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Anne-Marie has opened up about her “most beautiful yet hardest year” after her husband Slowthai was cleared of raping two women.On December 12, Slowthai – real name Tyron Frampton – was acquitted by a jury at Oxford Crown Court after a two-week trial in which he was accused of the rape of two women after a show at The Bullingdon in Oxford in 2021.Anne-Marie and Frampton married in 2022 and now she has spoken for the first time about the events of the last year, which also include the birth of the couple’s first child, Seven, in April.Posting a series of photos of herself, Frampton and Seven on Instagram on December 29, she wrote: “2024 the most beautiful yet hardest year of our lives. God really tryina see how strong I am hahaha.

Two men travelled to Warrington in a car to commit crime before attempting to flee to Ireland on a ferry after being caught out by police.

There is more travel disruption across Greater Manchester and around the north west as train operator Northern suffers serious short-staffing today.

A train company has issued another travel warning because they can't find enough conductors to work on a Sunday.

This festive season, Prince William's lesser-known step-sister Laura Lopes will be part of the Royal Family's Christmas celebrations at Sandringham.The Yuletide cheer is set to be louder than ever with 45 guests expected to attend, their biggest holiday reunion in recent memory. Prince William revealed the impressive number himself, saying: "We'll be in Norfolk, at Sandringham.

Salford Central station will close for two months during a £10m revamp next year.

The owner of one of Britain's 'most iconic' homes with a shark sticking out its roof has been instructed to taking the property off Airbnb. Magnus Hanson-Heine, who bought the distinctive house with a 25 foot shark on top from his father five years ago, has been renting it out for short-term stays at a £159 a night.

slowthai, the 29-year-old English rapper born Tyron Frampton has been found not guilty of three counts of rape, the BBC reports. He and his co-defendant Alex Blake-Walker were charged in September 2023 and accused of assaulting two women after a slowthai show in Oxford in September 2021.

British rapper Slowthai has been cleared of rape during a trial at Oxford Crown Court on Monday (16 December).The 29-year-old musician, whose real name is Tyron Frampton, was accused of raping two women at a house party after a gig in September 2021. Appearing in court, Slowthai was seen in tears as he was cleared of three charges against the two women, while his co-accused, Alex Blake Walker, 27, was also cleared of three joint charges of rape and an additional charge of sexual assault against the second complainant.

Slowthai has been cleared of raping two women at a house party.The rapper, whose real name is Tyron Frampton, and his co-accused Alex Blake-Walker, were accused of rape following the musician’s performance at The Bullingdon in Oxford, on the evening of September 7 2021.Both Frampton, who is aged 29, and Blake-Walker, who is 27, consistently denied the accusations levelled against them.Now, following a jury at Oxford Crown Court retiring on Thursday (December 12) after a two-week trial, the rapper has been cleared of the rape accusations, according to Sky News.The BBC also shared that his friend who was also on trial, Alex Blake-Walker was cleared on one count of sexual assault.Frampton reportedly broke down in tears in the dock while the not-guilty verdicts were read out.

Public Image Ltd (PiL) have added more dates for 2025.Fronted by former Sex Pistols vocalist John Lydon, the post-punk band last performed in the UK in September 2023 before embarking on a run of European dates in support of their 11th and most recent studio album, last year’s ‘End Of World’.Lydon later said that he thought the group may not tour together again, comments which came after his lifelong friend and manager, John Rambo Stevens, died suddenly following the last PiL tour, in December 2023. Lydon’s wife, Nora, also passed away that April.However, the outpouring of support he received from fans when he undertook a spoken word tour of the UK earlier this year inspired him to hit the road with PiL once again.In November, they announced what was initially a 23-date run, with the ‘This Is Not The Last Tour’ kicking off in May 2025, making stops in Bristol, Newcastle, Dublin, Cardiff, Oxford, Sheffield, Northampton, Holmfirth, Coventry, Cork and more.We are pleased to announce 4 more UK shows for 2025.

