DARK SECRETS: 10 - The Real Truth

Play halted at World Snooker Championship after Just Stop Oil protester covers table in powder

The incident at the Crucible happened during Robert Milkins’ clash with Joe Perry in the evening session

The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2023

Protesters force stoppage at World Snooker Championship

A ‘Just Stop Oil’ protester interrupted the match between Robert Milkins and Joe Perry by jumping on the table and releasing a packet of orange dye.

The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2023

Slash on his love of Les Pauls: “That Kris Derrig Les Paul came in the 11th hour when we were doing Appetite. It just sounded f**kin’ perfect – like a gift from on high”

The Guns N' Roses guitarist and rock icon talks about the guitars he treasures most – including buying and returning Joe Perry's Dark Burst LP – and reveals how his love for Les Pauls has inspired and shaped him as a player...

Guitar World · Apr 12, 2023

Mark King becomes first Brit and 11th player suspended in snooker match-fixing probe

Snooker player Mark King has been suspended over reported irregular betting patterns relating to his 4-0 defeat to Joe Perry at the Welsh Open in February

Daily Mirror · Mar 18, 2023

World Snooker suspends Mark King amid irregular betting patterns investigation

The allegation concerns King’s 4-0 defeat to Joe Perry in last month’s Welsh Open first round.

The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2023

Jeff Beck dead: Ozzy Osbourne, Sir Brian May and Jimmy Page lead tributes to guitar legend

Osbourne was among the first to pay tribute to Beck, writing that it had been ‘such an honour’ to know and play with him on his most recent album

Evening Standard · Jan 12, 2023

Ozzy Osbourne, Sir Brian May and Jimmy Page lead tributes to Jeff Beck

Osbourne was among the first to pay tribute to Beck, writing that it had been ‘such an honour’ to know and play with him on his most recent album.

The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023

Joe Perry fears match-fixing ‘elephant in the room’ will overshadow Masters

Yan Bingtao and Zhao Xintong will not appear at Alexandra Palace as they serve bans from the tour

The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2023

Madness announces Swansea Singleton Park gig for 2023

Singleton Park will be transformed into the House of Fun

Wales Online · Nov 14, 2022

Former winner Neil Robertson suffers another first-round exit at UK Championship

Joe Perry claimed a 6-2 win over his practice partner at York Barbican

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2022