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ARTIST Damien Hirst has been slammed for firing half his workforce days before Christmas. The multi-millionaire slashed the headcount at his Cotswolds studios from 60 to 25. Hirst, famous for painting spots and displaying a preserved shark, is accused of giving no warning to the mainly young employees. One fired staffer at the Science studio...

AN NBA fan shouted "leave Greenland alone" during the US national anthem in London tonight. The Orlando Magic took on the Memphis Grizzlies in a regular-season game at the O2 Arena on Sunday. Vanessa Williams stepped onto the court to perform "The Star Spangled Banner" before the game. But during her performance, a fan was...

ALL Stars winner Casey O'Gorman has taken a swipe at new bombshell Samie Elishi after she called him "Lord Farquaad" and branded the show a "joke" for signing him up for a third time last year. Samie arrived in the villa tonight as one of three new arrivals, having been a latecomer last year. Casey...

JOHN LENNON once famously said that The Beatles were bigger than Jesus – but now Robbie Williams is about to eclipse even the Fab Four. On Friday the ex-Take That singer looks set to overtake the Liverpool legends to become the act with the most No1 albums in UK history, with his new release Britpop...

A KILLER told by a judge his stay in a secure hospital would be lifelong is set to enjoy trips into the community less than five months later. The family of Gogoa Lois Tape’s victim have already had their pleas for a rethink rejected — and last night they asked: “How can this be justice?”...

A SPLIT second after Ash Alexander-Cooper kicked down a gate and stormed into the courtyard, the night sky erupted with lights that looked like a “swarm of bees”. But the bright orange lights weren’t bees, they were bullets — hundreds of them, fired at Ash and his comrades from machine guns inside a building no...

BENIDORM is braced for a Battle of Britain after thousands of England and Scotland fans booked trips to Spain to beat World Cup rip-offs. Police and bar bosses fear aggro as supporters from both home nations watch big games side-by-side while downing £2.60 pints all day. Three Lions fans have opted for bargain breaks on...

THIEVES broke into a spy base to steal 56 tons of copper cable reels — before apparently smiling at guards as they drove out though the main gate. They used a flatbed truck with a crane to take 16 spools from RAF Wyton, Cambs. Each spool weighed 3.5 tons and the total cost of the...

ANDREW Mountbatten­Windsor could be flushed out of a ­second home when he moves to his exile pad — because it is at risk of flooding. The ex-prince’s Marsh Farm is on a flood plain with residents advised to sign up for alerts in case local measures fail to stop a torrent of water from a...

DEAR DEIDRE: I ENDED up having drunken sex with my girlfriend’s mum after a boozy Sunday lunch. Now she’s pregnant and I don’t know what to do. Her mum invited us both round for a meal in the summer, but my girlfriend had a cold so stayed at home. She insisted I go to avoid...