Slowthai rape trial have been urged not to be “Wagatha Christies” when it comes to their deliberations, and told that the rapper will be “cancelled for the rest of time”.The rapper, whose real name is Tyron Frampton, and his co-accused Alex Blake-Walker are accused of rape following his performance at The Bullingdon in Oxford, on the evening of September 7 2021.Both Frampton, aged 29, and Blake-Walker, aged 27, deny three joint counts of rape and one count of sexual assault – the BBC reports.The jury is expected to be sent out to consider the verdicts later today (December 12), and the BBC has reported that the final day of the trial saw prosecutor Heather Stangoe urge jurors to “decide this case on the evidence” alone.According to the outlet, she also told jurors that they are “not investigators” and made reference to the famous legal battle between Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney, saying that they shouldn’t try to be “Wagatha Christies”.“This is not C.S.I, this is not an American drama – this is a case about real people and things that happened in real life,” Stangoe continued.The court has heard that one of the complainants, described as a “huge fan” of the rapper, saw him at a restaurant before the gig and was then added to the VIP list after speaking. Stangoe told the jury the pair had met a group of friends – including the other complainant – at Frampton’s tour bus.In the statements made by the prosecutor, the group then headed back to one of their homes, where the alleged attack took place.

Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls have announced a UK headline tour for 2025 – find all the details below.The singer-songwriter and his live band are due to hit the road on these shores next spring for a run of dates in support of Turner’s 10th and latest album, this year’s ‘Undefeated’.“My British friends. I know we haven’t been showing you the love you deserve so far on the current album campaign.

From the moment we welcomed Oliver into the world in August 2023, we knew he had a challenging journey ahead. Oliver has Down's syndrome and was born with a hole in his heart – which we knew was highly likely during pregnancy – and was on respiratory support from birth. My husband Christopher, 38, and I weren't expecting a smooth ride, but we could never have prepared for what was to come.

Trains are being delayed and cancelled this evening with a broken down train leaving one of the region's busiest rail lines blocked.

Slowthai and a friend raped two women at a house party after one of his gigs in Oxford, a court heard today.The 29-year-old, whose real name is Tyron Frampton, and his co-accused Alex Blake-Walker, 27, are accused of raping the women following his performance at The Bullingdon, in Oxford, on the evening of September 7 2021.Frampton appeared at Oxford Crown Court alongside his wife Anne-Marie. Both Frampton and Blake-Walker deny three joint counts of rape and one count of sexual assault – the BBC reports.The court heard that one of the complainants, described as a “huge fan” of the rapper, saw him at a restaurant before the gig and was then added to the VIP list after speaking.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Production designer Nathan Crowley has been waiting his entire career for a film in which he could build an entire fantasy world. He found that with “Wicked.” When director Jon M. Chu called on him to work on “Wicked” for the film adaption of the Broadway musical, Crowley’s dream came true.

Radiohead done by Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood.The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford have announced the forthcoming exhibition from the Radiohead frontman and the band’s longtime artist Donwood, titled ‘This Is What You Get’. It is slated to open in summer 2025.“This Is What You Get will be the first exhibition in a public gallery to bring together the visual work of Stanley Donwood and Thom Yorke”, the museum wrote on Instagram.“More than 120 works will be on display, including many of the paintings, drawings and digital art specifically created for Yorke’s internationally acclaimed band Radiohead, formed in Oxford in 1985.They added that the “multimedia” exhibition will feature “Donwood and Yorke’s unique collaborations that explore the complex relationship between visual art and music”, along with artwork from “1980s to the present day, including Radiohead album covers and promotional band images – as well as personal sketchbooks and notebooks never seen before in public.”Members of the museum will get free entry, whilst general sale tickets will commence in April 2025.A post shared by Ashmolean Museum (@ashmoleanmuseum)NME spoke to Donwood in 2022, where we asked him what about his work, was so spiritually bound to the music of Thom Yorke and Radiohead.

Ulrika Jonsson has been quite open about the fact that she’s had “a weird life” – with three marriages, four children, and appearances on numerous reality TV shows including Channel 4’s Am I a Sex Addict?. But as her kids have grown older, there’s been growing pressure for her to be a little less candid.

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Under-fire rail operator Northern has issued another 'do not travel' warning to certain passengers in Manchester this weekend. Northern is coming under increased scrutiny from politicians after months of Sunday cancellations.