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K.J. Yossman Mercury Studios, the production company behind recent Abbey Road Studios doc “If These Walls Could Sing,” have unveiled their new feature, about composer Felix Mendelssohn’s genius sister Fanny. Although Felix, who is best known for writing “The Wedding March,” is still world-renowned 175 years after his death, his sister Fanny was also a prolific musician, composing 450 works – including her own wedding music – before she died in her early 40s. “Fanny: The Other Mendelssohn” tells her story. Sheila Hayman (“Mendelssohn, The Nazis and Me”) directs the doc, which also stars classical artist Isata Kanneh-Mason bringing Mendelssohn’s works to life. Filming has taken place in Berlin, New York, London, Oxford and Buckingham Palace, where Kanneh-Mason played Queen Victoria’s piano.

Florence Pugh walks hand in hand with boyfriend Charlie Gooch while out and about in London over the weekend.

Having played the iconic Rodney Blackstock in Emmerdale for over 20 years, Patrick Mower is a familiar face to soap fans up and down the country. Over the years, Patrick has taken on some dramatic storylines including one in 2018 which saw his character Rodney suffer a tangent ischaemic attack (TIA), also known as a mini stroke, following an argument. But while he may be a veteran in the world of soaps, viewers may be less familiar with Patrick’s life off screen away from the Yorkshire Dales.

K.J. Yossman “Bridgerton’s” Nicola Coughlan and “It’s a Sin’s” Lydia West are set to co-star in a new comedy for Channel 4 titled “Big Mood” (working title). The show, which was previously titled “Super Close,” will be produced by Fremantle’s Dancing Ledge Productions. It was written and created by Camilla Whitehill (“Porters”). “Brooklyn Nine Nine” director Rebecca Asher is also on board to helm the six part series, which is set to start shooting this spring. Fremantle will handle global sales. According to the logline, the show “is a vivacious and rebellious portrayal of female friendship when infiltrated by the complexities of a serious mental illness.”

Pete Doherty has announced his first solo acoustic tour of the UK and Ireland in a decade – see ticket details and dates for ‘The Battered Songbook Tour’ below.The tour is set to begin in April and will feature career-spanning setlists incorporating songs from The Libertines, Babyshambles and Doherty’s solo projects.Of what to expect from the shows, a statement read: “Peter promises to take audiences on an unforgettable ride into his strange and fascinating world where nothing is as it seems and life itself is an intense euphoric dream. Friends and special guests are expected to join him on occasion across these seventeen dates.”‘The Battered Songbook Tour’ begins in Belfast on April 13, ending on May 5 with a huge London gig at the Royal Albert Hall.See the full list of dates below.

Florence Pugh was photographed holding hands with a new man, Charlie Gooch, and fans are wondering if they’re possibly dating!

Trivium have announced they will be returning to the UK this summer for an intimate tour.The news comes just weeks after the Floridian heavy metallers last visited the UK for their ‘Dead Men & Dragons’ tour, which included a date at London’s 5,000 capacity Eventim Apollo.Now, Trivium have confirmed that they will be returning in the summer for 13 intimate shows, some in locations that they haven’t visited for 15 years. Support will come from Bleed From Within and Orbit Culture.“Since the first UK headline tour in 2005 we’d made it a point to do our best to get out of the big cities and play other ones that might get overlooked or skipped.

The woman who killed Harry Dunn has managed to dodge jail for the 19-year-old's death. Anne Sacoolas, 45, from the US admitted last month that she had accidentally killed the teen while driving a Volvo near a US military base in August 2019.

EXCLUSIVE: Australian-British writer Pip Williams’ novel The Dictionary of Lost Words is to be adapted as a TV series.

Local radio, one of the BBC’s most treasured departments, is the latest to be hit by the swingeing cuts to the BBC News division.

Inspiral Carpets have confirmed that they are reuniting for a UK tour in spring 2023 – see full dates below and find tickets here.The indie veterans will hit the road for gigs next March and April, with the tour kicking off in Northampton and stopping in Newcastle, Oxford, Brighton, Cambridge, Manchester, Nottingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Sheffield, London, Coventry and Frome.The band last played together in 2015, before they went on indefinite hiatus following the death of their drummer, Craig Gill. At the time the likes of Liam Gallagher, Stephen Holt and the city of Manchester paid tribute to Gill over Twitter.Formed by Clint Boon, Gill joined Inspiral Carpets at the age of just 14 in 1986.

AJ Tracey has announced a new partnership with St Peter’s College Oxford which will see him funding opportunities for black students at the University Of Oxford college.“We are delighted that AJ Tracey has become a close friend of St Peter’s College”, says Judith Buchanan, Head of the college. “We welcome the useful questions he asks about black experience in Oxford and his attentive interest in the wellbeing of our students.

AJ Tracey has launched a new fund to help Black students studying at Oxford University.The AJ Tracey Fund will aim to address “historic underrepresentation” of Black students at Oxford, and will provide students with financial assistances, mentorship schemes and more.Speaking to The Guardian about the new scheme, the West London rapper said: “I think, in general, for anyone who doesn’t understand why Black people who have managed to become successful want to help Black kids, it should be self-explanatory. The whole country is catered towards white people and we’re just trying to level the playing field by helping Black kids.”Discussing the barriers he faced in his own education, Tracey added: “I truly believe that I had the potential to go [to Oxford or Cambridge].

A British tourist has tragically drowned while on a trip abroad to Crete in the third death the Greek resort has seen in a matter of days. The woman, who is believed to be Welsh, was discovered on the afternoon of Oct, 5 after her lifeless body was swept ashore to Almyrida beach near Chania.

