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'Vision Quest': Marvel's 'WandaVision' sequel could set up 'Avengers: Secret Wars'

A new Vision-centric series for Disney+ may be a bigger deal than it sounds. Here's how the comics hint at what's to come.

Inverse

Inside £100m abandoned 'ghost school' that is costing the public £12,000 every day

Parklands High School Speke, Merseyside, has been labelled the most expensive school in history with Liverpool Council and taxpayers shelling out £4m for the closed building

Daily Mirror

Robbie Coltrane: Beloved Harry Potter star and esteemed actor

The actor’s role as Hagrid, the lovable quidditch gamekeeper, delighted generations of children

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Robbie Coltrane: a free-styling talent suffused with intelligence and humour

“I believe that men are here to grow themselves into the best good that they can be,” the iconic saxophonist John Coltrane once said. Anthony Robert McMillan chose his stage name as a homage to the jazz great and, as the actor Robbie Coltrane, went on to grow into the…

The Conversation

John Byrne artwork among items at church sale to raise cash for charity

The money raised will go towards Christian Aid, a global movement of people, churches and local organisations working to eradicate extreme poverty.

The Independent UK

John Byrne artwork among items at Edinburgh church sale to raise cash for charity

Painting by noted Scottish artist, actor and writer on sale with an array of items to boost money for Christian Aid

Edinburgh Live

Robbie Coltrane obituary

Comedian turned critically acclaimed actor, from Cracker’s sarcastic, cerebral Fitz to the half-giant Hagrid in Harry Potter

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Liverpool schools 'under a grey cloud' as cost of educational health plans hits

Council's education finance manager issued a stark warning

Liverpool Echo

'She-Hulk' shows how Marvel can fix its biggest tone problem

In its full embrace of the easygoing sitcom format, 'She-Hulk' raises the question: Who else in the MCU is allowed to have fun?

Inverse

Paisley greats including Paolo Nutini to feature in free colouring book available at Spree Festival

A limited run of 2,000 copies will be up for grabs.

Daily Record

103 tributes, death and funeral notices from across Merseyside

Loved ones have paid tribute to those who have been lost in recent weeks

Liverpool Echo

'She-Hulk' writer and director: Breaking fourth wall was "quintessential"

'She-Hulk: Attorney At Law' writer Jessica Gao and director Kat Coiro unpack the importance of She-Hulk's self-aware nature.

Inverse

Why John Byrne is one of Scotland's greatest artists

A Big Adventure, John Byrne’s retrospective at Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery, offers a fascinating insight into the breadth of skills of one of Scotland’s best-known creative forces.

The Conversation

Underwood Lane review – John Byrne’s devilish divine comedy hits the right notes

The Paisley-born playwright and artist pays tribute to hometown hero Gerry Rafferty in a coming-of-age musical amplified by 60s pop hits

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Why this key chance to getting permanent birth control is often missed

Doctors say they're seeing a surge in the number of women who want their "tubes tied." But hospital capacity, paperwork, religion and personal opinion are just some of the reasons requests get denied.

Daily Record

John Byrne play Underwood Lane is a smash hit as it takes to the stage in Renfrewshire ahead of Glasgow run

Provost Lorraine Cameron says: "It was quite emotional for me sitting in the audience watching the show"

The Guardian - UK

Underwood Lane review – John Byrne’s rock’n’roll musical has pure heart

A Scottish 60s skiffle band aim for the big time in the Tutti Frutti writer’s tribute piece to Baker Street singer and teenage friend Gerry Rafferty

Daily Record

Paisley playwright will have rooms named in town hall in his honour

The new and existing rooms will carry names inspired by one of John Byrne's plays

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The National (Scotland)

John Byrne to be honoured in £22m Paisley Town Hall rooms makeover

THE Paisley Town Hall will honour a local legend when it reopens next year after a £22m refurbishment.

The National (Scotland)

Byrne again: Scotland celebrates work of one of its greatest living polymaths

PLAYWRIGHT, painter, screenwriter, costume and set designer, children’s author. John Byrne’s CV reads like a list of the occupations of the…

Glasgow Live

Retrospective of 'genius' artist and playwright John Patrick Byrne opens in Glasgow

One highlight of the show at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is a room displaying more than 40 self-portraits, described as the most ever displayed at one time, spanning 1963 to 2020.

The National (Scotland)

Kelvingrove Art Gallery show celebrates ‘genius’ of artist Byrne

THE first retrospective of the “genius” artist and playwright John Patrick Byrne for more than two decades opens in Glasgow today.

The Independent UK

Retrospective of ‘genius’ artist John Patrick Byrne opens in Glasgow

The exhibition, at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, is the first into the Paisley-born artist’s work for two decades.

Daily Record

World premiere of John Byrne’s new show is being staged in Renfrewshire before heading to Glasgow

John penned the musical in honour of his lifelong Buddie and Baker Street star Gerry Rafferty

Chicago Sun-Times

Tempestuous tenure of ‘Jane Byrne’

New WTTW documentary, airing Friday, a reminder that the problems of the past are still with us.

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