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The week in audio: Cillian Murphys Limited Edition; Short Cuts; Beyond the Bathroom; Crypto Kingp

Miranda Sawyer on podcasts and radioRadioReviewThe actor lets his mind-expanding music do the talking; aural hallucinations are par for the course on one of UK radio’s most important shows; and Candice Brathwaite brings beauty to life Cillian Murphy’s Limited Edition (6 Music) | BBC Sounds Short Cuts: Signal to Noise (BBC Radio 4) | BBC Sounds Beyond the Bathroom With Sali Hughes (Apple Podcasts) Crypto Kingpins (Project Brazen and USG Audio) (Apple Podcasts)

Two Democratic officials among 11 arrested at protest against Floridas abortion ban | Florida

Florida This article is more than 9 months oldTwo Democratic officials among 11 arrested at protest against Florida’s abortion banThis article is more than 9 months oldState chair, Nikki Fried, and senate minority leader, Lauren Book, were charged with trespassing at the state capitol in Tallahassee The chair of the Florida Democratic party and a Democratic state lawmaker were charged with trespassing after refusing to leave a protest in the state capital, Tallahassee, against a bill to ban abortions after six weeks.

'I took the last ever shot of the Beatles and they were miserable!' | Photography

‘This marriage had come to an end – and boy did it show’ … the Beatles’ last photo session, in August 1969. Photograph: Ethan Russell/© Apple Corps Ltd/All rights reserved‘This marriage had come to an end – and boy did it show’ … the Beatles’ last photo session, in August 1969. Photograph: Ethan Russell/© Apple Corps Ltd/All rights reservedMy best shotPhotographyInterview'I took the last ever shot of the Beatles – and they were miserable!

Andy Murray crashes out of Australian Open first round in straight sets | Andy Murray

Andy MurrayAndy Murray crashes out of Australian Open first round in straight sets Five-time finalist loses 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 to 30th seed Etcheverry Murray: ‘It was just a really flat performance’ Long before Andy Murray and Tomás Martín Etcheverry appeared inside Kia Arena, line after line of spectators wrapped around the stadium in anticipation of seeing an all-time great on a stage on which he has achieved so much. What they witnessed, though, was a sad shadow of that player in the final stages of his career as Murray was dismantled 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 by Etcheverry, the 30th seed, in one of his most crushing losses of the past four years.

Brian Barnes obituary | Golf

GolfObituaryBrian Barnes obituaryMaverick golfer celebrated for beating Jack Nicklaus twice in one dayWith a pipe in his mouth and a bottle of vodka in his bag, Brian Barnes, who has died aged 74 of cancer, cut a colourful, instantly recognisable figure on the European golfing circuit during his 1970s heyday. A powerful, dashing man at 1.88m (6ft 2in) and 100kg (16st), Barnes was large in stature as well as public persona.