Scottish child abuse gang members jailed for between eight and 20 years Seven people, said by the judge to have plumbed ‘the depths of human depravity’, will be monitored for life The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2025
Seven child abuse ring members jailed and warned they may never be released A judge said their crimes inflicted ‘terrible suffering’ on their young victims. Evening Standard · Jan 27, 2025
Child abuse ring members jailed for terms ranging from 20 to eight years The seven were part of a gang which was said to have ‘plunged the depths of human depravity’. Evening Standard · Jan 27, 2025
Woman who assaulted child in drugs den spared further punishment Marianne Gallagher was found guilty of hitting and kicking the child. Evening Standard · Jan 6, 2025
Sentencing of members of ‘depraved’ child abuse ring postponed until new year The two women and five men were convicted of a range of offences last year which the trial judge said plunged ‘the depths of human depravity’. The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2024
“I just had to tell him, ‘You’ve outdone me, you bugger!’” Iron Maiden used to merely hint at their prog credentials… now they flaunt them A selection of the NWOBHM veterans’ longest, deepest and weirdest tracks – and they weren’t all written by Steve Harris Metal Hammer · Aug 7, 2024
‘She did not suffer a fool or hypocrite and loved a good laugh’: novelist Edna O’Brien An email correspondence about Bosnian Serb war criminal Radovan Karadžić led to Ed Vulliamy’s unexpected bond with the Irish author, who died last week aged 93 The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2024
Melissa Etheridge connects with incarcerated women in new docuseries 'I'm Not Broken' Melissa Etheridge realized two career dreams with her new docuseries “Melissa Etheridge: I’m Not Broken”: performing for imprisoned women and recording the concert for a live album The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2024
Beckett Unbound: Krapp’s Last Tape; All That Fall – review Denis Lavant is remarkable as old man Krapp in Beckett’s minor masterpiece, while Adrian Dunbar shrouds his short radio play in total darkness The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2024
The President review – Hugo Weaving satire verges on an endurance test Sydney Theatre CompanyWeaving delivers a funny, commanding performance but this rarely performed 1975 Thomas Bernhard play feels neither relevant nor prescient The Guardian - AU · Apr 18, 2024
Melissa Etheridge's Journey: Music, Family, And Activism Explore the inspiring journey of musician Melissa Etheridge, her activism, family life, and resilience in the face of personal tragedies. Top News · Mar 21, 2024
Melissa Etheridge shares emotional journey and loss of son Beckett Melissa Etheridge opens up about her late son's opioid addiction and reflects on the pain, relief, and love experienced during his struggle. Top News · Feb 3, 2024
Olympic swimming legend Michael Phelps and wife Nicole welcome fourth son Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, now has four sons - Boomer, seven, Beckett, five, Maverick, four, and newborn Nico Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2024
Sentencing of Glasgow child abuse ring delayed for another three months A judge has told the child abusers they face “very substantial” jail terms for “extraordinary depravity” The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2024
The National (Scotland) · Jan 9, 2024 Scottish child abuse ring members have sentencing delayed for three months Seven people convicted of being part of a Scottish child abuse ring face at least a three-month wait to find out if they will be given life…
The National (Scotland) · Jan 4, 2024 'Extreme depravity': Child abusers told they face 'substantial' jail time A CHILD abuse ring who preyed on victims in a drugs den have been warned that they face “very substantial” jail terms for “extraordinary…
The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2023 ‘After rehearsal, my face hurts from laughing!’ The Ghosts cast on fun, fame and their festive farewell It’s one of the UK’s most cherished comedies, but now it’s bowing out for ever. The stars talk about nicking things from the set – and being called ‘outrageous and shameful’ by Piers Morgan
The Conversation · Nov 24, 2023 The exquisite physical comedy of Dirty Birds: a new Aussie post-COVID Theatre of the Absurd Theatre is littered with sister double acts: Antigone and Ismene, Kate and Bianca, Blanche and Stella, Fleabag and Claire. The shared history of sisters delivers inbuilt emotional stakes and lots of baggage. The doubling of experience brings both love and rivalry, the joys of being known and the horrors of…
The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2023 Inside the horror of the drug-addled gang that held ‘child rape nights’ in Glasgow home Residents left ‘sick to their stomach’ after paedophile ring exposed in case which ‘plunges to the depths of human depravity’, Amy-Clare-Martin reports
The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2023 Prom 43: Endgame review – music brings compassion to Beckett’s austere drama For its UK premiere, György Kurtág’s opera faced a challenge summoning the play’s claustrophobia in this venue, but performances and players were superb
The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2023 ‘I compose to seek the truth’: György Kurtág on depression, totalitarianism and his 73-year marriage He was mentored by Ligeti, too shy to meet Beckett, and half of one of the greatest ever musical and romantic partnerships. As his opera arrives at the Proms, the avant garde master gives a rare interview
Daily Record · Jun 22, 2023 Mum of pregnant woman pushed off Arthur's Seat haunted by her chilling last words Fawziyah Javed, 31, asked if she was 'going to die before' her and her unborn child were murdered at Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh in September 2021.
The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2023 Mother of woman murdered at Edinburgh landmark haunted by daughter’s last words Kashif Anwar was jailed for life after being found guilty of murdering his wife in September 2021.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2023 All of It review – Alistair McDowall’s extraordinary tales of ordinary life Three audacious monologues by McDowall, dazzlingly performed by Kate O’Flynn, open vivid windows on to day-to-day existence
Daily Mirror · May 19, 2023 Killer beat his own gran to death when he was supposed to be looking after her Scott McCulloch repeatedly punched and stamped on frail Patricia Bitters in her own home in Forres, Moray, in a "appallingly violent assault" and she died days later