3 h. ago Governors Ball 2025: Olivia Rodrigo and Hozier reign over New York festival

While there were less zeitgeisty moments in this edition, acts like Young Mikoand Benson Boone still brought energy to New York’s cheaper CoachellaFor the past year, I have dined out on the story of being in the Sunday crowd at last year’s Governor’s Ball. That sweltering afternoon in the sun, the largest crowd of New York’s premier music festival – more than could fit on the lawn of Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens – gathered at an unusual hour for a mid-bill set. If you’re lucky, there are a few times in the life of a regular concertgoer when it is not just another great show, when you can feel the gravity of the zeitgeist shift. Chappell Roan, dressed as the Statue of Liberty and ferried to the stage in a giant apple, belting Red Wine Supernova to a sea of pink cowboy hats in one of the loudest sing-backs I have ever heard, is one of those times, a clear sonic boom of a cultural rocket taking off.Roan’s star-making moment turned out to be a stake in the ground of a tentpole...

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4 h. ago Will Call of Duty Black Ops 7 be available on Nintendo Switch 2?

It's planned for release on Xbox, PlayStation and both Steam and Battle.net for PC - but what about Switch 2?

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5 h. ago DARREN LEWIS 'Let's honour Uriah Rennie and finally address glaring Premier League issue'

Uriah Rennie was one of only two Black referees in more than 30 years of the Premier League - to honour his trailblazing legacy let's address that

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6 h. ago Every single detail we know so far about Call of Duty 2025 release Black Ops 7

The theme of the upcoming game might surprise you, especially given what Activision delivered last year in Black Ops 6

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7 h. ago Forget the 'vegan hippie' stereotype! People who follow plant

You might think that vegetarians and vegans are a bunch of peace-loving hippies, but a new study shows that the stereotype of the tofu-eating pacifist couldn't be further from the truth.

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7 h. ago Oh So Wholesome's Veg'chop review: A true revolution in an overcrowded vegan market

(CONTAINS AFFILIATE LINK) Veg'chop is described as a “brand-new, and game-changing plant-based ingredient”, it is veg-first, foodie-friendly and free from ultra-processing

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8 h. ago 'I opened the curtains and swore...red paint everywhere': Man tells of attack on his home wrongly dubbed a brothel

Third early-morning attack on same Walthamstow homes and businesses

Events

8 h. ago Fat Face midi dress that 'can be dressed up or down' now 40% off

The Bright Red Gigi Midi Dress was £69 but is now £42, offering a £27 save for shoppers

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8 h. ago George Soros group is funneling millions into this big red state in hopes of turning it blue

“If a win is on the table in 2026, we don’t want to leave it there by not being organized,” said one organizer.

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9 h. ago Inmate in red dress and wig caught trying to break out prison disguised as 'visitor'

A prison inmate has attempted to escape from life behind bars after dressing in a makeshift disguise as a woman – the man adorned a wig and a dress smuggled in by a visitor

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10 h. ago Uriah Rennie remembered as ‘epitome of a role model’ after death at 65

Rennie became the Premier League’s first black referee in 1997.

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10 h. ago Half teaspoon of these seeds could stop greying and cut high blood pressure

The black seeds can be added to almost any dish as a tasty garnish to offer people several health benefits

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10 h. ago Alice Cooper original band reunion at intimate London venue be hosted by Sir Tim Rice

Alice Cooper original band reunion at intimate London venue be hosted by Sir Tim Rice  Gold Radio

Culture

11 h. ago Ryan Reynolds' Wrexham eyeing Premier League star who used to earn £400 in the top flight

Wrexham suffered a blow when Tottenham extended the contract of Wales defender Ben Davies, but it's reported that the Red Dragons' attempts to sign him aren't dead in the water

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11 h. ago Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for harissa and gnocchi

A spicy, warming take on the classic British supper, and ideal for nippier summer nightsI love fish pie, and gnocchi, and harissa, so what could be better than a combination of all three? Particularly if it saves you 15 minutes’ boiling and then mashing some potatoes. Bookmark this for chillier summer evenings – I’m determined to eat as many meals as possible outside right now, and this will keep you warm when the temperature dips to an unseasonal sub-15C. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Aaron Judge crushes home run off Red Sox rookie after ‘crazy’ Yankees jibe

Pitcher said he would rather retire than play for YankeesYankees slugger says comments affected at batAaron Judge crushed a 436ft home run off Boston Red Sox rookie Hunter Dobbins after the pitcher aimed a jab at the Yankees in the run-up to Sunday’s game.Dobbins, a lifelong Red Sox fan, was asked about his team’s bitter rivals in the run-up to his start for Sunday’s game. “If the Yankees were the last team to give me a contract, I’d retire,” he told the Boston Herald. He added that his feelings towards the Yankees were not just down to playing for the Red Sox though. “I think whoever I was playing with or whoever I would have been drafted by, I’d still hate the Yankees,” he added. Continue reading...

Events

12 h. ago Uriah Rennie cause of death: Grieving colleagues reveal Premier League's first black referee's new secret battle with illness after he died aged 65

Rennie passed away at the age of 65 on Saturday, June 7. During his career refereed over 300 matches between 1997 and 2008 and was once branded the 'fittest' official in world football.

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12 h. ago Why it's time to embrace dark rosé and chilled red wine this summer

It’s time to cross over to the dark side, says Abbie Moulton

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12 h. ago ‘History will judge us as cowards or heroes’: Ras Baraka, the mayor arrested by Ice, won’t be intimidated

The politician, who’s been labeled ‘too progressive, too Black’ in the race for New Jersey governor, reflects on Trump, immigration and the power of poetryIt took about two minutes for Ras Baraka to be propelled from being a relatively obscure New Jersey politician into a nationwide avatar. The transformation happened on 9 May when he was trying to inspect Delaney Hall, a privately run federal immigration detention center that he accuses of violating safety protocols, when he was arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice).Video footage of those fateful minutes show burly Ice agents dressed in militarised fatigues dragging the mayor into the compound. Baraka, who was accompanying three congressmembers, has his hands yanked behind his back and is handcuffed. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Sir Keir Starmer vows to overcome sceptical public on ‘harnessing power’ of AI

The Prime Minister said AI would cut through planning red tape to speed up housebuilding.

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