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People describe their return to physical media – whether to protect data, support artists, or retain control of one’s choices

For some, it is the security of knowing they have a physical copy of their favourite films and music, free from algorithms, interruptions and the vagaries of streaming. For others, it is the sound of needle on vinyl, the click of a cassette player and the ability to interact with a physical format.

We asked people if they were moving back to CDs, DVDs, vinyl and older formats to escape algorithmically curated content. Here are some of their responses.

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In a region of Nigeria blighted by decades of pollution, Martha Agbani and her team are not just replanting trees but regaining ownership of their lost lands and livelihoods

A toxic landscape was familiar to Martha Agbani when she was growing up – the smell of crude oil in the air, rivers running black and trees dying on the banks. In Ogoniland, in Nigeria’s oil-exploited Niger delta, Agbani saw the spills rot away the mangrove forests and destroy the livelihoods of communities around her.

Now, she is training women to plant them back – one fragile green shoot at a time.

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Why are B.C. firefighters still using wildfire data from the 1990s?  CBC

Why are B.C. firefighters still using wildfire data from the 1990s?  CBC

It's the biggest Alberta separatist account on the internet. It has links to a movement leader  CBC

1. The Black Sea is the most dangerous it's been since the start of Russia’s war. And it's choking global grain  CBC
2. A ship on the Black Sea. According to a British-based firm specializing in global maritime risk, there were more than 210 strikes on commercial vessels in the Black Sea between July and the end of September.  Yahoo News Canada

1. The Black Sea is the most dangerous it's been since the start of Russia’s war. And it's choking global grain  CBC
2. A ship on the Black Sea. According to a British-based firm specializing in global maritime risk, there were more than 210 strikes on commercial vessels in the Black Sea between July and the end of September.  Yahoo News Canada

Hidden cameras show some stores unlocking speed limits on e-bikes, selling e-scooters that go up to 120 km/h  cbc.ca

Hidden cameras show some stores unlocking speed limits on e-bikes, selling e-scooters that go up to 120 km/h  CBC

1. What 'Cornell 7' and 'Hockey Canada 5' assault cases reveal about consent and trauma  CBC
2. A 'dark cloud' and 'dismal' mood: What it's like at Cornell amid frat rape allegation  BBC
3. Hochul to address Cornell University case after appointing Leticia James to investigate alleged gang-rape – US politics live  The Guardian
4. District Attorney’s investigation of 2024 sexual assault allegations  Cornell University statements
5. Special prosecutor takes over Cornell alleged gang rape investigation as national outrage grows  CNN

Police in New Delhi have detained opposition politicians and demonstrators during protests.

The memory of James Hitchcock lives on at non-league Barton Town, almost two years after he died following being punched on a visit to York.

Christa Pike is in critical condition after two failed attempts to execute her by lethal injection, her lawyer says.

EU countries are set for crisis talks on soaring diesel prices, with officials warning a U.S. export ban could hurt Europe’s economic outlook.

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Nations League: Let’s have a look back at last night’s action, eh? Wales notched their first win of the campaign by coming from behind to beat Norway in Cardiff. With the score level at 1-1 at the break, Torbjørn Heggem was sent off 17 seconds into the second half and Neco Williams scored the winner from the resulting free-kick.

A lot of eyes were on Manchester City’s Erling Haaland, who was kept at arm’s length by Wales and serenaded by chants of “You’re just a shit Kieffer Moore” from home supporters. Martin Ødegaard, who captained Norway to the World Cup quarters in the summer, described the result as the “first punch in the face for a long time” while Wales manager Craig Bellamy was happy to respond to the criticism he has received of late:

Look, I am a strong person, I think we all are, but it’s the people around me I’m conscious of. It’s just society. What are we? Eight prime ministers in the space of 11 years? It’s nuts ... We’re such a small country, why can’t we have each other’s backs? Why don’t we look after each other more? The others can go at us. We’re too quick [to criticise].

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Capt Smit Machchhar, who was stabbed during the flight, speaks to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

1. Manchester City lodge appeal as FA warns of major implications for integrity of game: football news – as it happened  theguardian.com
2. Which clubs did Man City's 'inflated' money flow to in transfer market?  BBC
3. Etihad’s statements on funding appear to contradict Manchester City’s defence  theguardian.com
4. Man City appeal: Club's strategy brought into question by 2015 statement main sponsor Etihad Airways submitted to US government  Sky Sports
5. Former Man City boss Roberto Mancini: Unconcerned by guilty verdict  ESPN

1. Manchester City lodge appeal as FA warns of major implications for integrity of game: football news – as it happened  The Guardian
2. Man City appeal: Club's strategy brought into question by 2015 statement main sponsor Etihad Airways submitted to US government  Sky Sports
3. Man City lodges ‘comprehensive’ appeal after guilty verdict in financial rule-breaking scandal  The Globe and Mail
4. Etihad’s statements on funding appear to contradict Manchester City’s defence  The Guardian
5. Former Man City boss Roberto Mancini: Unconcerned by guilty verdict  ESPN

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

The global bond market appears to be steadying this morning.

UK government bond prices are recovering some of their recent losses, which is pulling down borrowing costs (yields).

“We remain Attractive on fixed income and see the rise in European yields as creating selective opportunities in high-quality bonds. Our core preference remains for short- to medium-term maturities.

Within France, we see attractive risk-reward in select agency, covered, and corporate bonds. We also favor stronger investment grade issuers across medium maturities, while higher-risk credit should remain relatively short-dated.”

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The Maryland singer-songwriter’s third album has an impressive sense of scale compared to last year’s breakout Burnover, but is less immediately appealing

Greg Freeman’s third album All Set the Bone feels, at its best and most nervy, like an off-brand pressure cooker: too hot, bursting at its seams, rattling with kinetic energy. The Maryland-born singer-songwriter has a voice that often sounds like it’s straining at its limits, and although he is ostensibly part of a growing indierock revival that’s been taking hold over the past few years – a cosy perennial – there’s nothing particularly comfortable about the songs on this double album. On Marooned, frantic stabs of guitar and drums create queasy unease; opener Cahokia muddles up the catharsis of a great American road song, descending into proggy bedlam. And his lyrics most often drum up anxieties big and small: “Who do you look to when you’re all on your own?” he asks on Culture. “When all your heroes lost their microphones?”

Freeman broke out with last year’s Burnover, a set of taut story-songs that were at turns witty, delirious and devastating. Freeman’s secret was in his ability to weld that literary streak to loud, bolshy, riff-heavy music that wouldn’t sound out of place on mainstream rock radio. All Set the Bone is several orders more ambitious in its scale, and its songwriting, which is more imagistic and diffuse. The result is an impressive record but one that’s less immediately appealing. Freeman wrote it while travelling through the US and reckoning with “a lot of change in my personal sense of … everything”, and you can hear that searching quality in the final product. All Set the Bone contains fewer fireworks than Burnover, but Freeman still has plenty of spark.

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