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No screaming is allowed in the spooky spin-off, but the stars are only in danger of cracking up over these golden comedy moments. Even Jack Dee looks delighted to be there! British comedy is a broad church united by a simple adage: less is more. The most acclaimed and beloved shows – Fawlty Towers, The Young Ones, Brass Eye, The Office – tend to be exceptionally short-running. Compared to the Americans, our…
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Concerns raised as big private firms buy up care homes and home help fragmenting in England.
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The defence secretary says the UK needs to be ready for scenarios including impact to essential supply chains.
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The Prince of Wales was marking his Earthshot Prize, to which all of Norton's guests were linked.
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Watch Great Britain's Joe Fraser earn a bronze medal at the World Gymnastics Championships after a tense finish to the men's all-around final
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Martin Griffiths, Reform UK leader of North Northants Council, says: "We have nothing to hide."
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People near south Wales river were told to keep windows and doors shut after thousands of litres of kerosene from a GE Aerospace site got into the water Oily slicks of kerosene still appeared to be leaking into the River Taff this week, several days after a breach of thousands of litres was spotted by members of the public. The breach into the Welsh river was identified last Friday, after people reported strong…
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Energy secretary says she "didn't get it right" over comments she made about a TV interview.
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Protecting jobs and strengthening energy security in the short term does not mean wavering on Labour’s deep commitment to a cleaner, greener future Andy Burnham vows UK will hit net zero target despite Jackdaw gasfield approval On Wednesday, the energy secretary, Miatta Fahnbulleh, gave the go-ahead for gas production to begin at the Jackdaw gasfield in the North Sea. This has been the subject of fierce debate…
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Ministers are set to gain powers over telecoms companies during national security emergencies.
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Three Tory and one Liberal Democrat-led councils are officially challenging government funding changes.
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The Tory leader calls for more support for police officers and the public when they step in to help.
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Jason Zadrozny was found guilty of defrauding the county council out of thousands of pounds.
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The defence secretary says the UK is "back in the business of making weapons" for its armed forces.
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The Yorkshire-born author says that the 1,000 word competition is for people ‘just living their lives being quietly hilarious’ Bridget Jones author Helen Fielding has launched a comedy writing prize in the name of her most famous creation, aimed at unearthing funny new voices from the north of England. The Bridget Jones prize for northern comedy writing will go to the funniest self-contained, first-person prose…
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The winner will receive £10m and each shortlisted city will be given £125,000 Blackpool, Sheffield, Milton Keynes and Wrexham have been shortlisted to be the UK city of culture 2029, an award viewed as a way to boost local economies, foster civic pride and, above all, have some fun. The four places were chosen from a longlist of nine. The title will be announced in the new year and the three runners-up will each…
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New South Wales Police say inquiries took place "following a report of inappropriate content being shared".
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The aunt of Zara Aleena says the new powers for judges will "rebalance the power" from offender to victim.
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Governments and companies are scrambling to protect their websites, as Amazon says it experienced attacks before the warning was made public.
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Scottish Green Mark Ruskell, the SNP’s Keith Brown and Scottish Labour’s Jenny Young weigh up the Jackdaw decision.
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Scotland editor James Cook visits Rosebank - the UK's largest known untapped oilfield - in the North Atlantic.
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The clocks go back this weekend, so embrace the longer nights with these family-friendly activities and events, from a stargazing festival to moonlit crazy golf Legend has it that Faskally Forest – the Pitlochry location of Scotland’s most famous sound and light show – steals an hour from time itself every 25 years. This year marks a quarter of a century since the first Enchanted Forest, and the theme taps into…
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A report by MPs urges the UK to address capability gaps including a lack of Royal Navy warships and submarines, as Russia seeks to dominate the region.
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