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Daredevils tumble for glory at Gloucester’s annual cheese-rolling race

ADVERTISEMENTA German YouTuber and a London thrill-seeker took top honours (and likely a few bruises) at one of Britain’s most chaotic and bizarre sporting traditions: the annual Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling Race.For the second year in a row, Munich’s Tom Kopke threw caution to the wind, hurtling down the 200-yard, nearly vertical hill after a runaway

Singer Billy Joel cancels all concerts after brain illness diagnosis

ADVERTISEMENTThe US singer-songwriter, Billy Joel, has been diagnosed with a brain disorder that's forced him to cancel all his upcoming concerts across North America and England. Joel used his Instagram to reveal that he has Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, a fluid buildup in his brain that affects his "hearing, vision and balance". “This condition has been

Jim Morrison’s stolen bust found 37 years later… By accident

ADVERTISEMENTIn 1981, for the tenth anniversary of his death at the age of 27, a sculpture was installed on the grave of legendary American singer-poet Jim Morrison at Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris. The emblematic white marble statue, created by Croatian sculptor Mladen Mikulin and representing The Doors frontman, was stolen from the famous cemetery on

Eurovision 2025: Who’s through to the final after second semifinal?

ADVERTISEMENTThe final lineup for the 69th Eurovision Song Contest is set after Thursday's second semi-final, with 26 countries set to compete in front of thousands of fans in Basel, Switzerland in the grand final on Saturday.Those who made the cut include classically trained Austrian countertenor JJ, a bookies’ favorite with his over-the-top pop-opera song “Wasted

Slovenian police investigate disappearance of Melania Trump’s statue

ADVERTISEMENTPolice in Slovenia are investigating the disappearance of a bronze statue of US first lady Melania Trump.The life-size sculpture was unveiled in 2020 during President Donald Trump’s first term in office near Sevnica in central Slovenia, where Melanija Knavs was born in 1970. It replaced a wooden statue by US artist Brad Downey which had

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Miss World 2025 crowned amid new exploitation claims

ADVERTISEMENTThe 72nd Miss World beauty pageant was held this weekend in India and Opal Suchata Chuangsri of Thailand was crowned Miss World.Chuangsri topped a field of 108 contestants in the contest held in India’s southern Hyderabad city on Saturday.Hasset Dereje Admassu of Ethiopia was the first runner-up in the competition.Chuangsri received her crown from last

SoundCloud updates AI policy following backlash

ADVERTISEMENTFollowing controversy over a quiet update to the terms of use that seemed to permit the content uploaded to the streamer being used to train AI, SoundCloud has updated its AI policy.  Futurism had previously reported that SoundCloud “quietly” updated its terms and conditions in February 2024 in which users were “explicitly agreeing” by using the platform
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