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• Rick Astley performs a full set of The Smiths' greatest hits at Glastonbury — setlist + video - Slicing Up Eyeballs

  24-06-2023 23:38 via news.google.com
  
  Rick Astley performs a full set of The Smiths' greatest hits at Glastonbury — setlist + video  Slicing Up EyeballsRick Astley doesn't let Glastonbury down  BBCFans react to Blossoms and Rick Astley's set at Glastonbury 2023  NMEGlastonbury 2023: Watch Rick Astley and Blossoms cover The Smiths song ‘Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now’  Far Out MagazineBlossoms confirm Glastonbury Festival secret set with Rick Astley  Somerset L
  
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• Recap after air ambulance called as road closed due to 'serious incident' - North Wales Live

  24-06-2023 22:35 via news.google.com
  Recap after air ambulance called as road closed due to 'serious incident'  North Wales LiveCrash involving van and motorbike on A40 near Llandeilo | South Wales Guardian  South Wales GuardianLIVE: Busy North Wales road closed by police after serious crash  North Wales LiveA539 at Overton closed due to crash, police confirm | The Leader  The LeaderA525 Ruthin Road now back open again following crash | The Leader  The LeaderView Full coverage on Go
  
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• Arsenal Invincible worried that Declan Rice comes “at a very high price” - Just Arsenal

  24-06-2023 22:30 via news.google.com
  Arsenal Invincible worried that Declan Rice comes “at a very high price”  Just ArsenalFabrizio Romano shares what Arsenal have now told West Ham about Declan Rice deal  TBR - The Boot Room - Football NewsDeclan Rice: Will West Ham and England midfielder join Man City or Arsenal?  BBCRice: Hammers aim to get £120m from Arsenal  Claretandhugh'We're told': Sky Sports journalist shares what he's just hearing about Declan Rice  TBR -
  
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• Warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin to leave Russia as part of deal to end insurrection - Financial Times

  24-06-2023 22:18 via news.google.com
  
  Warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin to leave Russia as part of deal to end insurrection  Financial TimesWagner forces halt advance on Moscow after calls for rebellion – BBC News  BBC NewsWagner chief's 24 hours of chaos in Russia  BBCYevgeny Prigozhin’s Rebellion: Putin’s Weakness Unmasked  The New YorkerMutiny in Russia Foreshadows Defeat in Ukraine  BloombergView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Glastonbury: Watch Guns N' Roses, Lizzo and Lewis Capaldi perform

  24-06-2023 21:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Guns N' Roses, Lizzo and Lewis Capaldi are among the stars to have taken to the stage at Worthy Farm.
  
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• Women's Ashes: Tammy Beaumont double-hundred breaks England record but Australia add to lead on day three - Sky Sports

  24-06-2023 21:30 via news.google.com
  Women's Ashes: Tammy Beaumont double-hundred breaks England record but Australia add to lead on day three  Sky SportsWomen’s Ashes Test: England v Australia, day three – as it happened  The Guardian2023 Women's Ashes Test Match, Day 2 Highlights | Wide World of Sports  Wide World of SportsAnnabel Sutherland century puts Australia in control of Women's Ashes Test  sportsmax.tvAustralia vs England, Highlights, Women’s Ashes 2023, Day 1 of o
  
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• What time are Guns N' Roses playing at Glastonbury 2023? - Wales Online

  24-06-2023 21:09 via news.google.com
  What time are Guns N' Roses playing at Glastonbury 2023?  Wales OnlineGlastonbury Saturday live: Guns N' Roses follow Lizzo on Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage  BBCGuns N' Roses: Glastonbury, 2023  Guns N' RosesComplaints over Guns N' Roses Glastonbury set as viewers all say same thing  Somerset LiveGuns N' Roses headline Glastonbury 2023: full setlist  Radio XView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Lewis Capaldi struggles to finish Glastonbury set - BBC

