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Ozzy Osbourne’s former guitarist shot multiple times while on dog walk Jake E Lee has been shot multiple times while walking his dog in Las Vegas. The 67-year-old – who is best known for his time as lead guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne in the 1980s – was out in Las Vegas on Thursday when he was subject to a ‘random attack’. Lee, who helped write 1983 album Bark At The Moon, is ‘doing well’ in intensive care and ‘expected to fully recover’. In a statement to TMZ, Ozzy sent his best wishes to Lee, as he said: ‘It’s been 37 years…

Oasis’ support acts for their UK and Ireland shows in 2025 will be former The Verve frontman and solo artist Richard Ashcroft and indie rock band Cast, it has been reported. There’s been a whole load of chatter about which indie legends will get the call up for Oasis’ much-anticipated reunion tour after their 15-year absence, and now reports suggest these lucky rockers have been booked. Cast and Richard are said to be booked for ‘all’ Oasis’ UK and Ireland dates next year, leaving the rumour of Blossoms dead in the water. Richard is a longtime friend of both Liam and Noel, and Oasis supported…

Arsenal’s teenage goalkeeper Porter was handed a shock start in their EFL Cup tie against Bolton with number one choice David Raya out with a thigh injury, and summer signing Neto cup-tied having already played in the competition for parent club Bournemouth. Porter is highly rated by Arsenal and signed a scholarship with them in the summer, with Gunners boss Mikel Arteta saying the 16-year-old frequently trains with the first team. The England Under-17s player was part of the squad that travelled to Manchester City on Sunday, and featured on the bench for Arsenal’s draw at Atalanta. Porter has made…

Rise in rough sleeper deaths in UK prompts call for shelter funds Campaign group warns of ‘emergency on our streets’ after estimated 155 people died while rough sleeping last year. Andrew Reece was 37 and sleeping rough in Stoke-on-Trent when on 10 May 2023 he took his own life in an abandoned and roofless children’s home. Reece, known locally as Pud, was one of an estimated 155 people who died in the UK last year while rough sleeping, an annual increase of 42%, according to a count by the Museum of Homelessness project. In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can…

Brand new London Underground trains vandalised before making it to the tracks | UK News Londoners have been left outraged after a brand-new Underground train was vandalised with mindless graffiti, months before it is even due to enter service. A snap of the train was shared online on Monday, showing it sporting three spray-painted tags. The carriage was reportedly targeted while being transported to a depot for testing, with the new trains planned to start running on the Piccadilly Line from 2025. The train can be seen on rails inside an industrial depot. It still resembles existing Underground trains but…

Water industry ownership should be decided by citizens’ assembly, new bill says Labour MP Clive Lewis to argue for nationalisation and public involvement in management of water companies. The future ownership of the water industry should be decided by a citizens’ assembly to remove decision-making from boardrooms and impose democracy on the sector, a private member’s bill is to argue. Labour MP Clive Lewis, who in the past has called for water to be put back into public ownership, will introduce his bill on the future of water ownership and management later today. Continue reading… https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/16/water-industry-public-ownership-citizens-assembly-labour-bill

King Charles faces unusual ‘snub’ as Zara Tindall’s husband lays bare life in royal family King Charles and Queen Camilla are facing an embarrassing snub by leading Australian politicians ahead of their tour of the country. As the couple prepares to kick off their nine-day visit Down Under on Friday, every single state premier has turned down invitations to attend their royal reception in Canberra on October 21, reports suggest. The King is set to deliver a speech at the event to recognise Australians for their achievements in the arts, culture, sports and health. Victoria’s Premier Jacinta Allan is the…

UK politics live: No 10 rejects new accusations over Taylor Swift ticket and police escort row Downing Street has rejected suggestions that Sir Keir Starmer received free Taylor Swift tickets as a “thank you” after she was given taxpayer-funded police security while performing in London. No 10 would not say whether the prime minister was confident that perceptions of a conflict of interest had been avoided but insisted “operational decisions” were “ultimately” up to Scotland Yard and not the government. Last week it emerged that London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper were involved in talks around the…

Sara Sharif murder trial latest: Schoolgirl’s head ‘covered with homemade hood’ in weeks before death Sara Sharif’s head was covered with “homemade hoods” made of plastic bags and parcel tape in the weeks before her death, a court has heard on the second day of her murder trial. The Old Bailey also heard on Tuesday that fingerprints allegedly belonging to the 10-year-old’s father, Urfan Sharif, were found on one of the bags and a bit of parcel tape. Earlier, jurors were told neighbour Chloe Redwin, who used to live above the family at a previous address in 2020, would hear…

Donald Tusk’s proposal for a “temporary territorial suspension of the right to asylum” has drawn criticism from Brussels. Brussels has informed Warsaw that suspending the right to asylum violates EU law The European Commission reminded Poland that it must uphold its obligations under EU and international law to guarantee access to the asylum process in all cases. Tusk defended the plan, set to be announced on Tuesday, as a necessary response to migration pressures orchestrated by Russia and Belarus since August 2021. While border crossings have risen recently, they remain below the levels seen during the height of the crisis.…