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Irish Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
We stormed Cheltenham last March napping 28/1 winner Wonderwall, now for Galway
Let's aim for Festival lift-off with I'm A Rocket Man at Galway in the last race this evening, writes Derek & The Pacemakers. The Stephen Casey trained six-year old's last run saw him finish third over this distance at Punchestown on June 7. But the suspicion is that he came across two 'hot ones' in the Willie Mullins trained Davy Crockett and French-bred Maskarvel. Davy Crockett was available at 11/10 in the morning but went off at 1/2, suggesting the word was out; Maskarvel was backed from 20/1 to 9/1. The I'm a Rocket Man song ain't half bad either, whether it's the 1972 original from Elton John which was ranked No. 149 in the 2021 list of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time Or the John/Dua Lipa 2021 UK chart topping collaboration Cold Heart - no2 in Ireland, no7 in the US - which samples "Rocket Man" for its chorus. 'And I think it's gonna be a long, long time.'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find, I'm not the man they think I am at home Oh, no, no, no, I'm a rocket man, rocket man, Burning out his fuse up here alone…'. I'm a Rocket Man will have Ireland's top amateur Derek O'Connor on board, easily the most experienced rider in the race. We stormed Cheltenham last time out, got the gold bricks in place napping 28/1 winner Wonderwall So commencing countdown, engines on for Galway, drum roll please - I'm a Rocket Man each way! Get the latest sports headlines straight to your inbox by signing up for free email alerts.
Daily Record
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Sharon Osbourne breaks silence after husband Ozzy's tragic death
Music manager and TV presenter Sharon Osbourne has broken her silence on social media after the heartbreaking death of her husband, Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne. Sharon Osbourne has broken her silence following the death of her husband Ozzy. On Tuesday, she and her family shared the heart-breaking news that the Black Sabbath legend had passed away at 76, surrounded by his family. His family stated: "It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time. Sharon, Jack, Kelly, Aimee and Louis." The music manager acknowledged a heartfelt homage from musician Gavin Rossdale. The Bush lead singer posted an image with Ozzy on Instagram on Tuesday, captioning it: "RIP OZZY - a great man -a true legend - I met Ozzy through Jack just a few times but he was so warm and kind and funny and i love that memory .sending much love to his family at this difficult time. Rest in power." In response, Sharon, endearingly known as Mrs O, replied to Gavin's tribute: "Bless you." Additionally, Sir Elton John, a close friend of Sharon and Ozzy, paid a touching tribute, reports the Mirror. The 'Rocket Man' singer posted a photo with Ozzy, penning: "So sad to hear the news of @ozzyosbourne passing away. He was a dear friend and a huge trailblazer who secured his place in the pantheon of rock gods - a true legend. He was also one of the funniest people I've ever met. I will miss him dearly. To Sharon and the family, I send my condolences and love. Elton xx." Ozzy's health took a turn for the worse on Tuesday, mere days after his final bow at the Back To The Beginning concert at Villa Park, the stadium he adored and the home ground of Aston Villa. His health had been in decline since his Parkinson's disease diagnosis in 2003, which he only made public in 2020. An air ambulance was called to Ozzy's Buckinghamshire estate around 10:30 am on Tuesday, with medics working tirelessly for hours to resuscitate the Black Sabbath legend. A local resident expressed their concern to MailOnline upon seeing the helicopter descend near Ozzy and Sharon's home. The neighbour shared with MailOnline: "All of us were talking about it and wondering what had happened. We immediately feared it may be for him as he was known to be in fragile health. When we heard later that night that he had died it confirmed our worst fears." A representative for Thames Valley Air Ambulance confirmed: "We can confirm that our helicopter was dispatched to provide advanced critical care at an incident near Chalfont St Giles yesterday." The emergency aircraft, based at RAF Benson in Oxfordshire, reached the scene within 15 minutes. The distinctive red helicopter is reserved for patients in need of the most urgent critical care. Today, Ozzy's sister expressed to the Mirror her relief that he could pass away in England, fulfilling his wish to return to his homeland after spending twenty years in Los Angeles. Ozzy was fervently keen on returning to England after spending twenty years in Los Angeles, a move initially made so that his children, Kelly and Jack, could attend specialist dyslexia schools. A primary motivator for his desire to return was the gun violence prevalent in the United States. "Everything's f***ing ridiculous [in America]. I'm fed up with people getting killed every day," he expressed to The Observer.