Meghan Markle, and it is…strange, to say the least. The royal family has been in the news a lot lately due to the death of last month.

Hallyu! The Korean Wave will feature around 200 objects from outfits worn by K-pop groups ATEEZ and aespa to a recreation of the bathroom from Bong Joon-ho’s Oscar-winning movie Parasite. Digital displays and interactive installations will also take visitors deeper into the scenes the exhibition explores.Curator Rosalie Kim began pitching the exhibition to the Victoria & Albert museum in 2019 after noticing that younger visitors coming to the museum’s Korean Gallery and comparing items to ones they had seen in K-dramas and films.

Caroline Polachek has postponed her forthcoming UK and European tour.The former Chairlift singer was due to hit the road in support of her 2019 solo album ‘Pang’ on October 16 in Berlin, but she has now pushed the dates back to 2023 in order to complete work on her new album.She also confirmed that she will no longer support Flume on his tour in Australia and that her Halloween show at London’s O2 Academy Brixton will now be on Valentine’s Day next year (with a new date added in Oxford). You can see the full list of dates below.“I’m very sorry to announce that my upcoming UK/EU tour is rescheduled for February, and I’ll no longer be joining Flume on tour in Australia,” Polachek wrote.

Heavenly have announced details of their first gig in 28 years, alongside details of an extensive album reissue series.The ’90s indie band will reissue all four of their studio albums via the Skep Wax label across a two year period.The first album to be reissued will be their 1991 debut LP ‘Heavenly vs. Satan’, which is due to come out in November and feature updated notations from the band and a 7″ lyric booket.Next May (May 20, 2023), the band will then play their first live show together in nearly three decades, taking to the stage at London’s Bush Hall.The line-up for the gig will see Amelia Fletcher, Peter Momtchiloff, Robert Pursey and Cathy Rogers joined by Ian Button on drums, and you can find ticket details below.Big news #2: to celebrate the re-issue of our LPs we are doing a special one-off gig (20 May 2022).

A new league table of Scottish universities has been published, ranking them from best to worst.

during the national period of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II.Yesterday (September 12) a 22-year-old man was arrested in Edinburgh after heckling the late Queen’s son, the Duke of York, as he walked behind her coffin.Police Scotland said that the man, who was caught on camera shouting “You’re a sick old man” at Prince Andrew was detained “in connection with a breach of the peace on the Royal Mile”. He has since been charged.At the weekend (Sunday September 11), Police Scotland also arrested a 22-year-old woman who held a sign up that read “Fuck imperialism, abolish monarchy” ahead of the accession proclamation of King Charles III.

The extended royal family. When Queen Consort Camilla married King Charles III in 2005, Prince William and Prince Harry gained two stepsiblings: Tom Parker Bowles and Laura Lopes.

Liz Truss is no stranger to Scotland. The winner of the Tory leadership contest has made much of the fact she lived north of the Border during the 1980s.

Bob Dylan has added three new shows to his forthcoming UK tour – tickets will be available from here.The legendary musician’s upcoming stint on these shores forms part of his ‘Rough And Rowdy Ways’ world tour, which started in the US in late 2021.Dylan is due to hit the UK this October, kicking things off with an intimate four-night billing at the London Palladium (October 19, 20, 23, 34). He’ll then visit the Motorpoint Arena Cardiff (26), the Bonus Arena in Hull (27) and Motorpoint Arena Nottingham (28) before ending the run with two consecutive performances at the SEC Armadillo in Glasgow (30, 31).Now, he has announced new dates at O2 Apollo Manchester, Oxford’s New Theatre and Bournemouth BIC on November 2, 4 and 5.

Gang Of Youths have pulled next month’s North American tour dates, citing burnout as the reason for the last-minute cancellation.The Australian indie rockers were due to play shows in the US and Canada, kicking off in Milwaukee’s The Rave II in Wisconsin on September 13 before wrapping at Las Vegas’ 24 Oxford in Nevada on October 1.But singer and guitarist Dave Le’aupepe explained in a post announcing the cancellation that his own “ongoing health issues” and the “stress of travel, illness and feeling constantly hampered by injuries and physical shit sustained on the road” is taking “a significant toll on my wellbeing overall”.Le’aupepe added that he won’t be “bullshitting” fans about the reasons, telling them that he is “absolutely fucken [sic] knackered” and needs to take time out to recuperate because he feels that it’s “unacceptable” to play shows when it “isn’t to the best of my ability”.important news re north america. pic.twitter.com/qJ0VEvigCk— gang of youths (@gangofyouths) August 31, 2022He explained that it’s not just him that needs a break.

A new bus gate has been installed on Bridge Street in Manchester city centre.

The Lass O' Gowrie, which has stood on Charles Street in the city centre for more than a century has reopened its doors following a extensive refurbishment. The two-part transformation includes the addition of a multi-purpose cinema room.

Tram and train services are being disrupted after a fire broke out with 'repeatedly loud bangs' near to a Metrolink stop. All services running through Cornbrook, on the border of Manchester and Trafford near Castlefield, have been suspended after the fire involving tyres and a 'highly flammable' gas broke out this evening (August 14).

A lorry driver involved in a crash on the M62 that left the front of his cab completely smashed has been fined for careless driving. Bruno Dos Santos de Mendes, of Crowley Road in Oxford, was driving a Scania HGV along the motorway between Junction 21 and 22 near Rochdale last year when he hit another lorry in front of him.