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Volunteer firefighter suspected of starting devastating France forest fire

  • Volunteer firefighter investigated over Fontainebleau forest fire near Paris
  • Fire burned 2,000+ hectares, forced 1,000 evacuations
  • Part of wider European wildfire surge amid extreme heatwaves

A volunteer firefighter has been placed under formal investigation in France on suspicion of deliberately starting the devastating Fontainebleau forest fire south of Paris, which has burned more than 2,000 hectares and forced around 1,000 people to evacuate. President Emmanuel Macron visited the scene and said France had…

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Chico Blanco’s ‘Amnesia’ Is A Balearic Fantasy

  • Chico Blanco releases new album 'Amnesia' in full.
  • Album is a fantastical tribute to Balearic and Ibiza dance culture.
  • Artist describes it as a nostalgic "dance-pop fantasy" between memory and imagination.

Chico Blanco, the Chico Blanco has released his new album 'Amnesia' in full, marking the most ambitious and wide-ranging project to date from the artist. The record is significant as it broadens the sound of Pablo Cobo, the Granada-born, Berlin-based DJ and producer behind the Chico Blanco name,…

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Apple TV’s Most Relevant 8-Part Sci-Fi Show Feels More Urgent Than Ever

  • Apple TV+'s Extrapolations examines climate change's future impact via linked stories
  • Eight episodes span 2037 to 2070, showing gradual societal decline
  • Cast includes Meryl Streep, Kit Harington, Sienna Miller and David Schwimmer

Extrapolations, an eight-episode Apple TV+ anthology series created by Contagion filmmaker Scott Z. Burns, is being highlighted as an under-watched but increasingly pertinent show given its focus on the near-future effects of climate change. First released in March 2023 with a starry cast including Meryl Streep, Sienna Miller…

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England name unchanged starting XV to face Argentina

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  • England keep same starting XV to face Argentina in Nations Championship
  • Pollock, Caluori and Janse van Rensburg held back from starting line-up
  • Ten Tests remain before next year's Rugby World Cup

England will field an unchanged starting XV for their final summer Test against Argentina in Santiago del Estero, with head coach Steve Borthwick opting for continuity over promoting newly capped players Benhard Janse van Rensburg and Noah Caluori or in-form back-row forward Henry Pollock to the run-on side.…

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Eric Clapton’s Most Heartbreaking Song in 1991 Became His Highest-Selling Single

  • "Tears in Heaven" is Eric Clapton's highest-selling single ever.
  • The song followed the 1991 death of his son Conor, aged four.
  • Conor fell from a 53rd-floor New York window while visiting his mother.

Eric Clapton's 1991 single "Tears in Heaven" remains the best-selling record of his career, a song born from personal tragedy following the death of his four-year-old son, Conor. The track stands apart from his earlier commercial peaks, including his time with Cream, Blind Faith and Derek and the…

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14 Years Ago Today, Country Music Said Goodbye to the Revolutionary Songstress Who Paved the Way for Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette, and Dolly Parton

  • Kitty Wells, country music's "original queen", died 16 July 2012 aged 92
  • Her 1952 hit was the first number one by a female country solo artist
  • She paved the way for Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette and Dolly Parton

Fourteen years ago today, on 16 July 2012, country music legend Kitty Wells died aged 92 in Madison, Tennessee, from complications of a stroke. Known as the genre's original queen, Wells broke through the male-dominated country establishment of the 1940s and 1950s with her 1952 hit "It Wasn't…

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10 Classic Fantasy Books You Must Read in 2026

  • Article recommends pre-2001 fantasy classics as must-reads in 2026, citing literary merit and contemporary relevance
  • Highlights include Zelazny's multiverse pioneer 'Nine Princes in Amber', Sapkowski's dark fantasy collection 'The Last Wish', and Le Guin's philosophical 'A Wizard of Earthsea'

Fantasy classics like A Wizard of Earthsea, The Once and Future King, and A Game of Thrones are among the books that you simply must read in 2026.

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More than 800 Canadian wildfires burning as air quality alerts extend to US

  • Over 800 Canadian wildfires are burning, most out of control
  • US air quality alerts cover the Midwest, Great Lakes and Northeast
  • Smoke may reach New Jersey before Sunday's World Cup final

More than 800 wildfires are currently burning across Canada, sending smoke southwards and triggering air quality alerts across large parts of the northern United States. The blazes, most of which are out of control, have made air quality "hazardous" in states including Michigan and Minnesota, with residents advised…

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STEELHEART Shares Official Music Video For Cover Of BADFINGER’s ‘Without You’

  • Steelheart release video for long-shelved Badfinger "Without You" cover
  • Recording features a 40-piece orchestra, made 30 years ago
  • Part of band's "Steelheart 30" anniversary campaign and new material

STEELHEART have released the official music video for their cover of Badfinger's classic "Without You", marking the return of a recording frontman Miljenko Matijevic made 30 years ago but had never shared. The release taps into renewed nostalgia for the song, made famous worldwide by Mariah Carey's 1994…

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Google ordered to open Android and Search to rivals in Europe

  • EU orders Google to open Android and Search to rivals
  • Rival AI assistants get Gemini-level access to Android
  • Google must comply by January and July 2027, or face huge fines

The European Union has ordered Google to open up key parts of Android and Google Search to rival companies, in a move that could significantly weaken its grip on two of the most important platforms in tech. The decisions, issued under the bloc's Digital Markets Act (DMA), require…

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