Hackney rocked by series of pavement explosions

Flames erupted out of manholes on a main road in east London after an electrical fire underground.

At least two explosions rocked Mare Street in Hackney after a fault developed at a junction box.

Eyewitnesses reported two loud bangs outside Hackney Town Hall followed by flames erupting from the ground.

There have been no reports of injuries.

A safety cordon was put up and roads were closed off leaving people stranded as they tried to get into work.

The London Fire Brigade and police said they were called to reports of explosions on Mare Street at 9.33am.

Pakistan threatens to destroy India in terrifying war of words: "We have not made atomic device to display in a showcase"

Arch enemies - Pakistan and India who both possess a formidable nuclear arsenal - threaten the safety of the world as the former ramped up the threats against its neighbour.

In a fresh anti-India tirades, Pakistan’s Defence minister, Minister Khawaja Asif, threatened to use nuclear weapons in case of war against India, after it confirmed it had launched a series of “surgical strikes” against suspected militants sneaking across the border. 

"We will destroy India if it dares to impose war on us. Pakistan army is fully prepared to answer any misadventure of India" Asif told a private TV channel SAMAA, on September 26th,  in answer to question about India's intention to carry out surgical strike in Pakistan.

"We have not made atomic device to display in a showcase. If such a situation arises we will use it and eliminate India" he added

His salvo came in the wake of assault on an Indian army base in Uri. Four heavily armed militants infiltrated an Indian military base in Kashmir earlier this month, managing to break through the disputed Himalayan border, where they opened fire, killing 18 soldiers and injuring scores more

Gandoki World Record Perfomance

Ace comedian Gandoki On Saturday 1st of October put Nigeria on the world map by becoming the first Comedian to perform non-stop comedy for 42 hours and 10 mins, he thus set a new world record for the Longest Stand-up comedy performance by an individual. The feat which started on Thursday 29th of October at the exclusive mansions hotel, climaxed at about 12:34 pm on Independence day, when he beat the previous record.

Lindsay Lohan's ring finger chopped off

According to a report by TMZ, Lindsay Lohan lost a portion of her ring finger in a boating accident. 

Lindsay was enjoying Sunday in the ocean off Turkey when she tried pulling up the boat anchor and became entangled in it. The anchor pulled her down into the water and she struggled to get back in the boat as she tried untangling herself.

The anchor sliced off the tip of her finger.  Her friends went on the hunt and found the detached digit on the deck of the boat.  They rushed LiLo to an ER, where a plastic surgeon reattached it." - 

Kim Kardashian held at gunpoint in Paris as Kanye West walks out of gig due to 'family emergency'

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian

Kim Kardashian has been held up at gunpoint in Paris.

The reality star was threatened by two armed masked me dressed as police officers.

Her spokesperson said she is "badly shaken but physically unharmed".

The incident is believed to have happened in the early hours of Monday.

Kardashian's superstar husband Kanye West was performing a gig almost 6,000 miles away in New York, but suddenly walked off stage stating he had a "family emergency".

The rapper was performing at the Meadows Festival in Queens.

Meek Mill Appears To Agree To Fight The Game [VIDEOS]

The Game issued his most explicit threat to Meek Mill yet during a show in Louisville.

“It ain’t about Philly and Compton. It’s about Game & Meek. I’m beating that boy ass and everybody gonna see that shit on Worldstar on my momma,” Game told the crowd.

Meek was in New York last night, and he also had some words for Game.

Coroner's warning after 16-month-old girl died after getting caught in window blind cord while playing with a toy vacuum cleaner

A coroner has issued a stern warning about home safety after a 16-month-old girl died was strangled by window blind chord that she had been caught in while playing with a toy vacuum cleaner.

An inquest heard how angel-faced Bronwyn Taylor was in the conservatory when she got her neck caught inside a beaded cord loop at her grandparents' home and fell over on April 2.

The inquisitive youngster suffered catastrophic injuries and was found by her grandmother, retired nurse Shirley Taylor, 66, who desperately tried to resuscitate her.

Ambulance crews dashed to the house in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, after receiving a 999 call at 3.30pm and rushed her to hospital.

But Bronwyn suffered a cardiac arrest and was pronounced dead when she arrived at Royal Stoke University Hospital.

A post-mortem found she died as a result of strangulation via a window blind, an inquest at North Staffordshire Coroners Court heard.

Assistant coroner David James described the death as an 'utter tragedy' and implored parents to ensure their blinds are safe.

Recording a conclusion of accidental death, he said: 'I can see plentiful use in me asking, imploring, advising, stressing to landlords, homeowners, parents, grandparents and local authorities, the importance of double-checking and ensuring all window blinds and fitments are safe.

'If they are not, or are suspected of not being, the blinds must be modified to make them safe or be replaced.

'Everything must be done to reduce or eliminate the risk of such tragedies as this from occurring again.