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When researching the Civil Rights Movement for my novel, “The Last Good Republican,” I became fascinated with one particular figure from that turbulent era who is often overlooked. Bayard Rustin, besides being a Black American, was also gay and a socialist during a period when any of those three traits could easily marginalize one to the sidelines of society. Instead, this complex figure rose to the summit of 20th century America’s struggle for full rights.

The stars know how to balance health and indulgence. While Hollywood is always buzzing about staying in shape, they also love a delicious meal.

The widow of a welder from Dumbarton who died of asbestos-related cancer said she is able to tell when people are dying of mesothelioma just by looking at them - as a new book is released detailing personal stories of victims of asbestos.

A tree surgeon was left stunned after discovering a woman living in a hedge.

A car showroom boss says he believes part of the plans for a new railway station i n Cheadle will force him out of business. It was announced in July that Cheadle Towns Fund Board (CTFB) had been granted government funding for the new £9m station and £1m for a related package of walking and cycling routes.

Machine Gun Kelly has shared a new video for ‘9 Lives’, which takes us behind the scenes of his huge 2022 world tour – check it out below.The rapper-turned-rocker finished up the UK and European leg of his ‘Mainstream Sellout’ world tour in Amsterdam this week (October 12), and the new video mixes performance footage with shots of Kelly and his band backstage, on the road between gigs and more.During the tour, Kelly paid tribute to the late Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington at his Wembley gig. At the same show, he brought out Skepta and Yungblud, while covering Ed Sheeran’s ‘Thinking Out Loud’ at one of three tiny gigs at Kingston-upon-Thames’ Pryzm.Go inside the ‘Mainstream Sellout’ tour through the new ‘9 Lives’ video below.Reviewing MGK at Wembley Arena, the first UK date of his world tour, NME wrote: “It’s a swaggering bravado that dominates the two-hour, 29-track show from its first seconds, when he appears on Wembley Arena’s stage via pink helicopter.”“Making Wembley Arena feel intimate, Machine Gun Kelly owns the stage for the duration of the concert.

This is the chilling note found inside the home of a nurse accused of killing seven babies.

A nurse accused of murdering seven babies and trying to kill 10 more wrote 'I am evil I did this' on a piece of paper later found in a police search of her house, a court has heard.

A nurse in the U.K. pleaded not guilty Monday to accusations that she murdered five baby boys and two girls, and attempted to murder 10 more children. Lucy Letby, 32, was a "constant, malevolent presence" in the neonatal unit of the Countess of Chester Hospital, prosecutor Nick Johnson argued before a jury at Manchester Crown Court in northwest England, according to The Independent.

Coronation Street actor Alex Bain - otherwise known as Corrie's Simon Barlow - is engaged to his fiancée Mollie Lockwood. And as we caught up with the loved-up pair in Manchester, Alex, 20, gave us the details about what their dreamy engagement consisted of when the star got down on one knee.

Coronation Street star Alex Bain has revealed he is engaged to girlfriend Mollie Lockwood - a year after popping the question. The actor, best known for playing Simon Barlow in the ITV soap, asked his girlfriend the all-important question in October last year and kept it secret from their families until Christmas when they announced the happy news.

Coronation Street star Alex Bain can’t stop smiling at his breathtakingly beautiful fiancée, Mollie Lockwood, as they prepare for their exclusive OK! engagement shoot. “Oh, wow! There’s a living goddess in this room right now,” he gushes as she steps out of the dressing room in her stunning glitter tulle gown. Alex – who plays Corrie chaos-causer Simon Barlow – then takes Mollie’s hand and gently guides her through the plush Manchester cocktail bar towards our camera crew.

He may only be 20 years old, but Coronation Street actor Alex Bain has had the full seal of approval from his parents after popping the question to his girlfriend Mollie Lockwood. The couple got engaged last October after Alex got down on one knee whilst they were celebrating their two-year anniversary.

Eleven workers at Plainville Farms in Pennsylvania have been charged with animal cruelty after a PETA investigator captured video allegedly showing them kicking, stomping and beating turkeys. The mistreatment took place at the company’s farms in Chester, Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton, Perry and Union counties, Pennsylvania State Police said Thursday.

