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Reading Festival organisers have applied for a licensing change that would allow music on the main stage on a fourth day of the event.More than 100,000 people attend the festival each year, with the Wednesday and Thursday seen as warm-up days, where people with camping tickets can arrive ahead of the main event days of Friday, Saturday and Sunday.Festival Republic has applied for amplified music to be added to the licence for Thursdays, on the main stage only, from 17:00 BST until midnight.Any change to the events licenses require approval from Reading Borough Council and, if granted, would come into…

The Federal Government has arrested two suspected illegal miners and shut down an illegal mining site in Osun State as part of its ongoing crackdown on unlawful mineral exploitation. The operation, carried out by officials of the Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals Development in collaboration with security agencies, targeted illegal artisanal mining camps at Ileki-Ijesa along the Ile-Ife–Ilesa Road. The ministry, in a statement issued on Sunday by the minister’s Special Assistant on Media, Lara Owoeye-Wise, said the operation followed credible intelligence on the activities of illegal miners operating in the area. The two suspects, identified as Danladi Isa and…

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An Australian producer has gone from a little-known artist to a viral sensation in a matter of months, with his hit song catapulting onto global charts and receiving thousands of radio spins.There’s just one problem: music experts and other musicians are questioning whether he produced it. They claim Josh Fawaz’s most popular song, a cover of Madonna’s Like a Prayer which reached the #1 spot on the National Radio Airplay chart, could have been made using AI.While producers often use software like Bandcamp or pitch-shifting tools in their work, or use AI to mix, master or otherwise enhance tracks, in…

NewsFeedAl Jazeera’s Tony Cheng reports from the site where a deadly fire tore through a Bangkok pub around midnight on Monday, killing at least 27 people. The tragedy has put the spotlight back on fire safety lapses amid fears that several exits may have been locked.Published On 13 Jul 202613 Jul 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

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Matmos are an incredibly accomplished duo between their own solo records like the masterpiece A Chance to Cut Is a Chance to Cure and production classic Bjork records like Vespertine. But Drew Daniel, one half of Matmos, is fiendishly prolific. When he’s not literally dreaming up new viral music genres, he’s also putting out records under the banner of The Soft Pink Truth.Where Matmos usually focuses on a specific musical experiment — using only samples of medical procedures or building instruments out of PVC tubing — Soft Pink Truth goes wherever Daniel’s whims take him. That might be a house…

Andy Burnham has been warned that an additional 50,000 people in England will become homeless in the next four years without a radical “housing first” agenda of government.The incoming prime minister’s leadership team is understood to have been briefed on projections, due to be published on Monday, showing the current record levels of homelessness rising 25% by 2030 to more than 230,000 people.Burnham has promised the “biggest council housebuilding programme since the postwar period” if he becomes prime minister as expected on 20 July.He is understood to have told advisers he wants to see a rapid fall in the number…

Researchers at Georgetown University have uncovered new evidence that the brain physically reorganizes itself as people master a skill, allowing well-practiced tasks to become automatic. The findings challenge the long-standing idea that humans cannot truly multitask, suggesting that with enough experience, the brain can perform certain activities simultaneously instead of simply switching rapidly between them. The discovery could have implications beyond everyday life. It may help scientists better understand how habits form, why some behaviors are difficult to change, and how future artificial intelligence systems could become better at building new skills from previous learning. “We have another stepping stone…

Krzysztof Ratajski defeated Jermaine Wattimena 8-6 in a nail-biting final to win the European Darts Open in Leverkusen.Ratajski raced into a 4-1 lead only for Wattimena to reel off five legs in succession, but the Pole roared from 6-4 down to claim his first title of 2026 and third-ever on the European Tour. Having dethroned reigning champion Nathan Aspinall on route to the final, the new world No 20 set his sights on the Betfred World Matchplay, live on Sky Sports from July 18-26. Twitter This content is provided by Twitter, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To…