9 h. ago Judy Murray's brother pays touching family photo tribute to Hibs

Roy Erskine, Andy Murray's grandfather, died as tributes poured in from all those closest to him, including from his son Niall.

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9 h. ago Know the score? I don’t read music, but that’s no hindrance to reimagining great classical works

Folk duo Pound & Stevens have transformed, and added to, Holst’s The Planets Suite and tour the new work this week with Britten Sinfonia. Will Pound explains why playing by ear is his greatest strengthI’m a harmonica and accordion player and one half of folk-classical duo Stevens & Pound. As a multi-instrumentalist I am rooted in a folk tradition that is oral, aural and communal. Music and song are passed down by ear, either through recordings or – more fun – traditional music sessions. Here, players and singers get together to share, swap and play tunes, drawing from a repertoire that is always evolving. While collections of tunes are certainly notated, their scores act as a skeleton – providing the basic architecture of pitch and rhythm but rarely offering explicit guidance on how the music should be played.Delia Stevens and I are about to head out on tour, performing with the Britten Sinfonia and Robert Macfarlane in a new work called The Silent Planet, a recomposition of...

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9 h. ago Father found dead in Hyde Park's Serpentine lake on Christmas Eve after going missing while visiting his sick son in London hospital

Gareth Griffiths, 45, had travelled to Londonf rom his home in Cornwall in early December to visit his youngest son, 13, who was undergoing a life-saving bone marrow transplant.

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10 h. ago Bonnie Tyler says 'I earn nothing' for Total Eclipse of the Heart in shocking claim

Welsh music legend Bonnie Tyler says she earns virtually nothing from streaming Total Eclipse of the Heart despite the iconic song surpassing one billion streams

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10 h. ago Reform mocked by Angela Rayner over major Greater Manchester by

MP Lee Anderson shared photos as parties are set to campaign in Gorton and Denton

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10 h. ago Swiss bar owners ‘blame girl in the helmet’ for starting horror NYE fire that killed 40, leaked police interview reveals

THE Swiss bar owners facing prison over a New Year’s Eve inferno that killed 40 people have blamed a young waitress for starting the blaze and blocking an escape route, a leaked police interview reveals. Jacques Moretti, 49, and his wife Jessica Moretti, 40, are under judicial supervision after the deadly fire at Le Constellation...

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10 h. ago Carol Wright defends Victoria Beckham over THAT 'inappropriate' wedding dance as she claims she's a 'lightweight' who loves her son and wanted to dance with him

Carol Wright has defended Victoria Beckham after her son, Brooklyn Beckham, made a series of bombshell allegations towards her.

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10 h. ago Missing dad found dead in Hyde Park after leaving son's hospital bedside

Missing dad found dead in Hyde Park after leaving son's hospital bedside  mylondon.news

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10 h. ago Neil Young gifts Greenland free access to his music and withdraws it from Amazon over Trump

The singer-songwriter has donated access to his music archive to ‘ease the unwarranted stress and threats’ Greenlanders have experienced from the US governmentNeil Young has donated a year’s worth of access to his music and documentary archive to the people of Greenland after the territory’s future became the subject of a fraught dispute with the US.“I hope my music and music films will ease some of the unwarranted stress and threats you are experiencing from our unpopular and hopefully temporary government,” Young wrote in a statement on his website, Neil Young Archives, which offers comprehensive access to the 80-year-old songwriter’s recorded and live catalogues and other output. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Gary Neville singles out two Man Utd stars and reveals Jamie Redknapp text message

Gary Neville discussed Manchester United's Premier League win over Arsenal and highlighted two players who particularly impressed him in that game.

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11 h. ago Mother of man jailed in Syria for Islamic State links calls for his repatriation to UK or Canada

Sally Lane fears son Jack Letts, who left UK aged 18, may face death penalty if airlifted to Iraq under US operationThe mother of a British-born man detained for nearly nine years without trial in Syria has called for his repatriation to the UK or Canada as the US plans to airlift 7,000 Islamic State-linked prisoners from Syria to Iraq.Sally Lane, the mother of Jack Letts, 30, said she was “frantically trying to find out as much as possible” and that it was unclear if he would face the death penalty in Iraq or remain in Syria – or be sent to Canada or the UK in line with US demands. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Love Island's Scott Thomas 'finds love with stunning dancer Lauren Kingsman'

The Love Island star, 37, is said to have introduced Lauren to his family on New Year's Eve and has said the romance is going 'really well'.

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11 h. ago UK's 'saddest place' revealed where locals have already had enough of everyone by January

One in four residents of this particular town have admitted they are 'genuinely depressed' in January - with many Brits saying they particularly crave sunlight and warmth at this time of year

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12 h. ago Take That’s Mark Owen says BRIT Awards are in 'good hands' as ceremony moves to Manchester

The trio spoke to The Standard at a special screening of the band’s forthcoming Netflix documentary ahead of the ceremony next month

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12 h. ago Photos show aquagym classes in Senegal helping people with reduced mobility

Participants of all ages gather on a beach in Dakar for low-impact aquagym sessions in the Atlantic Ocean, moving in the water to ease pain and improve mobility.

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12 h. ago Property owner shoots coach's son dead after what he did to the side of his building

Garrett Hughes, 21, in Key West, Florida was shot dead after a fiery altercation with Lloyd Preston Brewer III, 60, outside a small mall in the area, after what he did to his building

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12 h. ago 'I'm 74 but people say I look decades younger all thanks to one particular fruit'

A woman has gone viral for her youthful appearance at 74, and she credits eating one fruit regularly as part of her diet.

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13 h. ago Cruz Beckham's girlfriend Jackie Apostel piles VERY pointed praise on 'resilient, respectful and kind' Victoria

Cruz Beckham's girlfriend has praised his mother Victoria in a pointed statement amid the famous family's shocking feud with son Brookly and his wife Nicola Peltz. 

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13 h. ago Reason why David Beckham's son supports Arsenal as Man United legend fires shot

David Beckham may have played for Manchester United for over a decade, but that hasn't stopped his son Romeo from supporting their Premier League rivals

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13 h. ago Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha: ‘It’s love and pain. Leicester is like my son, so I have to do it right’

The Leicester City chair plays down talk of another relegation but knows the mood among fans is fraughtLeicester City are hurting but Aiyawatt “Top” Srivaddhanaprabha, looking towards the pitch at the King Power Stadium, insists he shares supporters’ frustrations. He acknowledges the warm glow of their extraordinary Premier League title win almost a decade ago has long faded. He watches every game, which sometimes means tuning in from Thailand in the early hours. An 8pm kick-off in England is a 3am start in Bangkok.“I want to see the real passion of the players and the performance,” the chair says. “When it is not there, I can’t sleep, so it’s love and pain. Leicester is like my son. So I have to do it right. Of course, a son can be naughty, a son can fail the exam, a pain in your head. The son can be top of the class, graduate, have a bad girlfriend or good wife, you never know. So I feel the same, but the love is there. The responsibility is there. The first thing for me is to ide...

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