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TV tonight: excellent crime drama The Gold reaches its big end

It’s the penultimate episode of the Brink’s-Mat series, which concludes on Monday. Plus, things are about to get explosive in The Handmaid’s Tale. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Danny Dyer sparks confusion after failing to turn up for start of Channel 4 show

‘Are they waiting for someone to fit in the bleep machine before letting Danny Dyer on?’ asked confused fans

The Independent UK

‘Music is never fixed in me’ … cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason on surviving a ‘volcano of racism’

A remark about Rule, Britannia! led to uproar but the star musician is concentrating on the joy and power of classical music. As his first book is published, he talks to Charlotte Higgins• Read an exclusive extract from Kanneh-Mason’s new book

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Famous musician forced to cancel concert after Air Canada refused $3m cello seat on plane

Sheku Kanneh-Mason was unable to reach Toronto with the instrument

The Independent UK

Famed Cellist Misses Concert After Airline Refuses To Allow Instrument On Plane

Sheku Kanneh-Mason and his sister said an Air Canada gate agent refused to allow the instrument to fly even though he had bought a seat for it.

International Business Times

Sinfonia of London/Wilson review – this orchestra brings a whole new dimension to listening

Rachmaninov’s first symphony was a joy-filled highlight but Sheku Kanneh-Mason’s thoughtful interpretation of Shostakovich’s second cello concerto glowed too in an evening of exhilarating music-making

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on patriotism and the Last Night of the Proms: time for a change

For years, Rule, Britannia! has had a divisive presence in the festival. It should make way for other anthems of national identity

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Digested week: splits emerge in Tory party’s latest splinter group

Liz Truss’s new Popular Conservatism movement appears to be divided before it’s begun. Plus, why culture wars are very tiring

The Guardian - UK

Harry and Meghan's cellist hit by 'barrage of racism' after criticising Rule Britannia

Sheku Kanneh-Mason suggested that the imperial anthem should be dropped

Evening Standard

Cellist at Prince Harry’s wedding says Proms should drop Rule, Britannia!

Patriotic song makes people ‘feel uncomfortable’, Sheku Kanneh-Mason tells Desert Island Discs

The Guardian - UK

Sheku Kanneh-Mason hits out at British Airways for blocking him from boarding with cello

The 24-year-old is calling for better ‘protocol’ that musicians can ‘refer to when we hit problems’

Evening Standard

‘A more hopeful kind of patriotism’: a first-timer goes to the Last Night of the Proms

Streamers, balloons, EU flags – and musical greatness – filled the air during a fun, energetic and diverse final concert of the Proms season. We sent a Last Night novice along to have his preconceptions shattered

The Guardian - UK

Isata Kanneh-Mason: ‘Classical music reflects every human emotion. If you listen, you can understand it’

The pianist on being the eldest of the celebrated Kanneh-Mason clan, how to rehearse without annoying the neighbours, and what she listens to off duty

The Guardian - UK

Hallé orchestra/Stasevska review – Beethoven’s wit and Sibelius’s passion

A programme of Sibelius, Andrea Tarrodi and Beethoven – with soloists Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Benjamin Grosvenor and Hyeyoon Park – saw the Hallé on magnificent form, conducted with flair and grace

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Female conductors to open and close BBC Proms for first time

Dalia Stasevska and Marin Alsop among 10 women conducting in 2023 season as festival moves towards gender equality

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The week in classical: In the Realms of Sorrow; Alexander’s Feast; Sheku Kanneh-Mason plays Bloch – review

The raw, ravishing power of four solo cantatas is taken to the next level at the London Handel festival, while young star cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason works overtime

Evening Standard

Sheku Kanneh-Mason plays Bloch at the Royal Festival Hall review: a performance of calm maturity

Kanneh-Mason has become a global celebrity, but while public profile helps, it’s his playing that brings in the audiences

Evening Standard

Jeremy Corbyn prepares for fight to keep his Islington North seat

The ex-Labour leader has won the seat 10 times over the years

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Manchester Evening News

BBC Strictly fans complain of sound issues as Meghan and Harry's wedding cellist performs

Strictly Come Dancing viewers were struggling

Daily Mirror

Strictly viewers fume at 'technical blunder' on BBC results show before Tony Adams exits

The Strictly Come Dancing dance off did not go ahead on Sunday night, as Tony Adams withdrew from the BBC One show following an injury

Chronicle Live

Who are Sheku and Zak on Strictly? Duo land guest slot on results show

Musical duo Sheku and Zak are the latest star guests to perform in the Strictly Come Dancing ballroom for a results show

Evening Standard

The Proms cancel remaining events ‘as mark of respect’ to the Queen

This includes the last night of the Proms on Saturday

The Guardian - UK

Sheku Kanneh-Mason: ‘There was a time when I played in the bathroom’

Ahead of his appearance at the Last Night of the Proms, the cellist talks about growing up in a house full of musicians, and his love of Tupac and Arsenal

Manchester Evening News

Classical club night with Royal wedding cellist comes to Manchester after sold-out London shows

Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason MBE performed at Harry and Meghan's wedding

The Canberra Times

Young royal wedding cellist on his way to capital

And he is bringing his six siblings, all talented musicians

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