Daily Record
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Brooklyn Beckham sparks fury over his comment on wife Nicola's naked bathtub snap
Nicola Peltz has shared a photo over herself completely naked to Instagram and Brooklyn's public response to it has not gone down well with fans. Brooklyn Beckham has been criticised by fans over a comment he made on his wife's jaw-dropping naked photo on Instagram. Nicola Peltz, 30, left very little to imagination when she uploaded a completely nude picture of her posing in the bathtub to social media earlier today. The American actress captioned the saucy snap: "Best memories" which she uploaded along with a series of other posey pictures from their holiday. Devoted hubby Brooklyn, 26, gushed in the comment section: "I took the photo in the bath" along with a love heart. However, fans have been left unimpressed with his response, with several calling him out in the comments. Pointing out that his reply was 'totally unnecessary', one joked: "Hey, every time we know you took the photo, don't have to say it every time." Meanwhile, a third wrote: "He has no choice! He has to do everything she says." A fourth user commented: "We get it, you guys love each other. Maybe spend more time telling each other than telling the world." However, there were some more positive responses to Nicola's racy snap, the Mirror reports. One wrote: "Some nasty comments from jealous people! Wow ... be better. They're a beautiful young couple who happen to be rich ! Good luck to them I say." It comes as the ongoing feud between the Peltz Beckhams and the rest of the Beckham clan continues to fire on. Brooklyn and Nicola have shown no signs of reaching out to David and Victoria after a string of brutal snubs throughout the year. This includes their decision to body swerve all of David's 50th celebrations in May and his failure to acknowledge his father's knighthood. Brooklyn and his younger brothers, Romeo and Cruz, also do not follow each other on Instagram as rumours of in-fighting between the siblings continue to swirl. While their fall out battles on, Brooklyn's godfather, Sir Elton John, has reportedly stepped in to try and initiate some peace after hosting the wannabe chef and Nicola in Cannes. The RocketMan icon recently took the young couple for lunch in the celebrity mecca alongside husband David Furnish. The meet up reportedly took place at the upscale La Guerite beach club, where the group reportedly discussed the strained family dynamics. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. A source told the Sun: 'Elton is the showbiz equivalent of Switzerland. He's utterly neutral in this row.' Despite the 76-year-old previously leaning into his own celebrity rivalries, such as his past feud with Madonna, those close to him say he's now more interested in maintaining peace. The source claimed: 'Elton of old may have relished in taking sides - in this case his young godson, Brooklyn, but two years off his 80th birthday, he's a man who has seen and done it all. "He just wants everyone to be happy."
