Virginia McCullough, 36, poisoned father, John, 70, with prescription medication and stabbed mother, Lois, 71

A woman has pleaded guilty to murdering her parents after their bodies were found at the family home last year.

Virginia McCullough, 36, appeared by prison video link before Chelmsford crown court on Thursday and pleaded guilty to murdering Lois McCullough, 71, and John McCullough, 70, between 17 and 20 June 2019.

After drum’n’bass version proves a hit with festivalgoers, David Lowe tells the Guardian an album of iconic theme music updates may follow

When David Lowe composed the BBC news theme tune in 1999, he set out to find a sound that was unique and instantly recognisable. He played around with drums, pips, clicks and chords until he landed on the tune we know today.

At the time, people would ask for extended mixes, or for the snippet to be released as a dance track, but nothing came of it. Could he ever have guessed that 25 years later hundreds of sweaty, sunglasses-clad festivalgoers would be dancing in a tent to a drum’n’bass remix? “Absolutely not,” he says, chuckling.