Album Review Hack Job Hexbridge Youth Crew (Pea Brain / CBRG / DTR / Rip Roaring Shit Storm) 7″ | DL | Streaming Out 3 October 2025 A new offering from grindcore and power violence exponents Hack Job sees them step down a gear slightly to deliver up some prime gnarly metal-tinged punk. Horror fiction mingles with real world reality checks with humour never far away says Nathan Brown. Hack Job are mates of mine and always a…
ON OUR RADAR Halloween spoken-word special featuring Jo Eades and Samuel L. Cohen with a £100 cash prize poetry slam. Leigh Curtis Spork! presents a spoken-word Halloween special at Exeter Phoenix on Friday 31 October featuring Bristol poets Jo Eades and Samuel L. Cohen with a £100 cash prize poetry slam. Jo Eades is the winner of poetry slams at the Lyra Bristol Poetry Festival, Ledbury Poetry Festival and the Hip Yak Poetry Shack. Her debut poetry…
Jonathan MorrisSouth WestDevon and Cornwall PoliceDanny Cahalane was attacked on Lipson Road, Plymouth, on 21 February and died in hospital on 3 MayThree men and a woman have pleaded not guilty to murder following a fatal acid attack on a man in his own home.Danny Cahalane, 38, was attacked on Lipson Road, Plymouth, on 21 February and died in hospital on 3 May.Brian Kalemba, 22, Abdul-Rasheed Adedoja, 22, Ramarnee Bakjas, 23, all from London, and Jude Hill, 43,…
In the 48 hours that Nepal’s Gen-Z revolution unfolded, one question echoed across the country: “Where is their Lenin?” But perhaps that question missed the point. For decades, every Nepali revolution has been undone not by its enemies but by those who claimed to lead it. This time, the absence of a single figurehead was not a weakness; it was the movement’s greatest strength.When the protests subsided, one name began to circulate: Sudan Gurung, head of the youth-led…
Police have launched a new £350,000 patrol boat to combat criminals behind drug smuggling, illegal immigration and other maritime crime in Devon and Cornwall.Neptune replaces older inflatable boats allowing officers to operate in harsher conditions and for longer, said the Devon and Cornwall force.The 36ft (11m) vessel, which was paid for by the Home Office, is equipped with a long-range infrared camera and an underwater drone.The vessel will also be used to deter illegal diving around historic wrecks…
Nervous Twitch are back! Freshly signed to Spinout Nuggets, they release their new single, The Day Job Gets In The Way, ahead of a new album of the same name. Louder Than War premieres the video… For more than a decade Leeds based Nervous Twitch have been a staple of the Indie Scene, not only as a hardworking band but also supporting those around them, most notably via their annual Part Time Punks Festival. For their sixth album…
Israeli Defence Minister Katz says anyone who stays in Gaza City will be considered ‘terrorists and terror supporters’.Published On 2 Oct 20252 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareAt least 13 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks since dawn across Gaza as Israel threatened tens of thousands remaining in Gaza City with a forced order to leave, saying it was their “last opportunity” to flee or face the “full force” of Israel’s assault.Defence Minister Israel Katz…
FBI Director Kash Patel announces break with anti-Semitism watchdog amid outrage over description of Charlie Kirk.The top law enforcement agency in the United States has cut ties with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), accusing the Jewish advocacy organisation and anti-Semitism watchdog of spying on conservatives.FBI Director Kash Patel made the announcement on Wednesday after prominent conservative influencers, including Elon Musk, pounced on the ADL’s inclusion of the murdered right-wing activist Charlie Kirk in its “Glossary of Extremism and Hate”.Recommended…
Israel has intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla, which had been attempting to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza, and had garnered global attention as one of the biggest naval aid missions to the Palestinian enclave.The Global Sumud Flotilla – carrying more than 40 civilian boats and about 500 activists – was boarded by Israeli forces late on Wednesday, with activists on board detained and taken to Israel.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listIsrael had previously said that it…
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has warned that Europe must arm itself to respond to Russia’s hybrid warfare.“I hope that everybody recognises now that there is a hybrid war and one day it’s Poland, the other day it’s Denmark, and next week it will probably be somewhere else that we see sabotage or we see drones flying,” Frederiksen told reporters on Wednesday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listShe was hosting a summit of European leaders as they…
A Gaza-bound aid flotilla is currently sailing toward the enclave, entering a high-risk zone where previous missions have faced attacks and interceptions.On Wednesday, Israel’s public broadcaster Kan reported that the Israeli military is preparing to “take control” of the flotilla with naval commandos and warships. Israel wont tow all 50 vessels however and will sink some at sea, Kan said.Israel intends to detain hundreds of activists on naval ships, question them then deport them via the port of…
Video platform settles lawsuit filed in response to Trump’s suspension over the January 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol.YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5m to settle a lawsuit brought by United States President Donald Trump after the platform suspended his account in response to the January 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol.Under the settlement, YouTube, which is owned by Google parent company Alphabet, will contribute $22m on Trump’s behalf to the Trust for the National Mall, a…