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BBC News
19 hours ago
- BBC News
Apology after 200 people turn up for 'wild party' in rental home
The owner of a holiday rental has apologised after hundreds of people turned up for what turned out to be a "wild party" at the house which was booked for eight guests. One of the owners of the five-bed house on Falcon Close in Rochdale, Greater Manchester said booking was made for what they were told was a gender reveal gathering on Wednesday he said he and his co-owner began receiving "concerned messages" from neighbours about loud music coming from the house at about 19:00 BST They arrived at the house and found around 200 people at the property, a live DJ playing and "huge speakers set up". He said: "We tried our best to shut the party down but our efforts failed due to the sheer amount of people at the house and people continuing to arrive."Police were called to the house to move on the partygoers, who then carried on into the streets until the early hours of Thursday, the co-owner said. He apologised for the disturbance, and said the party - believed to have been advertised on social media - was "completely against our house rules" and "not what our [house] was set up for". "We were lied to and were victims ourselves and received around £2,000 worth of damages to our home carpets and furniture," he said. Further measures were being put in place to prevent similar incidents in future, he said. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Manchester on Sounds and follow BBC Manchester on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas to
Al Arabiya
4 days ago
- Al Arabiya
North Carolina Shooting Victim Was Hit Accidentally When Partygoer Returned Fire, Officials Say
A man killed in a shooting at a western North Carolina house party earlier this month that left 11 other people injured was inadvertently shot by a partygoer returning fire at shooters on a nearby hillside, authorities said Tuesday. Officials won't pursue criminal charges against the person responsible for the death of Shawn Hood, 58, of Lenoir, said spokesperson Maj. Aaron Turk with the Catawba County Sheriff's Office. 'In North Carolina, laws concerning self-defense are clear. Our investigation has shown that the person responsible for Mr. Hood's death was not intending to target Mr. Hood, but again was targeting the hillside shooters,' Turk said at a news conference. 'As such, and at this time, there's not going to be any charges pursued criminally against the person responsible for Mr. Hood's death.' Authorities have said more than 80 shots were fired shortly after midnight on June 1 in a crime scene that spanned several properties. It began with a premeditated and seemingly unprovoked attack by the shooters on the hillside and then partygoers, who were scattered around the property, returning fire, according to Turk. Eleven people, including Hood, were shot and a 12th person was injured while trying to flee, Turk said. Investigators have said both adults and young people were among the scores of attendees at the house party in a residential neighborhood roughly 55 miles (88 kilometers) northwest of Charlotte. Hood was the oldest of the victims, who ranged in age from as young as 16, the sheriff's office has said. Using facial recognition technology, investigators determined that more than 100 people were at the party at different points, but there were 63 people in the line of fire from the shooters on the hillside, Turk said. Authorities also announced indictments Tuesday charging six men with one count each of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and 63 counts each of attempted first-degree murder. A seventh person, a woman, is charged with four counts of accessory after the fact to attempted first-degree murder. Investigators have information that indicates that the men have gang affiliations, and while there were gang motivations behind the attack, Turk said those weren't the only motivations. He said there was some individualized animosity against one or more of the people attending the party, but he said investigators learned there was a plan to shoot up the party in its entirety.
Associated Press
4 days ago
- Associated Press
North Carolina shooting victim was hit accidentally when partygoer returned fire, officials say
NEWTON, N.C. (AP) — A man killed in a shooting at a western North Carolina house party earlier this month that left 11 other people injured was inadvertently shot by a partygoer returning fire at shooters on a nearby hillside, authorities said Tuesday. Officials won't pursue criminal charges against the person responsible for the death of Shawn Hood, 58, of Lenoir, said spokesperson Maj. Aaron Turk with the Catawba County Sheriff's Office. 'In North Carolina laws concerning self-defense are clear. Our investigation has shown that the person responsible for Mr. Hood's death was not intending to target Mr. Hood, but again, was targeting the hillside shooters,' Turk said at a news conference. 'As such and at this time there's not going to be any charges pursued criminally against the person responsible for Mr. Hood's death.' Authorities have said more than 80 shots were fired shortly after midnight on June 1 in a crime scene that spanned several properties. It began with a 'premeditated and seemingly unprovoked attack' by the shooters on the hillside and then partygoers who were scattered around the property returning fire, according to Turk. Eleven people, including Hood, were shot, and a 12th person was injured while trying to flee, Turk said. Investigators have said both adults and young people were among the scores of attendees at the house party in a residential neighborhood roughly 55 miles (88 kilometers) northwest of Charlotte. Hood was the oldest of the victims, who ranged in age from as young as 16, the sheriff's office has said. Using facial recognition technology, investigators determined that more than 100 people were at the party at different points, but there were 63 people in the line of fire from the shooters on the hillside, Turk said. Authorities also announced indictments Tuesday charging six men with one count each of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and 63 counts each of attempted first-degree murder. A seventh person, a woman, is charged with four counts of accessory after the fact to attempted first-degree murder. Investigators have information that indicates that the men have gang affiliations and while there were gang motivations behind the attack, Turk said those weren't the only motivations. He said there was some 'individualized animosity' against one or more of the people attending the party, but he said investigators learned there was a plan to shoot up the party 'in its entirety.'
