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Beryl Cook celebrated with mile-long installation to mark what would have been her 100th birthday

Fans will be able to pose alongside some of Cook’s most famous characters at Bicester Village

The Independent UK · Sep 9

Woman 'exterminated' and body dumped over theft claims

A woman received a disturbing phone call from her partner after he had planned to confront and tie up another woman he suspected of theft, a jury has heard.

AAP · Jul 29

Woman 'tied up and murdered' after Mother's Day dinner

A day before two friends allegedly violently ambushed a mother, one described her in derogatory terms and said he was "done with" her, jurors have heard.

AAP · Jul 27

Beryl Cook: Pride and Joy review – a saucy parade of bouncing bosoms, smirky smokers and a spot of BDSM

Roof-felters, bawdy boozers, off-duty sailors, whip-wielding dominatrixes … this 100th birthday show in Cook’s home town is an exuberant celebration of working-class frivolity

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22

‘Radical and joyous’: Beryl Cook show aims to prove she was a serious artist

Major retrospective in Plymouth, her adopted city, presents her as a skilful chronicler of social transformation

The Guardian - UK · Jan 18

Media and political attacks on Australia’s emissions targets ‘straight out of the climate obstruction playbook’, expert says

Prof Christian Downie points to the Business Council of Australia and News Corp newspapers as examples of deliberate obstruction

The Guardian - AU · Oct 7, 2025

Man jailed for 'terrifying' trade in military rifles

A man kept in his home a large amount of cannabis, almost 1.6 kilograms of cocaine and four semi-automatic rifles on behalf of a drug ring, a judge has heard.

AAP · Jul 2, 2025

‘Ordinary people enjoying themselves’: Beryl Cook exhibition to open in Plymouth

Exclusive: Show at The Box in artist’s home town spans entire career and includes previously unseen works

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2025

Monash staff say Woodside-backed climate conference highlights concerns about energy giant partnership

Senior lecturer says staff and students have struggled to get answers from university leadership about arrangement

The Guardian - AU · Jun 12, 2025

Prosecutors overturn 'lenient' sentence for Scotland Office protester

PROSECUTORS have succeeded in overturning an “unduly lenient” sentence given to an environmental campaigner previously convicted of damaging the…

The National (Scotland) · May 27, 2025