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New Releases – Official Charts

  • Official Charts rounds up the week’s new music and home releases.
  • Shania Twain, Charli xcx and The Strokes lead the albums.
  • Snow Patrol reissues Eyes Open for its 20th anniversary.

Official Charts’ New Music Friday round-up highlights the week’s major song, album and DVD releases, giving listeners a single guide to new material entering the UK market. - Shania Twain releases her seventh studio album, Little Miss Twain. - Charli xcx issues Music, Fashion, Film, while The Strokes…

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Watch The Strokes record ‘Reality Awaits’ in ‘In Transit: Part II’ – over 20 years on from original mini-doc

  • The Strokes released a sequel to their 2001 behind-the-scenes film.
  • It documents Costa Rica sessions for new album ‘Reality Awaits’.
  • The band will tour the UK and Europe this autumn.

The Strokes have released a 10-minute behind-the-scenes film, ‘In Transit: Part II’, alongside their seventh album, ‘Reality Awaits’. The video revisits the informal style of the band’s 2001 mini-documentary ‘In Transit’, offering fans a nostalgic contrast between their early touring years and their current recording environment. Directed by…

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Uproar as ABC airs ‘pornographic violent fantasy’ about Gina Rinehart on competition show: ‘Turn into sausage roll’

  • ABC broadcast content depicting Gina Rinehart in a graphic, controversial manner.
  • Segment reportedly included a "turn into sausage roll" depiction.
  • Backlash has followed over the broadcaster's editorial judgement.

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has sparked controversy after airing content on a competition programme that critics have described as a "pornographic violent fantasy" involving mining billionaire Gina Rinehart, including a depiction reportedly referencing her being "turned into a sausage roll". The segment has prompted a backlash from…

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Unsayable by Michael Cunningham review – The Hours author on the insecurities that powered his creative life

  • Cunningham explores the insecurities behind his writing career.
  • Success, he argues, does not end artistic self-doubt.
  • Woolf and modernism remain central to his work.

Michael Cunningham’s Unsayable is presented as a memoir and writing guide in which the author of The Hours examines the insecurity, embarrassment and pain that have shaped his creative life. The review argues that its central concern is the gap between language and experience, and suggests that literary…

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‘A small snippet’: what pubs make of Burnham’s £100m rates giveaway

  • Rates relief is welcomed but considered modest.
  • Other taxes and costs dominate pub finances.
  • Typical £1m business may save about £1,000.

Andy Burnham’s new government has announced a 20% business-rates reduction for pubs, clubs and live music venues, costing £100m, as part of efforts to support high streets and slow pub closures. Publicans welcomed the signal of support but said the relief would make only a limited difference because…

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Pictured: Saudi prince found dead in luxury London hotel room with cocktail of party drugs in his system after detoxing at the Priory

  • Saudi prince found dead in a London hotel room
  • Post-mortem reportedly found mixture of party drugs in system
  • Death came shortly after a Priory detox programme

A Saudi prince has been found dead in a luxury London hotel room, with a post-mortem examination reportedly revealing a combination of party drugs in his system. The death is understood to have occurred not long after he had undergone a detox programme at the Priory, the private…

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Families still search for bodies a month after Venezuela earthquakes

  • Families continue searching for relatives a month after Venezuela’s earthquakes.
  • More than 5,300 deaths have been reported.
  • Up to 50,000 people may still be missing.

A month after twin earthquakes struck Venezuela’s coastal La Guaira region, families are still searching through the remains of flattened apartment buildings for missing relatives. The continuing searches underline the scale of the disaster and the uncertainty faced by survivors as many bodies have yet to be recovered.…

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Rubio says U.S. is ready to help end war in Ukraine but no quick deal ahead

  • Rubio says US remains open to brokering peace.
  • Previous mediation efforts have produced little progress.
  • Any deal must be acceptable to Russia and Ukraine.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration is prepared to help end Russia’s war in Ukraine, but that no rapid agreement is in prospect. His comments underline that previous US-mediated efforts have stalled and that any settlement would need terms acceptable to both Moscow and…

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Uniqlo Launches New Pokémon 30th Anniversary T-Shirt Collection

  • Uniqlo’s second Pokémon anniversary range is now available in Japan.
  • Eight pixel-art T-shirt designs reference the original games.
  • No international release has been announced.

Uniqlo has released a second Pokémon UT T-shirt collection as part of the franchise’s 30th anniversary celebrations. The range draws on the series’ early Game Boy era through pixel-art designs, offering fans anniversary-themed clothing that references the original generation. The Japan-only collection contains four adult and four children’s…

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Seth Green’s Star Wars: Detours Will Finally See the Light of Day

  • Star Wars: Detours will be publicly exhibited at the Lucas Museum.
  • The animated sitcom was shelved after Disney bought Lucasfilm.
  • Thirty-nine episodes had reportedly been completed.

Seth Green’s long-shelved animated sitcom Star Wars: Detours will be shown publicly for the first time as part of an exhibit at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles. The screenings give audiences access to a project cancelled after Disney acquired Lucasfilm, and mark a rare…

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