News.com.au
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Conor McGregor flattens man with two punches in packed Ibiza nightclub
This is the shocking moment UFC thug Conor McGregor floors a club reveller with two brutal punches in a packed Ibiza nightclub. Footage obtained by The Sun shows the ex-UFC star, 36, striking a man in the infamous Pacha nightclub on the Spanish party island while drinking on Tuesday morning. The Irish fighter is seen talking to a man on the exclusive club's dancefloor before putting his arm around his shoulders from a platform above. After the pair chat for less than ten seconds, McGregor strikes the man next to his pal with his left hand while holding a glass of booze in his right hand. The first punch failed to cleanly connect, but less than a second later, the 'Notorious' lands a clean left hook as the startled partygoer falls to the floor. McGregor, wearing a black and white shirt and tight white trousers, is then shielded from club-goers by his own friends, who stormed the booth he was standing in. Revellers in the nightclub revealed that after the bizarre scrap, the man punched by McGregor was thrown out, while the Irish fighter kept drinking. One told The Sun: 'Clearly something's been said to annoy him and he's reacted very badly. 'The guy seemed to fall to the floor, and his mates came to pick him up and get him away. 'There (didn't appear to be any) consequences for Conor, but the guy he punched was taken away and I didn't see him again.' The short but violent scrap unfolded at 5:53am after McGregor, who hasn't fought since 2021, had spent the night partying with his huge entourage. Another club-goer said: 'He had his arm around someone who looked like his mate. 'Someone came up to them and when Conor hit him, about five people fell to the floor as the guy stumbled back. 'It was a bit like bowling pins, but the guy was really shaken by the hits. 'About a minute later, the bouncers came and got him on the back and took him out of the club, because he had annoyed Conor. 'It was right before close anyway. There was no messing around, they just removed him. 'Conor left through the garden a bit later, he didn't look very happy that they got into a fight.' Earlier in the evening, the combat sports legend was pictured with glamour model Katie Price at Wayne Lineker's O Beach club. Taking to Instagram, he was seen puffing on a cigar while wearing red shorts, a sun hat and sunglasses while playing up to the crowd. Price, 47, reshaped the story to her own Instagram page with the caption: 'You legend,' after McGregor tagged her in his own story and said: 'Forever'. Spurs ace Danso also shared a snap of himself with the MMA fighter. McGregor later changed his look to a matching black and white shirt and shorts combo as he headed to Ushuaia club during the night, before ending the night in Pacha. The spat comes nearly three years after hot-tempered McGregor stomped on a fan's hat after a teenager tossed it at him to sign in the same Pacha resort. In the July 2022 bust-up, Conor angrily mouthed insults at the fan and gave him a sarcastic thumbs up. And in 2019, McGregor famously sucker-punched a 50-year-old Irishman in a Dublin pub after he refused to take a shot of his Proper Twelve whisky. The Sun has approached Conor McGregor's representative for comment.