USA Today
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Ozzy Osbourne tributes: Elton John calls legendary rocker 'a huge trailblazer'
Tributes are pouring in for heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne, from the world of music and beyond. The legendary Black Sabbath rocker died on July 22, his family confirmed in a statement to USA TODAY. He was 76. Elton John led the tributes to Osbourne, writing on Instagram that he was a "dear friend and a huge trailblazer who secured his place in the pantheon of rock gods — a true legend." The "Rocket Man" singer also said Osbourne was "one of the funniest people I've ever met." The Rolling Stones' Ronnie Wood wrote that he was "so very sad to hear" the news. "What a lovely goodbye concert he had," he added, referring to the farewell show that Osbourne held with Black Sabbath on July 5, just weeks before his death. A post shared by Elton John (@eltonjohn) Yungblud, who performed at that farewell show, said on X that he "didn't think you would leave so soon," noting that "the last time we met you were so full of life and your laugh filled up the room." The singer, who dubbed Osbourne the "greatest of all time," added, "I will never forget you — you will be in every single note I sing and with me every single time I walk on stage." Black Sabbath honors Ozzy Osbourne The official Instagram account for Metallica also paid its respects, posting a photo of Osbourne with a broken heart emoji as the caption, while the Black Sabbath account said, "Ozzy Forever." A post shared by Black Sabbath (@blacksabbath) The statement from Osbourne's family shared the news of his death "with more sadness than mere words can convey" and said he was "with his family and surrounded by love." Jack White, Bret Michaels pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne Jack White posted a throwback photo of Osbourne on Instagram and simply wrote in the caption, "He made it." Jason Momoa shared a photo he took with Osbourne and the rocker's wife, Sharon, while offering his tribute. "Love you @ozzyosbourne," the "Aquaman" star wrote. "All my aloha @sharonosbourne and ohana. So grateful. RIP." Rock star Ozzy Osbourne dies at 76, weeks after final Black Sabbath show In an X post, Flavor Flav said he was heartbroken by Osbourne's death. "We go way back and it was a real honor to watch him get inducted into the (Rock & Roll Hall of Fame) last year," he said. "Sending my love and prayers to Sharon and his kids and whole family." Bret Michaels said on Instagram he would be dedicating all of his shows this week to Osbourne, remembering him as "one of the greatest rock legends to ever live." He added, "Ozzy, may you forever rest in peace and thank you for rocking our world." Ozzy Osbourne and Axl Rose meet for first time: 'An utter gentleman' Actor Danny Trejo shared a photo with Osbourne and honored him as "one of the wildest souls to ever walk this Earth," adding, "Ozzy wasn't just The Prince of Darkness, he was pure light to those of us lucky enough to meet him. A heart bigger than any stage he ever rocked."
Yahoo
14-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Cluster Warhead Version Of Russian Kh-101 Cruise Missile Caught On Camera
Footage from a recent Russian bombardment of the Ukrainian city of Chernivtsi provides us with what is likely our best look so far at a Kh-101 cruise missile fitted with a cluster warhead being used. While Russian forces have made extensive use of a variety of cluster munitions in the conflict, it's notable that the relatively high-end Kh-101 long-range cruise missile is also now being used in this capacity. It should be noted that cluster munitions, on various types of weapons, have also been widely employed by Ukraine in the conflict. Massive strike on Chernivtsi!Likely a Kh-101 missile with a cluster warhead. — 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝕯𝔢𝔞𝔡 𝕯𝔦𝔰𝔱𝔯𝔦𝔠𝔱△ (@TheDeadDistrict) July 12, 2025 Footage showing one of Russia's Kh-101 cruise missile strikes on Chernivtsi City. The missile was equipped with a cluster warhead. — AMK Mapping (@AMK_Mapping_) July 12, 2025 The video in question is said to show part of the Russian attack on Chernivtsi, in the region of the same name, in southwestern Ukraine, on the night of July 11. Apparently filmed from the window of an apartment building, a missile can be seen plummeting toward the ground at a steep angle, followed soon after by a string of detonations consistent with a cluster warhead. A large dark cloud of smoke then rises from the area. The State Emergency Service of Ukraine claims the Russian attack on Chernivtsi damaged administrative and residential buildings, as well as vehicles. Two people were killed, and 14 others sustained injuries of varying severity, the service reported. At night, the Russians attacked the city of Chernivtsi near the Romanian border with missiles and drones. They hit residential buildings and killed 4 made no sense. The city is 700 km from the front. Its residents do not pose any threat to Russia. With such terrorist… — Денис Казанський (@den_kazansky) July 12, 2025 Buildings in #Lviv and #Chernivtsi damaged in last night's is working with local authorities and partners to help respond to the needs of affected children and families. — UNICEF Ukraine (@UNICEF_UA) July 12, 2025 A building in Chernivtsi has been hit seemingly by a Kh-101 equipped with cluster munitions. 