22 h. ago Live Report: Manic Street Preachers – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London

Live Report: Manic Street Preachers – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London  clashmusic.com

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42 h. ago Trump news live: President backs Hegseth as White House blasts report of search for new defense secretary

Defense secretary under fire after reports of second Signal chat in which sensitive military information was shared with his family members

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9 d. ago Manic Street Preachers, Glasgow review: 'curating a Manics setlist is quite the art'

You are never more than a few minutes away from a hearty anthem when the Manic Street Preachers roll into town, writes Fiona Shepherd

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2 w. ago Manic Street Preachers fans realise their error in saying band's name after 39 years

Manic Street Preachers have been a staple of the UK music scene for almost 40 years - but fans have only just realised they've been saying their name wrong

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2 w. ago Manic Street Preachers fans realise they've been saying band's name wrong for 39 years

Manic Street Preachers fans are only just realising they may have been making a huge mistake with the band's name for almost 40 years - and it's leaving them gobsmacked

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3 w. ago WWE Raw on Netflix Results, Winners, Live Grades, Reaction, Highlights From London

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3 w. ago WWE SmackDown Results, Winners, Live Grades and Highlights From London

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3 w. ago US attorney general unlikely to open criminal investigation of Signal leak, report says – live

Pam Bondi suggests there would be no inquiry into the leaked Signal communications about airstrikes in Yemen, New York Times reportsTop aides to Joe Biden “aggressively” warned Democratic donors last summer that if the then president was forced out of the 2024 election over concerns about his age and fitness, the party would inevitably make the “mistake” of running the vice-president, Kamala Harris, against Donald Trump, a new book says.“One donor on the receiving end of an electronic message summed up the sentiments of Biden’s top aides: ‘They were aggressively saying that we would wind up with the vice-president and that would be a mistake.’” Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Odds of May interest rate cut rise after UK inflation falls to 2.8% – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as pound dips after February’s inflation reportFurther benefits cuts planned as Rachel Reeves forced to find extra £1.6bnFive economic factors that will govern Rachel Reeves’s spring statementSterling is weakening a little, after UK inflation fell by more than expected this morning.The pound has lost nearly a third of a cent against the US dollar to $1.2915.The market reaction to this data has been minimal, as the focus remains on the Spring Statement later today.The pound has dropped slightly, but GBP/USD is down less than 20 pips so far on Wednesday, the bond markets are not open, but we think that UK Gilts will also have a mild reaction to this data. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago UK inflation falls to 2.8% ahead of Rachel Reeves’s spring statement – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news.Further benefits cuts planned as Rachel Reeves forced to find extra £1.6bnFive economic factors that will govern Rachel Reeves’s spring statementHere’s a chart showing the various price changes that pulled UK inflation down to 2.8% last month.Core inflation has also slowed in February, despite prices rising steadily in the services sector.“The Bank of England will be reassured by today’s fall in underlying inflation, with core inflation easing. We expect underlying inflationary pressures to fall further over the coming months. That will hopefully allow the MPC to look through the expected near-term increase in headline inflation and resume cutting interest rates in the upcoming May meeting.“Goods inflation fell to 0.8% in February, however ongoing trade frictions could push prices higher. With the potential imposition of tariffs, the cost of imported goods could increase, creating additional cost pressures for both businesse...

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