firefighters are battling a huge fire at a shopping centre in moscow. video footage showed several explosions, before flames engulfed the mega khimki mall, on the outskirts of the russian capital. one person has been reportedly been killed in the fire. local media says arson is being considered as a possible cause. the uk s passport office is being urged to learn lessons from the massive backlog in applications earlier this year and to prepare for similar levels of demand in 2023. the spending watchdog, the national audit office, has been looking into this year s problems which saw tens of thousands of people face long waits for their passports to be renewed. tributes have been paid tojet black, one of the founding members of the punk rock band the stranglers, who has died aged 8a. the drummerfeatured in many of the band s hits, including golden brown,
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The late Dave Greenfield leaves behind a legacy as the innovative keyboardist of The Stranglers, from the very first record, 1977’s "Rattus Norvegicus," forward. In fact, he’s on most of "Dark Matters" the band’s latest album and first in nine years
With "Dark Matters," The Stranglers have provided a very worthwhile 18th studio album for their fans as well as a quite fitting farewell to band member Dave Greenfield.