28 h. ago Creamfields 2025: essential travel information for drivers, including road closures and speed limits

The tickets to Creamfields 2025 were enough, so avoid paying more thanks to speeding fines with our advice for drivers.

Transport

2 d. ago Creamfields 2025: Who could perform a secret set at this year’s festival

Who are the leading contenders who could occupy the 9:30pm slot on Creamfields Saturday?

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3 d. ago Taylor Swift drops huge collaboration hint after announcing new album The Life of a Showgirl

Taylor Swift's 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, is on the way, and fans believe the star has dropped a huge hint as to who may feature on the album with a cryptic Spotify playlist

Culture

6 d. ago The UK's Online Safety Act is a licence for censorship – and the rest of the world is following suit | Taylor Lorenz

From the US and Australia to France and Italy, those seeking to obliterate privacy and restrict content are on the move Over the past two weeks, the UK has reportedly blocked internet users’ access to everything from SpongeBob SquarePants gifs to Spotify playlists. Information about Joe Biden’s police funding plan has been restricted, along with a post about an up-and-coming political party. Gamers say they have been unable to tweak colours in games such as Minecraft. And it’s all because of a new age verification law.Since the child safety provisions contained within the Online Safety Act came into effect on 25 July, web service providers have been forced to institute “highly effective” age verification measures to prevent children from accessing “harmful” or “adult” content. The penalty for failing to adequately comply with the act includes hefty fines and potential criminal action.Taylor Lorenz is a technology journalist who writes the newsletter User Mag and is the author of the...

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7 d. ago The Paralympics are coming to LA. But has the US done enough to guarantee success?

American track athletes have not dominated the Paralympics in the way they have the Olympics. More money and commitment is neededAlthough he came up just short in one of the most thrilling events of last weekend’s US Track and Field Outdoor Championships, Miguel Jimenez-Vergara could still take satisfaction in a crowd-pleasing performance.Competing for the first time at the famous Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, the 24-year-old waged a tense tactical war over 5000m with the US’s fastest wheelchair racers. Entering the final lap, Jimenez-Vergara vaporized a tightly packed field with a ferocious acceleration that energized the crowd. Only one competitor could rise to the challenge: reigning Paralympic gold medalist Daniel Romanchuk. Jimenez-Vergara still led by a wheel as they rocketed through the final turn at more than 20 mph; Romanchuk caught him in the final 50m and won by a tenth of a second.Larry Borowsky is the editor of Amplitude, a national lifestyle magazine for amputees. C...

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1 week ago Ibiza Anthems: the 10 tracks that have dominated Spotify and your playlists ahead of Creamfields 2025

Are any of these Ibiza Anthems currently on your playlist ahead of the pilgrimage to Creamfields this year?

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