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Massive Attack Addresses Singapore Concert Aftermath in New Statement
Massive Attack has responded to the fallout from its Singapore concert, describing how founding members Robert “3D” Del Naja and Grant “Daddy G” Marshall were detained, questioned separately, had their hotel rooms searched and had passports temporarily confiscated after unfurling a Palestinian flag during their 29 July show. Singapore authorities have permanently banned both men…
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Football Weekly’s summer mailbag: AI, how transfer gossip works and more – part two
This Guardian Football Weekly podcast episode is a summer mailbag special, in which host Max Rushden and a panel of regular contributors answer listener-submitted questions on a range of football-adjacent topics. It forms the second part of the mailbag series, continuing discussions started in an earlier episode, and offers a lighter, listener-driven format compared to…
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Aussie slams Anthony Albanese’s tax changes after her rent soars by $100 a week to $800 – and the apartment is full of mould
An Australian renter has publicly criticised Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s tax policies after her weekly rent jumped by $100 to $800, despite her apartment reportedly suffering from mould problems. Her complaint reflects wider frustration among Australians grappling with a housing affordability crisis, where sharp rent increases are compounding pressure on tenants already struggling with the…
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Inside David’s ‘Project K’ and the relentless 12-year campaign to get Becks the only prize he ever really wanted – a knighthood: PART THREE of ALISON BOSHOFF’s bombshell new book
David Beckham’s knighthood, conferred by King Charles at an investiture on 4 November 2025, is revealed to be the culmination of a 12-year campaign nicknamed “Project K”, according to journalist Alison Boshoff’s new book. The former footballer, described as a lifelong royalist with ambitions to be embraced by the establishment, called the honour more meaningful…
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Heartbroken sister of man killed in horrific In-N-Out rampage shares devastating tribute as two victims who survived with horrific injuries are named
The sister of a man killed in a shooting rampage at an In-N-Out restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho, has paid an emotional tribute to her brother following his death. The attack also left two other victims with serious injuries, who have now been publicly identified, as the local community continues to come to terms with…
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China Box Office: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Swings to Massive $121 Million Five-Day Opening
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” has swung to the top of the mainland China box office, taking $121.3 million in its first five days of release. Sony Pictures’ latest superhero instalment posted the biggest Imax opening weekend in the franchise’s Chinese history, underlining Hollywood’s continued pulling power in the market even as the country’s overall cinema…
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‘New MS treatment could be like starting a new life’
A man from Rotherham with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) has become the first patient in Sheffield, and the seventh worldwide, to receive an experimental CAR T cell therapy as part of an international clinical trial. Doctors and charities say the treatment, adapted from a cancer therapy, could be a “gamechanger” for MS if it proves…
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Robyn and Zara Larsson Reunite for New Collaboration ‘Talk To Me, Zara’
Robyn and Zara Larsson have released “Talk To Me, Zara,” a collaborative single reworking a track from Robyn’s latest album. The two Swedish pop stars debuted the song live in Copenhagen in July before its official release, marking their second creative pairing and reflecting a strengthening working relationship between two of Sweden’s leading pop exports.…
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What song was number one in the charts when Live Aid took place in 1985?
This piece explores a quirky footnote to Live Aid’s history: while the 13 July 1985 charity concerts at Wembley and JFK Stadium dominated global attention, the UK and US singles charts that day were topped by songs largely forgotten in the shadow of the event. Sister Sledge and Duran Duran each held the number one…