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Spotify Running Mode helps match tunes to tempo
Spotify has launched an AI-powered Running Mode for Premium subscribers, allowing runners to create playlists tailored to their preferred tempo, musical tastes and workout goals. The feature is intended to make selecting suitable running music quicker, while offering optional spoken coaching prompts. Running Mode includes 25 preset playlists that can be adjusted by genre, duration,…
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Spotify rolls out new personalized running features for Premium users
Spotify has introduced Running Mode, a personalised music feature for Premium subscribers in the United States using its iOS app. The move expands Spotify’s fitness offering and revives a similar tempo-based running feature that the company discontinued in 2018, reflecting continued demand for workout-focused playlists. Users can select from 25 workout and music presets or…
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Argonaut announces Croc 2 remaster for Switch in 2026
Argonaut Games has announced a remaster of Croc 2: Kingdom of the Gobbos for Nintendo Switch, due as a digital release in the fourth quarter of 2026. The project follows last year’s Croc: Legend of the Gobbos remaster and continues the revival of the 1990s platforming series. The remaster will add enhanced visuals, quality-of-life improvements…
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Vow to tackle city problem of nitrous oxide misuse
Peterborough City Council has unanimously backed a motion to address nitrous oxide misuse through public education and stronger enforcement. The move responds to concerns that discarded canisters are increasingly being found across the city, creating litter and highlighting potential illegal use of the Class C drug. Community group Peterborough Litter Wombles collected 82 canisters in…
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Lorry driver drugs arrest after motorway crash
A lorry driver has been arrested after a three-vehicle collision on the M18 near Doncaster left two people with life-threatening injuries. The incident has prompted a police investigation into suspected drug-driving and dangerous driving causing serious injury. The crash involved a DAF lorry, an MG car and a Ford Kuga on the southbound carriageway between…
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Heavy smoker, 29, died after giving up cigarettes on holiday due to toxic reaction with his medication, inquest hears
An inquest heard that a 29-year-old heavy smoker died after stopping smoking while on holiday, allegedly because the sudden change caused a toxic reaction with medication he was taking. The case highlights that smoking can affect how some medicines are processed, meaning abrupt cessation may require medical monitoring or dose adjustments. The report did not…
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4 Best Budget Smartwatch Models for Less Than $250 (2026)
WIRED recommends four smartwatches priced at $250 or less, arguing that rising prices have not removed affordable options for notifications, fitness tracking and health monitoring. The selection spans general-purpose, Apple-compatible, running-focused and Fitbit devices, with compromises varying by model. – Nothing CMF Watch 3 Pro ($79): WIRED’s overall budget choice, offering calls, a ChatGPT-integrated assistant,…
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Couple who ‘beat, belittled and starved’ a vulnerable man to death after he was sent to live with them by social services found guilty of murder
A couple have been found guilty of murdering a vulnerable man who had been placed in their care after social services sent him to live with them. The case raises serious concerns about the safeguarding of adults placed in private homes and whether warning signs of abuse were identified. The prosecution said the man was…
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Couple suffer life-threatening injuries in M18 crash as man arrested on drug driving offences
A couple suffered life-threatening injuries in a crash on the M18, while a man was arrested on suspicion of drug-driving offences. The incident has prompted a police investigation and is likely to have caused disruption on the motorway. The available article text does not provide further details about the crash, including its location, timing, vehicles…
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California mom welcomes baby in Jack in the Box parking lot after little girl couldn’t wait
A Southern California couple welcomed their daughter, Valentina Isla Campbell, in a Jack in the Box car park after labour progressed too quickly for them to reach hospital. Firefighters assisted with the delivery after Michelle Cisneros and Darren Campbell called emergency services, giving the family an unusual but successful birth story. Valentina was born healthy…