A mum-of-two who drank two bottles of wine at the side of the road after her car broke down then refused to take a breath test has walked free from court. Elizabeth McKnight was ordered to take a breathalyser after police found her 'unsteady on her feet and slurring her words' on a grass verge next to her stationary Nissan Qashqai.

A nurse will go on trial today accused of the murders of seven babies.

Machine Gun Kelly paid tribute to late Linkin Park frontman and “great human being” Chester Bennington during his concert at OVO Arena Wembley in London over the weekend.A month before Bennington’s death in 2017, Kelly performed with Linkin Park in Poland, and was set to support the band on the North American leg of their ‘One More Light’ world tour, which was cancelled following Bennington’s passing.“We had a tour that we were about to start and three days before we started that tour, Chester passed away,” Kelly told the audience. “The last time I saw him was here in Europe, so I encourage you, because life is short, to go live this life.

An award-winning vegan doughnut shop launched by two of Hollyoaks ' favourite faces has announced it will close next weekend blaming the "economic crisis" - although they hope it will only be temporary. Film and TV actor couple Emmett J Scanlan and Claire Cooper launched the Doughhnut Whisperer in Cheshire with baker Stephanie Reid last year.

Hollyoaks stars Claire Cooper and Emmett Scanlan, who are also married in real life, have been forced to close down their bakery due to the "economic crisis". The couple, who featured in the hit Channel 4 show until 2013 as Brendan Brady and Jacqui McQueen, opened the Doughnut Whisperer in Chester last year. However, despite Claire originally describing the business as a "dream come true," things haven't gone well in recent months.

Holly Willoughby has shared a heart warming post on Instagram wishing her son, Chester, a happy birthday.The This Morning presenter uploaded a blurry snap as she embraced her now eight year old son in a loving cuddle and wrote a touching message to the birthday boy. Holly captioned the post: "Early morning blurry snuggles with the birthday boy… Happy 8th Birthday Chester…we love you so very much." The picture gave fans a rare glimpse inside the family home as the proud mum-of-three snuggled up to her youngest.

The Real Housewives of Cheshire star Lystra Adams has announced that she's 'walked away' from the Boujee restaurant chain. The reality star was one of the directors and 'the face' of the all-pink restaurants and bar based on Manchester's Bridge Street, as well as Carnival, its Caribbean and Latino-inspired pop-up on the restaurant terrace.

A man who had been on a night out 'drinking with his boys' says he spotted a puma on a roof. James Davies claims he saw the large cat near the Chester City Centre Market when he had stepped out to go the toilet.

Most holidaymakers from Greater Manchester heading to the North Wales coastline will travel down the A55, North Wales' busiest road, but most travellers are completely unaware of a decades-old tradition that has a very special meaning.

The landlord of an award-winning pub claims that Chester Races are bad for business in the city as he says they attract 'horrible people' and drive locals away.

Holly Willoughby has shared a sweet snap cuddling her son Chester as he prepares to head back to school. In the photo shared on the This Morning presenter’s Instagram page on Thursday 1 September, Holly went makeup-less for a selfie with her seven year old son while wearing pyjamas.

A luxury boutique hotel is not what you’d expect to come across in the middle of a park in Greater Manchester. But it’s exactly what you’ll find at the heart of Bruntwood Park in Stockport.

K.J. Yossman Red Bull Studios (RBS), one of the producers behind the electrifying documentary “The Real Mo Farah,” have set their next project, titled “The Moment: How Sports Changed the World,” Variety can exclusively reveal.Directed by Tom Jennings of 1895 Films, “The Moment” is a feature doc that explores the lasting repercussions of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, which was controversially held in South Africa at the tail end of apartheid.

EXCLUSIVE: Legendary Italian actor Franco Nero (Django) has been tapped to play the Pope in Screen Gems’ supernatural thriller The Pope’s Exorcist, with Laurel Marsden (Ms. Marvel), Cornell S. John (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald) and newcomer Peter DeSouza-Feighoney also now set for the film from director Julius Avery. They join an ensemble led by Academy Award winner Russell Crowe, which also includes Alex Essoe and Daniel Zovatto, as previously announced.

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John Steiner, a British actor who appeared in Caligula and several other films in the 1960s and 1970s, has died. He was 81 and passed Sunday at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs after a two-vehicle automobile accident in La Quinta, the Riverside County Sheriff’s department told the Desert Sun newspaper.