Reporting Highlights Over the Limit: One in 10 Omaha yards we tested that the EPA cleaned up still has enough lead in the dirt to be over the agency’s threshold. Nearby Toxins: Nearly all previously remediated homes the news organizations’ testing found to have excessive levels had a neighbor whose yard tested high but was…
Massive Attack have spoken out after two band members were banned from Singapore for displaying the Palestinian flag onstage during a concert. “Following our performance at the Star Theatre, Singapore, on 29th July, we were surprised and disappointed that our entire band was detained by the police, isolated and separately questioned – with some members…
Following Farage’s difficulties, Labour is also now losing fewer of its 2024 voters to Reform. But the same is true of the Conservatives, whose loss of support to Reform in the polls during this Parliament has always been much greater than that suffered by Labour. Far from suffering from a Burnham bounce, Kemi Badenoch’s party…
Plans to build a massive 20m-high space radar station in Pembrokeshire will be decided by Welsh government ministers. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) wants to build 27 radar dishes at Cawdor Barracks in Brawdy. The dishes, standing at 66ft (20m) high and 49ft (15m) wide, would form part of a trilateral AUKUS security partnership with…
Explosions heard across Ukraine’s capital as forces defend against ballistic missiles and drones targeting the city. By Al Jazeera, AFP, Reuters Published On 2 Jul 20262 Jul 2026 Kyiv came under ballistic missile and drone attack overnight, with major damage inflicted and at least two people killed and 11 injured after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…
Belle & Sebastian have added more shows to their huge UK and European tour, celebrating 30 years of ‘Tigermilk’ and ‘If You’re Feeling Sinister’. The Glasgow band announced last summer that they would be hitting the road in 2026 to celebrate three decades of their landmark first two studio albums. Kicking off in February, the…
Massive Attack will return to Australia for their first headline shows since 2010, with three arena dates confirmed for August in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. The Bristol collective — led by Robert “3D” Del Naja and Grant “Daddy G” Marshall — will play Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Aug. 6, Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney on…
Olivia Rodrigo has set a massive tour in support of her upcoming album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love. The 65-date jaunt, spanning North America and Europe, kicks off on Sept. 25 in Hartford, Connecticut and runs through May 2, 2027 in Barcelona. The tour includes four nights at Brooklyn’s Barclays…
The estimated 2,000-pound Steller sea lion nicknamed ‘Chonkers’ is hanging out at San Francisco’s Pier 39 and drawing fans from across the country. The massive mammal made waves about a month ago when he hauled himself onto the pier and decided to stay. While California sea lions typically crowd the area, ‘Chonkers’ quickly stood out…
For some years now, mainstream British politics has revolved increasingly obsessively around the question of how to stop Nigel Farage. What started a decade ago with Brexit may yet end in a general election that boils down to one question: do you or don’t you want to risk putting this man in Downing Street? That said, we still…