  24-06-2023 20:39 via news.google.com
  
  Lewis Capaldi struggles to finish Glastonbury set  BBCLewis Capaldi struggles with condition at Glastonbury and apologises as crowd rescue him  Yorkshire LiveLewis Capaldi battles through Glastonbury set as he suffers voice issues  Bristol LiveLewis Capaldi to take another break from music after 'incredible' Glastonbury set  HeraldScotlandLewis Capaldi swears as Red Arrows soar over Glastonbury  Somerset LiveView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Assen sprint latest letdown for MotoGP 2023's unluckiest rider - The Race

  24-06-2023 19:58 via news.google.com
  
  Assen sprint latest letdown for MotoGP 2023's unluckiest rider  The RaceMotoGP Dutch GP: Bezzecchi defeats Bagnaia in Assen sprint, Quartararo third  AutosportMotoGP Sprint Highlights: Netherlands (2023) | Battles and  BT SportAssen MotoGP pole for Bezzecchi as Marquez hits Bastianini  The RaceMotoGP, Quartararo: “I’m already at the limit, the Yamaha is super nervous”  GPOne.comView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Ryan Tubridy: Irish government orders review of RTÉ - BBC

  24-06-2023 19:45 via news.google.com
  
  Ryan Tubridy: Irish government orders review of RTÉ  BBCRTE chairwoman to meet Media Minister over Tubridy controversy  Bridport and Lyme Regis NewsRTÉ boss Dee Forbes suspended amid Ryan Tubridy payment row  BBCRyan Tubridy played the passive actor but as RTÉ's highest earner, he has responsibilities  The Irish TimesThe Irish Times view on the RTÉ crisis: restoring public trust – The Irish Times  The Irish Times
  
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• Rishi Sunak concerned over volatile Russia situation - BBC

  24-06-2023 19:28 via news.google.com
  
  Rishi Sunak concerned over volatile Russia situation  BBCSunak to stay in close contact with allies after Russia strikes deal to end Wagner uprising  inewsRussia Wagner coup: Rishi Sunak and Scottish politicians speak on rebellion against Vladimir Putin  The ScotsmanRishi Sunak discusses Russia rebellion with US, French and German leaders  The NationalView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Ranking Royal Ascot 2023 races from worst to best - Sportinglife.com

  24-06-2023 19:28 via news.google.com
  Ranking Royal Ascot 2023 races from worst to best  Sportinglife.comPaddy's Pick 5: Your FREE chance to win £/€50k this Saturday  Paddy Power NewsHardwicke favourite Hukum a non-runner at Royal Ascot  Racing PostRoyal Ascot showcases Frankie Dettori in Royal carriage  Bracknell NewsRoyal Ascot reaction: David Ords takeaways from the five great days  Sportinglife.comView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Ash Regan casts doubts on Humza Yousaf's indy strategy - The National

  24-06-2023 18:18 via news.google.com
  
  Ash Regan casts doubts on Humza Yousaf's indy strategy  The NationalJohn Curtice: What do polls say about independence?  BBCThe SNP's independence convention gets off to a shaky start  The SpectatorBrian Taylor: Just what is the point of the SNP convention in Dundee?  HeraldScotlandSNP must listen to outside experts and No voters to secure independence – Stewart McDonald  The ScotsmanView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Titan sub: Investigators board Polar Prince as it returns to harbour - BBC

  24-06-2023 18:16 via news.google.com
  
  Titan sub: Investigators board Polar Prince as it returns to harbour  BBCPolice board main support ship of Titanic sub as it returns to port  Nottinghamshire LiveIn losing Titan, St John's mulls a familiar tragedy  BBCMothership that carried ill-fated submarine to dive spot returns to shore  Derbyshire LiveMothership that dropped sub with five men into fatal dive returns to shore  Nottinghamshire LiveView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Saturday at Glastonbury 2023: Rick Astley, Raye and Richard Thompson

  24-06-2023 18:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Follow our Glastonbury liveblog for all the latest from sun-addled Worthy farm, ahead of tonight’s headline sets by Lana Del Rey and Guns N’ RosesPyramid, 12pmRick Astley cuts a sprightly figure on Saturday afternoon, bounding out on to the Pyramid stage in a salmon-pink lounge suit, intensely cheerful. From the melodramatic and slightly bizarre Star Wars intro music to the nudge-nudge, wink-wink interpolations of his best-known hit (you know the one), there’s something of an e
  
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• Women’s Ashes Test: England v Australia, day three – live

  24-06-2023 18:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Live updates from Trent Bridge, play at 11am BST/8pm AESTBeaumont hits 208 as England are all out, 10 runs behindGet in touch: email James or tweet @Jimbo_Cricket55th over: England 219-2 (Beaumont 100, Sciver-Brunt 42) Kim Garth was Australia’s tidiest operator with the ball yesterday, kept the runs down, and she starts similarly this morning on an off-stump line, treated watchfully by Sciver-Brunt.54th over: England 219-2 (Beaumont 100, Sciver-Brunt 42) Drama first ball of the day! Darcie
  
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• Royal Ascot day five: Frankie Dettori bids farewell, Khaadem wins at 80-1 – live

  24-06-2023 18:05 via theguardian.com
  
  All the latest from the final day of the royal meetingGet in touch: contact Tony by email or TwitterRoyal Ascot Carriage List – Saturday, 24th June1st CarriageThe KingThe QueenThe Earl of CaledonThe Countess of CaledonThe Lord Frederick WindsorThe Lady Frederick WindsorPrincess Zahra Aga KhanLady WeatherbyThe Lady Gabriella KingstonMr. Thomas KingstonMr. Andrew BaldingMrs. Andrew BaldingMr. Lanfranco DettoriMrs. Lanfranco DettoriMr. Jamie SnowdenMrs. Jamie Snowden Continue reading...
  
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• Moscow mayor urges people to stay home as Wagner soldiers advance – Russia-Ukraine war live

  24-06-2023 18:04 via theguardian.com
  
  Yevgeny Prigozhin has vowed to take ‘revenge’ after accusing Russia’s military of targeting his forces in a rocket attackRussia investigates Wagner chief for ‘armed mutiny’ after call for attack on militaryRussian security services have moved swiftly against the Wagner boss,
  denouncing Prigozhin for “treachery” and ordering the mercenary
  group’s fighters to detain their commander.The defence ministry also published videos with several senior
  milita
  
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• The week in audio: Windrush: A Family Divided; Janey Godley: The C Bomb; The Skewer; Sport’s Strangest Crimes – review

  24-06-2023 18:00 via theguardian.com
  
  To stay or return to Jamaica: 75 years after Windrush; a comedian with true confidence and charisma; Jon Holmes’s brilliant news mashup; and Hugh Dennis on his private passionWindrush: A Family Divided (BBC Radio 4)Janey Godley: The C Bomb (BBC Radio 4)The Skewer (BBC Radio 4)Sport’s Strangest Crimes (BBC Sounds)It was the 75th anniversary of the Empire Windrush docking at Tilbury last Thursday: certainly reason enough to listen to Radio 4’s engaging series, Windrush: A Family
  
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• The stars of Succession as tarot cards – in pictures

  24-06-2023 18:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Brazilian artist and illustrator Marina Esmeraldo started studying tarot during the pandemic. “I dedicated time to self-knowledge practices,” she says. Her new interest in psychology found fertile ground when she started watching the TV show Succession. “It’s a profound portrait of family trauma. The Roy children are always acting from the place of their ‘wounded inner child’ and the tarot is a wonderful way to examine these dynamics.” So Esmeraldo desig
  
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• Huge rescue mission for man lost at sea for four hours - Kent Online

