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U2 – “Street Of Dreams”
U2 have released a new single, “Street Of Dreams”, billed as the lead track from an as-yet-unannounced album due out later this year. It matters because the record would be the band’s first collection of new material in nine years, since 2017’s Songs Of Experience, following a long stretch of largely retrospective activity. Produced by…
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Appa is a gorgeous, surreal card game about grieving siblings where every move your opponent makes can be reacted to
Rock Paper Shotgun has previewed Appa, an upcoming narrative-driven card battler in which two siblings grapple with the death of their father. The article matters as an early spotlight on a game the writer praises for a distinctive visual style that they feel is rare in the digital card genre, blending point-and-click-style pixel art animation,…
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Bombardier raped woman on morning of her birthday, court martial hears
A court martial at Bulford Military Court in Wiltshire has heard that Bombardier Michael Murley raped a fellow soldier on the morning of her birthday after she repeatedly told him “no”. Prosecutors allege that Murley pinned the woman down and told her “I would have finished by now if you just let me do it”,…
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Coco Gauff fights back to beat Pegula and reach maiden Wimbledon semi-final
Coco Gauff came from a set down to defeat her compatriot Jessica Pegula 4-6 6-3 6-3 at Wimbledon 2026, securing a place in the semi-finals for the first time in her career. The all-American last-eight clash marks a significant milestone for Gauff, who added a strong grass-court run to her growing list of achievements at…
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Rolling Stone Video Series ‘The Breakdown’ and ‘My Life in 10 Songs’ Are Headed to Netflix
Rolling Stone is bringing two of its music video franchises, “The Breakdown” and “My Life in 10 Songs”, to Netflix in the United States and several other countries from August. Both series are built around in-depth interviews in which artists discuss how they created their biggest hits and the songs that have shaped their lives,…
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Adyar tower window pane fall killed man due to design flaw
A luxury architecture firm and three other companies are on trial over the death of coach driver Mick Ferris, 53, who was “killed instantly” when a window pane fell from the 27-storey Corniche tower in Vauxhall, south-west London, on 2 October 2018. Foster + Partners, the practice behind The Gherkin, designed the development and is…
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John Lewis to shut in-store services, putting hundreds of jobs at risk
John Lewis has begun a redundancy consultation that puts around 200 jobs at risk as it plans to close in-store desks providing gift wrapping and foreign exchange services. The move matters because it touches the kind of hands-on customer service the retailer has long been known for, and it comes just as the chain was…
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Yorkshire Water faces credit downgrade following regulatory performance failures
Yorkshire Water is set to be downgraded to a one-star rating by the Environment Agency after its annual financial report, covering April 2025 to March 2026, revealed a series of major failures including rising pollution, missed environmental projects and falling customer satisfaction. The downgrade matters because it comes despite the company raising customer bills by…
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Nigel Farage quits as Clacton MP and will contest by-election over funding claims
Nigel Farage has resigned as the MP for Clacton-on-Sea and confirmed that he will stand in the resulting by-election, turning the Essex contest into a referendum on his own conduct. The Reform UK leader’s decision to quit Parliament and immediately seek re-election in the seat he won at the last general election sets up a…
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Ncuti Gatwa to executive produce Niamh Marie Smith’s short film Passing Through
Ncuti Gatwa, the former star of “Doctor Who”, is to executive produce a new short film called “Passing Through”, written and directed by his former co-star Niamh Marie Smith. Marie Smith appeared in the 2024 “Doctor Who” Christmas special “Joy to the World” as Sylvia Trench, and the collaboration marks a reunion between the two.…