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Tens of thousands of people were allowed to return to their homes as authorities lifted an evacuation order on Thursday, with firefighters, aided by water-dropping helicopters, finding some success in restraining a fire in the mountains north of Los Angeles. Multiple uncontrolled fires around the city and its surrounding counties continue to place residents under evacuation warnings. Residents allowed to return as firefighters make progress on north Los Angeles fire

  A Paris court sentenced a Pakistani man to 30 years in prison on Thursday for a 2020 knife attack outside Charlie Hebdo’s former offices. The court found Zaheer Mahmood, 29, guilty of attempted murder and terrorism in an Islamist-motivated attack in September 2020, which left two people injured. Mahmood believed he was attacking employees of Charlie Hebdo in Paris, not realizing that the satirical magazine had relocated after Islamists gunned down 12 of the magazine’s staff in January 2015. Attack after Charlie republished cartoons of Prophet Mohammed The knife attack came five years after the Al-Qaeda-linked attack on Charlie Hebdo’s…

‘Gripping’ crime drama finally available to watch in the UK after months’ long wait After a four month wait, UK audiences can finally tune into a crime drama series declared ‘captivating’ by fans. First airing in the United States in September last year, High Potential is based on the French/ Belgian TV series HPI, which itself aired in 2021. The series stars Kaitlin Olson (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Hacks) as single mother of three Morgan, who works as a cleaning lady for the Los Angeles Police Department. However, after she manages to solve a case – having a high…

Ninja Gaiden 4 by makers of Bayonetta out in 2025 – Ninja Gaiden 2 Black out now The mystery game in the Xbox Developer Direct was not quite such a mystery after all, as it’s revealed to be Ninja Gaiden 4 for Xbox and PS5. Despite Microsoft making a promise of a surprise new game reveal, during its Developer Direct on Thursday evening, the rumours quickly narrowed down what it was to either an Ecco The Dolphin reboot or a new Ninja Gaiden. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it’s the latter which turned out to be right, although the annoucement that Ninja Gaiden…

Louis Theroux exposes Sharon Osbourne for ‘not reading her own books’ Louis Theroux has revealed he caught out Sharon Osbourne for ‘not reading her own book’. The broadcaster, 54, has interviewed a string of stars throughout his career, however he once accidentally left Sharon, 72, perplexed by his questioning. During a recent interview where the tables were turned and he was in the hot seat, Louis explained what unfolded. Although he didn’t go into detail when or what he was interviewing her for, Louis said she was confused when he started speaking to Sharon about details of her life. Recalling…

The Traitors ‘blindsided’ star Minah reveals fate-sealing mistake – and it’s not Charlotte Few could have predicted Charlotte’s machiavellian streak on The Traitors; least of all her recruiter, Minah, who was committed to the sisterhood. Despite Charlotte orchestrating Minah’s banishment, including voting for her at the roundtable in the ultimate act of treachery, Minah, 29, tells Metro that implicitly trusting the Welsh imposter was not the only nail in her coffin. The call centre manager admits she made the wrong moves in her last challenge – a traitorous spin on chess. ‘I should not have put myself down as the…

Gym bunny Dick Van Dyke reveals his secrets to staying healthy at 99 years old Dick Van Dyke has revealed his tips for staying healthy at the grand old age of 99 years old. The Chitty Chitty Bang Bang actor doesn’t stop at strolls – nope, he’s into core exercises and is a bit of a gym bunny, too. Speaking on Where Everybody Knows Your Name podcast with hosts Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen, Dick revealed his secrets to staying healthy approaching 100 – and it’s the gym, three times a week. He explained: ‘When you think… I go back to 1925,…

The Traitors final twist that could change everything – and ruin it all There’s not long to go now before The Traitors season three comes to an end, and we won’t quite know what to do with ourselves as we impatiently wait for the celebrity version to drop. This year has been full of even more iconic one-liners, misspelt names on chalkboards and Claudia Winkleman’s incredibly outfits, and has given us all the drama we never knew we needed. The three original Traitors in the ‘sisterhood’, Armani Gouveia, Linda Rands, and Minah Shannon have all now been banished, with Charlotte…

Developer Direct round-up: the big questions about Xbox’s 2025 line-up GameCentral gives an overview of the latest Xbox Developer Direct and is impressed by the quality of the games and the density of Microsoft’s release schedule. They may be a tad overproduced, with that tinge of insincerity that seems to permeate most Microsoft events, but the Xbox Developer Directs are now firmly established as something to genuinely look forward to. Nintendo Directs are still the gold standard for such showcases, with their usually endless stream of reveals and a minimum of blather, but Microsoft’s equivalents are far more consistent than…

Fans hospitalised after pepper spray attack at chart-topping rapper’s show Six people were hospitalized following a pepper spray incident at JPEGMafia’s concert in Berlin earlier this week, according to reports. The US rapper, producer, and singer performed at Huxley’s Neue Welt on Monday night as part of his ongoing European tour. Several concertgoers were injured due to the pepper spray, with six people later being admitted to the hospital for respiratory issues, the Associated Press reported. JPEGMafia, whose real name is Barrington DeVaughn Hendricks, reportedly cut the show short because of the incident. Authorities are investigating the situation, and…