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Joe Burrow is reviving the Bengals and pulling away in the race for MVP

  • Burrow has led Cincinnati to four straight wins and a 6-2 start.
  • He threw 16 touchdown passes over the past four weeks.
  • The Bengals’ weak running game makes his role especially important.

Joe Burrow has driven the Cincinnati Bengals to four consecutive wins and a 6-2 record, strengthening his case for the NFL’s Most Valuable Player award. His recent form has revived a team that missed the playoffs in each of the previous three seasons, and his performances suggest Cincinnati…

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Muse announce back-to-back headline shows in London and Leeds

  • Muse will headline Hyde Park on 26 June.
  • The band will play Leeds’ Roundhay Festival on 27 June.
  • Nothing But Thieves support both shows; CHVRCHES join Hyde Park.

Muse will headline BST Hyde Park in London on 26 June and Roundhay Festival in Leeds the following day. The back-to-back shows add two major UK dates to the band’s summer schedule, with more performers still to be announced. Nothing But Thieves will support Muse at both events,…

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Khawaja 100% accurate on ball-tampering – Warner

  • Warner backs Khawaja’s account of the 2018 scandal.
  • He calls Cricket Australia’s investigation rushed and botched.
  • Khawaja says the whole team knew about the sandpaper.

David Warner has endorsed Usman Khawaja’s account of Australia’s 2018 ball-tampering scandal, saying it is “100% accurate”. Warner also criticised Cricket Australia’s investigation as rushed and inadequate, renewing calls for accountability and transparency over what the team knew. Australia was found to have used sandpaper on the ball…

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Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action

  • Delap scored twice as Forest beat Manchester City.
  • Alysson shone in Aston Villa’s 4-4 draw at United.
  • Arsenal lead by six points but have scored 15 in 10 matches.

Premier League players delivered several standout performances during the weekend’s action, including Liam Delap’s return to form and Diego Gómez’s latest spectacular goal for Brighton. The results and individual displays also raised questions about Arsenal’s scoring rate and Manchester United’s defending. Delap scored twice for Nottingham Forest in…

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Jorge Drexler revisits Uruguayan candombe on eight-time Latin Grammy-nominated album

  • Drexler won an Oscar for a song from The Motorcycle Diaries.
  • His new album Taracá has eight Latin Grammy nominations.
  • He says dictatorship-era repression kept him from dancing until 45.

Uruguayan singer-songwriter Jorge Drexler won an Oscar for “The Other Side of the River”, written for The Motorcycle Diaries, despite being little known and not invited to perform at the 2005 ceremony. Now 62, he is nominated for eight Latin Grammys for his latest album, Taracá, which revisits…

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The Beatles, ‘Sgt Pepper’ and a generation divided: How rockstars reacted to the 1967 album’s release

  • *Sgt Pepper* pushed rock towards more ambitious, psychedelic albums.
  • Pete Townshend and Eric Burdon praised it.
  • Ray Davies was cautiously impressed after hearing two tracks.

The Beatles released *Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band* in 1967 after being inspired by the Beach Boys’ *Pet Sounds* to push their music in a more experimental direction. The album’s linked-track format and psychedelic sound helped widen expectations of what a rock record could be, influencing groups…

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Bikers and Bug-Lovers Join Forces to Fight a New Google Data Center

  • Local groups have united against Google’s proposed Thurrock data centre.
  • Campaigners cite wildlife loss and up to 570,000 tonnes of annual emissions.
  • Google says its plans include habitat protection and renewable energy funding.

Conservationists, environmental campaigners and a motorcycle club have joined forces to oppose Google’s proposed data centre campus in Thurrock, arguing it would damage wildlife habitat, increase emissions and remove a racing venue. Their campaign reflects wider public resistance to data centre projects as demand for computing power grows,…

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Cincinnati and Green Bay strengthen Super Bowl credentials with commanding wins

  • Chicago edged Tampa Bay with a last-second field goal.
  • Denver set a record with 16 straight one-score wins.
  • Cincinnati and Green Bay scored convincing week nine victories.

The NFL’s halfway point brought several results that sharpened the picture of the leading Super Bowl contenders. Cincinnati impressed in the league’s international series in Madrid, while Green Bay overwhelmed a New England side that reached last season’s Super Bowl. San Francisco had the league’s best record after…

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‘It’s a feeling of being screwed over’: once-quiet village despairs over ‘monster’ warehouse

  • Astley residents report sleep disruption and distress from a large warehouse.
  • A public inquiry will consider plans for round-the-clock HGV operations.
  • Wigan council says it has learned lessons for future consultations.

Residents of Astley, Greater Manchester, say an 18-metre-high Whistl warehouse has brought persistent noise and disruption to their homes, with some reporting sleep loss, anxiety and depression. Their concerns will be heard at a two-day public inquiry this week as they challenge plans for dozens of HGVs and…

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In 1984, Peter Weller starred in one of cinema’s definitive cult classics. He still has no idea what it’s about

  • Weller says the film’s story still baffles him.
  • The 1984 film lost more than $10 million.
  • A planned sequel never went ahead.

Peter Weller says he still does not understand the story of *The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension*, the 1984 science-fiction film in which he played a physicist, rock star and test pilot. The film’s tangled premise and its failure at the box office contrast with…

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