Underground electricity box causes fire in Wigan town centre

Actress Jenny Kavanagh has swapped the sun, sea and superyachts of the French Riviera for the mean streets of Carrigstown.

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle paid a visit to the One World Trade Centre in New York today, Thursday. Harry, 37, and Meghan, 40, were joined by New York City’s mayor Bill de Blasio and Governor of New York State, Kathy Hochul, in the observatory located on floors 100-102 of the One World Trade Centre.The couple are also to meet with Mr de Blasio’s wife, the first lady of New York, writer and activist Chirlane McCray, and their son Dante de Blasio.

Rebecca Davis editor“Free Guy” has retained enough charm to stay at second in China in its fourth weekend in theaters, but it slid in just a mere hair ahead of Chinese titles setting themselves up for box office success over the current Mid-Autumn Festival holiday.The 20th Century Studios film starring Ryan Reynolds grossed $4.8 million in the three days of Friday, Saturday and Sunday, bringing its China cumulative so far up to $85.1 million, according to data from  consultancy Artisan

Wedding bells are in the air for Fair City star Ryan Andrews who has opened up about the magical moment he asked his long-term girlfriend Michaela O’Neill to marry him.

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Rebecca Davis editor“Free Guy” retained its lead of the China box office for the third weekend in a row, and has now surpassed “Tenet” in local sales.It brought in $12.4 million on a rare weekend with three non-Chinese language titles in the top five, according to Maoyan figures.China’s box office has been dismal all summer and the slump continued this week with, once again, only five films that made over $1 million.

18-year-old student plummeted four floors to her death in what a coroner has concluded was a tragic accident. Ella Halliday attended Liverpool John Moores University as a student before she died on June 1, 2021.

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In Thursday night’s explosive visit to Fair City, it looks like Will Casey finally gets what’s been coming to him afer months of terrorising the residents of Carraigstown.

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There’s going to be a double dose of drama on Sunday night’s Fair City as Will tries desperately to clear his name after mugging Hayley.

Chris Willman Music WriterThe legacy of 9/11 and America’s response will be remembered on the 20th anniversary of the terror attacks by country stars taking part in a series of TV specials on the Circle Network, hosted by the Grand Ole Opry and in partnership with the veterans’ group the Wounded Warrior Project.Running on Sept. 11 between 8 a.m.-10 p.m.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Free Guy” grabbed a convincing win at the top of the China box office, marking the end of a Hollywood drought and was earned despite difficult conditions.The family-friendly comedy earned $23.8 million in three days, according to data from Artisan Gateway. That was fully 56% of the nationwide theatrical haul between Friday and Sunday.It earned $3.77 million of its total from Imax screens.

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The saying goes that you should never meet your heroes, as it almost always ends in bitter disappointment.