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Finn Wolfhard Is Writing A Movie About One Of My Favorite '80s Bands, And It Could Be The Perfect Post-Stranger Things Role

I like this idea...

Cinemablend · Oct 10, 2025

Trump Administration Gives Coal Plants and Chemical Facilities a Pass

In Texas and across the nation, scores of coal-fired plants and petrochemical facilities are allowed to bypass toxic emission rules.

Capital & Main · Aug 22, 2025

OPINION - Labour’s Schools Bill is a regressive step and it will be disadvantaged kids who will suffer most

When I left the legal profession after working at two leading international law firms, it was with a clear aspiration: to develop an educational model that would offer children from some of the most disadvantaged communities the same opportunities enjoyed by many of my more privileged peers.

Evening Standard · Apr 24, 2025

“I strived to get an electric guitar to respond like a fingerpicked, open-tuned acoustic for decades. I went about it wrong”: Ex-Black Crowes guitarist Luther Dickinson on why he never dug his first signature Gibson – and how its followup went MIA

The North Mississippi Allstars man has led a storied career. He discusses his surprising jams with Rich Robinson and co, recording with The Replacements at the age of 13, and how his dad (via Bo Diddley) set him on a lifelong open-tuned path

Guitar World · Feb 14, 2024

President Higgins' helicopter use cost the taxpayer €8,000

President Higgins could have availed of a commercial flight

Dublin Live · Aug 12, 2022

Ministers have shelled out €600,000 of taxpayers' money on private jet trips so far in 2022

There have been over 30 ministerial trips to the end of June, with the average cost per trip coming in at just under €20,000.

Irish Mirror · Aug 4, 2022

Government jet use by ministers has cost taxpayers €600,000 so far this year

People Before Profit’s Paul Murphy has slammed the “waste of money” and urged ministers to fly on regular commercial airlines like everybody else has to

Dublin Live · Aug 4, 2022

Council-maintained schools outperform academies in England, study shows

Analysis of Ofsted rankings comes as government set to outline plans for all schools to join multi-academy trusts

The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2022

Most heads do not think multi-academy trusts will improve pupil outcomes

Survey data also finds many heads fear joining a MAT would lead to a loss of autonomy.

The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2022

Education union criticises ‘badly flawed’ evidence behind academy drive

National Education Union found ‘no compelling reason’ for all schools in England to join academy trusts

The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2022