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The no-go zone paradox: Chornobyl’s wildlife thrives amid pro-nuclear shift

World’s worst nuclear disaster leaves mixed legacy of nature’s resilience amid serious contamination, as wars increase lobbying for energy supply

The Guardian - UK

“I think we met with his approval. If I find him haunting me, I’ll know I did something wrong”: Tim Smith left an unfinished Cardiacs album when he died. Five years on, his bandmates released the finished version of LSD

A brother who took over the band, a singer who struggled to keep the secret and a determination to do exactly what their late leader would have wanted led to the end of an 18-year journey

Louder

"Someone spat at our saxophone player, so Tim kicked this guy in the mouth – absolutely perfectly in time to the music": A brief history of Cardiacs, the UK's most adored detested band

Cardiacs defied classification for decades, but new album LSD – finished five years after the death of creative lynchpin Tim Smith – was widely hailed as one of the best albums of 2025

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Elizabeth Kay obituary

Other lives: Actor who later wrote for girls’ magazines, taught keep fit and joined the WI

The Guardian - UK

London zoo boss quits amid claims of ‘unacceptable workplace behaviour’

Exclusive: Matthew Gould, close friend of George Osborne and former envoy, resigns before investigation concludes

The Guardian - UK

Sir John Gurdon obituary

Biologist who won the Nobel prize for discovering that adult cells can be reprogrammed

The Guardian - UK

AI chatbots can be manipulated into breaking their own rules with simple debate tactics like telling them that an authority figure made the request

LLMs once again prove too pliable.

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Cardiacs announce that their final album, LSD, will be released in September

The late Cardiacs frontman Tim Smith's final album has been completed by his brother Jim, Kavus Torabi, Mike Vennart and more...

Louder

Maryland Turns to MLB Ranks for Its Next Athletic Director

The Terrapins are reportedly thinking outside the box.

Sports Illustrated

Chernobyl farmland found fit for farming decades after nuclear disaster

Study confirms effective radiation dose to agricultural workers well below Ukraine’s national safety threshold

The Independent UK

“All the time he was ill, he had it in his head that he was going to finish it when he got home. He never made it home. I guess we owed it to him”: Tim Smith’s Cardiacs story will end with final album LSD

Members of the band who influenced Steven WIlson, Radiohead, Opeth, Andy Partridge and more explain what they did and why it mattered

Louder

Urban fire risk for climates like LA as planet warms

Australian cities with similar climates to Los Angeles are experiencing the same drying conditions and erratic rainfall, which does not bode well for fire risk.

AAP

Have any father-son combos scored against other father-son combos?

Plus: dramatic downturns in form, non-football athletes wearing crests on their kit (2) and much more

The Guardian - UK

Kamala Harris Scores New Endorsements From Former Florida Republicans Who Describe Trump As a 'Disaster'

Several current or former members of the Republican Party have backed Harris recent months, including former Rep. Liz Cheney

Latin Times

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The Independent UK

Shock of deadly floods is a reminder of Appalachia’s risk from violent storms in a warming climate

Hurricane Helene dumped heavy rain on a mountainous region hundreds of miles away from the coast

FourFourTwo

‘Jim Smith let me pick the bus music en route to my Derby debut against Manchester United – we arrived at Old Trafford to the sound of salsa!’: Premier League cult hero recalls arriving in England

Arriving at Manchester United playing salsa music is unconventional - but a debut Premier League goal suggests things worked pretty well...

The Conversation

Decontaminating Fukushima: have the billions spent been worth it?

The Chernobyl and (to a lesser extent) Fukushima nuclear accidents contaminated large areas of land with low-level radioactivity. After both accidents, huge efforts were taken to decontaminate the affected areas.

The Guardian - UK

‘What the hell do I do?’: story of Steve McClaren’s start as Ferguson’s No 2

Book extract shows coach arrived at Manchester United amid scepticism and self-doubt and got an early lesson from Keane

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5 things to know about Japan's Fukushima water release in the Pacific

The water comes from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Although most scientists agree it does not pose an immediate environmental threat, some are worried about the long-term consequences.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow newlyweds had wedding day saved by taxi driver after nearly missing start of reception

Liam McDermott and his new wife Kirsty nearly missed the start of their own reception due to TRNSMT traffic but were saved by Glasgow Taxi driver Jim Smith, who made sure they arrived in style.

Daily Record

Ayrshire roadrun returns as procession of vintage vehicles to head through streets this summer

And you can get up close to these amazing vehicles as they’ll be on display at the Barony Campus in Cumnock before the convoy sets off.

Daily Record

Woman 'dripping with blood' after distracted mum ran red light and ploughed into Audi

Liverpool Crown Court heard that Amanda's vehicle went tumbling across Switch Island - rolling twice before crashing into railings and a traffic light - when Susan Blundell became distracted.

Liverpool Echo

Mum driving to Flamingo Land with kids ran red light and ploughed into Audi

The Audi driver feared she was going to die when call centre worker smashed into her car at Switch Island

The Independent UK

Woman walking on California beach finds ancient mastodon tooth

A woman taking a Memorial Day weekend stroll on a California beach found something unusual sticking out of the sand: a tooth from an ancient mastodon

ABC News

Japan needs to release 1 million tonnes of water from its stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean

Operators of the Fukushima nuclear power plant are set to release treated wastewater into the ocean. But already Japanese authorities are facing a barrage of criticism from fishermen.

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