closest fans get to seeing them on stage again.

WANE reports.Bluffton-Harrison Metropolitan School District Superintendent Dr. Brad Yates told parents in a letter that the school board had been made aware of a “parental concern regarding controversial material displayed in a classroom in our district.”The parent seemed to believe that displaying a Pride flag could lead to students acting out, calling it a “trigger for student disciplinary issues,” Yates said.Balash told WANE that the parent was blaming the Pride flag for “why her child was being bullied.”“She kept squawking and the school board stuck behind me, the superintendent was behind me and did not tell me to take it down,” Balash said.

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“I have been self-isolating in the garden quite nicely.“In fact I normally isolate in the garden anyway.”

In partnership with eOneParks and Recreation band Mouse Rat have finally released their full-length album, ‘The Awesome Album’.The fictional Pawnee, Indiana four-piece are fronted by Andy Dwyer (played by Guardians of the Galaxy‘s Chris Pratt) and are equally beloved by Pawneeians and Parks & Rec fans across the world.Mouse Rat have released their new LP today (August 27) via Dualtone Music Group in partnership with Tom Haverford’s Entertainment 720.‘The Awesome Album’ includes the songs ‘5,000 Candles In The Wind’ (a tribute to Pawnee’s mascot Li’l Sebastian) and ‘Catch Your Dream’, which features the mysterious Duke Silver (the alter ego of Nick Offerman’s character Ron Swanson).Other Mouse Rat favourites, such as ‘The Pit’, ‘Sex Hair’

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Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!A man has described a terrifying 24-hour encounter that left him fearing for his life when a "Bigfoot" creature supposedly threatened him at his home.The legendary Bigfoot, also known as a sasquatch, has never been proven to exist but there are countless believers across the world who claimed to have seen it.One such person is Travis, who claimed to have witness the two-legged hairy creature in Tennessee, US.Coming home from work late one night, he explained he saw a huge figure jumping out of a bin and scrambling up a hill, pulling over “three nice trees” as it was going up the hill.“It didn’t take more than two seconds for me to say, ‘well that ain’t no bear’.

Banks has shared her reflective new single, ‘Skinnydipped’ – you can listen to it below.The musician, real name Jillian Rose Banks, wrote and co-produced the song and worked with Michael Stine to co-direct the song’s video.Speaking about the song, the musician said (via Stereoboard): “‘Skinnydipped’ is a song about finally letting go of something that you’ve gone back to many times before. It’s about knowing your worth and shedding your skin.“The video is meant to portray women as divine creatures, wild in their natural habitat, untouched by society’s constructs.”You can listen to the new song here:She continued: “The sirens are magical, empowered, at peace and connected to one another.

Prince William will make the royal family proud when he makes his debut in print with the Earthshot book whereas Prince Harry's memoir will be seen as the 'ultimate betrayal'.That’s the view of royal commentator Duncan Larcombe, who believes the Prince’s foreword to the book, Earthshot: How to Save Our Planet, released on September 30 as a companion to his initiative to try to solve the global environmental crisis, will be a defining moment for William. “There's no doubt now that William is the royal family’s star performer.

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John Carroll Lynch was killed off the ABC series Big Sky in season one, but he was just announced to be returning for the upcoming second season.

Big Red Machine – comprised of Bon Iver‘s Justin Vernon and The National‘s Aaron Dessner – have officially released their second album, ‘How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last?’, making a new collaboration with Taylor Swift available to stream.The heady and cerebral ‘Birch’ appears as track number four on the album, immediately preceding its other Swift collab, ‘Renegade’. That track was released as a single early last month, and wields a much more lively, pop-leaning energy.

Japanese Breakfast shared a dreamy new song yesterday (August 26) Calle ‘Glider’ – listen to it below.The musician, real name Michelle Zauner, has written the song for her upcoming video game soundtrack, Sable.In a statement, Zauner said film score legends Alan Menken and Joe Hisaishi were two of her biggest inspirations when creating the soundtrack.Zauner added: “I was so lucky Daniel Fineberg and Gregorios Kythreotis from Shedworks invited me onto this game so early on.“I was immediately captivated by the world they’d built, a desert planet filled with mysterious natural and architectural wonders, and the story they’d imagined, one of a young girl coming of age through exploration.

BBC Breakfast fans slammed an 'awkward' interview with an ABBA tribute band on Friday morning, after host Naga Munchetty was forced to shut down her co-presenter Charlie Stayt.The morning show hosts were speaking to ABBA tribute band ABBA's Angels via video link from Hampshire, about the original band potentially releasing new music.Things turned slightly awkward, however, as Charlie decided to call out the band on their line-up arrangements, which he deemed incorrect.Turning to the screen, Charlie said: "It's none of my business guys, but you've got the line-up slightly wrong.