57 m. ago The week in audio: Facing the Music; Tara and George: Last Rights; Why Is Amy in the Bath? and more – review

The lives of Beethoven, Haydn and co enthral; Audrey Gillan updates her award-winning rough sleepers series. Plus, a choir of cicadas and bathtime fun with Amy Adams Facing the Music Radio 3/BBC SoundsTara and George: Last Rights Radio 4/BBC Sounds)Why Is Amy in the Bath? Grab Bag Collab & Because It’s True ProductionsBetween the Ears: A Symphony of Cicadas Radio 3/BBC Sounds“It’s almost midnight,” purrs Dominic West, all honey and velvet, straight after we hear the famously doomy, four-note opening to Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. The wild-eyed composer is in a cart, West tells us energetically, his latest piano sonata getting ruined by the rain, after throwing some coins at the driver and growling his preferred destination. West relishes every syllable of it: “Vi-ennnn-a!” Continue reading...

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57 m. ago Waltz this way: rival venues in Vienna compete to celebrate Johann Strauss’s 200th birthday

As the Austrian capital honours the legacy of its dance king, the race is on to attract the most puntersThe music of Johann Strauss streams through Vienna like the stately Danube. Even the syllables of the composer’s name beat out the rhythm of a waltz, as all Austrian dance teachers know. In their lessons, the words “Jo-hann Strauss” are often swapped in to replace the conventional “one, two, three” step count.Viennese children learn to waltz just like they learn to ride a bike, so the muscle-memory never leaves them. Just as well, because the city is still famous as the home of a 19th-century dance craze that shaped its international image. In this 200th anniversary year of the birth of the “waltz king”, there are rival bids jostling to become the focus of the swirling celebrations. Continue reading...

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58 m. ago Why Daniel Dubois had to pull out of Joseph Parker fight as Martin Bakole steps in

Joseph Parker will now meet Martin Bakole on Saturday night after Daniel Dubois pulled out due to illness.

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88 m. ago Olly Murs says he's 'broken' as he gives health update after cancelling gig at last minute

Olly Murs issued a devastating update to his fans after being forced to cancel a gig in Dubai hours before he was scheduled to take to the stage

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1 hour ago Joseph Parker v Martin Bakole fight UK start time, TV channel and full undercard

Martin Bakole has been drafted in late notice to replace Daniel Dubois

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2 h. ago Boxing Tonight LIVE: Results and UK times for Beterbiev vs Bivol and Parker vs Bakole

Dmitry Bivol will attempt to exact revenge tonight when he takes on Artur Beterbiev in their undisputed light-heavyweight world title clash - while Martin Bakole replaces Daniel Dubois against Joseph Parker

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2 h. ago ‘My paedophile letters’: French surgeon to stand trial accused of abusing 299 patients, mostly children

Joël Le Scouarnec’s ‘black books’ of handwritten notes in which alleged sexual abuse was recorded are at the heart of case against himWhen two gendarmes knocked on her door in 2019, Marie had no idea that she was about to find herself at the dark heart of one of the world’s biggest child abuse cases.The French mother of three, now 38, was shocked when the officers told her she had been the victim of Joël Le Scouarnec, a surgeon and an alleged serial paedophile accused of raping and sexually abusing hundreds of children. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago All episodes of 'dark and absorbing' gritty British crime drama now streaming on BBC

The critically acclaimed crime drama features a talented detective taking on some of London's most horrific murder cases

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3 h. ago Joël Le Scouarnec: France braced for horror details in largest

A former surgeon accused of raping or sexual abusing 299 people, mostly children

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3 h. ago Elon's VERY different baby mamas: How Musk has welcomed 13 children with polar opposite women from 'anti

The founder of SpaceX , 53, is father to at least 12 children with three different women. Here FEMAIL explores the very different women behind the Tesla CEO's growing brood of children.

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3 h. ago How OnlyFans's sex revolution failed: Adult site was hailed for 'empowering women' at its inception

Former Love Islander Megan Barton-Hanson previously praised the app for 'changing the power dynamic for sex workers' and 'empowering women' in December 2020.

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4 h. ago Traitors winner Leanne reveals fiancée's heartbreaking breast cancer battle inside their Welsh home

WARNING: Contains content some may find distressing - Leanne Quigley, who won hit BBC One show Traitors last month, is engaged to fellow army recruit Sophie Jones, who was diagnosed with an aggressive breast cancer last year

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4 h. ago Beterbiev vs Bivol LIVE: Updates and undercard results from undisputed rematch after Bakole replaces Dubois

Dmitry Bivol challenges undisputed champion Artur Beterbiev in a light-heavyweight rematch, after Joseph Parker fights Martin Bakole – who replaces the ill Daniel Dubois

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5 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing tour chaos almost forced Sarah Hadland to quit

Another Strictly Come Dancing star has admitted to almost quitting the BBC show's live tour after their partner was forced to pull out of the running following an injury

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5 h. ago Child exploitation and ‘cuckooing’ to be made criminal offences

The Children's Commissioner has said that new laws will provide ‘clarity that exploited children are victims’

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5 h. ago Olly Murs says he's 'broken' in health update after being forced to cancel Dubai show

The singer, 40, said he was ‘gutted’ as he pulled out of the concert just hours before the start time

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5 h. ago Children are safer flying in their own seats. But why does no one require it?

A crash landing in Toronto has highlighted the potential dangers of flying with a young child on an adult's lap

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5 h. ago Olly Murs shares health update after cancelling live show just hours before going on stage

Singer said he was ‘gutted’ at having to cancel the concert

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5 h. ago The Apprentice bosses 'pause filming' as Lord Sugar rushes to help ill candidate

The Apprentice bosses were forced 'pause filming' after one of the candidates fell ill in a recent episode of the BBC series - as Lord Sugar 'stepped in' to help

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5 h. ago Missouri lawmaker proposes registry of pregnant women ‘at risk’ for abortions

Dubbed ‘eHarmony for babies’, bill would create connected databases for pregnant women and those looking to adoptA Republican lawmaker in Missouri has introduced legislation to create a registry of pregnant women who are “at risk” of having an abortion – a proposal the bill’s author characterized as an “eHarmony for babies” that could also help match adoptive parents with babies.If passed, the bill would create two registries: one for people “at risk” of abortions and one for people looking to adopt. Members of each registry could access the other, while Missouri government officials would be tasked with helping members meet each other and facilitating adoptions. The bill’s goal is to “reduce the number of preventable abortions in Missouri”. Continue reading...

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