48.2565239, 25.9545555Source 1 2https:// @GeoConfirmed @UAControlMap @Cen4infoRes — Rocket Man (@Grimm_Intel) July 12, 2025 Under the most basic definition, cluster munitions are bombs, rockets, artillery shells, and other projectiles that, when fired, open in mid-air and release dozens or even hundreds of smaller weapons. These submunitions are most commonly high explosive charges or land mines, which are types covered by various international treaties, including the Convention on Cluster Munitions, which you can read more about here. The submunitions, or bomblets, are scattered over a wide area, the density of which can be programmed into the weapon. This scattering increases the physical area of destruction a cluster munition can inflict compared to a unitary warhead, with a tradeoff in destructive force on any one point. As well as the indiscriminate nature of the damage when employed on a populated area, significant numbers of the submunitions fail to explode on initial impact. They can then pose a hazard for rescue efforts and, if not made safe, can remain a hidden threat to civilians for many years. While we don't know with absolute certainty what weapon was involved, the only logical and known fit for the approach and subsequent detonation we see in the video is the version of the Kh-101 designed to dispense cluster munitions. Considering the distance of Chernivtsi from Russia — it is only around 20 miles from the border of NATO-member Romania — the long-range Kh-101 cruise missile is the only reasonable candidate. In addition, a cluster warhead is not currently known to be provided for any Russian cruise missile other than the Kh-101, although it is far from a new concept, with cruise missiles like the U.S.-made Tomahawk Land Attack Missile also previously having this option. The maximum range of the Kh-101 missile is reportedly between 1,864 and 2,485 miles. The missile apparently entered series production in 2010-11 and was subsequently used in combat during Russia's campaign in Syria, launched by both Tu-160 and Tu-95MS bombers. The first reports of a cluster warhead version of the Kh-101 cruise missile — which is known to NATO as the AS-23A Kodiak — began to appear last summer. Even before that, the relatively modern Kh-101 was established as the most important Russian air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) of the war. The first evidence of the cluster version of the Kh-101 being used appears to date from the night of June 7, 2024, when imagery emerged showing the spherical-shaped charge that is understood to comprise the cluster warhead alongside wreckage of the missile itself. Kyiv Mayor Klitschko showed cluster submunitions from Kh-101 missiles, with which the enemy attacked Kyiv at night. — Igor Kyivskyi (@Igor_from_Kyiv_) June 17, 2025 Police warn residents of Kyiv Oblast that during last night's missile attack, Russia used modernized Kh-101 cruise missiles with cluster-bomb warheads. Unexploded submunitions from the warheads of shot-down missiles have been found. Should not be touched, but reported to police. — Euan MacDonald (@Euan_MacDonald) June 12, 2024 Cluster munitions from new Kh-101 Russian cruise — Rob Lee (@RALee85) June 15, 2024 The existence of a cluster-warhead Kh-101 was also confirmed by Russian military bloggers, who highlighted the value of a weapon of this kind, especially for targeting Ukrainian airbases and air defense sites. According to the Milinfolive channel on Telegram: 'The lack of cluster warheads in Russian long-range cruise missiles, such as the Kh-101 or Kalibr, had an extremely negative impact on the effectiveness of missile strikes on enemy airbases in the first weeks of hostilities, when Ukrainian aviation was in the most vulnerable position, and the air defense system of the AFU could not shoot down even a fraction of the missiles.' Video showing a Russian cruise missile (likely a Kh-101) flying over — Rob Lee (@RALee85) May 7, 2022 Certainly, cluster warheads put these kinds of targets under considerable threat, but they are also relevant for attacking other soft targets spread out over an area, such as air defense systems, vehicle pools, ammo dumps, and others. These are precisely the kinds of targets Ukraine went after when they recieved cluster warheads-equipped ATACMS short-range ballistic missiles and used them to great effect. However, indications point to the indiscriminate use of the