
Spain: Moment of silence held for victims of Murcia nightclub fire
Leaders of Murcia’s city and region’s political institutions have held a moment’s silence and applause in honour of the victims of Sunday’s disco blaze. A total of 13 people were killed as a consequence of the fire and 24 more were injured. Firefighters and police continued to search the damaged premises for clues as to how the fire started in Murcia, a university city in southeastern Spain. The blaze started in a nightclub around 6am on Sunday 1 October and spread to two others nearby, Spanish state news agency EFE said. All the bodies were found in the first nightclub. Read More Gatwick airport alarms ring as North Terminal evacuated after fire alert Football pitch-sized reef created to home 10,000 wild oysters in North Sea ‘Britain’s strictest headteacher’ says free school meals ‘undermine responsibility’
2023-10-03 02:27

Turkey strikes Kurdish rebels after Ankara blast
Turkey conducts air strikes in northern Iraq, hours after a suicide blast hit the interior ministry in Ankara.
2023-10-02 05:17

Naked Attraction contestant escorted off set after he became 'too excited'
A contestant on the dating show Naked Attraction had to be escorted off set so that he could calm down, host Anna Richardson has revealed. The controversial and uncompromising Channel 4 show has been on the air since 2016 and has had 10 seasons in that time. Richardson has presented the show since its inception so its fair to say that she's seen it all during that time. On an appearance on the Andy Jay Podcast, back in 2021, the presenter revealed some of the secrets of the show and let's just say that they are not for the prudish. Richardson revealed that one of the secrets of the show is controlling the temperature in the studio for the nude male and female contestants. She said "The boys always want the studio to be warm, and they're all doing that crafty tug behind the pods because they want their manhood to look their very best. Sign up to our new free Indy100 weekly newsletter "They're always fiddling and touching... whereas the girls want the studio to be freezing because they want their boobs to look their very best." However, that is only one element of the show that can help the contestants and at the end of the day, they have to show their own self-restraint or face embarrassing consequences. Richardson said that a few years prior to the recording of the podcast one gentleman on the show had to be temporarily removed from set after failing to control his goods. She said: "We did have a couple of seasons ago, there was a young man who I think might have been in the pink pod and he was getting a little bit excited about what was about to happen. "So our lovely floor manager, Dave the floor manager, had to go 'come on' and just had to escort him off the floor for a little while, just to calm down. And then he was brought back onto set." "It all happens. Boys being boys - you can't control your anatomy, can you? So, there's been a little bit of excitement." This is far from the most embarrassing thing to ever happen on the show. One episode saw viewers stunned by what was described as the 'biggest penis ever', while two contestants got into an awkward moment when the recognised each other after the nudity reveal. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-10-01 16:51

Tom Sandavol details mental health battle amid 'Vanderpump Rules' controversy
Tom Sandoval revealed that he struggled with his mental health following his affair with fellow "Vanderpump Rules" castmate Rachel Leviss.
2023-09-29 23:21

Nude contestant on Naked Attraction branded 'dangerous' by stunned viewers
Channel 4’s much-discussed television show Naked Attraction returned to our screens provoking somewhat of a large talking point after a contestant is labelled “dangerous”. The rather unique TV programme sees contestants baring all in the hopes of being chosen by the person looking for love. In the first show of the new series, one man certainly made an impression after users commented on how very well-endowed he was. 36-year-old Darryl was on the show hoping to be chosen by Sarah, a trans woman who previously appeared on the show pre-transition. In the yellow pod, Darryl drew the attention of viewers who had much to say about the size of his penis. Sign up to our new free Indy100 weekly newsletter On social media, viewers shared their thoughts, with some complimenting him on his anatomy, while others said it was verging on being hazardous. One stunned viewer tweeted: “Yellow would have your eye out.” Another Twitter user said: “Bet she picks yellow.” Someone else wrote: “Well hello yellow.” Unfortunately for Darryl, he didn’t quite do it for Sarah, who sent him home explaining that she wasn’t a fan of his thick beard, preferring someone more closely shaven. Before he left, it was revealed Darryl works as a marquee erector, leading to some laughter in the studio and prompting some innuendo-filled jokes online. Someone said: “Yellow is a well fit man. His beard might need trimming but he's gorgeous and could erect my marquee any day.” Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-09-28 15:58

Houses left in ruins in Ukrainian city after Russian bombardment of residential area
At least one civilian was injured during the Russian bombardment of a residential area in Kostyantynivka, Ukraine, officials said. Firefighters extinguished fires at the scene on Wednesday 27 September and pulled down the remains of a damaged roof as the house’s owner, Olena Kononenko, looked on. Liudmila Ivanchuk, another resident, said the windows shattered during the bombardment and that she was taken to hospital for stitches. “Everything was falling on me. The door was stuck. You can see what happened,” Ivanchuk, 61, said. Kostyantynivka is located in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine. Read More
2023-09-28 15:52

Russians queue up to see Barbie film despite sanctions
The Kremlin says Barbie is "not in line" with Russian values. Cinemagoers don't seem to mind.
2023-09-28 12:18

Late-night shows announce return now that writers' strike has ended
It's the end of an era, so to speak, now that the writers' strike in Hollywood has reached its end.
2023-09-28 02:58

'Dancing with the Stars' eliminates its first duo in season premiere
"Dancing with the Stars" had its Season 32 premiere on Tuesday and new host Julianne Hough joined co-host Alfonso Ribeiro for an interesting night.
2023-09-27 23:28

Musk’s X is the biggest purveyor of disinformation, EU official says
Social network X, formerly known as Twitter, is the biggest source of fake news according to a top EU official. X is “the platform with the largest ratio of mis- or disinformation posts,” European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova said. She urged the platform’s owner, Elon Musk, to comply with the bloc’s laws aimed at combating disinformation. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, released a study of six online platforms in Poland, Slovakia and Spain that found Twitter had the highest prevalence of disinformation and biggest ratio of disinformation actors.
2023-09-27 06:17

30 Fascinating Facts About ‘Unsolved Mysteries’
Join me. Perhaps you will learn some things you didn't know about the wonderfully spooky 'Unsolved Mysteries,' which celebrates its 35th anniversary this year.
2023-09-27 03:51

Tate brothers appear in Bucharest court for hearing
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan, who both face human trafficking charges in Romania, appeared at a Bucharest court on Tuesday (26 September). Footage showed the brothers answering questions from a reporter as they made their way to court. The hearing was to ask that the current judicial measures imposed on them be lifted, alongside measures that saw a number of their assets seized during investigations. The court postponed making a decision on the judicial measures until this Thursday and set a new date to discuss the asset seizures for early November. The Tate brothers are charged in Romania with rape, human trafficking and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. They deny the charges against them. Read More Learner motorcyclist fined after fireball crash in Cambridge Suella Braverman says being gay or a woman not enough to claim asylum Destruction in Ukraine’s eastern village of Klishchiivka captured in aerial footage
2023-09-27 01:28