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Melissa Etheridge shares emotional journey and loss of son Beckett

Melissa Etheridge opens up about her late son's opioid addiction and reflects on the pain, relief, and love experienced during his struggle.

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Olympic swimming legend Michael Phelps and wife Nicole welcome fourth son

Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, now has four sons - Boomer, seven, Beckett, five, Maverick, four, and newborn Nico

Evening Standard

Sentencing of Glasgow child abuse ring delayed for another three months

A judge has told the child abusers they face “very substantial” jail terms for “extraordinary depravity”

The Independent UK

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Scottish child abuse ring members have sentencing delayed for three months

Seven people convicted of being part of a Scottish child abuse ring face at least a three-month wait to find out if they will be given life…

The National (Scotland)

'Extreme depravity': Child abusers told they face 'substantial' jail time

A CHILD abuse ring who preyed on victims in a drugs den have been warned that they face “very substantial” jail terms for “extraordinary…

The National (Scotland)

‘After rehearsal, my face hurts from laughing!’ The Ghosts cast on fun, fame and their festive farewell

It’s one of the UK’s most cherished comedies, but now it’s bowing out for ever. The stars talk about nicking things from the set – and being called ‘outrageous and shameful’ by Piers Morgan

The Guardian - UK

The exquisite physical comedy of Dirty Birds: a new Aussie post-COVID Theatre of the Absurd

Theatre is littered with sister double acts: Antigone and Ismene, Kate and Bianca, Blanche and Stella, Fleabag and Claire. The shared history of sisters delivers inbuilt emotional stakes and lots of baggage. The doubling of experience brings both love and rivalry, the joys of being known and the horrors of…

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Inside the horror of the drug-addled gang that held ‘child rape nights’ in Glasgow home

Residents left ‘sick to their stomach’ after paedophile ring exposed in case which ‘plunges to the depths of human depravity’, Amy-Clare-Martin reports

The Independent UK

Prom 43: Endgame review – music brings compassion to Beckett’s austere drama

For its UK premiere, György Kurtág’s opera faced a challenge summoning the play’s claustrophobia in this venue, but performances and players were superb

The Guardian - UK

‘I compose to seek the truth’: György Kurtág on depression, totalitarianism and his 73-year marriage

He was mentored by Ligeti, too shy to meet Beckett, and half of one of the greatest ever musical and romantic partnerships. As his opera arrives at the Proms, the avant garde master gives a rare interview

The Guardian - UK

Mum of pregnant woman pushed off Arthur's Seat haunted by her chilling last words

Fawziyah Javed, 31, asked if she was 'going to die before' her and her unborn child were murdered at Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh in September 2021.

Daily Record

Mother of woman murdered at Edinburgh landmark haunted by daughter’s last words

Kashif Anwar was jailed for life after being found guilty of murdering his wife in September 2021.

The Independent UK

All of It review – Alistair McDowall’s extraordinary tales of ordinary life

Three audacious monologues by McDowall, dazzlingly performed by Kate O’Flynn, open vivid windows on to day-to-day existence

The Guardian - UK

Killer beat his own gran to death when he was supposed to be looking after her

Scott McCulloch repeatedly punched and stamped on frail Patricia Bitters in her own home in Forres, Moray, in a "appallingly violent assault" and she died days later

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Watch Chad Smith break down Red Hot Chili Peppers drum beats and fills in a virtual masterclass with Drumeo

Chad took a trip to Drumeo HQ to talk through some of the band's biggest songs

The Independent UK

Murderer Kashif Anwar ‘showed no remorse’ after killing his wife, court hears

Lord Beckett said the killing of Fawziyah Javed on Arthur’s Seat, Edinburgh, in September 2021, was ‘intentional murder’.

Irish Mirror

Pregnant woman 'pushed off hill in Edinburgh by husband had secret code with her mum'

The trial presided over by Judge Lord Beckett, heard of the instances of alleged abuse and control from Anwar

Daily Record

Killer Andrew Innes jailed for at least 36 years for murdering mother and tot, 2, in Dundee home

Andrew Innes, 52, was found guilty of murdering Bennylyn Burke, 25, and Jellica Burke at his Dundee home in 2021.

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The Independent UK

Killer Andrew Innes must serve at least 36 years in jail for double murder

Innes, 52, was found guilty of the murders of Bennylyn Burke, 25, and her daughter Jellica.

Los Angeles Times

Saluting David Crosby, Melissa Etheridge thanks him for being kids’ biological dad

David Crosby gave fellow musician Melissa Etheridge “the gift of family,” the latter wrote in a Thursday tribute to the Crosby, Stills & Nash legend.

The Independent UK

Melissa Etheridge pays tribute to her children’s father David Crosby

Crosby is the biological father of Etheridge’s two children, who were conceived using artificial insemination.

Daily Mirror

Melissa Etheredge thanks her sperm donor David Crosby after picking him over Brad Pitt

David Crosby was the biological father of two of Melissa Etheridge's children, after the singer-songwriter opted to use the Crosby, Stills & Nash hitmaker as a sperm donor over pal Brad Pitt

The Independent UK

Eleven people accused of taking part in child sex ring involving witchcraft and attempted murder

Seven men and four women are alleged to have taken part in a child sex ring between January 2010 and March 2020 at various addresses in Glasgow

Daily Record

Scots teenager who murdered stranger on 18th birthday night out jailed for life

Brian McKillop attacked James Britton as the 51 year-old was heading home in Rutherglen.

Glasgow Live

Middle aged man kicked to death by drunk stranger celebrating his 18th birthday

Vicious Brian McKillop was jailed for life at the high court today for murdering 51-year-old James Britton in a terrifying attack witnessed by horrified drivers.

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