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Pro-Palestine activist set fire to BBC transmitter causing £1m damage then left posters calling broadcaster ‘cowards’ over links to Israel, court hears

  • Court heard activist allegedly torched BBC transmitter
  • Damage was said to total about £1 million
  • Posters linked the protest to anger over Israel ties

A court has heard that a pro-Palestine activist allegedly set fire to a BBC transmitter, causing about £1 million in damage, and then left posters criticising the broadcaster over supposed links to Israel. The case matters because it combines a politically charged protest with a serious allegation of…

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Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey’s ‘Sunday in the Park With George’ Revival Delays Ticket Sales Until Fall

  • Ticket sales are delayed, but the revival is still on schedule
  • Producers will wait until Ariana Grande’s tour finishes
  • High demand is expected for the Barbican run

Ticket sales for the London revival of Stephen Sondheim’s “Sunday in the Park With George”, starring Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey, have been pushed back until the autumn. The delay does not affect the production itself, which is still scheduled to open next summer, but it matters because…

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RPG players are conditioned to think they’re ‘built different’, says Josh Sawyer, so some of them hate it when games like Pillars of Eternity tell them they can’t do something

  • Josh Sawyer says RPGs train players to expect exceptional freedom.
  • Some players dislike being told “no” in RPGs.
  • The debate reflects a wider tension in RPG design.

PC Gamer reports that RPG designer Josh Sawyer believes some role-playing game players react badly when a game tells them they cannot do something, because the genre has trained them to see their characters as unusually capable or exceptional. The point matters because it speaks to a wider…

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Only 16 Fallout: New Vegas developers still work at Obsidian, says RPG’s original writer

  • Obsidian has far fewer original New Vegas developers left.
  • Fan hopes for a true New Vegas successor face reality.
  • Only 16 original developers reportedly still remain.

A writer who worked on Fallout: New Vegas says only 16 people who developed the game are still employed at Obsidian, highlighting how much the studio has changed since the 2010 RPG was made. The remark matters because fans often call for a New Vegas follow-up, but it…

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Another Spiderweb RPG that looks like it was made in 1993 drops on Kickstarter and immediately crushes its goal

  • Spiderweb’s Geneforge 3 remake was funded within a day
  • Fast funding reflects a small but loyal fanbase
  • Extra stretch goals add new faction and hidden storyline

Spiderweb Software’s latest role-playing game, Geneforge 3: Detonation, has launched on Kickstarter and passed its funding target within 24 hours. The article says this matters less as a surprise hit than as another sign of the studio’s unusually loyal niche audience and its track record of delivering old-school…

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Meshell Ndegeocello announces Synonym covers album with Chaka Khan duet

  • Meshell Ndegeocello's covers album Synonym arrives 2 October via Blue Note
  • Features duets with Chaka Khan, Anohni, Cat Power, Brandi Carlile and more
  • Lead single with Cynthia Erivo covers "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)"

Meshell Ndegeocello has announced Synonym, a new covers album out on 2 October via Blue Note, featuring duets with an eclectic roster of artists including Chaka Khan, Anohni, Cat Power and Brandi Carlile. The record sees the multi-genre musician reinterpreting classic songs across various genres, framed by the…

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Indie adventure Dispatch reaches Xbox on 29 July

  • Acclaimed indie game Dispatch launched on Xbox on 29 July
  • Eight-episode superhero comedy from ex-Telltale studio AdHoc
  • New language options added across all platforms simultaneously

Dispatch, an indie superhero workplace comedy that Polygon named among its best games of 2025, has arrived on Xbox with a release date of 29 July, having previously launched on other platforms. Its arrival matters because it brings one of the year's most acclaimed indie titles to Microsoft's…

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England fans gather early nationwide before World Cup semi-final with Argentina

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  • Argentina beat England 2-1 in the World Cup semi-final
  • Bellingham filmed slapping Argentina's Barco after the match
  • Piccadilly Circus unrest and No10-FIFA row over Argentina banner

England's World Cup campaign ended in a 2-1 semi-final defeat to Argentina, dashing the widespread pre-match optimism as fans who had gathered early in pubs and fan zones across the country watched the team fall just short of the final. The result triggered strong reactions both on and…

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Sony reveals July PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium titles

  • Rise of the Ronin leads July's PS Plus Extra and Premium additions
  • More titles including Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora arrive 21-28 July
  • Premium tier also gets Psi-Ops and Indigo Prophecy

Sony has announced the games joining the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog in July 2026, giving Premium and Extra subscribers access to a fresh batch of titles. The headline addition is Rise of the Ronin, a Soulslike from Nioh developer Team Ninja set during the final years of Japan's…

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Trump’s money man Scott Bessent makes X-rated joke about Karoline Leavitt and MAGA team’s ‘baby boom’

  • Article centres on a crude joke by Scott Bessent
  • Karoline Leavitt is named in the headline
  • Story focuses on conduct and political optics

Based on the text provided, the article reports that Scott Bessent, described as Donald Trump’s “money man”, made a sexually explicit joke involving White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt while referring to a supposed “baby boom” among Trump-aligned staff. The piece appears to frame the remark as part…

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