44 h. ago Opera house praised for canceling singer with links to Putin

He received a prestigious state award from Putin last year

Politics

50 h. ago Lanarkshire opera singer prepares for world premiere performance

Monica McGhee's song cycle, The Pebbles We Keep, sets centuries of poems by Scots women to music.

Politics

58 h. ago Alan Carr tipped to host Strictly Come Dancing after Celebrity Traitors success

Alan Carr won The Celebrity Traitors in a tense series finale on Thursday and, overcome with emotion, the comedian told viewers: "I am and have always been a traitor"

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3 d. ago What really happened when The Traitors’ Lucy Beaumont split from Jon Richardson & huge step she’s taking with his pal

LUCY Beaumont's success on Celebrity Traitor's hasn't come as a surprise to anyone - she’s a master of mixing fact and fiction having famously turned her rows with husband Jon Richardson into a telly show.  But when the 42-year-old announced their nine-year marriage was coming to an end, fans were left questioning what was real...

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3 d. ago Deaf London opera singer celebrating deaf success at landmark Westminster event

Deaf London opera singer celebrating deaf success at landmark Westminster event  London Post

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9 d. ago ‘I’ve played a lot of sneery bastards’: Roger Allam on bad singing, big paydays and Elgar’s level of ‘gitacity’

He launched a thousand memes as the beleaguered Tory MP in The Thick of It, and starred in the original production of Les Misérables. Now the actor is making not-so-sweet music in the Alan Bennett-scripted film The Choral. But there are plenty of things he draws the line at A key plot point of The Choral revolves around Roger Allam singing badly. This is the man who originated the role of Javert in Les Misérables back in 1985, who was Olivier-nominated for his performance in Cy Coleman’s musical City of Angels and who once contemplated a career as an opera singer.Talk me through that, I say: the bad singing. We’re at his home in southwest London. He’s very busy, filming, but a small window of time was found to meet – did I mind coming to his house? No, of course I didn’t, and here I am on a blustery Monday morning, perched on a chair next to him, sat in the corner on the sofa in a comfortable but anonymous front room looking on to a leafy street. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago AD FEATURE: Swansea Building Society celebrates a decade of success in Carmarthen

The branch’s success has been so significant that the Society has now purchased the former TSB building on Blue Street

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9 d. ago Gavin and Stacey star Ruth Jones 'in talks for Celebrity Traitors series two' as BBC approach contestants after the show's huge success

The BBC show has been a huge success with the first UK celebrity edition set to wrap up next Thursday in an epic final.

Culture

1 week ago Wishaw Golf Club Ladies team celebrate Strathclyde League success

The talented squad displayed outstanding skill, commitment, and teamwork throughout the campaign, securing the league title in impressive fashion.

Events

2 w. ago Katie Price's 'hard work pays off' as she celebrates new career success

Katie Price stepped away from her glamour model career and has had big success in her new venture as her followers praised her latest achievements

Economics

2 w. ago Enforce law when suicide linked to domestic violence, say UK campaigners

Landmark meeting in Westminster hears from string of families who say they have been failed by justice systemEvery suicide in which the deceased has been a victim of domestic violence should be investigated as a potential homicide, according to calls by campaigners who want see abusers held to account for the devastating affect of their actions.The move is necessary because police and prosecutors are not doing enough to bring perpetrators to justice in cases of suicide after domestic abuse.In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Suicides linked to domestic abuse should be investigated as potential homicides, say UK families

Landmark meeting in Westminster hears from string of relatives who say they have been failed by justice systemEvery suicide in which the deceased has been a victim of domestic violence should be investigated as a potential homicide, according to calls by campaigners who want see abusers held to account for the devastating affect of their actions.The move is necessary because police and prosecutors are not doing enough to bring perpetrators to justice in cases of suicide after domestic abuse.In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading...

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2 w. ago London celebrates success of Community Based Electrical Recycling Projects

London celebrates success of Community Based Electrical Recycling Projects  London Post

Politics

2 w. ago King hosts creatives from Western Balkans at special reception

Charles was joined by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in celebrating the success of the region’s creative sector at the event in central London.

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2 w. ago Eurovision star Sam Ryder to celebrate his album with new Star Wars Lego sets

Forget sports cars Sam Ryder celebrates his success with new Lego sets. The former Eurovision star has revealed he can't get another of the building blocks and has his heart set on two new sets from his favourite fantasy films

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3 w. ago Alan Carr 'in talks for chat show comeback on the BBC' after his Celebrity Traitors success

BBC bosses are reportedly preparing to offer Celebrity Traitors star Alan Carr his own chat show, nearly a decade after his hit Channel 4 series Chatty Man ended.

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3 w. ago Edinburgh Napier University’s School of Health and Social Care celebrates 30th anniversary

A university school responsible for training generations of health and social care professionals is celebrating three decades of success.

Culture

3 w. ago The Traitors' Elen Wyn reveals she has two wombs and cervixes amid endometriosis battle

Elen Wyn is known for being a Welsh opera singer and rose to fame as a faithful on the hit BBC show last January but has now opened up about her health battles

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3 w. ago The Traitors star Elen Wyn reveals she has two wombs and two cervixes as she details her abnormal anatomy and endometriosis battle: 'I feel like I'm being stabbed'

The Welsh opera singer, 25, who rose to fame on the hit BBC show, has detailed how while pushing for an endometriosis diagnosis doctors found something far from what they were expecting.

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3 w. ago West Lothian health hero honoured at Celebrating Success Awards

Cath Chalmers won NHS Lothian’s Volunteer Award at the Board’s annual Celebrating Success Ceremony for her incredible dedication and impact at Sunndach in West Lothian.

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