  24-06-2023 18:00 via news.google.com
  Huge rescue mission for man lost at sea for four hours  Kent OnlineHunstanton lifeboat called after dinghy in difficulty | Eastern Daily Press  Eastern Daily PressView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Happy endings: the food bank Guardian readers helped find a home

  24-06-2023 18:00 via theguardian.com
  
  After a London food hub featured in our Guardian Angel column, cash poured in to help it find a permanent locationMichelle Dornelly video-calls me from a community centre in Clapton, east London. Her community centre, on the ground floor of a housing estate. She beams as she shows me around. “This is the kitchen! Just got to give it a good clean-out and we’re ready to go. I got us a microwave and a kettle.”We last spoke in January 2022. Dornelly, a mother of four who runs Hackn
  
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• 'Catastrophic implosion' and five dead: What we know about doomed Titanic sub - The Independent

  24-06-2023 17:59 via news.google.com
  
  'Catastrophic implosion' and five dead: What we know about doomed Titanic sub  The IndependentTitan sub CEO dismissed safety warnings as 'baseless cries', emails show - BBC News  BBC NewsWho was on the Titanic submarine that imploded with British billionaire Hamish Harding?  The IndependentView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Tributes to Carlisle footballer who died in Ibiza fall - BBC

  24-06-2023 17:58 via news.google.com
  
  Tributes to Carlisle footballer who died in Ibiza fall  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• It felt good to care about my community – before I was sent down a moral cul-de-sac | Rachel Cooke

  24-06-2023 17:32 via theguardian.com
  
  The result of the council’s vicious campaign means most of us will be long dead before their replacements reach maturityIn Sheffield, my home town, the council has at last apologised for misleading the public, the media and the courts during the dispute over its unfathomably stupid and vicious campaign to fell 17,500 of the city’s street trees, many of which it now accepts were perfectly healthy. This development is, of course, welcome, if long overdue. But it doesn’t really ch
  
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• Behold Waterstones Dad – and hurrah for Britain’s new demographic stereotype | Andrew Anthony

  24-06-2023 17:24 via theguardian.com
  
  The latest slicing of social segments is a floating voter and a welcome addition to the merry-go-round of political lifeYou’ve doubtless heard of such figures as White Van Man, Mondeo Man, Essex Man – vaguely demographic stereotypes which all seem to be male and working-class.Well behold a whole new concept in shorthand categorisation that, while still resolutely male, is actually middle-class: Waterstones Dad. Continue reading...
  
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• Spurs target defender Micky van de Ven and plan new push for James Maddison

  24-06-2023 17:17 via theguardian.com
  
  Wolfsburg centre-back and Leverkusen’s Tapsoba on shortlistLeicester playmaker is Ange Postecoglou’s top creative targetTottenham have added Wolfsburg’s Micky van de Ven to a shortlist which also includes Edmond Tapsoba of Bayer Leverkusen as they search for a new centre-back.Talks have already taken place with Van de Ven’s agents after the Dutch left-sided defender, who can also play at left-back, enjoyed a breakthrough season in the Bundesliga, playing in all but one of
  
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• Caught short: lack of recycled toilet paper in UK ‘fuelling deforestation’

  24-06-2023 17:07 via theguardian.com
  
  Less office waste material during Covid has led big lavatory roll makers to cut amount of recycled paper in tissues, according to consumer bodyHoarding during the Covid-19 pandemic underlined just how important loo roll is to the British public. But working from home had another unexpected effect: less waste paper from offices, which means less recycled material to make toilet roll.New research by Ethical Consumer magazine shows that the three main toilet brands have cut the amount of recycled p
  
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• Lifesize sculpture of Julian Assange appears outside UK parliament

  24-06-2023 17:03 via theguardian.com
  
  Bronze of jailed Wikileaks founder fighting extradition to the US flanked by figures of whistleblowers Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning A bronze sculpture of three figures including the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared in Parliament Square on Saturday as part of the campaign for his release from prison in London where he is under threat of extradition to the US.The lifesize sculpture of Assange alongside the whistleblowers Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning, all standing atop chairs,
  
