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Comedian's offensive joke about Liverpool parade crash gets his gig cancelled

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Play Video Chelsea fans clash with Real Betis fans in Wroclaw, Poland, on May 28, 2025, ahead of the UEFA Conference League Final between Real Betis and Chelsea FC. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP) (Photo by SERGEI GAPON/AFP via Getty Images)

Chelsea and Real Betis fans throw chairs at one another before final

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Facebook, Apple, Google and Netflix hit by massive login and password data leak

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Hollyoaks star Paul Danan’s death at 46 ruled misadventure

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UK marks sunniest spring on record with 630 hours of sunshine

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Convicting man accused of setting fire to Quran could 'reintroduce blasphemy'

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How Man Utd's biggest ever transfer flop Antony is suddenly looking like an ?85m player again

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Kings of Leon cancel UK and European tour after 'freak accident'

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Joe Wicks shows us how to make budget-friendly meals that everyone will love

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Hamit Coskun arrives at Westminster Magistrates' Court, central London, where he is charged with a religiously aggravated public order offence after a Koran was burnt outside the Turkish consulate in London on February 13. Picture date: Wednesday May 28, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story COURTS Koran. Photo credit should read: Ben Whitley/PA Wire

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Kings of Leon cancel UK and European tour after 'freak accident'

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Cover art for Pokémon Legends: Z-A with various Pokémon

Pokémon Legends: Z-A release date announced with Switch 2 upgrades

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Chelsea and Real Betis fans throw chairs at one another before final

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Jeremy Clarkson celebrates Lisa's birthday by sharing pics of her skinny dipping

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Beloved 90s beer returns to UK supermarkets after being axed in 2003

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Flying taxi reaches speeds of 150mph in first cross-country run

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