cluster version of the Kh-101 against a city with a population of more than 250,000. This continues a pattern of Russian attacks on civilian targets across Ukraine, using various types of missiles and drones, with such bombardment having stepped up notably in recent weeks. Still, the Kh-101s are prized weapons that are not in surplus after years of war in Ukraine, so using them selectively is clearly a top priority for the Russian Air Force. In other words, targets are not haphazardly chosen, civilian or military. As for launch platforms, the Tu-160 can carry up to 12 Kh-101s on rotary launchers in its tandem bomb bays. The turboprop-powered Tu-95MS can carry up to eight Kh-101s externally, since the missiles are too large for its internal weapons bay. Captured on camera a second before it hit a children's cancer hospital on Monday, the Kh-101 is one of Russia's most advanced cruise missiles and critical to its intensifying air strike campaign against Ukrainehttps:// — Financial Times (@FT) July 10, 2024 Different adaptations of the Kh-101 have also previously appeared in the war in Ukraine, apparently having been modified to meet the changing demands of the conflict. Since at least January 2023, Kh-101s have been noted employing a decoy capability in Ukraine, although a self-defense function of some kind is understood to have always been present in these missiles. The missile's ability to release infrared countermeasures flares in flight — usually during its terminal run-in to its target — has been noted on several occasions in videos. Very curious video of what appears to be a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile deploying flares/decoys during the — Status-6 (Military & Conflict News) (@Archer83Able) December 29, 2023 There have also been reports of Russia fielding a second countermeasure-equipped Kh-101 subvariant. According to these accounts, the revised countermeasures are intended to 'jam' enemy surface-to-air missiles, which could suggest dispensers loaded with chaff or some kind of electronic warfare capability. A Russian Telegram channel revealed (and then deleted) photos of new version of the Kh-101 strategic cruise missile. Unlike the standard 'izdeliye 504A', the new '504AP' has added electronic countermeasures to jam anti-aircraft missiles. — Piotr Butowski (@piotr_butowski) November 16, 2022 There is also another warhead configuration that seems to have been tailored specifically for the war in Ukraine. Seemingly something of an ad-hoc solution, this involves fitting a second charge — reportedly containing steel fragments to increase the overall destructive effect — at the expense of fuel and therefore range. A fragmentation charge would render the weapon more effective against personnel and softer targets, as well as increasing its lethal radius and blast damage. It could also be useful if accuracy is more limited. The first claims that such a dual-warhead version of the Kh-101 was being used emerged at the end of March 2023 among Ukrainian military bloggers. It was claimed that one of the missiles had been shot down, revealing two charges, with a combined weight of around 1,760 pounds compared to around 1,000 pounds for the single warhead in the standard Kh-101. Firm evidence of a Kh-101 modified with a second warhead appeared in May 2024, as you can read about here. РФ для удару 8 травня взяла з конвеєру Х-101 з подвійною БЧ, зроблену в 2 кварталі 2024 року | Defense Express — DEFENSE EXPRESS (@DEFENSEEXPRESS) May 8, 2024 A downed Russian Kh-101 air-launched cruise missile with two warheads. See below for more — John Hardie (@JohnH105) May 8, 2024 Notably, the account from the Milinfolive channel suggests that it's possible that, in the cluster version, a dual-warhead configuration is also used, with one of the charges being a fragmentation warhead, and the other being the new cluster payload. Once again, even when striking a target in the far west of Ukraine, any reduction in the missile's range resulting from the revised, heavier warhead leading to a reduction in fuel capacity, would be academic. Sacrificing fuel (and thereby range) is not a concern for Russia so long as it's using Kh-101s to hit targets in Ukraine. After all, the basic Kh-101 can strike targets almost anywhere in Europe when launched within Russian airspace. Legally speaking, the use of a Kh-101 missile with a cluster warhead in a civilian area is a clear violation of international humanitarian law and potentially also a war crime. At the same time, with Russia and Ukraine having both opted out of signing the Convention on Cluster Munitions, which prohibits weapons of this kind, it will continue and likely expand in the conflict. As for the Kh-101, Russia is doing everything it can to up production of these weapons, which gives the Russian Air Force its only means of striking deep into Ukraine with a heavy warhead. Contact the author: thomas@
