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When Chelsea Wolfe was interviewed by the Guardian in 2015 about her fourth album, Abyss, she revealed that her music had been informed by the bouts of sleep paralysis she’d suffered from since childhood. The condition – a transitional state between being awake and asleep – affects sufferers in different ways. Some wake up feeling paralysed, others see ghosts or demonic figures. For the California-born singer-songwriter, it meant “waking up, and you can move your body and your eyes are open, but there are figures and people from your dreams still present in your room”.Chelsea Wolfe: The Dark No surprise,…

Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, have shifted attention to Spain after ending their three-game tour of China with an impressive 88-77 victory over the hosts in Foshan on Wednesday. The win gave the reigning African champions a timely confidence boost as they continue preparations for the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup in Berlin. Elizabeth Balogun led Nigeria’s scoring with 26 points, while Grace Efosa added 19 as D’Tigress responded strongly after losing the opening two games of the series, 70-67 and 69-65. Final score (CREDIT: D’Tigress Facebook Page) The final victory also provided head coach Rena Wakama with…

Alleges 30 APC members killed within a month Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo Senator representing Osun East Senatorial District, Femi Fadahunsi, yesterday accused the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, of allegedly importing political violence and terrorism into the senatorial district ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. It would be recalled that Adeleke called for arrest of Fadahunsi over reported incitement against supporters of Accord Party. Meanwhile, Fadahunsi, who spoke at a press conference in Osogbo yesterday, alleged that more than 40 people had been killed in the district in the last one year, accusing the state government of failing to prevent the…

FC Barcelona has already contacted the entourage of a striker which is its ‘Plan B’ should a pursuit for Atletico Madrid’s Julian Alvarez fail according to Jijantes and SPORT, which cited anonymous sources.Getty ImagesFC Barcelona has already contacted the entourage of a striker which is its ‘Plan B’ should a pursuit for Atletico Madrid’s Julian Alvarez fail according to Jijantes and SPORT, which cited anonymous sources.According to some local media outlets in the Valencia region, Villarreal’s Georges Mikautadze has already agreed to join the Catalans after Sporting Director Deco reached out to his representatives.The Georgian fits the profile of an…

All over the world, a slow, insidious change is taking place in the composition of the livers of more than a billion people.While the presence of fat in a normal, healthy liver is negligible, many adults and even children have livers where fat exceeds 5 percent or even 10 percent of the organ’s total weight. Its unnatural presence causes inflammation, cell damage, and the formation of scar tissue known as fibrosis, all hallmarks of fatty liver disease, a condition that now impacts approximately 30 percent of adults worldwide.If left to linger, progressive fat accumulation can ultimately lead to liver failure,…

Polls open in Clacton, as research shows Farage has spent more than £10,000 in byelection fight against Count BinfaceGood morning. In the media, August is known as the “silly season”. With parliament not sitting and many people on holiday, there is less proper news than normal, which means the nonsense stories get (even) more attention than usual. We are almost slap bang in the middle of the month, and today we’ve got a silly season classic in Clacton, where Nigel Farage, the Reform UK candidate, is fighting a byelection in which his main opponent is a joke candidate who dresses…

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Aug 13, 2026, 04:00 AM ETChelsea could sign Arsenal midfielder Martín Zubimendi if Enzo Fernández joins Manchester City, while AS Monaco midfielder Lamine Camara is being monitored by the Blues along with Liverpool and Manchester United.Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe.Transfers home page | Men’s summer grades | Women’s gradesTrending rumorsArsenal’s Martín Zubimendi could make the move across London if Enzo Fernández leaves Chelsea for Manchester City. John Walton/PA Images via Getty Images- Arsenal are open to letting Martín Zubimendi leave after signing Bruno Guimarães, with Chelsea emerging as strong candidates to sign the…

EXCLUSIVE: Pluto Film has picked up international sales rights to I Matter by Alina Șerban ahead of its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival. The directorial debut by actress Alina Șerban (Alone at My Wedding) screens in the Venice Spotlight section. According to the filmmakers it is the first film by a Roma woman to be selected for an A-list festival, and marks Șerban’s return to Venice as a filmmaker following her role in Housekeeping for Beginners by Goran Stolevski. In the drama, Șerban draws on her own journey to explore identity, belonging, and the experience of being…

Dineth Fernando’s first language isn’t English and he only arrived in Melbourne six months ago – but already he’s claimed an international Scrabble title with an Australian flag draped around his shoulders.The 13-year-old won the 2026 world youth Scrabble championships in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi over the weekend, becoming the third Australian representative in the competition’s history to take out the prize.During the three-day tournament, Dineth played 24 games of the classic word game, going head-to-head against more than 130 opponents from 15 different countries.Sign up for the Breaking News Australia email“It took a lot of stress and effort…