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“Our fans agree with Yngwie Malmsteen – more is more!”: What Leprous learned when they wrote a song with their audience
Norwegian progressive metal band Leprous have discussed how a fan collaboration on their earlier album Aphelion shaped their subsequent work, though not in the way that might have been expected. Rather than repeating the maximalist approach fans favoured, the band opted to strip back their sound on eighth studio album Melodies Of Atonement, focusing on…
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Pokémon Worlds Abruplty Shuts Down Its Most Popular Pin Rally Event
The Pokémon Company International abruptly ended its Pin Rally activity at the 2026 Pokémon World Championships and Pokémon XP in San Francisco a day earlier than scheduled, cutting off the popular collectible hunt on the final morning of the event. The rally, one of the weekend’s most sought-after attractions, invited attendees to collect twelve exclusive…
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Zambia treason charge, Big Church Festival death and CERN’s tiny Big Bang mark busy day
Overseas turmoil deepens as Zambia charges opposition leader Mundubile with treason, while a wooden sign collapse kills a father at West Sussex’s Big Church Festival. Elsewhere: CERN recreates early-universe plasma, Chelsea sign Martinez, and Mark Rylance stars in a new Tartuffe.
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Woman, 22, stabbed her Lyft driver in the HEAD 11 times then stole his car, police say
A 22-year-old woman in South Carolina has been charged after allegedly stabbing her Lyft driver 11 times in the head and stealing his car in April, in an attack her lawyers say occurred during a severe mental health crisis. Naziyha La’Nay Weatherall requested the ride from her apartment complex in Greenville County, then attacked the…
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11 Replay Ideas to Make Stardew Valley Feel New Again
This Polygon piece offers eleven “challenge run” ideas for players who have already completed Stardew Valley’s standard progression and want fresh ways to enjoy the farming simulation game. Since the game never formally signals completion, the article argues that veteran players who know optimal crops and villager routes can lose the sense of discovery, so…
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Liux’s Big microcar bets on sustainability to take on Chinese rivals
Spanish startup Liux is preparing to launch a compact electric microcar, the Liux Big, aiming to compete against Chinese-built rivals that have come to dominate Europe’s growing microcar market. The company, founded by Antonio Espinosa de los Monteros and David Sancho, is betting on sustainability and repairability rather than domestic sourcing alone, arguing that a…
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Dolly Parton buried in Nashville as niece honours Granny
Dolly Parton has been laid to rest in Nashville, Tennessee, bringing a personal, family-centred close to the widespread public mourning that followed her death. The country music icon died peacefully on Tuesday following a brief battle with cancer, and days after her funeral her niece Lainey Mae Parton shared an emotional Instagram tribute to the…
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Jeff Kent urges Barry Bonds to keep the faith about getting into Hall of Fame during Giants jersey retirement
At a jersey retirement ceremony for Jeff Kent at Oracle Park, the former San Francisco Giants second baseman publicly encouraged ex-teammate Barry Bonds to keep hoping for eventual induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. The moment carried extra resonance because Kent and Bonds are famous not just for their playing partnership but for a…
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Burnham excludes killer drivers from early release as Iran sanctions tighten, Nissan cuts Sunderland output
PM Andy Burnham has ruled unlawful killers out of his early-release scheme, keeping PC Andrew Harper’s killers jailed, as the US launches sweeping new sanctions on Iran; plus Nissan’s Sunderland plant runs at half capacity amid Brexit fallout, and a scam warning for Britons.
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Massive AI boom puts one of America’s oldest manufacturers on path to double in size, CEO says
Corning, the 175-year-old New York manufacturer best known for kitchenware and smartphone glass, is scaling up production of optical fibre to meet surging demand from the artificial intelligence boom. Data centres require vast networks of high-speed optical fibre to connect servers, and Corning’s chief executive Wendell Weeks says this demand is driving the company’s fastest…