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Ex-Church of Scotland member guilty of decades of sexual offences against young men

A former member of an Airdrie church has been convicted of sexual offences against four young men spanning more than 40 years.

The National (Scotland)

Police appeal for further victims as senior London church figure guilty of historic sexual offences

Police believe church deacon John Grant, 77, may have preyed on other victims after sexual assaults on young men while working in north London

Evening Standard

Airline groundings expose depth of world travel’s reliance on Gulf corridor

Restart of operations will be a relief to those stranded but may not dispel doubts raised by past week about key transit hub

The Guardian - UK

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Air fares to US fall for World Cup 2026 – but domestic prices soar

Exclusive: Flights from Europe to most host cities are cheaper than a year ago – and expert says ‘transatlantic fares could fall further’

The Independent UK

Wake in Fright riffed on Broken Hill’s lack of affordable transport. Some things haven’t changed since 1971

Penry Buckley visited the Silver City in the footsteps of the classic Australia movie. The 13-and-a-half hour train to Sydney proved more gruelling than glamorous

The Guardian - AU

‘Holy crap, this is insane’: mineworkers describe being caught in huge outback dust storm

Massive cloud over Tanami desert in Northern Territory reminiscent of Uluru, onlookers say

The Guardian - AU

'Too big': weapon found in accused's car was ruled out

Past and present police officers have been quizzed on the collection and quarantining of evidence from the Easey Street double murders nearly 50 years ago.

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A Single Man at the Royal Ballet & Opera review: fitfully inspired Isherwood adaptation

3/5 The duets, are bright with detail, seamed with feeling and give life to this adaptation of Christopher Isherwood’s novel

Evening Standard

A Single Man review – homoerotic tennis enlivens ballet version of Isherwood’s classic

Riven in two by grief – with musician John Grant playing the mind and former Royal Ballet principal Ed Watson the body – lead character George takes a finely danced journey back toward life’s flow in Jonathan Watkins’ inventive ballet

The Guardian - UK

‘No one is immune to grief’: the team turning A Single Man into a sexy, grimy, heartbreaking ballet

Musician John Grant was blown away by Christopher Isherwood’s 1964 novel, finding deep resonances in its tale of gay love and loss. Now, he’s put songs to choreographer Jonathan Watkins’s new dance adaptation

The Guardian - UK

Wake in Fright understood the horrors of Australian booze culture. 50 years on, nothing’s changed

As a sober Australian man, I’ve battled the bottle and I’ve battled the boys. As Ted Kotcheff’s 1971 film knows, there’s no victory in either

The Guardian - AU

Royal Ballet to perform Justin Peck’s Everywhere We Go, with music by Sufjan Stevens

Director Kevin O’Hare announces staging of NYCB choreographer Peck’s 2014 piece, as well as new works by Akram Khan and Cathy Marston

The Guardian - UK

The best songs of 2024 … that you haven’t heard

From singing about a smoke break to an unusual tribute to John Grant, Guardian writers pick the greatest songs of the year with the smallest of followings

The Guardian - US

NSW fun park must close some rides after court finds them unsafe and in breach of planning laws

The order follows three-year-long legal saga involving the south coast park’s owner and Kiama council

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Mickey the cockatoo is free from his shopping centre prison. Here’s what you do when a bird flies in

Remaining calm, removing any food from the area, and locking up cats and dogs are among the first things to do if a feathered friend drops in

Fortune

Are low-cost airlines over?

Today, budget airlines are looking to expand further, but the way they operate differs wildly on either side of the Atlantic, seeking new revenue streams in different ways.

Al Jazeera

As Ukraine, Gaza wars rage on, some airlines are benefitting

It’s increasingly difficult for Western airlines to avoid contentious conflict zones even as Chinese ones swoop in.

The Independent UK

Kate Nash gets personal on her first album in six years

Until The Ribbon Breaks and Linda Thompson are also among the acts releasing music this week.

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The Guardian - UK

Inside Out 2 to House of the Dragon: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

A teenage Riley gets to know Anxiety and Envy in the Pixar animated sequel, and Westeros descends into civil war as the Game of Thrones prequel returns

The Guardian - UK

John Grant: The Art of the Lie review – grooving funk odyssey

The singer-songwriter brings in earthy bass lines and sensuous drum patterns on his playful, soulful sixth album

The Independent UK

John Grant: ‘It’s seen as a valid opinion these days to say you don’t believe the Holocaust happened’

The singer-songwriter sits down with Louis Chilton to talk about his new album, his fears about the rise of Trump and neo-Nazism, and the joys of living in Iceland

Newcastle Herald

'Very lucky': magpie treated and released after blow dart strike

The magpie was one of three found with darts stuck in them

Newcastle Herald

Three magpies found with blow gun darts in head, beak, eye near Maitland

WIRES wants anyone who spots the injured birds to contact them

The Guardian - UK

‘They said I was worse than the Sex Pistols!’: folk legend Linda Thompson on trashing dressing rooms and losing her voice

Her struggles with spasmodic dysphonia has led her to write an album for a bevy of other stars to sing. She talks about trauma, ageing and stealing an audience member’s car

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The hidden disease killing Australia's wombats

Mange affects almost all wombat populations across NSW and when it takes hold it causes an immune reaction that can be fatal to the short-legged marsupials.

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