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“He wasn’t like a mad scientist with all these live wires hanging around in the studio – the wires were all in his mind”: The prog credentials of pioneering producer Conny Plank

He helped create krautrock before his influence stretched round the progressive world via his belief that “craziness is something holy”

Louder

Pro-Palestinian protesters march before Democratic convention: ‘This is about morality’

Thousands of people fill Union Park in Chicago to demonstrate against US aid of Israel’s war in Gaza

The Guardian - US

“Prog date? Very much no! You didn’t get too much romance at The Peel, unless you made a financial investment”: The Fierce And The Dead’s Matt Stevens recalls his favourite venue

His music teacher moved him on from Guns N’ Roses to the Mahavishnu Orchestra, and, armed with a book about prog, he never looked back

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"Not many bands have played Summer’s End, ArcTanGent and with Hawkwind!" Welcome to the world of The Fierce And The Dead

Rushden quartet The Fierce And The Dead are prog's unlikely heroes who's latest album The Euphoric draws from a diverse selection of influences and sounds great

Louder

The Fierce & The Dead - News From The Invisible World: "Taut songs with glorious, air-punching choruses."

Prog faves The Fierce And The Dead are in fine voice on fourth album.

Louder

Misconduct fines on sports betting companies too low to have impact, regulator says

The Northern Territory Racing Commission has not ruled out suspensions or licence cancellations for breaches, as critics argue it has not kept pace with the industry’s growth

The Guardian - AU

BetNation’s $13,770 fine over email ad branded ‘disgusting’ and ineffective by former gambling addict

Mark Kempster received advertisement despite being on a self-exclusion register and says NT commission’s sanction too weak

The Guardian - AU

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Betting company fined after emailing Melbourne Cup promotion to hundreds of people experiencing gambling harm

Watchdog calls emails sent to 772 self-excluded people a serious breach and issues financial penalty as a warning to other firms

The Guardian - AU

Online-gambling addiction inquiry reveals disturbing stories

Three years ago, Mark Kempster was in the grip of a mobile-phone betting addiction that cost him $100,000 and almost destroyed his life. Now he's telling a government inquiry about the predatory tactics being used to try to lure him back.

ABC News

Woman allegedly stabbed on Cairns Esplanade in critical condition, another charged attempted murder

A woman is in a critical condition in hospital while another remains in police custody after being charged with attempted murder.

ABC News

The story about rugby hard man Bakkies Botha which is proving a TikTok sensation

Botha didn't understand how a South African could play for England

Wales Online

Perthshire take "huge belief" from 43-22 victory against Greenock Wanderers

The Eagles soared to a National League Division 3 win at the North Inch and now hope to keep the positive momentum flowing

Daily Record

Henry Fuhrmann, LA Times editor and 'word nerd' who fought for fairness in grammar, dies at 65

LOS ANGELES — No one had really paid too much attention to the hyphen. In matters of race and heritage — as in "African-Americans" or "Italian-Americans" — it was easily overlooked, an innocuous piece of punctuation that seemed to make sense.

Los Angeles Times

Forest Green 2-0 Newport County: Red-hot promotion favourites end Exiles' four-game winning streak

Matt Stevens scored twice to down James Rowberry's men at the New Lawn

Wales Online

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