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• Xbox Boss Wishy-Washy on Whether The Elder Scrolls 6 Will Come to PS6, PS5 - Push Square

  24-06-2023 17:00 via news.google.com
  
  Xbox Boss Wishy-Washy on Whether The Elder Scrolls 6 Will Come to PS6, PS5  Push SquareThe Elder Scrolls 6 is still "five-plus years away"  Eurogamer.netElder Scrolls 6, announced five years ago, is still "five-plus years away"  Rock Paper ShotgunThe Elder Scrolls 6 Is At Least 'Five-Plus Years Away', Platforms Still TBD  Pure XboxElder Scrolls 6 is Still 5+ Years Away, Says Phil Spencer  Insider GamingView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Samuel Blaser: Routes review – thrilling homage to a trombone icon

  24-06-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  (Enja/Yellowbird)The Swiss musician’s tribute to the late Jamaican jazz and ska king Don Drummond is at once sinuous, sharp and sultry Rarely an orchestral favourite, the trombone found a better home in jazz, where it was a mainstay of 1920s Dixieland, later finding a place with modernists such as Roswell Rudd and Delfeayo Marsalis. It further became a key instrument in 1960s Jamaican jazz and ska, thanks to the revered talents of Kingston’s Don Drummond, a pivotal but tragic figure
  
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• Rise of the robots raises a big question: what will workers do?

  24-06-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Rapid developments in AI are forcing managers and politicians alike to confront profound questions about the future of jobsWith a low electrical hum, a small team of boxy, wheeled robots called “ants” criss-cross the top of a giant 3D grid of grey storage crates – 60,000 of them - ceaselessly arranging and rearranging them to order.Down on the warehouse floor, flat-topped “ranger” robots ferry cardboard packing boxes around. Just one man, jokingly known as the robot
  
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• ‘I haven’t had a single normal year at university’: the UK students graduating without a graded degree

  24-06-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  An unlucky cohort of undergraduates has been plagued by Covid restrictions, education strikes and finally a marking boycottEmily Smith, a final year geography student at Durham University, never imagined her already heavily disrupted university experience could end like this. She won’t be graduating this summer because half her work remains unmarked owing to a national marking boycott by lecturers.She refuses to attend the “completion ceremony” Durham has offered her instead. W
  
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• ‘Don’t stop us now’: tribute acts protest against Facebook ban

  24-06-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  An Aussie Dolly Parton is one of the performers protesting to Meta as a ban on impersonators threatens their careersBig music festivals are not the only places to enjoy a headline act such as Adele, Taylor Swift or Dolly Parton.Convincing impersonators of the biggest names in music, and of other late, great stars, such as George Michael and Freddie Mercury, also regularly entertain the crowds at civic centres, summer fairs and even the odd golden wedding. Continue reading...
  
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• Do life hacks work? The truth is, we’ll never know

  24-06-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  A series of surprising studies in psychology shows how deeply our own beliefs influence the outcome of experiments, turning the science on its head. The self-help industry should take note“Want to lose weight? Buy smaller plates.” “Mindfulness at work: a superpower to boost productivity.” “Leaving Facebook can make you happier.” That’s what the headlines and Ted Talks would have you believe. But are any of these psychological tricks – or life hacks
  
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• Britons’ trust in politics has fallen significantly since Covid, report finds

  24-06-2023 16:55 via theguardian.com
  
  Leading thinktank finds just 6% have full trust in political system, and most support constitutional reformThe British public’s trust in the political system has fallen significantly since the pandemic, potentially as a result of recent political scandals, according to a report from a leading thinktank.Just 6% of the public have full trust in the current political system, while 89% support constitutional reform, the report found. Continue reading...
  
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• Disney+ documentary reignites anger over Marvel Comics’ cult of Stan Lee

  24-06-2023 16:48 via theguardian.com
  
  Families of artists Steve Ditko and Jack Kirby, and broadcaster Jonathan Ross,say pair were at forefront of creating Marvel charactersWhen movie fans stream into cinemas this weekend to watch the latest big screen outing of Spider-Man in the animated Across the Spider-Verse, they will be adding to box office takings that have already hit $500m.It is the most recent instalment for the multibillion-dollar juggernaut as the superheroes created more than six decades ago by Marvel Comics continue to
  
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• Nebraska community rallies around bride widowed an hour after wedding

  24-06-2023 16:42 via theguardian.com
  
  Johnnie Mae Dennis collapsed outside the church in which he married Toraze Davis and died of a blood clotA Nebraska community is rallying around a bride whose groom died unexpectedly less than an hour after the couple exchanged their wedding vows earlier this week.Toraze Davis and Johnnie Mae Dennis wed on Monday in Omaha. Shortly after saying “I do” to Dennis and stepping outside the church to take pictures with her, the 48-year-old Davis suddenly fell to the ground, according to wh
  
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• Why adventurers flocked to OceanGate's $250k Titantic expedition before tragedy hit - The Independent

  24-06-2023 16:26 via news.google.com
  
  Why adventurers flocked to OceanGate's $250k Titantic expedition before tragedy hit  The IndependentTitanic sub investigations underway as sons of billionaire Hamish Harding speak out  The IndependentBen Lowry: Some of the Titan sub dead were billionaires yet we only felt for their humanity  Belfast News Letter Doctors explains what happened to Titan sub crew when vessel imploded  Daily RecordView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• New windfarm could be used to power North Sea oilfield

  24-06-2023 16:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Electricity generated on Shetland could be used to fuel the proposed Rosebank field, instead of homesElectricity from a new onshore windfarm could be used to power the biggest undeveloped oilfield in the North Sea, campaigners are warning, ahead of an imminent decision over whether to approve the project.The huge Rosebank oilfield is three times bigger than the controversial Cambo field that was put on hold more than a year ago. It has the potential to produce 500m barrels of oil and its final a
  
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• Happy endings: how a treasure trove of lost Palestinian music opened up a new thread of musical history

  24-06-2023 16:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Mo’min Swaitat’s lockdown trawl of old cassettes led to some amazing discoveries – and our 2022 story on it helped open the music up to the entire diaspora and beyondMy original story in January 2022 on Mo’min Swaitat, a Palestinian actor and film-maker living in London, originally from the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, described how he was stranded there when the pandemic began. It was during that time that he found himself drawn to a closed-down music shop he rememb
  
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• March on UK Home Office over plan to deport jailed Just Stop Oil activist

  24-06-2023 15:54 via theguardian.com
  
  German national Marcus Decker in prison for climbing Dartford bridge faces automatic deportation, say campaigners Hundreds of protesters marched to the Home Office on Saturday demanding deportation proceedings be called off for an environmental activist imprisoned for scaling the Dartford Crossing.Marcus Decker is serving one of the longest sentences ever passed for a non-violent protest in British history after a Just Stop Oil demonstration in October. He is a German citizen with leave to remai
  
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• Thunderstorm warning for UK as weekend temperatures rise

  24-06-2023 15:35 via theguardian.com
  
  Chance of floods as yellow warning issued for parts of northern England and Scotland on SundayA yellow weather warning has been issued for thunderstorms for parts of northern England and Scotland on Sunday.The Met Office said the storms could cause localised flooding and in some places hail up to 3cm in diameter along with strong, gusty winds. Continue reading...
  
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• SNP leader says general election win would be mandate for independence push

  24-06-2023 15:26 via theguardian.com
  
  Humza Yousaf’s proposal in event of a victory in Scotland falls short of strategy backed by Nicola SturgeonHumza Yousaf has said a win in Scotland for the Scottish National party in the next general election would be a mandate to apply further pressure on Westminster for Scottish independence.The proposal, made by the SNP leader as he addressed party members gathered in Dundee, falls short of the de facto referendum strategy favoured by his predecessor, Nicola Sturgeon. Continue reading...
  
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• Man Utd 'threat' is met with Chelsea 'counter-proposal' - ManchesterWorld

  24-06-2023 15:17 via news.google.com
  Man Utd 'threat' is met with Chelsea 'counter-proposal'  ManchesterWorldMan Utd are not serious people if they entertain Chelsea's Mason Mount counter...  Football365Mason Mount: Manchester United to focus on other targets after Chelsea reject third bid of £55m for midfielder  Sky SportsOpinion: If Mount wants out, then show him the door – Talk Chelsea  Talk Chelsea‘Perfect’ Star Tells Club to Let Him Join Manchester United After Pe
  
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• Disruptive behaviour leaves excluded pupils’ units in England ‘full to bursting’

  24-06-2023 15:16 via theguardian.com
  
  Referral unit providers warn of overwhelming demand from unprecedented poor behaviour after pandemic lullReferral units for children who have been excluded from mainstream schools are warning that they are full to bursting because of unprecedented levels of disruptive behaviour across the country.Providers that take children excluded from mainstream schools say that after a lull during the pandemic, the situation has deteriorated, and they have seen permanent exclusions rising across the country
  
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• Aisling Bea: ‘I rebuilt my bathroom around my Bafta’

  24-06-2023 15:01 via theguardian.com
  
  The comedian and actor on enjoying her awards, learning to be funny and where her happy place isI’m overwhelmed by time. Time blindness, time paralysis, time management, always panicking about time. I’ve got ADHD, so I have an explanation, but no excuse.The worst mispronunciation of my name I’ve heard is “Siobhan”. That’s true! But I’ve learned to be more chill about Irish names. I’d feel angrier if Irish people en masse understood the etymology of
  
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• Xbox Insinuates It Bought Bethesda to Block Starfield PS5 Console Exclusivity - Push Square

  24-06-2023 15:00 via news.google.com
  
  Xbox Insinuates It Bought Bethesda to Block Starfield PS5 Console Exclusivity  Push SquareXbox Was Worried It Would Lose Starfield Prior To Bethesda Acquisition  Pure XboxMicrosoft Only Bought Bethesda After Learning Starfield Might've Been A PlayStation Exclusive  PlayStation UniversePhil Spencer Confirms Starfield Exclusivity Plans From PlayStation  Tech4GamersPhil Spencer says before Bethesda purchase, Microsoft heard Starfield could skip Xbox &nbs
  
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• The cockroach cadre: Argentina’s tough, resilient coaches are the toast of football | Jonathan Wilson

  24-06-2023 15:00 via theguardian.com
  
  From Bielsa with Uruguay to Simeone at Atlético, managers from the South American nation are everywhere – except BrazilWhen Uruguay appointed Marcelo Bielsa as coach in May, they joined a growing club. Lionel Scaloni led Argentina to glory at the World Cup. Chile are managed by Eduardo Berizzo. Paraguay are managed by Guillermo Barros Schelotto. Bolivia are managed by Gustavo Costas. Colombia are managed by Néstor Lorenzo. Venezuela are managed by Fernando Batista.Seven of th
  
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• Instead of cage-fighting, how about a tech-bro competition to pay the most tax? | Arwa Mahdawi

  24-06-2023 15:00 via theguardian.com
  
  After the Musk-Zuckerberg challenge, the billionaire brawl-fest has inexplicably ramped up this weekThe tech bros are brawlingOh no, it’s escalating. I thought the cage match news would be the end of it. I thought we’d all spend a few minutes laughing about Elon Musk challenging Mark Zuckerberg to a cage fight and then swiftly move on. After all, the odds of this cage match actually happening are almost nil: Musk has a history of making wild promises and not following through. He als
  
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