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UNBELIEVABLE: 2 - The Untold Story

John Byrne: the maverick Scottish playwright and artist was a master observer

Byrne, who has died aged 83, used his life as a constant source of inspiration for exuberant plays and paintings

The Guardian - UK

Legendary Scottish writer and artist John Byrne dies aged 83

THE legendary Scottish writer and artist John Byrne has died aged 83.

The National (Scotland)

‘I am all for strangeness’: Tilda Swinton on artistic integrity, acting and the afterlife

The Oscar-winning Scottish actor answers questions from Observer readers and famous fans including Pedro Almodóvar, Wes Anderson and Elton John

The Guardian - UK

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Promising 'Fantastic Four' Update May Finally Lift a Marvel Curse

Marvel’s first family may break new ground for the MCU by heading to the final frontier.

Inverse

Return to the dystopian future world of X-Men: Days of Future Past with the new Doomsday limited series

Writer Marc Guggenheim discusses his and artist Manuel Garcia's upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past - Doomsday limited series

GamesRadar

Book festival coming to Paisley's west end this week

Abbey Books will be the host venue for the festival.

Daily Record

Four memorable Sunderland encounters vs Millwall ahead of Black Cats' trip to The Den

Sunderland take on Millwall in the Championship as both sides look to maintain a play-off push

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Glasgow Print Studio's Kelvingrove exhibition shows all its delicious variety

The Love of Print exhibition at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow reviewed

The National (Scotland)

All the new X-Men comics and collections from Marvel in 2025

All the new X-Men comics arriving in the next few months that you need to get excited about

GamesRadar

Tilda Swinton wore her former lover’s artwork to The Fashion Awards

The look is a preview of Charles Jeffrey Loverboy’s forthcoming collection

Evening Standard

'Vision Quest': Marvel's 'WandaVision' sequel could set up 'Avengers: Secret Wars'

A new Vision-centric series for Disney+ may be a bigger deal than it sounds. Here's how the comics hint at what's to come.

Inverse

Inside £100m abandoned 'ghost school' that is costing the public £12,000 every day

Parklands High School Speke, Merseyside, has been labelled the most expensive school in history with Liverpool Council and taxpayers shelling out £4m for the closed building

Daily Mirror

Robbie Coltrane: Beloved Harry Potter star and esteemed actor

The actor’s role as Hagrid, the lovable quidditch gamekeeper, delighted generations of children

The Independent UK

Robbie Coltrane: a free-styling talent suffused with intelligence and humour

“I believe that men are here to grow themselves into the best good that they can be,” the iconic saxophonist John Coltrane once said. Anthony Robert McMillan chose his stage name as a homage to the jazz great and, as the actor Robbie Coltrane, went on to grow into the…

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The Independent UK

John Byrne artwork among items at church sale to raise cash for charity

The money raised will go towards Christian Aid, a global movement of people, churches and local organisations working to eradicate extreme poverty.

Edinburgh Live

John Byrne artwork among items at Edinburgh church sale to raise cash for charity

Painting by noted Scottish artist, actor and writer on sale with an array of items to boost money for Christian Aid

The Guardian - UK

Robbie Coltrane obituary

Comedian turned critically acclaimed actor, from Cracker’s sarcastic, cerebral Fitz to the half-giant Hagrid in Harry Potter

Liverpool Echo

Liverpool schools 'under a grey cloud' as cost of educational health plans hits

Council's education finance manager issued a stark warning

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Inverse

'She-Hulk' shows how Marvel can fix its biggest tone problem

In its full embrace of the easygoing sitcom format, 'She-Hulk' raises the question: Who else in the MCU is allowed to have fun?

Daily Record

Paisley greats including Paolo Nutini to feature in free colouring book available at Spree Festival

A limited run of 2,000 copies will be up for grabs.

Liverpool Echo

103 tributes, death and funeral notices from across Merseyside

Loved ones have paid tribute to those who have been lost in recent weeks

Inverse

'She-Hulk' writer and director: Breaking fourth wall was "quintessential"

'She-Hulk: Attorney At Law' writer Jessica Gao and director Kat Coiro unpack the importance of She-Hulk's self-aware nature.

The Conversation

Why John Byrne is one of Scotland's greatest artists

A Big Adventure, John Byrne’s retrospective at Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery, offers a fascinating insight into the breadth of skills of one of Scotland’s best-known creative forces.

The Guardian - UK

Underwood Lane review – John Byrne’s devilish divine comedy hits the right notes

The Paisley-born playwright and artist pays tribute to hometown hero Gerry Rafferty in a coming-of-age musical amplified by 60s pop hits

WEKU

Why this key chance to getting permanent birth control is often missed

Doctors say they're seeing a surge in the number of women who want their "tubes tied." But hospital capacity, paperwork, religion and personal opinion are just some of the reasons requests get denied.

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