43 m. ago HTRK: String of Hearts (Songs of HTRK) review – friends from Liars to Kali Malone rework their noisy gems

(Ghostly International)Sharon Van Etten, Stephen O’Malley, Perila and more transform the duo’s gloomy, sensual songs on an album of covers and remixesHTRK have been making their gloomy, sensual brand of music, at the intersection of electronic pop and noise rock, for 22 years. To mark the milestone comes String of Hearts, a collection of covers and remixes featuring an all-star cast of friends and collaborators, from next-gen underground favourites like Coby Sey to fellow old-school experimentalists Liars. This brilliant, genre-agnostic record allows you to trace the breadth of the Melbourne band’s shapeshifting sound, echoes of which can now be found all over underground and commercial music, without leaning too hard on nostalgia.The record spans HTRK’s early hits right up to their most recent album Rhinestones, a period in which they’ve shifted from a darker, industrial palette to warmer territory. Not that you’d be able to tell here: instrumentals are reshaped by Loraine James’s ...

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43 m. ago Chilling 'six final words' of journalist before being beheaded by terrorists

James Foley disappeared on November 22, 2012, in north-west Syria near the border with Turkey. Two years later, horrifying footage emerged of him reading a script preapred by ISIS terrorists

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43 m. ago Horrifying final words of journalist who was kidnapped and beheaded by terrorists

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT: James Foley was kidnapped by ISIS gunmen in Syria in November 2012, and two years later was beheaded by ISIS member 'Jihadi John' in a sickening video

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69 m. ago I'm a royal style expert: here are the best looks in the Black Friday sale

While royal wardrobes frequently feature high-end designers, the good news is that you can recreate many of their signature looks for far less - especially with the Black Friday sales in full swing.

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79 m. ago Hong Kong officials warned contractors about fire safety risk just a week before blaze

Labour department says it inspected Wang Fuk Court as recently as 20 November

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2 h. ago Black Friday UK 2025: Best deals on Amazon, Shark, Apple, Boots, Dunelm

Black Friday 2025 is here and we'll bring you the best UK deals all day

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2 h. ago Wales breaking news plus weather and traffic updates (Friday, November 28)

All of the latest news from across Wales and further afield

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2 h. ago All the Greater Manchester roadworks shutting streets this weekend, November 28

It's going to be busy...

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2 h. ago Benjamina Ebuehi’s coffee caramel and rum choux tower Christmas showstopper – recipe

Make all the individual elements ahead of time, then, on the day, as if by magic, you can conjure up this amazing tower of choux buns and smother it in boozy chocolate sauceChristmas is the perfect time for something a bit more extravagant and theatrical. And a very good way to achieve this is to bring a tower of puffy choux buns to the table and pour over a jugful of boozy chocolate sauce and coffee caramel while everyone looks on in awe. To help avoid any stress on the day, most of the elements can be made ahead: the chocolate sauce and caramel can be gently reheated before pouring, while the choux shells can be baked the day before and crisped up in the oven for 10 minutes before filling. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Horoscope today: Your daily guide for Friday, November 28, 2025

Read what the stars mean for you today, from Sagittarius to Gemini

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2 h. ago The Vatican has given Rosalía its blessing – are the days of finger

The pop star’s experimental, religious new album has found an unlikely fan in the Vatican, writes Fiona Sturges. Could this signal a new era of papal-pop culture diplomacy?

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3 h. ago ‘Is this doable?’: why political paralysis threatens an ambitious Brussels arts complex

Kanal is 95% complete and on schedule but plans to slash its budget mean conversation around its opening have moved from ‘when’ to ‘if’A year before its scheduled opening on 28 November 2026, building works at Kanal, a new contemporary art museum in Brussels, are running on time.Housed in a remodelled former Citroën garage on the north-western edge of the city centre, the centre is 95% complete. Curators are putting the finishing touches to an opening show that will feature works by Matisse, Picasso and Giacometti on loan from the Centre Pompidou in Paris. Trilingual wall texts in English, Dutch and French have already been signed off. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago ‘My undiagnosed ADHD was biggest catalyst in going missing – why aren’t we talking about it?’

As The Independent launches SafeCall – a new service to help bring missing young people to safety – Tara Cobham speaks to support worker J Grange, who is calling for tailored support for neurodivergent children at risk of disappearing, just as he once was

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4 h. ago Glasgow council leader rejects 'emergency' homeless summit as city faces crisis

EXCLUSIVE: The SNP's Susan Aitken turned down the plea by the Scottish Tenants Organisation.

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4 h. ago 'I'm a gardening expert, do this urgent job in November to protect plants in spring'

If you do one thing this week in the garden, make it count, says gardening expert Diarmuid Gavin who advises that certain plants and trees need to receive urgent attention to avoid problems next year

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4 h. ago See inside Epstein's creepy Lolita Express as secret VIP pals who partied with the pedophile are set to be exposed in file dump

Secrets aboard Jeffrey Epstein's Lolita Express are set to be unleashed following President Donald Trump's signing of the Epstein Transparency Act on November 19.

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8 h. ago Rolling Stones’ legendary concert film At The Max returns to IMAX – and features final performance by one band member

“LADIES and gentlemen, the Rolling Stones!” For decades, those six simple words have heralded the arrival on stage of the world’s greatest rock and roll band. The announcement most likely paves the way for the raw, staccato thrill of Start Me Up, followed by at least two more hours of music mayhem. It is the...

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8 h. ago Medical professionals say ‘greater clarity’ needed over assisted dying Bills

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow surveyed its members for their views on Bills going through Westminster and Holyrood.

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8 h. ago Farm where Burns wrote Auld Lang Syne ‘to be restored if £12m can be raised’

The Robert Burns Ellisland Trust formed in 2020 to save the site of Ellisland Farm, near Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway

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8 h. ago Horoscope today, November 29, 2025: Daily star sign guide from Mystic Meg

OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in 2023 but her column will be kept alive by her friend and protégée Maggie Innes. Read on to see what’s written in the stars for you today. ♈ ARIES March 21 to April 20 As Saturn takes a forward path you can breathe a sigh of relief, as...

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