King Crimson, Bucks Fizz and Father Christmas lyricist Peter Sinfield dies
Andrew Woodger/BBC Peter Sinfield said he had “no expectations” of having a hit record with I Believe In Father Christmas The King Crimson and Bucks Fizz lyricist Peter Sinfield has died aged 80. He also provided the words for Greg Lake’s perennial festive hit I Believe In Father Christmas, which first charted in 1975. Sinfield, […]
Hunt for boys in photos set to go on show at Tate Britain
Ingrid Pollard. All rights reserved, DACS The portraits were taken in 1989, a year before Tulse Hill School closed An award-winning photographer is trying to trace a group of men whose portraits she took in a south London school 35 years ago, which are set to feature in a major exhibition. Ingrid Pollard was invited […]
Silent auction marks art charity’s 40th birthday
Julia Gregory/BBC The Artventure Trust runs art workshops for 55 adults a week A Surrey charity which runs art studios for adults with learning disabilities is celebrating its 40th birthday with a silent auction. The Artventure Trust runs art workshops for 55 adults a week at studios in Merrow and Bramley. The artists have donated […]
Berwick’s barracks to stage ‘living parade’ artwork
Maltings Trust Local people will be filmed in advance to appear in images projected on the walls An 18th century barracks is to be lit up in a “living parade” as the first event in a five-year plan to increase visitor numbers. The artwork, made up of large-scale light projections, is part of The Living […]
Sunderland Maritime Heritage museum running out of space
Sunderland Maritime Heritage Mr Sullivan, pictured third from left, said expanding in the neighbouring building would be a “step forward” A museum and visitor centre trying to preserve a city’s shipbuilding heritage is “running out of space”. Volunteers at Sunderland Maritime Heritage Museum, in Sunderland, said “hardly a week goes past” without people dropping off […]
DJ Danny Stubbs’ last track to raise money for cancer charity
The final work of a Stoke-on-Trent DJ who died from cancer earlier this year has now been released as a charity single. Danny Stubbs, from Chell Heath, began his career in clubs in Hanley in the early 2000s. He went on to enjoy a career that took him across the world and worked with some […]
I never imagined women’s rights would be lost so easily
Getty Images Malala Yousafzai has campaigned for women’s rights since she was shot by a Taliban gunman in 2012 A bullet failed to silence her, now Malala Yousafzai is lending her voice to the women of Afghanistan. In just a few years since the Taliban retook control of the country, women’s rights have been eroded […]
Blossoms on Gary, the gorilla that helped them reach ‘the peak of our powers’
BBC/So Television/PA Media/Matt Crossick Blossoms took their replica Gary gorilla on to the BBC’s Later… with Jools Holland last month After scoring their latest number one with an album named after an eight-foot fibreglass gorilla called Gary, Manchester band Blossoms are doing a victory lap of their home city – with five sold-out gigs in […]
Inside a scam looting millions from Indians
Pavan Kumar Ruchika Tandon had nonstop surveillance by strangers on the phone For a harrowing week in August, Ruchika Tandon, a 44-year-old neurologist at one of India’s top hospitals, was ensnared in what felt like a high-stakes federal crime investigation. Yet, it was an elaborate scam – a web of deceit spun by scammers who […]
Biden allows Ukraine to strike inside Russia with long-range missiles
White Sands Missile Range Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) can reach up to 300km (186 miles) and are tough to intercept due to their high speed US President Joe Biden has given the green light for Ukraine to use long-range missiles supplied by the US to strike Russia. A US official has confirmed the move, […]