Daily Mail
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Bizarre moment Lebanese pool party cheers as missiles fly overhead amid Israel-Iran war - while other rooftop revellers also enjoy the scenes
Revellers at a Lebanese pool party have been seen cheering and dancing as Iranian missiles flew over to hit Israel targets. Bizarre footage shared over the weekend showed partygoers in a large swimming pool dancing, clapping and cheering as long-range missiles soar off to Israel in the distance. The celebrations carried on, even as the missiles slammed into Israeli territory. This was just the latest example of revelry in Lebanon in the wake of the Israel-Iran conflict, which saw the two warring nations send salvo after salvo of drones and missiles at each other over the weekend. The latest round of conflict began on Friday, when Israel launched a series of blistering attacks on Iranian soil, targeting the country's nuclear infrastructure, as well as densely populated parts of cities. But while much of the world watched in horror as the two Middle Eastern nations duked it out, scenes across Lebanon, which shares its southern border with Israel, were far different. In one video, a saxophonist was seen serenading people partying on a rooftop as missiles flew overhead. The musician, covered in a large colourful shawl, was seen standing next to a DJ deck and writhing up and down as he played his instrument. In the background, partygoers were seen filming the missiles with glee. At another rooftop party, thumping music was heard playing as people stared at the sky in awe. One couple was seen dancing with each other as they stared at the missiles falling from the sky. And in a third video, ABBA's Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! was heard at a wedding party as celebrants danced the night away. But the parties in Lebanon stand in stark contrast to the scenes across Iran and Israel. Iran fired a new wave of missile attacks on Israel early Monday, killing at least five people, while Israel claimed in the fourth day of the conflict that it had now achieved 'aerial superiority' over Tehran and could fly over the Iranian capital without facing major threats. After days of attacks on Iranian air defenses and missile systems, the Israeli military said its aircraft now control the skies from western Iran to Tehran and had destroyed more than 120 surface-to-surface missile launchers, a third of Iran's total, that had been firing at Israel in overnight missions. 'Now we can say that we have achieved full air supremacy in the Tehran airspace,' said military spokesperson Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin. Iran, meantime, announced it had launched some 100 missiles and vowed further retaliation for Israel's sweeping attacks on its military and nuclear infrastructure, which have killed at least 224 people in the country since last Friday. One missile fell near the American consulate in Tel Aviv, causing minor damage, U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee said on X. There were no injuries to American personnel. Iran announced it had launched some 100 missiles and vowed further retaliation for Israel's sweeping attacks on its military and nuclear infrastructure, which have killed at least 224 people in the country since last Friday. Israel said so far 24 people have been killed and more than 500 injured as Iran launched more than 370 missiles and hundreds of drones. In response the Israeli military said fighter jets had struck 10 command centers in Tehran belonging to Iran's Quds Force, an elite arm of its Revolutionary Guard that conducts military and intelligence operations outside Iran. Powerful explosions, likely from Israel's defense systems intercepting Iranian missiles, rocked Tel Aviv shortly before dawn on Monday, sending plumes of black smoke into the sky over the coastal city. Authorities in the central Israeli city of Petah Tikva said that Iranian missiles had hit a residential building there, charring concrete walls, shattering windows and ripping the walls off multiple apartments. The Israeli Magen David Adom emergency service reported that two women and two men - all in their 70s - and one other person were killed in the wave of missile attacks that struck four sites in central Israel. 'We clearly see that our civilians are being targeted,' said Israeli police spokesman Dean Elsdunne outside the bombed-out building in Petah Tikva. 'And this is just one scene. We have other sites like this near the coast, in the south.' Petah Tikva resident Yoram Suki rushed with his family to a shelter after hearing an air raid alert, and emerged after it was over to find his apartment destroyed. 'Thank God we were OK,' the 60-year-old said. Despite losing his home, he urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to keep up the attacks on Iran. A general view of Tehran covered in smoke and dust following explosions after an Israeli airstrike, on June 15, 2025 'It's totally worth it,' he said. 'This is for the sake of our children and grandchildren.' In addition to those killed, the MDA said paramedics had evacuated another 87 wounded people to hospitals, including a 30-year-old woman in serious condition, while rescuers were still searching for residents trapped beneath the rubble of their homes. 'When we arrived at the scene of the rocket strike, we saw massive destruction,' said Dr. Gal Rosen, a paramedic with MDA who said he had rescued a 4-day-old baby as fires blazed from the building. During an earlier barrage of Iranian missiles on central Israel on Sunday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that Iran will stop its strikes if Israel does the same. But after a day of intensive Israeli aerial attacks that extended targets beyond military installations to hit oil refineries and government buildings, the Revolutionary Guard struck a hard line on Monday, vowing that further rounds of strikes would be 'more forceful, severe, precise and destructive than previous ones.'
