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Cocktail lovers with more money than sense are buying ‘ballz’ of ice for £25 a go

The company behind the ridiculously expensive ice is taking criticism in its stride as it claims it’s yet to find someone who doesn’t think the ice is better than what they’ve got at home

Stadiums on fire and gun attacks – Turkish football plagued by decades of bloodshed

The violence at Turkey’s first game at Euro 2024 comes against a backdrop of ongoing problems within the sport in a country that is usually associated with a culture of kindness and generosity

‘Concerning trend’ of tourist deaths in extreme heat as expert says ‘use common sense’

EXCLUSIVE: Michael Mosley’s death was one of just several recent tragedies in Greece, and expert Marina Novelli says we shouldn't wait for official warnings before adapting our behaviour

Tallest prison on the planet dubbed the Jailscraper will be as tall as Big Ben

Locals are fighting back over the plans to build the massive jail in the sky above Chinatown, insisting they don’t want to live in the shadow of more than 1,000 lags

Lads’ post-match McDonald’s ends with shocking £100 sting none of them saw coming

EXCLUSIVE Matty Woods, 18, was left stunned when his visit to the fast-food restaurant ended up with him being slapped with a £100 bill for overstaying in the car park by 16 minutes

Brutal punch-packing pawn-stars descend on sleepy UK village in wild world first

EXCLUSIVE The strange combination of chess and boxing has taken off in recent years, but the event planned for this summer will be the first festival dedicated to this sporting mishmash

‘World’s youngest president’ marches on London to reclaim ‘nation’ he founded with pals

EXCLUSIVE: A march in London at the weekend was designed to show the Croatian government that Daniel Jackson and the wider Verdis movement want access to their self-declared country restored

Fears over ‘measles emergency’ with hundreds of cases already recorded this year

Experts are concerned that the continuing fall in vaccination rates means the extremely transmissible disease could sweep across the country this year, with figures already well up on last year

Contagious 100-day cough kills five babies in three months as cases more than triple

A fall in vaccination rates is being blamed for the huge increase in cases, with parents of unjabbed youngsters urged to make an appointment with their doctor

11,000 inmates banged up and bloodied in brutal prisons are starved as army takes over

Relatives of those locked up in brutal Ecuadorian jails are becoming increasingly desperate about the fate of their loved ones as conditions continue to deteriorate

AI 'ghostbots' of the dead may stalk 'powerless' bereaved from beyond the grave

Artificial Intelligence

So-called deadbots might be created with the best intentions but can quickly become terrifying – and experts are now calling for the introduction of digital funerals for the creepy things

Eric Cantona lookalike hunted after 'fleeing Morrisons with £700-worth of booze'

A picture circulated by detectives hunting for a crook who nicked a load of alcohol has led to online comedians pointing out his similarities with the Manchester United legend

Beer can nut who had extension built for 10,000 tins sells all but three for £25k

Nick West has had to get rid of virtually his entire 10,300-can collection because he and his wife have moved to a smaller house – and now he has just three of them left

Tragic woman, 22, jumped wall to escape thieves – there was nothing on the other side

Alma Bohadana, 22, plunged into a forest after jumping over a wall, although the details of the dreadful incident given by the bloke who was with her at the time remain a little unclear

Putin’s warlord pal ‘too frail to remove his own coat’ as health rumours intensify

Chechen maniac Ramzan Kadyrov appears to be in his final days – but that isn’t stopping the cruel Putin lackey from urging his mate to wreak further death and destruction on Ukraine

Putin’s inauguration sees dictator issue chilling 10-word warning to the West

Mad Vlad addressed his fellow Russians during his swearing-in ceremony in Moscow, but one of his most striking comments appeared to be aimed at people outside the country

Bizarre public toilet tour launched – they may just be the best in the world

The 17 public facilities on the weird trip include one with walls that are transparent until you lock the door, and another one that’s shaped like a trio of mushrooms

Prince William and Kate’s ‘heartbroken’ friend lifts lid on couple ‘going through hell’

Royal fashion designer Amaia Arrieta tells of her pride at working for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and says she can’t wait until “they’re back” and Kate is fully fit again

Builder skewered from groin to chest by 3ft rod somehow survives – his X-ray is crazy

Near-death experience

The accident which doesn’t really bare thinking about saw the metal pole insert itself past the chap’s privates and all the way up to the top of his diaphragm – but it missed his heart

Ex-WWE star Mandy Rose hints at bikini-contest return 10 years after being world champ

Mandy Rose has taken to Instagram to tease her fans over a possible return to one of her former careers – and unsurprisingly they are giving her the big thumbs-up

Girlfriend of murdered Aussie surfer shares heartbreaking post as GoFundMe launched

As it’s confirmed that the bodies found in Mexico are those of Callum and Jake Robinson and Jack Carter Rhoad, Callum’s other half pays tribute to him in a series of moving messages

Deputy headteacher suspended for starring as gagged and spanked pervert in raunchy film

Paul Belsey has been suspended from his role at a south-east London school, where he’s also head of safeguarding for the kids, after his role in last year’s Babe Camp emerged

Putin on brink of bloodbath after Russian convict soldier turns gun on comrades

Russia Ukraine war

Mad Vlad’s desperate policy of recruiting convicted criminals to send to the frontline in Ukraine is showing further signs of backfiring, with one released prisoner turning his rifle on his fellow soldiers

Man found nailed to a fence through his hands in sick public car park attack

Police were called during the early hours following the horrific attack that also saw two vans set alight and graffiti daubed nearby – the injuries are not thought to be life-threatening

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