New Conflict EP The Collusion Exclusion on 10″ vinyl featuring remixes by Youth and Sid Truelove

New Conflict EP The Collusion Exclusion on 10″ vinyl featuring remixes by Youth (Killing Joke) and Sid Truelove (Rubella Ballet) June brought the very sad news that Conflict singer Colin Jerwood (pictured) had passed away and left punks across the globe shocked. This came hot on the heels of the release of their last album This Much Remains. Adding to a huge musical legacy, Cadiz Records are releasing a new single from that album, due out on 31…

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Royal Navy ship stops boat carrying £35m illegal drugs

Royal NavyThe boats were travelling across the Gulf of OmanA Plymouth-based ship has intercepted three small boats travelling across the Gulf of Oman carrying £35m worth of illegal narcotics, the Royal Navy has said.Commando snipers from Bickleigh barracks were used to disable the boats and the Navy said it was the first time they had been called on to use non-lethal force in the specific area. A spokesperson said the crews on the small boats tried to throw…

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Two new public woods in South West to provide sustainable timber

Forestry England has unveiled plans for two new woodlands in Devon and Somerset, adding more than 247 acres (100 hectares) of forest to the counties.Okement Wood, covering 205 acres (83 hectares), will be located between Abbeyford Wood and Berrydown Plantation near Okehampton, on the northern edge of Dartmoor. Blackwell Wood, spanning 52 acres (21 hectares), will be next to Druid's Combe Wood and Langridge Wood, north of Treborough in eastern Exmoor.The woodlands will be open to the public…

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LISTEN! Blurt post brilliant new single ‘The Meccano Giraffe’

Always breaking all the rules, Ted Milton’s Blurt have been existing on their own trajectory for decades. The band’s free form poetry and jazz blurts over post punk funk grooves was no wave before no wave existed, and jazz revival before any of that generation was born. It was free spirited, thrilling, and you could dance to, and somehow decades into their journey, they have come up with what is arguably their greatest single yet. There is a…

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The John Robb interview on his recent memoirs and life with Siouxsie and her Banshees

One of the most influential and creative bands in the post-punk period, Siouxsie and the Banshees were a unique force who made an asset out of their various shape-shifting line ups of great innovative players. Siouxsie may have been the icon with the vision but each unique line up of the band were game changers in their own right from the classic first album team of Siouxise, Severin, John McKay and Kenny Morris whose stark soundscapes were like…

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China slams Trump’s 100 percent tariff threat, defends rare earth curbs | Trade War News

Beijing says it will not back down in the face of threats, urging the US to resolve differences through negotiations.Published On 12 Oct 202512 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareChina has called United States President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on Chinese goods hypocritical as it defended its curbs on exports of rare earth elements and equipment, while stopping short of imposing additional duties on US imports.In a lengthy statement on Sunday, China’s Ministry of Commerce said…

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‘Daredevil decorators’ protecting Tamar Bridge from corrosion

Watch: How the Tamar Bridge gets painted"You're kind of just swinging there, like a conker in the wind."That is how "daredevil decorator" Tom Harold described what it is like to be suspended in the air - sometimes at 200ft (60m) above water - as he and his team at Paintel Ltd battle to protect the Tamar Bridge from the elements all year round.The team use a variety of tools and specialist paints to manage corrosion and rust on…

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Haaland scores three as Norway crush Israel amid pro-Palestinian protest | Football News

Erling Haaland’s Norway close in on World Cup qualification in a match where a pro-Palestine demonstration was held.Published On 12 Oct 202512 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareErling Haaland scored a hat-trick to pass 50 international goals in record time as Norway cruised to a 5-0 thrashing of Israel, edging closer to qualifying for a first FIFA World Cup finals since 1998.Before the Saturday night match in Oslo, hundreds of people attended a pro-Palestinian demonstration, chanting…

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Taliban, Pakistani forces trade heavy fire along Afghanistan border | Border Disputes News

Clashes come as tensions escalate over an air strike on Kabul that the Taliban blames on Islamabad.Taliban and Pakistani forces have exchanged fire across the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, prompting calls for restraint from Iran, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, as tensions escalate following an air strike on the Afghan capital, Kabul, earlier this week.Enayatullah Khwarizmi, the spokesperson for the Afghan Ministry of Defence, said late on Saturday that Taliban forces had carried out “successful retaliatory” attacks against Pakistani soldiers in…

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Portugal beat Ireland in injury-time in World Cup qualifier | Football News

Portugal maintain winning record in qualifying despite Cristiano Ronaldo’s second-half penalty miss against Ireland.Published On 11 Oct 202511 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2SharePortugal’s Ruben Neves scored a stoppage-time goal to snatch a 1-0 win over Ireland, which preserved Portugal’s 100 percent record in World Cup qualifying Group F and consolidated the top spot.Portugal moved to nine points at the halfway stage of the campaign, with a five-point lead over second-placed Hungary, who they host on…

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Bath 38-17 Gloucester: Hosts dominate West Country rivals to top Prem

Bath: De Glanville; Cokanasiga, Lawrence, Ojomoh, Arundell; Russell (c), Carr-Smith; Obano, Dunn, Stuart, Richards, Molony, Pepper, Underhill, Bayliss.Replacements: Tuipulotu, van Wyk, du Toit, Reid, Barbeary, le Roux, Carreras, Harris.Yellow card: Russell.Gloucester: C. Atkinson; Loader, Joseph, S. Atkinson, Thorley; Byrne, Williams (c); Knight, Blake, Laulala, Jordan, Alemanno, Thomas, Venter, Basham.Replacements: Innard, McArthur, Fasogbon, Bokenham, Mann, Taylor, Englefield, Edwards-Giraud.Referee: Karl Dickson Source link

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FA Cup fourth qualifying round: Yeovil Town go out, Maldon & Tiptree in round one

Farnham Town 3-3 Sutton UnitedAFC Totton 1-1 Truro CityAltrincham 2-2 Harborough TownAveley 0-3 GatesheadBanbury United 1-1 St Albans CityBraintree Town 2-0 FarnboroughCarlisle United 5-2 Boston UnitedChelmsford City 4-3 Chippenham TownDarlington 0-6 AFC Telford UnitedDorking Wanderers 2-3 Aldershot TownEastbourne Borough 0-3 Boreham WoodEbbsfleet United 2-0 Solihull MoorsGainsborough Trinity 1-1 Hartlepool UnitedHampton & Richmond 0-2 EastleighHemel Hempstead Town 2-1 Yeovil TownMacclesfield 1-0 Stamford AFCMaldon & Tiptree 1-0 Flackwell HeathMorecambe 1-1 ChesterRochdale 1-2 York CityRuncorn Linnets 0-1 BuxtonScunthorpe United 4-2 King's…

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