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PARADISE LOST’s GREGOR MACKINTOSH Names His Three ‘Desert Island’ Albums
In a new interview with the Czech outlet Metal & Rock Zone, Gregor Mackintosh — guitarist of British gothic metal pioneers Paradise Lost — was asked which three albums he would take to a desert island. His choices offer an insight into the early influences that shaped both his playing and the band’s sound, reaching…
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MPs urge Labour to ditch £330m Palantir software contract with NHS
A second parliamentary body, the Commons health and social care select committee, has called on the Labour government to scrap Palantir’s £330m contract to run the NHS’s federated data platform (FDP), which unifies and analyses highly sensitive patient data. The cross-party group cited “serious mistrust” of the system among the public and medical profession, contested…
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Invest in Britain or I’ll force you to, minister tells pension funds
The business secretary, Peter Kyle, has publicly urged UK pension funds to “get off their high horses” and invest more in British companies, warning that the government will legislate to force them if they do not. Expressing frustration that successive government reforms have failed to lift domestic investment, Kyle argued that the country’s largest asset…
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The footballing Fiji wing outscoring Bielle-Biarrey and zeroing in on England
Fiji wing Jiuta Wainiqolo heads into Saturday’s Nations Championship clash with England in outstanding form, having topped the try-scoring charts in France’s Top 14 and established himself as one of the most exciting wings in world rugby. The 27-year-old, a former footballer who likens his old striking prowess to Harry Kane’s, poses a significant threat…
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Wales drop Rees-Zammit to bench as Costelow starts
Wales have dropped wing Louis Rees-Zammit to the bench for Saturday’s Nations Championship match against Argentina in San Juan, with Sam Costelow starting at fly-half. Head coach Steve Tandy has made three changes to the side that beat Fiji 39-24, as Wales seek a third successive Test win — a run they have not managed…
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Slade back in England XV for must-win game with Fiji
Centre Henry Slade has been recalled to England’s starting line-up for Saturday’s Nations Championship match against Fiji in Liverpool, as head coach Steve Borthwick seeks to end a run of five straight Test defeats. Slade, 33, was overlooked for the entire Six Nations campaign earlier this year but returns after strong domestic form in which…
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Britain ‘faces gas shortages this winter’ unless Andy Burnham overrules Ed Miliband to give green light to Jackdaw drilling project
The head of Adura, the company behind the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea, has warned that Britain could face fuel shortages this winter unless the project is approved, intensifying pressure on Energy Secretary Ed Miliband. Chief executive Neil McCulloch described approval of the field, located 150 miles east of Aberdeen, as “hyper critical”,…
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The Mary Wallopers on “Irish expression” and “heavier” new album ‘Paddywhackery’: “If the English knew what happened, they wouldn’t be so quick to be marching with St George’s crosses”
Irish rebel folk band The Mary Wallopers have spoken to NME about their third studio album, ‘Paddywhackery’, which they describe as their “heavier” and most original record to date. Due for release on 18 September, the album chronicles the isolation of living as an Irish outsider in England, and its arrival cements the Dundalk band’s…
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SWFC News: Wilson explains what Barry brings to Owls as he makes exciting prediction – thestar.co.uk
The supplied article text contains only Google’s cookie-consent and sign-in boilerplate, with none of the actual reporting from The Star’s piece. As a result, the substantive content — Sheffield Wednesday manager’s reported comments on what a player named Barry brings to the Owls, and the “exciting prediction” referenced in the headline — is not present…
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Brian Potter, British songwriter behind hits for Glen Campbell, Take That and more, dies aged 87
Brian Potter, the Essex-born songwriter and producer regarded as one of the most versatile British hitmakers of his generation, has died aged 87, having lived with Alzheimer’s disease in recent years. Working chiefly with his American partner Dennis Lambert, Potter shaped an extraordinary run of 1970s hits across pop, soul, soft rock, country and disco,…