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Prince William chats with Aston Villa players as he visits his team’s new performance centre

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Prince William appeared delighted today as he visited Aston Villa’s new state-of-the-art high performance centre. The Duke of Cambridge, 38, who has supported the Birmingham-based team since childhood, was seen chatting and laughing with players at the training ground in Warwickshire. A beaming William heard about the Premier League club’s community outreach programme and the work they’ve done … Read more

Police officer ‘murdered Aston Villa star Dalian Atkinson by Tasering band kicking him in the head’

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Ex-Aston Villa footballer Dalian Atkinson died after being tasered three times for 33 seconds and kicked at least twice in the head by an ‘angry’ police officer, a murder trial jury has heard.  West Mercia Police Constable Benjamin Monk, 42, who denies the murder and manslaughter of the 48-year-old former footballer, appeared at Birmingham Crown Court … Read more

Police officer ‘murdered Aston Villa star Dalian Atkinson by Tasering band kicking him in the head’

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Ex-Aston Villa footballer Dalian Atkinson died after being tasered three times for 33 seconds and kicked at least twice in the head by an ‘angry’ police officer, a murder trial jury has heard.  West Mercia Police Constable Benjamin Monk, 42, denies the murder and manslaughter of the 48-year-old former footballer, Birmingham Crown Court heard today. … Read more

Olympic swimmer Grant Hackett lists his stunning $1.5millon villa on the Gold Coast

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Sweeping beach views and its own LIFT: Olympic swimmer Grant Hackett lists his stunning $1.5millon beachside villa on the Gold Coast for auction By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 09:38 BST, 30 April 2021 | Updated: 09:38 BST, 30 April 2021 Olympic swimmer Grant Hackett has put his stunning beachside villa on the Gold … Read more

Ant & Dec and Phillip Schofield to lose £8m from villa complex they invested in that went bust

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Ant and Dec and Phillip Schofield stand to lose £8million after court rules they won’t get compensation for ‘dream villa’ complex they invested in before the developers went bust Ant and Dec set to lose millions after court ruled they won’t get compensation  Invested more than two million each into luxury villas on the Algarve … Read more

Remains of a ‘high-status’ Roman villa discovered in Scarborough

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Remains of a ‘high-status’ Roman villa and bath house are discovered beneath a building site in Scarborough – marking the first time such a structure has been unearthed in the UK Excavations at the Yorkshire housing development uncover villa and bath house The ‘nationally important’ site may even represent a religious Roman sanctuary Historic England … Read more

Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins and girlfriend Ellie Alderson expecting their first child together

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Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins and girlfriend Ellie Alderson reveal they are expecting their first child together as mum-to-be shares ultrasound snap By Aisha Nozari For Mailonline Published: 21:46 BST, 5 April 2021 | Updated: 21:48 BST, 5 April 2021 Aston Villa and England striker Ollie Watkins is expecting his first child with girlfriend Ellie … Read more

Low deposit holidays for the end of lockdown, from from New York breaks to villa stays in Spain

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Get on a flexible road to freedom: The low-deposit summer holidays with rock-bottom prices you can change if things go wrong, from New York breaks to villa stays in Spain A £75 deposit secures a three-night New York break with flights in the autumn Pay £137pp now to reserve a stunning villa amidst the rolling hills … Read more

Archaeologists unearth Roman ceremonial carriage from villa in Pompeii

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What happened?   Mount Vesuvius erupted in the year AD 79, burying the cities of Pompeii, Oplontis, and Stabiae under ashes and rock fragments, and the city of Herculaneum under a mudflow.   Mount Vesuvius, on the west coast of Italy, is the only active volcano in continental Europe and is thought to be one of the … Read more

RICHARD KAY examines the tale of the Arabian princess imprisoned by her father in Dubai villa

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Somewhere amid the shiny glass towers of Dubai where Instagram influencers flaunt their bodies and their riches, stands a villa on the beach. But this is no ordinary residence and its occupant is not one of the pleasure seekers who flock to the Arabian emirate for its luxury shopping, nightlife and sandy beaches. For this … Read more