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Kasabian announce 2026 ‘Nothing Better Than This’ UK arena tour with The Vaccines
Kasabian have announced a five-date UK arena tour for December 2026, titled ‘Nothing Better Than This’, with support from The Vaccines. The tour follows the band’s sold-out headline show at London’s Finsbury Park, where they drew a crowd of 45,000 – their biggest in the capital to date – and shares its name with a…
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“Our popularity has gone up massively over the last six or seven years.” With a summer of European festivals ahead, Saxon are happy to fly the flag for British metal
Saxon frontman Biff Byford has spoken to Louder about the veteran British metal band’s busy 2026 summer of European festival appearances, giving an update on his recovery from the colon cancer that forced date cancellations the previous year. He says he is “doing okay” and taking things day by day, as the band press on…
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Haaland and Bellingham: Dortmund friends taking centre stage in Norway v England battle
Ahead of a World Cup 2026 quarter-final between England and Norway in Miami, attention is focused not on Harry Kane but on Jude Bellingham and Erling Haaland, two younger world-class stars meeting at international level for the first time. The article frames the fixture as a showcase for a potential new superstar rivalry, one that…
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‘Give me another medal!’: meet the hair stylist who has taken over the World Cup
London hair stylist Jayèma (real name May Jika) has become an unexpected fixture of the 2026 World Cup, working across the training camps of England, Brazil, the United States and Canada despite admitting she does not really understand or follow football. The profile highlights how a specialist in Afro-Caribbean hair and male grooming has carved…
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Here’s how Andy Burnham can finance a reindustrialised Britain – without doing a Liz Truss | Larry Elliott
In this Guardian comment piece, economics writer Larry Elliott argues that Andy Burnham, whom he characterises as Britain’s “prime minister-in-waiting”, is correct in his diagnosis that 40 years of neoliberalism have failed the country, particularly its former industrial heartlands in Scotland, Wales and northern England. Elliott draws a pointed comparison with Liz Truss — both…
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London to Lisbon and back every game: England rack up the World Cup miles
England’s decision to base themselves in Kansas City during the 2026 World Cup has resulted in them travelling considerably further than any of the other seven quarter-finalists, a factor that could affect their performance as the tournament progresses. The Football Association opted for the central location on the reasoning that it would keep individual flights…
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Sheffield Park Academy students crowned ‘Student Team of the Year’ at national awards – thestar.co.uk
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I lived with ISIS in Syria, now I’m a glamorous influencer – here is how I turned my life around
The Daily Mail reports on Tareena Shakil, described as the only British woman convicted of travelling to Syria to join the Islamic State (ISIS). In a video interview, she recounts her time living under the terror group’s rule, the moment she realised she had made a grave mistake, and her subsequent escape, imprisonment and efforts…
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Day 12 recording a song a day in my garden shed until we sell out our UK Tour.
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