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ReutersHayden Panettiere, who has died at the age of 36, lived most of her life in the spotlight – from success as a child star to lead roles in hit TV shows Heroes and Nashville – but also endured struggles that went along with the pressures of fame.Panettiere appeared in her first commercial when she was 11 months old. Her mother Lesley Vogel was an actress and set her daughter on the same path.By the age of four, Hayden was in US TV show One Life to Live, then at eight joined another soap opera, Guiding Light.Her natural acting ability…
Getty ImagesUS actress Hayden Panettiere, best known for her roles in TV series Heroes and Nashville, has died at the age of 36. Her father Skip described her as an “incredible light and a force of nature” in a statement announcing her passing.Panettiere’s career spanned three decades with a string of roles in other hit TV shows and films, including the Scream horror film franchise and romantic comedy Raising Helen.Getty ImagesPanettiere with her parents and younger brother in 2007She had one brother, Jansen Panettiere, who died aged 28 in 2023.Beginning her career as a child actor, Hayden Panettiere was just…
Getty ImagesAt least 53 people have been killed and some 5,000 displaced by the initial quake, which struck at a depth of just 15kmThere are hundreds of disaster victims in Dampek village – but only one doctor.When a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Flores on Saturday, this area was among the worst-hit. Health facilities were toppled, electricity networks cut, and after two days aftershocks still rattled the makeshift shelters while inside, medical supplies rapidly diminished.”I am the only doctor here with hundreds of victims. I truly cannot cope,” read an urgent appeal from Dr Melinda, the sole…
ReutersA Palestinian woman in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, August 16, 2026. Local medics said several people living in a tent camp in Khan Younis were injured in Israeli strike.US President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Jared Kushner has arrived in Israel, where he is expected to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday.It comes after Kushner held rare talks with Hamas to discuss the implementation of the US-backed Gaza peace plan.Last month, Trump’s Board of Peace said it had reached agreement for the “complete disarmament” of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza. Last week, Israel rejected Trump’s…
PA MediaPrime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged messages with a person posing as the chief of staff to US President Donald Trump.Downing Street has declined to comment on the security breach, first reported by Politico.Politico reported that officials said Burnham communicated with the person claiming to be Susie Wiles “before becoming suspicious that the contact was illegitimate” and claimed only a “few messages” were exchanged.A government spokesperson said: “We do not comment on national security matters.””No messages of significance” were exchanged and the texts were “quickly reported to the appropriate authorities” once they were believed to be suspicious, sources said.The BBC…
LIVEActress Hayden Panettiere, known for roles in Heroes and Nashville, dies aged 36In a statement, Panettiere’s father says she was “a force of nature”. No cause of death has been confirmed.
Watch: Moment elderly man is assaulted after patting child’s headPolice in Singapore are investigating the assault of an elderly man after he patted a young girl on the head at a food court.A man believed to be the father of the young girl appeared agitated after the gesture and shoved the 73-year-old to the ground.Security camera footage of the incident on Saturday went viral over the weekend. While some argued that the elderly man should not have touched the child without the parents’ consent, most called the physical altercation an overreaction to a pat on the head.In a statement on…
Alexander KazakovBelgorod’s acting Governor Alexander Shuvaev says the missile strikes damaged a building and carSix people have been killed and four injured in Ukrainian missile strikes on Russia’s Belgorod region overnight, its acting governor has said.A 14-year-old child was among those injured, Alexander Shuvaev wrote on Telegram early on Monday.The strikes come a night after what officials called the “largest-scale” attack launched by Ukraine this year, in which at least seven people were killed.Russian attacks on Ukraine also killed at least seven people and injured more than 39 on the same night.The injured child had been sent to hospital while…
NBC via Getty ImagesActress Hayden Panettiere, star of US TV shows Heroes and Nashville, has died aged 36.”It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden. She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her and to the millions who watched her onscreen,” her father, Skip Panettiere, said in a statement reported by US media.The details surrounding her death were not immediately available. Panettiere played a cheerleader with superpowers in Heroes and had other memorable roles, including in films Remember the Titans…
Lucy RobertsonCharlie’s owners described her as a “bit fiery” A 13-year-old tabby cat that went missing 10 years ago has found her way back home.Her owners Lucy and Hannah Robertson were “heartbroken” in 2016 when Charlie, then three years old, went missing. As an outdoor cat, Charlie would spend her days roaming the streets but one day in April – after recently moving to a new area – she never returned home.The family spent months looking, never finding any leads. Hannah, 37, said she moved from Newbridge to Abercarn, in Caerphilly county, a few miles away, 10 years ago. Within…