Bernie Dalton always wanted to record an album of his songs. But when he lost his voice as a result of motor neurone disease – also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) – singer Essence Goldman stepped in. Image: Essence and Bernie Credit: Essence Goldman Source link
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionSir David thinks the move would benefit generations of black children Architect Sir David Adjaye has called for a “long overdue” museum celebrating black culture in Britain. He believes it would help generations of black children to feel part of “the language, DNA and roots” of the […]
Image copyright Getty Images The Super Bowl half-time show draws in audiences of up to 100m people. As a musician, it’s just about the biggest stage you could hope for. Some performances – including shows by Michael Jackson and Prince – are still spoken about years later. So surely no artist would turn it down? […]
Image copyright PA Image caption Sir Elton John and his husband David Furnish were among those to reach settlements with NGN Sir Elton John, Elizabeth Hurley and Heather Mills have settled phone-hacking claims against News Group Newspapers, their lawyers have said. The case involving NGN, publisher of the Sun and the now-defunct News of the […]
Image copyright Rankin Image caption Boy George: “I wouldn’t say I’m completely zen now but it’s something I aim for” “I feel like modern culture is on a loop,” says Boy George, sitting in his publicist’s office, 33 storeys above London’s Euston Road. “Every time I come out to promote something I’m answering the same […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The artwork was painted on a door at the Bataclan venue in the French capital An artwork by the British artist Banksy painted as a tribute to the victims of the 2015 terror attack at the Bataclan music hall in Paris has been stolen. The work, which depicted a […]
Image copyright Vincent Lambe Image caption The young actors in a publicity shot for the film A film recreating events around the notorious murder of two-year-old James Bulger will be allowed to compete at the Oscars, the awards’ organisers say. James’ mother had called for Detainment to be withdrawn, after it was nominated in the […]
The new host of The Rap Show on BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra says she “won’t tolerate disrespectful lyrics towards women at all” on her show. Tiffany Calver became the first woman to host the Saturday night 9-11pm slot when she took over from Charlie Sloth at the beginning of January. A few weeks in, […]
Image copyright AFP/Getty Attempts by backbench MPs to remove the government’s power to deliver Brexit are “extremely concerning”, Downing Street has said. On Monday one group of MPs will present a bill that could allow Brexit to be delayed if Parliament does not approve an EU withdrawal agreement. According to the Sunday Times, another group […]
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionFootage of car on fire in Londonderry A bomb has exploded inside a car outside the courthouse in Londonderry. The explosion occurred in Bishop Street at about 20:15 GMT on Saturday, shortly after police received a warning. Officers were on the scene when the blast occurred. No […]
Image copyright Geoff Robinson Image caption The replacement Land Rover Freelander being driven on Saturday Norfolk Police say they have spoken to the Duke of Edinburgh after he was pictured driving without a seat belt, 48 hours after being involved in a crash near Sandringham in Norfolk. A spokeswoman said “suitable words of advice have […]
Image caption Six million Jews were murdered in Nazi death camps including Auschwitz-Birkenau during World War Two A funeral is to be held today for six unknown Auschwitz victims whose remains were donated to a British museum more than 20 years ago. Hundreds are expected to attend the service, at Bushey New Cemetery, Hertfordshire, in […]