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LGBT activist Paul Fairweather has been awarded an MBE in the King’s New Year Honours List 2023.

“We are the voices, we speak up for all those people who died… I think we all know that we’re their voice forever” – the moment that the typically unwavering voice of one of Manchester’s most stalwart public figures was cut through with tears.

A man who murdered his friend was found using an illicit padlock as a weapon while serving life in a maximum security prison. Convicted killer Paul Cannop, 28, tied up the metal padlock inside a sock to use as a makeshift cudgel behind bars at Perth Prison.

The home of John Lennon’s mother, dubbed the House of Sin, is expected to sell for £250,000 at auction.

Liverpool played a significant role in both Lennon and Sir Paul McCartney’s musical development, the auction house said. The pair, who would become founding members of the Beatles, rehearsed at the semi-detached house with their bandmates in The Quarrymen without fear of noise complaints from Lennon’s mother Julia. Mrs Lennon lived in the home with her husband John “Bobby” Dykins from 1950 until her death in 1958, with the singer’s sisters Julia Baird and Jacqueline Dykins.

Paul McCartney demo on cassette tape is set to be auctioned off for £10,000.The track which runs for four minutes and two seconds, is a demo version of the former Beatle‘s song ‘Attention’, which featured on Ringo Starr‘s 1981 album ‘Stop And Smell The Roses’.It was given to saxophonist Howie Casey, to reference ahead of the recording session for the record. Casey’s wife Sheila also performed backing vocals on the finished version of the song, alongside Linda McCartney.

Ed Sheeran performing in his school production of the musical Grease is going up for auction, offering a rare look at the singer before global fame beckoned.The film, which is nearly two hours long, shows a 15-year-old Ed portraying the character Roger.Sporting a leather jacket and slicked-back hair, Sheeran delivers a solo rendition of the track ‘Mooning’ in the video.The recording is now being sold by Omega Auctions, which has shared a preview clip of the performance ahead of the June 29 sale.Auctioneer Paul Fairweather said: “Over the last year or so we’ve seen an exponential increase in interest for memorabilia and collectables relating to contemporary artists, especially Ed Sheeran.“We sold a rare early CD title for £50,000 in

Radiohead while they were writing and rehearsing for their second album ‘The Bends’ has sold at auction this week for £5,000.According to Omega Auctions, who conducted the sale, the book was picked up in 1993 by “a man who had lent the group instruments and a PA sound system” at the Oxfordshire barn they were working in.The A2 sketchbook contains hand-drawn sketches, chords and lyrics pertaining to ‘The Bends’, including the album’s closing track ‘Street Spirit (Fade Out)’ and three unreleased songs: ‘Too Easy’, ‘Idiot Boy’ and ‘Dead Bank Clerk’.Omega auctioneer Paul Fairweather said that “the sketchpad gives an insight into a crucial period in the group’s history”.The seller, who wishes to remain anonymous, explained: “When the [Radiohead]

Ed Sheeran’s very first demo album, Spinning Man, has been auctioned off for nearly six figures.

A rare demo made up of love songs written by a 13-year-old Ed Sheeran has sold at auction for £50,000 (€55,000)

An unheard track by Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Ringo Starr recorded after the Beatles split is heading for auction.