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Two men arrested after reported stabbing on a Sheffield street
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Puppeteers behind a Dracula show too disturbing for young children
Norwegian theatre director Yngvild Aspeli is bringing her French-Norwegian company Plexus Polaire’s puppet production Dracula: Lucy’s Dream to the Edinburgh fringe this summer, in a deeply unsettling staging she insists is unsuitable for young children. The show reflects the growing recognition of puppetry as a serious art form for adult audiences, blending lifesized, waxen puppets…
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Boy of 17 killed his mother and shot at father amid discipline row in Alabama
A 17-year-old boy has been charged with murder and attempted murder after prosecutors say he fatally stabbed his mother and tried to kill his father during an argument over discipline at the family’s home in Daphne, Alabama, on Sunday night. According to the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office, a domestic argument turned violent, with the teenager…
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Passengers left in stifling heat as Tube air conditioning upgrades stall under Khan
The London Underground has not introduced any new air-conditioned Tube trains for nearly nine years, spanning almost the entirety of Sadiq Khan’s tenure as Mayor of London. The issue has come into focus as temperatures in the capital are forecast to reach 34C, creating severe conditions on the network’s deep-level lines, and with the National…
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Bombillo Amarillo, producer on Annecy champion The Violinist, establishes Spanish animation base
Bombillo Amarillo, the Medellín-based Colombian animation studio that co-produced “The Violinist” — winner of the top Cristal for best animated feature at France’s Annecy festival — is opening a new studio in Spain. Called BA Estudios, the operation will be up and running from the week of 13 July, based in Bilbao in the Basque…
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Miliband narrowly favoured over Reeves as Labour members’ choice for Chancellor
A new YouGov poll of Labour members has found that Ed Miliband, the current Energy Secretary, is narrowly their preferred choice to become Chancellor once Andy Burnham takes over as Prime Minister. The finding matters because Burnham is described as almost certain to replace Sir Keir Starmer on 20 July, and any move to satisfy…
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House of the Dragon plot twist finally validates a long-held fan theory
The third episode of House of the Dragon’s third season has confirmed a widely circulated fan theory by revealing that the young Daeron Targaryen, newly introduced and played by Charlie Gordon, is in fact an imposter. Rhaenyra Targaryen captures the character believing him to be Alicent’s youngest son, but when Alicent fails to recognise him,…
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Trump halts release of OpenAI’s latest artificial intelligence model
OpenAI’s newest flagship artificial intelligence model, GPT-5.6 Sol, is being released under an unusual restriction: access during its initial preview is limited to a small group of trusted partners approved by the Trump administration. According to the article, OpenAI previewed the model’s capabilities with the US government ahead of launch and, at the government’s request,…
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Convictions must not be shortened for sexual abuse victims
Grooming gang survivors have written to MPs urging them to exclude sexual offenders from any early prison release, ahead of a parliamentary debate on the Sentencing Act 2026. The proposed legislation would cut the time some prisoners serve in order to ease overcrowding, but survivors argue such measures leave them fearful that those who harmed…
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Volleyball coach’s decades-old allegations known to San Jose State during 2024 season
San Jose State University’s athletic department was aware of decades-old abuse allegations against women’s volleyball head coach Todd Kress during the team’s controversial 2024 season, according to Fox News Digital. A former player who competed under Kress at Fairfield University sent SJSU a letter in October 2024 detailing an alleged 1998 assault, and university officials…