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It's just horrible. We all go up the street every day, he was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.'His son added: 'It came completely out of the blue to us. It was totally unexpected. To the best of our knowledge we think this was a random murder. Stacey Solomon, husband Joe Swash and their kids transform into The Wizard of Oz characters as they pose for sweet family snaps on Halloween When you think of the English Lake District and literature you probably recall the Lakes poets—William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Robert Southey. Romantics, often joined by their friends and lovers Dorothy Wordsworth, siblings Charles and Mary Lamb, Thomas De Quincey. And somewhat later Beatrix Potter and her cast of cuddly characters. Peace and quiet, the rolling hills, mountains, and the beautiful lakes themselves. Now, admittedly both Coleridge and De Quincey did dabble in the narcotics trade, and many might suggest Potter was smoking something stronger than tobacco to see all those talking animals, but by-and-large we don’t really associate the Lake District with murder, mayhem and criminal activity. But perhaps we need to rethink our positions? S Club fans are furious as concert is plunged into darkness and they are forced to evacuate over suspected fire at Liverpool gig A retired father of two was also among the victims of the gunman in Seascale, his family confirmed tonight.

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I don't know what caused it, but something must have happened last night. Bird took off in his car and went home. I don't know what time of night it was.' Zara McDermott breaks down in tears over sweet gesture from boyfriend Sam Thompson after Strictly Come Dancing departure Ariana Grande and Elizabeth Gillies dress as Nomi Malone and Cristal Conners from Showgirls... 10 years after starring on Victorious

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Then a bit later we drove down to the pub, and again people were telling us to hurry and get in. Once we were in we wanted to go outside for some fresh air, but were told that we should stay inside. Travis Kelce's family 'a little worried' for his safety with Taylor Swift due to how intense Swifties have been since they started datingThen we realised what was going on, the landlady had a TV on with the news, everyone was really scared.' MAFS UK viewers urge Paul to 'run' from 'toxic' Tasha as she offers 'fake' apology for their heated row - as fans query why the argument wasn't aired Lorraine Kelly shares her devastation as young ITV team member battles terminal cancer two months after welcoming a baby boy: 'We are all deeply saddened' There are plenty of local novels I haven’t yet read, so if anyone reading this can help, please do leave a comment!

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In the last location, Bird shot a young farmer, named locally as Garry Purdham, in a field where he was working with his uncle.James Haskell is seen for the first time since Chloe Madeley split while she sports racy boots for outing with daughter Bodhi Jason Momoa is 'beyond happy' that his stepdaughter Zoe Kravitz is engaged to his 'best friend' Channing Tatum Boris Johnson called Dominic Cummings a 'total and utter liar' over his infamous Barnard Castle trip Friends stars break silence on Matthew Perry's death at 54: Group pay an emotional tribute: 'We're taking a moment to grieve and process this unfathomable loss' During five post-watershed episodes planned for this week, viewers were due to see at least one character die as Tony made it clear that he intended to kill his ex-wife Carla, played by Alison King, and Hayley, played by Julie Hesmondhalgh.