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Avengers: Doomsday trailer reveals star-packed Marvel adventure

  • Marvel releases first full trailer for Avengers: Doomsday
  • Robert Downey Jr returns as villain Doctor Doom, reportedly for $100m
  • Film opens 18 December, clashing with Dune: Part Three

Marvel has released the first full trailer for Avengers: Doomsday, its star-studded attempt to revive the flagging superhero franchise ahead of a December cinema release. The preview brings together returning heroes including Chris Hemsworth's Thor, Paul Rudd's Ant-Man and Chris Evans's Captain America, alongside figures from other Marvel…

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Spain beat Argentina in World Cup final watched by 15.8m Britons

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  • Spain beat Argentina 1-0 to win the World Cup final in New York
  • Final watched by 15.8m Britons on BBC; Madonna half-time show panned
  • Result likely marks the end of Messi's international tournament career

Spain have been confirmed as FIFA World Cup champions after beating Argentina 1-0 in the final, played in New York, in a result that likely brings Lionel Messi's international tournament career to a close. Despite the defeat, Argentine media outlets such as Clarín and La Nación praised their…

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Cast confirmed for new PBS and BBC take on The Portrait of a Lady

  • Full cast confirmed for new "Portrait of a Lady" TV adaptation
  • Nell Tiger Free leads; Arterton, Sturgess, Nighy also star
  • Airs on PBS Masterpiece (US) and BBC One/iPlayer (UK); no date set

A television adaptation of Henry James' "The Portrait of a Lady" has been confirmed with its full cast, and will air on PBS's Masterpiece strand in the US and Canada and on BBC One and iPlayer in the UK. Nell Tiger Free stars as Isabel Archer, an independent-minded…

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The Healing Power Of Horses Share Debut EP In Full

  • British duo The Healing Power Of Horses release debut EP on section1 Records
  • EP 'Summer Indoors (or outside wearing black)' blends emotional pop with surreal elements
  • Band performing at Green Man festival this summer

East Anglian duo The Healing Power of Horses have shared their debut EP in full. The duo have signed to section1 (RIP Magic, Blonde Redhead, King Princess), the Los-Angeles based sister label to Partisan Records. Releasing a string of evocative singles, The Healing Power of Horses stretch the pop template to…

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Government announce £45million to “turn up” music industry for artists, businesses and children – but what do Andy Burnham’s government need to do now?

  • UK government commits £45 million over three years to expand music industry access, targeting working-class young people and breaking down class barriers to creative careers
  • Funding includes £12.5 million for public library music hubs with free studios and £10 million for youth mentoring programmes
  • Initiative part of new Labour administration's cultural growth strategy; music sector contributes £8 billion annually to UK economy

MPs and industry insiders speak out on progress being made, and urgent, vital action still needed on the ticket levy for protecting artists and venues, as well as beating the Brexit touring crisis and banning ticket touts The post Government announce £45million to “turn up” music industry for…

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Electric air taxis go to war

  • Archer and Anduril unveiled Thunder, a military-capable hybrid eVTOL aircraft
  • Revealed at the Farnborough Airshow; commercial version coming this week
  • Air taxi firms are turning to defence deals to offset huge financial losses

Archer Aviation, a San Jose-based air taxi startup, has unveiled Thunder, a hybrid vertical takeoff and landing aircraft co-developed with Palmer Luckey's defence firm Anduril, designed for both military and commercial use. The reveal, made at the Farnborough International Airshow in Hampshire, marks a significant pivot for electric…

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‘Masters of the Universe’ Sets Prime Video Streaming Release Date

  • "Masters of the Universe" streams on Prime Video from 22 July 2026
  • Film flopped with $113m worldwide against a $200m budget
  • Stars Nicholas Galitzine as He-Man and Jared Leto as Skeletor

"Masters of the Universe" will begin streaming on Prime Video from 22 July 2026, following a disappointing theatrical run that took just $113 million worldwide against a reported $200 million budget. The live-action film, based on the Mattel toy franchise created in 1982, is only the second such…

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Lava La Rue’s ‘Prince Of Bologna’ Is A Shoplifting Rollercoaster

  • Lava La Rue releases new single "Prince Of Bologna" via Speedy Wunderground
  • Made with producer Dan Carey; seven-inch vinyl out 30th July
  • Self-directed video shows a Brighton shoplifting chase and rooftop parkour

Lava La Rue has released a new single, "Prince Of Bologna", recorded as part of Speedy Wunderground's rapid-fire singles series with producer Dan Carey. The track follows the London artist's recent EP "Do You Know Everything (D.Y.K.E)", which reframed their identity and highlighted their dual role as both…

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“Any band that reaches into the darkness to push boundaries are by definition progressive. That certainly applies”: They were regarded as synth-pop or new wave, but we say they’re prog. So do members of Marillion, Porcupine Tree and No-Man

  • Louder revisits whether Talk Talk should be classed as progressive rock.
  • Members of Marillion, Porcupine Tree and No-Man back the case.
  • Steve Hogarth cites Talk Talk as one of the defining 1980s bands.

The music magazine Louder revisits a long-running debate over whether English band Talk Talk, often filed under synth-pop or new wave, actually belong within the progressive rock canon. The piece matters to fans of the genre because it reassesses the legacy of a band whose later work moved…

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The director who accused Martin Scorsese of making “terrible movies that nobody needs”

  • Nicolas Winding Refn criticised Martin Scorsese’s films as unnecessary.
  • He singled out Scorsese’s nostalgic return to gangster cinema.
  • The comments highlight debate over legacy filmmakers’ relevance.

Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn once criticised Martin Scorsese’s films as “terrible movies that nobody needs”, arguing that the celebrated filmmaker had become overly nostalgic and disconnected from contemporary cinema. The remark matters because it came from a prominent modern director challenging one of Hollywood’s most influential and…

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