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John Healey’s appointment as chancellor signals one clear priority for the new prime minister
Andy Burnham has appointed John Healey as chancellor in a surprise move that marks the first major decision of his premiership, bypassing the widely tipped favourite, Shabana Mahmood. The choice suggests Burnham wants to avoid the factional splits that dogged the previous government, opting for a respected figure seen as a compromise between the party’s…
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Treasury hails success of anti-fraud process that flagged and prevented $99 million in payments to dead people
The US Treasury Department has announced the successful rollout of a new anti-fraud system designed to stop federal payments being sent to deceased individuals, part of a wider effort to cut waste and improper spending. Officials say the safeguard has already identified and blocked around $99 million in payments that had been earmarked for people…
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BBC Introducing Stage axed from Reading & Leeds festival after 18 years
The BBC Introducing Stage is being dropped from Reading & Leeds Festival after 18 years, as part of a major overhaul of the event’s staging and arena layout. Organisers Festival Republic describe the changes as the biggest in the festivals’ history, and say the new Canopy stage will take over as the platform for emerging…
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3 Songs That Graham Nash Wrote About Joni Mitchell
Graham Nash, the singer-songwriter, dated fellow musician Joni Mitchell between 1968 and 1970, and their relationship, along with its eventual end, inspired several of his best-known compositions. The songs offer a window into how the pair’s romance shaped some of the era’s most enduring folk-rock material, both during their time together and in its aftermath.…
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Anne Rice’s Immortal Universe will become a TTRPG, even though Vampire: The Masquerade already exists
Renegade Game Studios, publisher of Vampire: The Masquerade, is developing a new tabletop role-playing game based on Anne Rice’s Immortal Universe, drawing specifically on AMC’s television adaptations of her novels. The move sets the new game up as a direct rival to Vampire: The Masquerade, a gothic horror TTRPG that itself borrowed heavily from Rice’s…
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Tragic horse rider, 42, killed in competition fall was on the ‘verge of giving up’ after watching rival get crushed in freak accident
A 42-year-old equestrian competitor has died after falling during a competition, in an incident reported to have come after the rider had considered quitting the sport following an earlier freak accident in which a fellow competitor was seriously injured. The death highlights the ongoing safety risks faced by riders in equestrian sport, where falls can…
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UK.gov’s tech department gets the chop after two years
The UK government is abolishing the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), the department set up under former Conservative prime minister Rishi Sunak to lead digital and technology change across the public sector. Its responsibilities are being redistributed following Science Secretary Liz Kendall’s removal by new Labour Prime Minister Andy Burnham, with digital transformation…
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Final Fantasy 14’s Third Walk raid starts with FF11’s most infamous boss being bodied in a cutscene because a raid designer wanted to show off the true strength of your first foe
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8 Best Smartwatches (2026): Apple, Google, and Hybrid Watches
This WIRED buying guide rounds up the best smartwatches available in 2026, covering options for iPhone and Android users as well as budget and hybrid picks. It matters for shoppers because smartwatch prices have risen due to component costs and supply chain pressures, making informed choices more valuable, and the guide narrows a crowded market…
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AQUTIE + L3Ni Discuss Their New Dancefloor Collaboration
New York DJ and producer AQUTIE has launched PELE PELE, a new label and creative platform spanning music releases, parties and cultural events rooted in South African and Harlem influences. Its debut release, “LATESTATE”, is a collaboration with fellow NYC scene figure L3Ni, and the pair spoke to Clash Magazine about the project as part…