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The singer John Paul Jones would work in a heartbeat: “Interesting”
John Paul Jones, the former Led Zeppelin bassist and multi-instrumentalist, said he would readily work with Neil Young if the opportunity arose. He praised Young’s restless, individual approach to music, suggesting their contrasting creative styles could make for a compelling collaboration. The article places the comment in the context of Jones’s varied career after Led…
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‘Rivals’ Star Annabel Scholey Joins Netflix Thriller Series ‘The Lord’s Day’ Alongside Damson Idris and Harry Lawtey (EXCLUSIVE)
Annabel Scholey has joined the cast of Netflix’s forthcoming thriller series “The Lord’s Day”, which is currently filming in the UK. The six-part drama centres on a siege during the State Opening of Parliament, giving Scholey a significant role alongside leading actor and executive producer Damson Idris. The series is adapted from Michael Dobbs’ 2007…
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‘I’m not into leather at all!’: John Wood on privately photographing Glasgow’s gay underground, and the comparisons with Robert Mapplethorpe
John Wood, a 79-year-old former telecoms engineer, is holding his first ever solo photography exhibition at Celine gallery in Glasgow, revealing a private archive of erotic portraits documenting the city’s gay leather subculture. Taken secretly over two decades in a converted attic in Glasgow’s West End, the images have drawn comparisons to the work of…
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Konami confirms Rose Belmont as lead in new Castlevania game
Konami has confirmed Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, the franchise’s first mainline instalment in more than ten years, developed in partnership with Evil Empire. The game follows Rose Belmont, daughter of series hero Trevor Belmont, as she investigates a supernatural crisis gripping medieval Paris, marking Konami’s clearest signal yet that it intends to revive one of gaming’s…
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Yard Act – You’re Gonna Need A Little Music
Clash Magazine has published a lukewarm review of Yard Act’s new album, You’re Gonna Need A Little Music, awarding it just 5 out of 10. Critic Andy Hill argues the Leeds band, who emerged as sharp, timely successors to indie acts like Arctic Monkeys, have lost the lean, minimal quality that made their lockdown-recorded debut…
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Norma Winstone and NDR Radio Orchestra: A Timeless Place review | John Fordham’s jazz album of the month
John Fordham reviews A Timeless Place, a newly released 1990 radio broadcast recording by English jazz vocalist Norma Winstone with Hanover’s NDR Radio Orchestra, praising it as capturing the singer at her peerless best. Winstone, now in her 80s and celebrated across a 60-year career with landmark albums, awards and an MBE, is described as…
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How Gartner can help turn your AI vision into business reality
This sponsored article promotes Gartner’s 2026 Application Innovation and Business Solutions Summit in London, presenting it as a way for enterprise technology leaders to move AI projects from pilots into production. It argues that boards now expect measurable returns from AI, including cost savings and staff redeployment, but that technical complexity, weak data foundations and…
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BBC drops portion of Trump defamation suit against BBC Studios
Donald Trump has dropped the portion of his $10 billion defamation lawsuit that targeted BBC Studios, the corporation’s commercial arm, while continuing to pursue the BBC itself over its edited Panorama documentary. Court filings confirmed all claims against the “Studios Defendants” were dismissed with prejudice, with each side bearing its own costs, while Trump “shall…
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Ukrainian oligarch accuses Kyiv’s spy agency of trying to kill him after Monaco bomb attack blew off his partner’s legs and injured son
A Ukrainian oligarch has accused Kyiv’s military intelligence agency of orchestrating a bomb attack in Monaco that severely injured his partner and son, claiming he was the intended target. The allegation, if substantiated, would represent an extraordinary claim of a Ukrainian state agency attempting to assassinate one of its own wealthy citizens on foreign soil,…