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Every year, 40,000 fans descend on Porthcawl for the World Elvis Festival.

But away from the festivities, the Welsh seaside town faces an uncertain future.

Can the King keep the peace?

Joel Day reports:

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Every year, 40,000 fans descend on Porthcawl for the World Elvis Festival.

But away from the festivities, the Welsh seaside town faces an uncertain future.

Can the King keep the peace?

Joel Day reports:

[Ray Philp @ray_philp_]

Went to the town crying world cup in Chester, and wrote about prize-winning encomiums to smoke detectors and body confidence for @dispatch__media

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There are fewer than 500 town criers left in the world.

But those who remain are determined to make themselves heard — especially when there's a prize involved.

@ray_philp_ reports:

[Daniel Kalder @DanielKalder]

I traveled to the deepest red parts of Texas to report on the revolt against data centers. As one Baptist pastor said to me: “Let's put a data center next door to Mar-a-Lago.” @jacobfuredi @dispatch__media
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Trump loves AI. But in rural Texas, some of his staunchest supporters are revolting against it.

One conservative pastor has a suggestion: “Let's put a data centre next door to Mar-a-Lago.”

@DanielKalder reports:

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Can you fall in love with a demon?

In obscure corners of the internet, occultists are summoning supernatural lovers for sex, marriage and companionship.

Some have abandoned human relationships. Others say it's improved theirs.

Tamlin Magee met them:

[Tom White @___TomWhite___]

I wrote an article for the excellent @dispatch__media on Britain's asbestos death toll. The official figure is 5000 a year, but the real number is likely several times higher than that
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Is Britain covering up its asbestos death toll?

Officially, asbestos kills around 5,000 Brits a year. But new research suggests the true toll could exceed 20,000.

@___TomWhite___ reports on the fall-out:

[Laura Beveridge @LauraBeveridge7]

Last year, I went camping with the men who have been stockpiling for years and wrote about it for Dispatch. So, if anyone’s looking for advice from a pro, I’d recommend a read.

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Ali G is back. But does Staines care?

@kf_morris went in search of the West Staines Massiv:

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Why is Britain spending £40 billion on Sizewell C?

New evidence raises a startling question: is the nuclear power station also helping to sustain Britain's Trident programme?

Reuben J. Brown reports:

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In this week's Top 5:

* Losing human skills @aeonmag
* Devastating manipulation @dispatch__media
* Fire suppression failures @NewYorker
* Krillin’ it (Now Voyager)
* An epic eventyr @NYTmag

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Europe's ancient monasteries are running out of monks.

Benedictine numbers have more than halved since 1960.

Daniel Beurthe went to Italy and England to find out why: