PICTURES show devastating damage caused by house and car fire
Pictures have shown the extent of a house fire in Laindon which has caused severe damage.
Teenage gang who lured schoolgirl, 15, to underpass and laughed as they filmed themselves raping avoid jail - as judge praises them for behaviour during trial
Two 14-year-old boys targeted one of their victims, 15, on Snapchat before luring her to an underpass where they laughed and filmed themselves as they raped her.
Emily In Paris is ending! Netflix confirms upcoming sixth series of Lily Collins' hit show will be the last after series moved to Greece
Netflix has announced the sixth series of Emily In Paris will be the last. Filming began on Thursday in Greece for the final season of Lily Collins' hit show.
Essex Police firearms officer charged with making threats to kill and coercive behaviour
He has been suspended from active duties
Spotify Will Start Reserving Concert Tickets For Fans
Spotify is launching "Reserved," a new feature that will set aside concert tickets for Premium subscribers it identifies as an artist's most dedicated fans based on streams, shares, and other activity. "Getting concert tickets today can feel like a race you're set up to lose," Spotify wrote in a post on Thursday. "You show up at the right time, refresh endlessly, and still miss out. Too often, the experience is stressful, unpredictable, and disconnected from what should matter most: whether real fans actually get tickets. We think there's a better way." From the Hollywood Reporter: Spotify said that starting in the U.S. this summer, select artists will be able to use Reserved to set aside tickets for fans on the platform. The platform has partnered with Live Nation on the program as part of a multiyear agreement. The platform will use streams, shares and other types of activity to "identify an artist's most dedicated fans and hold two tour tickets for them."
Fans selected through Reserved will get up to two tickets, and they'll have a day-long window to make a ticket purchase if selected. Spotify didn't give any details on what artists will work with the streaming service for the new feature, or how many tickets artists would set aside with Reserved, though the service acknowledged "there will be significantly more superfans than there are seats available on a tour, so not every fan will receive an offer."
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Katie Price says she has 'given up the search' for her missing husband Lee Andrews after bizarre disappearance a week ago - as she cuts update short to answer a call from the police
Katie Price has said she is giving up the search for her 'kidnapped' husband Lee Andrews and will no longer speak about it a week after he first vanished.
Gordon Ramsay reveals plans to go into business with daughter Tilly after budding chef 'impressed' him by standing on her own two feet during culinary school training
Gordon Ramsay has revealed he plans to go into business with daughter Tilly one day after she 'impressed' him by standing on her own two feet during culinary school training.
MASSIVE fire engulfs car as nearby properties affected
HUGE balls of red flames and smoke bellow into the sky as firefighters tackle a car fire near homes in Laindon.
MASSIVE fire engulfs car as nearby properties affected
HUGE balls of red flames and smoke bellow into the sky as firefighters tackle a car fire near homes in Laindon.
AI is getting expensive, but relief is on the way - just not for you
New hardware promises greater efficiency, user experiences, and most importantly larger margins
Clacton girl, 15, missing from home as police 'worried' about her
She uses trains and buses to travel around and anyone who sees her is asked to contact police
Is that it? Rachel Reeves cuts VAT on trips to Legoland to help with Iran shock - but DROPS 'Soviet' shopping price cap plan and no energy bills help
The Chancellor said VAT on family attractions will be cut from 20 per cent to 5 per cent until September.
Face of dangerous child sexual abuser who used AI to make indecent images of children
He sexually assaulted and took indecent images of one child and used AI technology to make indecent images of a second victim
Britney Spears DUI police report reveals 'slurring' singer had taken 'Adderall and Prozac' before highway arrest
Harrowing new details have emerged in Britney Spears' DUI arrest in March, with the star confirming she had taken multiple prescription drugs before getting behind the wheel.
Demi Moore swaps her long raven hair for a bobbed wig for another Cannes appearance as she joins Penelope Cruz for the La Bola Negra premiere
The actress, 63, swapped her famous long hair for a bobbed wig as she attended the La Bola Negra premiere on Thursday.
Inside the prison of the living dead: DAVID JONES goes deep into El Salvador's godforsaken 40,000 capacity mega prison... and his account will shake you to the core
Standing a few feet away from the cage holding 100 perpetrators of savagery - one of 32 mass cells that line Module 8 in the Terrorism Confinement Centre - is a deeply unnerving experience.
MAJOR retailer set to shut Essex shopping centre store
Major British retailer, Quiz is set to close all its remaining 37 stores across the UK, including their Lakeside shop.
MAJOR retailer set to shut Essex shopping centre store
Major British retailer, Quiz is set to close all its remaining 37 stores across the UK, including their Lakeside shop.
Drivers facing severe delays on busy stretch of A12
Drivers are facing severe delays on the A12 near Shenfield due to an incident.
Waymo Pauses Atlanta Service As Its Robotaxis Keep Driving Into Floods
Waymo has paused service in Atlanta after one of its driverless cars entered a flooded street and got stuck. It follows a similar pause in San Antonio that prompted a recent software recall (PDF) over flood avoidance. TechCrunch reports: Waymo admitted that it hadn't finished developing a "final remedy" for avoiding flooded areas when it issued its software recall last week. Instead, the company said that it shipped an update to its fleet that placed "restrictions at times and in locations where there is an elevated risk of encountering a flooded, higher-speed roadway," according to documents released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
But even those precautions apparently were not enough to stop the Waymo robotaxi from entering the flooded intersection in Atlanta. Waymo told TechCrunch on Thursday that the storm in Atlanta produced so much rainfall that flooding was happening before the National Weather Service had issued a flash flood warning, watch, or advisory. The company said its fleet those alerts are part of a larger set of signals it relies on to prepare the vehicles for poor weather.
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