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ARMORED SAINT’s JOEY VERA: ‘We Never Really Were A Part Of Any Scene’
Armored Saint bassist Joey Vera says the band has often been misunderstood because it never truly belonged to one musical scene. Although links to Metallica associated them with thrash metal and their Los Angeles origins led to comparisons with hair bands, Vera says the group has always pursued its own blend of blues rock, hard…
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Girl, 11, fatally injured by concealed branch while playing in Cornwall mud
Lilly Angel Rodgers, 11, died in what an inquest described as an exceptionally unlikely accident while playing in mud flats at Wacker Quay, Cornwall. She slid headfirst down a muddy bank and a concealed branch pierced her chest, fatally injuring her heart and a pulmonary artery. The inquest heard that the branch penetrated 7cm into…
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‘Sleep deprived’ new mother who killed black cab driver in head-on crash avoids prison
Erica Buenor, 35, avoided prison after admitting causing the death of black cab driver Arthur Pountney, 77, in a head-on crash in Kidbrooke, south-east London. The court heard that she drifted across the central reservation after working all day, breastfeeding and sleeping very little, causing a “momentary lapse in concentration”. The case has highlighted the…
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On This Day in 1962, a British Band Beat the Beatles to Chart History With a Song Later Covered by Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and the Grateful Dead
On 21 September 1962, the Springfields reached No. 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100 with “Silver Threads and Golden Needles”, becoming the first British act to enter the chart’s top 20. The achievement came before the Tornados’ “Telstar” topped the chart and more than a year before the Beatles broke through in America. The…
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‘Real fear Littler could walk away’ – darts would be loser in booing row
Luke Littler has faced repeated booing and whistling from sections of darts crowds, most recently during the World Series of Darts in Amsterdam. The hostility has prompted the 19-year-old world number one to suggest he may avoid events in the Netherlands, while commentator Samuel Gill warned that continued abuse could eventually drive him away from…
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Michelle Yeoh, Sebastian Stan, Taron Egerton, Jodie Comer, Chase Infiniti, & More at Collider’s TIFF Studio 2026 | Photo Gallery
Collider’s Media Studio returned to the 51st Toronto International Film Festival with an expanded lineup of interviews featuring notable celebrities and filmmakers. The TIFF event is traditionally considered the spiritual opening of awards season and marks the beginning of the 2027 Oscars race, with hosts Steve Weintraub and Perri Nemiroff conducting exclusive interviews about festival…
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Ninajirachi expands North American tour with 11 new dates
Ninajirachi has added an extra San Francisco performance on 19 November and ten North American dates in January 2027 to her “I Love My Computer and It Loves Me Tour”. The expansion continues her support of the acclaimed 2025 album *I Love My Computer*, following appearances at major festivals including Coachella, Primavera Sound and Lollapalooza.…
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‘The Voice’ Just Added a Massive New Prize for Its Season 30 Winner
The season 30 winner of *The Voice* will receive an invitation to perform on the main stage at Governors Ball, a major music festival in Queens, New York. The new opportunity is intended to give the champion greater exposure, live-performance experience and direct contact with festival audiences. The winner will also reportedly receive the show’s…
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NBC’s Line of Fire follows a family spanning federal agencies
NBC’s new law enforcement drama *Line of Fire* distinguishes itself from the crowded procedural genre by following the Hollingsworth family, whose members work across multiple federal agencies rather than focusing on a single institution. Created by Joshua Safran, the show blends law enforcement drama with dysfunctional family dynamics, where professional disputes and personal conflicts become…
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Driver jailed for five years after causing life-changing head-on collision
Ethan Loveridge, aged 20, has been sentenced to five years in prison after causing a serious head-on collision with Martin Howells in August 2024. Loveridge lost control of his Kia Sorento on the A468 in Caerphilly after clipping another vehicle, resulting in a catastrophic impact that caused life-altering injuries to Howells and could easily have…