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Six Acts You Can’t Miss At NOS Alive Festival 2026
The provided article text could not be retrieved: instead of the intended content about NOS Alive Festival 2026, only a bot-protection holding page was returned, reading “Just a moment… Enable JavaScript and cookies to continue.” As a result, there is no substantive reporting to summarise regarding which six acts were highlighted or any related festival…
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“MCR do more with fans’ ticket money than any other band of their generation”: My Chemical Romance put on the biggest spectacle in stadium rock as they start trilogy of Wembley shows
My Chemical Romance opened the first of three shows at London’s Wembley Stadium to mark the platinum anniversary of their landmark 2006 album The Black Parade, and the review hails the concert as one of the most ambitious spectacles in stadium rock. The band framed the night around a new rock-opera narrative in which their…
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US hurtling toward population decline even as Americans say they want bigger families, new report warns
The Institute for Family Studies (IFS) has published a report warning that the United States could face population decline within the coming decades, potentially by the 2050s. Crucially, the report argues this is not because Americans have stopped wanting children — most say they aspire to larger families than they end up having. This matters…
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July 2026 new video games are about to run the table
Games site Polygon has flagged the week beginning 13 July 2026 as an unusually busy one for new video game releases, particularly for indie titles. The piece frames this as part of a wider pattern of release-date jockeying in 2026, with publishers crowding certain windows and steering clear of Grand Theft Auto 6’s 19 November…
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Andy Burnham sparks fears he will resurrect Chagos ‘surrender’ as he confirms deal’s champion Jonathan Powell will stay as national security chief
Andy Burnham, who is widely expected to succeed Sir Keir Starmer as prime minister on 20 July, has confirmed he will keep Jonathan Powell as national security adviser, prompting fresh concerns that he intends to revive Labour’s contested agreement to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. Powell led the Government’s negotiations on the…
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Beloved Detective Series Officially Renewed Ahead of New Episodes
The BBC’s acclaimed comedy-detective series Ludwig, starring David Mitchell, has been officially renewed, with a new run of episodes confirmed. Mitchell plays a reclusive puzzle-setter who assumes the identity of his missing twin brother, a Detective Chief Inspector, in order to investigate his disappearance. The renewal underlines the enduring popularity of British crime dramas, which…
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Inside Blades ownership row: £35m dispute reasoning, EFL stance, Prince proposal – thestar.co.uk
The article text could not be retrieved, as the supplied content consists only of a Google cookie-consent and sign-in page rather than the underlying report. As a result, no details of the Sheffield United ownership dispute could be extracted or summarised. Based on the headline alone, the piece from The Star (thestar.co.uk) appears to examine…
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VW faces protests in Germany over proposed job cuts and factory closures
Volkswagen’s proposal to cut up to 100,000 jobs and close factories was formally put to its supervisory board on Thursday, prompting protests at 18 of the carmaker’s German sites, including its Wolfsburg headquarters. Organised by the IG Metall union, the demonstrations targeted plants across the group’s brands and marked a major test not only for…
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MORNING GLORY: Graham Platner proves candidates can’t outrun secrets and scandal
Fox News opinion columnist Hugh Hewitt uses the collapse of Graham Platner’s Maine Senate campaign to argue that no political candidate can hope to keep their past hidden in the modern media environment. Platner, a Democrat, suspended his bid for the Senate seat in a video announcement after a series of allegations against him —…
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Beat legend, ‘boy lover’: how should we reckon with Allen Ginsberg’s complex legacy?
As institutions mark the centenary of the Beat poet Allen Ginsberg’s birth, this Guardian feature examines how his celebrated literary reputation sits alongside the most troubling part of his record: his association with the North American Man/Boy Love Association (Nambla). The piece matters because it asks how admirers and cultural bodies should reckon honestly with…