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Eclipse to Darken Yorkshire as Newcastle Rebuild Under Jaissle
Yorkshire prepares for a dramatic partial eclipse, while Newcastle reset after Eddie Howe’s exit. Manchester City sign Geronimo Rulli, amid film and anniversary culture stories.
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Henry Rollins announces coming-of-age memoir, ‘Bait Dog Boy’
Henry Rollins has announced a coming-of-age memoir, Bait Dog Boy, examining his difficult childhood in Washington, D.C., and his early connection to punk. The book is significant as it marks his first detailed account of experiences he has largely avoided discussing, including neglect and abuse, and presents punk as a crucial escape route. The memoir…
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Quentin Tarantino’s Favorite Neo-Noir “Character-Study” Is Officially Streaming for Free
Martin Scorsese’s 1976 neo-noir Taxi Driver is now available to stream free in the United States on Pluto TV. The article highlights the film’s enduring influence on cinema and recalls Quentin Tarantino’s view that it may be the greatest first-person character study ever made. Taxi Driver was the second major collaboration between Scorsese and Robert…
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Typhoon Dolphin batters Japan’s Okinawa before bearing down on China
Typhoon Dolphin has struck Japan’s Okinawa and Amami islands, causing widespread disruption before moving towards China’s eastern coast. The storm has cut electricity to at least 44,000 buildings, injured five elderly people and forced the closure of Okinawa’s main airport, highlighting the risks posed by powerful seasonal storms in the western Pacific. Dolphin reached maximum…
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Devs to Anthropic, OpenAI, Cursor, and friends: Make security and privacy the default
Researchers at York University and the University of Calgary analysed Reddit discussions about AI coding environments such as Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot and OpenAI Codex, finding widespread developer concerns about security and privacy. The study argues that safeguards should be built into these tools by default, before they receive broad access to developers’ files,…
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Couple turning inherited farm into nature site
Jessie and Joe Roper have returned from Manchester to take over Greenbank Farm near Cockermouth after Jessie’s father died suddenly in 2023, and are converting its 80 acres into a long-term nature recovery site. They decided against selling the farm but concluded that conventional full-time farming was not for them; the project is intended to…
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DeepMind’s hurricane breakthrough has surprised weather scientists
Google DeepMind’s WeatherNext artificial intelligence model gave forecasters an extra day of reliable warning before Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica in October 2025. It predicted five days ahead, with 80 per cent confidence, that the storm would make landfall as a Category 5 hurricane, helping communities and emergency planners prepare earlier for a catastrophic event. Nature…
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Hundreds of tourists are falling sick after visiting some of the best beaches in the country, new figures show
New figures indicate that hundreds of tourists have become ill after visiting some of the country’s most popular beaches. The report raises concerns about public health and the safety of recreational water at destinations that attract large numbers of visitors. The article links the illnesses to beach visits and presents the figures as evidence of…
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Monkey sanctuary shuts after more than 60 years
Wild Futures has closed its monkey sanctuary near Looe, Cornwall, after more than 60 years because the site has developed structural problems and is no longer considered suitable for long-term use. The charity said a potential sale intended to secure investment collapsed after six months of negotiations, leaving it unable to justify the cost of…
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David Campbell was a study in arrogance as he smiled, winked and blew kisses from the dock during his trial for murder. And now the family of his victim have revealed the 15 days of hell they suffered in the courtroom before justice was finally served…
David Campbell was convicted of murder after a 15-day trial that the victim’s family described as deeply distressing. The case matters because relatives said they had to endure not only the evidence of the killing but also Campbell’s conduct in court before the verdict brought a measure of justice. The family said Campbell smiled, winked…