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Euphoria star says Iran’s ‘golden boy’ football hero ‘bombarded her with requests for graphic sex videos and orgy messages’: ‘This is what the Islamic Republic really is’
Iranian-American actress Jewell Farshad has alleged that Iranian footballer Ramin Rezaeian repeatedly sent her sexually explicit messages and pressured her to send intimate videos and meet him in Paris with other women. She said the exchanges, which began during Iran’s World Cup campaign, made her fear for her safety and led her to stop communicating…
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The inside story behind the celebrations of Syd Barrett’s 80th birthday. “Syd emerged from the womb fully formed. There was no lead-in period – it was bang!”
The article explores the celebrations marking what would have been Syd Barrett’s 80th birthday, focusing on events designed to recognise his distinctive contribution to music and culture. It presents Barrett as an unusually immediate and original talent whose influence extended beyond his brief period as Pink Floyd’s frontman. The commemorations included a birthday show and…
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Revealed: Partner of chemistry teacher who had sex more than 30 times with one of her pupils – and kissed another ‘threatened and racially abused detective on her case’
A former chemistry teacher, Sally-Anne Bowen, 65, has been convicted of sexual offences involving two former pupils she taught in north London in the late 1980s. Her partner, Darren Scotchbrook, separately faces allegations that he threatened and racially abused the detective leading the investigation, although those claims have not yet been tried. A court heard…
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Marvel Star’s Forgotten 100-Minute Action Thriller Is About to Disappear From Streaming
The 2010 action-horror film Legion, starring Paul Bettany as the archangel Michael, is leaving Netflix on 31 August. The article argues that it is a representative example of the now less common mid-budget genre film: an imperfect but entertaining thriller designed for a straightforward evening’s viewing rather than blockbuster status or awards recognition. In Legion,…
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‘In walked this big bundle of energy’: the day Dolly Parton came to Rotherham
Dolly Parton visited Rotherham in December 2007 to launch the UK version of her Imagination Library, a scheme providing free books to young children. The visit, remembered after her death, mattered because it brought a high-profile advocate for reading to a former industrial town and helped make books a familiar part of family life for…
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Kathleen Folbigg weds childhood friend in Newcastle as she starts new chapter after two decades in jail over the deaths of her four children
Kathleen Folbigg has married her childhood friend Bob Muir at Fort Scratchley in Newcastle, in what the article presents as a significant personal milestone after her convictions over the deaths of her four children were overturned. Her release in 2023 followed scientific evidence that created reasonable doubt, ending two decades in prison and allowing her…
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Man charged after allegedly threatening to kill a witness in Nolan Wells case
An Illinois man, Edward James Porter, has been indicted in Mississippi over allegations that he threatened to kill a witness connected to the disappearance and death of 18-year-old football player Nolan Wells. The allegations concern Bart Edmiston Jr, who was on a boat with Wells on the day he died, and his father. The case…
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Fery into first ATP Tour final as opponent retires
Britain’s Arthur Fery has reached his first ATP Tour final after James Duckworth retired injured during their Winston-Salem Open semi-final. Fery was leading 6-4 2-1 when the Australian withdrew, and the result continues a rapid rise that has made the 24-year-old Britain’s number one player. Fery is the first Briton to reach the final of…