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Sarah McLachlan and Allison Russell on Touring Together and Summer Nights Devoted to ‘Forgetting Madness and Being Part of Something Beautiful’
Canadian singer-songwriters Sarah McLachlan and Allison Russell have teamed up for a joint summer tour running through 9 August, framing the shows around music as a healing, communal experience where audiences can “forget madness” and reconnect. McLachlan is touring behind her 2025 album “Better Broken”, following her successful 30th-anniversary tour for “Fumbling Towards Ecstasy”, while…
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What a shameless stitch-up! Burnham WILL be PM after 322 Labour MPs back him – but voters still know almost nothing of what he stands for
Andy Burnham is on the verge of becoming Britain’s next Prime Minister after 322 of Labour’s 403 MPs backed him to replace Sir Keir Starmer, whom he is described as having ousted in a successful internal coup. Because such an overwhelming majority nominated him on the first day, the leadership “contest” is effectively over before…
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Narendra Modi celebrates ‘Indianness’ of raucous Melbourne crowds after signing a uranium deal with Albanese
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Melbourne, where he addressed a crowd of about 30,000 people — mostly members of the Indian diaspora — at Marvel Stadium, celebrating what he called the enduring “Indianness” of the community. The visit coincided with the signing of a uranium deal with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, underscoring deepening…
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Megan Rapinoe blames Trump for distracting US players ahead of World Cup loss to Belgium
Following the United States men’s national team’s exit from the 2026 FIFA World Cup after a defeat to Belgium, former US women’s national team player Megan Rapinoe has attributed part of the blame to President Donald Trump. Speaking on her podcast, Rapinoe argued that the controversy surrounding Trump’s involvement in the tournament served as a…
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DHS plans costly crackdown on states that don’t cooperate on election security
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to withhold billions of dollars in preparedness grant funding from states that decline to adopt a set of new election-security requirements. The conditions, attached to more than $1 billion available through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Homeland Security Grant Programme, would require measures such as voter…
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Make voting compulsory – with a £10 fine for those that don’t cast ballot, says lefty think-tank
The left-wing think-tank the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has published a report calling for voting in national elections to be made compulsory, with a £10 fine imposed on those who fail to cast a ballot. The IPPR argues that Britain faces a “crisis of pride” and growing disillusionment with the political system, and…
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Fresh doubts are raised over Farage’s claims he did not have to declare £5million ‘gift’ from crypto-currency tycoon
Fresh questions have been raised over Nigel Farage’s explanation for why he did not declare a £5million “gift” from crypto-currency entrepreneur Christopher Harborne. The Reform leader received the money in April 2024 but it remained secret until this year, and he argues he had no obligation to register it with Commons authorities because it was…
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Artists Equity Launches Scripted Television Division Headed By UCP’s Griffin Zucosky
EXCLUSIVE: Four years after its launch, Artists Equity is expanding into scripted television. The artist-led indie studio, founded by Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, and Gerry Cardinale, is starting a scripted TV division and has appointed former UCP executive Griffin Zucosky to lead it. As SVP of Television under Amy Baer, Artists Equity’s President of Film…
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Live-Action ‘Naruto’ Remake Officially Begins Search for Team 7
Lionsgate has officially begun pre-production on a live-action film remake of the hugely popular anime and manga franchise Naruto, launching a global search for the actors to play its central trio, known as Team 7. The project is being developed by Destin Daniel Cretton, the Marvel director behind Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten…