74 m. ago Dumfries and Galloway residents urged to stay safe around rivers and reservoirs

The plea has been issued ahead of Drowning Prevention Week after it emerged there were 33 accidental drownings in Scotland last year.

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2 h. ago The Midnight Bell at Sadler’s Wells review: a splendidly seedy dance drama

Matthew Bourne peers into the aching hearts frequenting a seedy 1930s pub in his production’s latest work

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2 h. ago Dâdalus & Bikarus: Off the Shelf review | Safi Bugel's experimental album of the month

(Lío Press)Zurich-based musicians Benedikt Merz and David Hänni meld krautrock, punk and big beat into tripped-out, swampy grooves that reach dizzying heightsAfter almost three decades of friendship, Zurich-based musicians Benedikt Merz and David Hänni moved into a studio together in 2019. They found common ground over their shared love of psychedelic music and spent long, woozy nights jamming together. But while one wanted to focus on live electronics, the other secretly wanted to start a band. The outcome was Dâdalus & Bikarus, a project which sits somewhere between these two worlds, welding elements of krautrock, punk and big beat into tripped-out dancefloor rhythms.Their second album, Off the Shelf, captures the obsessive energy of those early nocturnal experiments, which they’ve since built a reputation for in their live shows. Anchored by drawn-out loops, each track slowly builds tension to dizzying, near-erotic heights. On Erebros, this takes place across a hefty 11 minut...

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2 h. ago North by Northwest at Alexandra Palace Theatre review: bursting with scrappy inventiveness and impish spirit

Emma Rice makes this adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1959 thriller utterly her own

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2 h. ago Disabled girl who nearly died from stroke moments after birth says Metallica ‘saved her’

11-year old Sarah says listening to the heavy metal band makes her ‘feel safe’

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3 h. ago Young Wales international's new life gamble pays off after telling Welsh region he'd had enough

He wasn't getting picked so told the coach he'd had enough. Now, he's been rewarded in the Top 14 after some impressive performances

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3 h. ago Tiny UK seaside town named a hidden gem with boutique shops and castle

This "buzzy" town in northern Wales has been dubbed a tiny treasure for its impressive coastal views, historically significant castle and beloved community shops

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4 h. ago Air India Plane Crash in Ahmedabad LIVE Updates: After Boeing 787

Air India Plane Crash in Ahmedabad LIVE Updates: After Boeing 787-8 crash site visit, PM Modi holds meeting with ministers, officials to review situation  The Indian Express

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4 h. ago A Trick of the Mind by Daniel Yon review – explaining psychology’s most important theory

An immensely readable dive into the ‘predictive processing’ hypothesis, our best guess as to how the mind really worksThe process of perception feels quite passive. We open our eyes and light floods in; the world is just there, waiting to be seen. But in reality there is an active element that we don’t notice. Our brains are always “filling in” our perceptual experience, supplementing incoming information with existing knowledge. For example, each of us has a spot at the back of our eye where there are no light receptors. We don’t see the resulting hole in our field of vision because our brains ignore it. The phenomenon we call “seeing” is the result of a continuously updated model in your mind, made up partly of incoming sensory information, but partly of pre-existing expectations. This is what is meant by the counter­intuitive slogan of contemporary cognitive science: “perception is a controlled hallucination”.A century ago, someone with an interest in psycholo...

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4 h. ago The Shark SpeedStyle Hair Dryer is on sale at Amazon but for a limited time only

Get salon-quality hair at home with the Shark SpeedStyle Hair Dryer.

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4 h. ago Boots £112 Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium perfume reduced to £33

Shoppers have said the luxury perfume gives an 'effortlessly graceful' impression to others who smell it

Economics

4 h. ago Expert reveals 6 crucial steps to get some sleep while camping at a festival

It's one of the biggest issues festival-goers face - the loud noise and lack of comfort usually leads to a bad night's sleep, but one expert says it doesn't have to be that way

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5 h. ago Josh Barrie On the Sauce at Blondies: A rare metal asset worth protecting

This Hackney bar almost fell foul of nimbyism, writes Josh Barrie. It must be preserved

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5 h. ago Van Morrison’s new album Remembering Now is a sensational return to adequacy

The legendary Northern Irish singer’s recent output has been so bad, for so long, that the entirely decent ‘Remembering Now’ makes it seem like he’s made the new ‘Moondance’

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6 h. ago Friday’s briefing: Thomas Frank appointed new Tottenham manager

Tottenham finally agreed a deal to appoint Thomas Frank, while the Young Lions impressed.

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7 h. ago 'Genius' gadget hailed for preventing neighbour's cats from ruining your garden

The YurDoca Cat Repeller is a solar powered animal repeller that works by detecting motion and then deterring animals through various frequencies of ultrasound, bright light and sound

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8 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says troops contesting Russian advance in Sumy

Ukrainian forces ‘pushing back the occupiers’ says president but prevailing assessments show Russian gains. What we know on day 1,206Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukrainian forces are pushing back against Russian forces in the border Sumy region where they have established a foothold in recent weeks. “Our units in Sumy region are gradually pushing back the occupiers,” said Ukraine’s president in his nightly video address. “I thank you! Thanks to every soldier, sergeant and officer for this result.”The Ukrainian president provided no further details and offered no proof of Ukrainian advances in the area, and the claim contradicts prevailing assessments of continued Russian gains in Sumy. Russia has seized over 190 sq km (73 sq miles) of the Sumy region in less than a month, according to pro-Ukrainian open-source maps. They have captured more ground in the past days, advancing to around 20km from the city of Sumy’s northern suburbs and rendering it vulnerable to long-range artillery an...

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13 h. ago Best pickleball paddles for every type of player, from beginners to pros

We looked for balance, grip, and quality while playing on indoor and outdoor courts

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15 h. ago Is air travel safe? Deadly Air India plane crash renews concerns after a string of other crashes

The Air India plane crash that killed at least 240 people is just the latest aviation disaster this year

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15 h. ago Is air travel safe in 2025? As major aviation disasters sees 373 killed this year

The horror Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, India on Thursday (June 12) has killed potentially 241 people and is one of more than a dozen fatal flights recorded since January

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