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Seventies America’s finest progressive rock band: Nine Kansas albums to listen to and one to avoid
This feature article from Louder Sound serves as a buyer’s guide to the discography of Kansas, the American rock band widely regarded as the country’s foremost 1970s progressive rock act. It traces the group’s formation in 1973, when Kerry Livgren, Steve Walsh, Robby Steinhardt, Phil Ehart, Dave Hope and Rich Williams united after stints in…
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US tour highlights Wrexham’s stock higher than ever
Wrexham AFC’s pre-season tour of the United States has underlined the club’s growing global profile, with co-owners Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds unveiling the 2026-27 home kit and ringing the Nasdaq bell in Times Square, New York. The Welsh club, now a fixture of transatlantic pre-season football, drew large crowds and commercial attention that few…
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Halo: Campaign Evolved review – they don’t make ‘em like this any more
Halo: Campaign Evolved, a 25th-anniversary remake of the original Xbox shooter Halo: Combat Evolved, has been reviewed by the Guardian as a largely successful revival of a style of single-player first-person shooter that has since fallen out of fashion. The remake, developed by Halo Studios using Unreal Engine 5, arrives amid turmoil at Xbox’s gaming…
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Thanh Hang, Hong Anh’s Vietnamese Period Drama ‘Madame in Saigon’ Lands North American Rights Deal With Reel Citrus, Live On (EXCLUSIVE)
Reel Citrus has secured North American distribution rights to the Vietnamese period drama “Mesdames Thanh Sắc,” which it will release under the English title “Madame in Saigon,” through a partnership with Ho Chi Minh City-based studio Live On. The deal marks a notable expansion for Vietnamese cinema into the North American theatrical market, with Reel…
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Kevin McNicholl meets Sheffield man saved by his stem cell donation
Stephen Cutts, a retired surgical instrument maker from Sheffield who survived acute myeloid leukaemia, has met Kevin McNicholl, the stem cell donor whose transplant saved his life. Cutts was diagnosed with the aggressive blood cancer in April 2023 and received seven rounds of chemotherapy before a match was found through the Anthony Nolan register. Their…
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FTSE 100 to fall from record high after Fed holds interest rates and Iran attacks; Rolls-Royce expects higher profits – business live
The FTSE 100 was set to open lower on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve held interest rates steady and Donald Trump escalated attacks on Iran, both fuelling investor concerns about rising inflation. Futures pointed to a drop of around 0.6% after the index had touched a record high of 10,951 points on Wednesday, before…
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A mysterious ‘Birdman’ scatters birdseed on a street at 4am every morning… and neighbours are losing sleep over the noisy flocks
Residents of a street have reported being disturbed nightly by a mysterious figure dubbed the “Birdman”, who scatters birdseed along the road at around 4am each morning. The seed reportedly draws large, noisy flocks of birds shortly afterwards, disrupting neighbours’ sleep and prompting frustration in the local community. The identity and motive of the person…
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Father reveals terrifying moment his 10-year-old boy blacked out in ferocious surf before teen hero’s dramatic ocean rescue: ‘He knew he was drowning’
A father has described the frightening moment his 10-year-old son blacked out while caught in rough surf off the California coast, before a teenage bystander stepped in to pull the boy from the water. The rescue highlights the sudden dangers powerful ocean conditions can pose to young or inexperienced swimmers, and the courage of the…
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New transport service for areas that lack buses
A new on-demand minibus service called OnDemand is being trialled in parts of South Yorkshire to improve public transport access in areas poorly served by buses, trams and trains. Launching on 3 August as a 12-month pilot in sections of Rotherham and Doncaster, the app-based service lets passengers book journeys up to a week ahead,…
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Celebrations as Sheffield earns historic 19th Green Flag Award – full list of locations
Sheffield has been awarded its 19th Green Flag Award, a fresh addition that gives the city more of these accolades than anywhere else in Yorkshire. The Green Flag scheme recognises well-maintained, high-quality public parks and green spaces, and the latest award reflects continued joint work between council staff and volunteer groups to look after Sheffield’s…