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Monday briefing: Outrage over Belarus ‘hijack’ of Ryanair plane Martin Farrer Top story: calls to widen action on Lukashenko © Photograph: ONLINER.BY/AFP/Getty Images A dog handler at Minsk airport checks luggage from the Ryanair flight forced to land in order for an opponent of the Belarus government to be arrested. Morning everyone. I’m Martin Farrer and these are the top stories this morning. Belarus has been accused of “terrorism” after it forced a Ryanair fligh...

Mick Jagger Desolation Row (1965) I was playing Bob Dylan records at my parents’ house when he was still an acoustic folk singer, but he was already very important and his lyrics were on point. The delivery isn’t just the words, it’s the accentuation and the moods and twists he puts on them. His greatness lies in the body of work. I was at a session for Blood on the Tracks [1975] and really enjoyed watching him record Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts, with this incredible de...

Last modified on Mon 24 May 2021 01.39 EDT Top story: calls to widen action on Lukashenko Morning everyone. I’m Martin Farrer and these are the top stories this morning. Belarus has been accused of “terrorism” after it forced a Ryanair flight to make an emergency landing in Minsk in order to arrest one of the passengers, an exiled opposition blogger critical of the country’s authoritarian president . Roman Protasevich, who is accused of organising last year’s protests a...

Dylan's voice is not for everyone, but his songwriting is beyond reproach. As he turns 80, here are the most unforgettable Dylan covers

Bob Dylan still matters as he gets set to turn 80 and Scotland really matters to Bob Dylan who was influenced by the work of Robert Burns.

On his 80th, a fireside appraisal; but we still don’t know what it is do we?

ECMC hosting Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine pop-ups David Zalubowski/AP FILE - In this March 6, 2021, file photo, boxes stand next vials of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in the pharmacy of National Jewish Hospital for distribution in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) and last updated 2021-05-19 16:45:08-04 BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Erie County Medical Center announced it will host pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clinics. The clinics will offer the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to anyone...

Written by Andrew McCallum Waiting for Bob Dylan’s Auckland show in 2018 to start, I had a chat with an older man in the seat two rows down from mine. “Is this your first show?” I asked. “Yes” he said. “Dylan’s a legend. I gotta see him.”  A moment later an announcement came over the PA: there are to be no cameras, no photos, no video recordings during the concert. Turn your phones OFF! The announcement is repeated several times. Five-part web series Bob Dylans New Zealand airi...

World Cocktail Day: Know Why Using Right Glassware Is Important While Mixing Your Drink World Cocktail Day: The first thing one does, before they taste a cocktail – Is pick up the glass and take in the aroma. So, as you have probably guessed the glass has a pertinent role to play in bringing the fragrances and flavours to life. Eshita Bhargava 13 May 2021, Last Updated at 9:08 am PR Handout Eshita Bhargava 2021-05-13T08:46:18+05:30 World Cocktail Day: Know W...

Now streaming on: Here is a satire both savage and elegant, a dagger instead of a shotgun. "Thank You for Smoking" targets the pro-smoking lobby with a dark appreciation of human nature. It stars Aaron Eckhart as Nick Naylor, a spokesman for the Academy of Tobacco Studies. We meet him on "The Joan Lunden Show," sitting next to bald-headed little Robin, a 15-year-old boy who is dying of cancer, "but has stopped smoking." Nick rises smoothly to the challenge: "Its in our best interests to keep Ro...