John Bishop was going through a divorce from his wife Melanie. It was October 2000 and he had moved out of his family home and would see his children on the weekend. After saying goodbye to his family for another week, the then 34-year-old salesman wandered into the Frog and Bucket comedy club in Manchester […]
“He’s powerless, he’s being gaslit… a lot of people feel that way” – Riz Ahmed on why his “fresh” adaptation of Hamlet speaks to our “unfair” times. For Ahmed, “a musical chairs of… studio execs leaving” meant it’s taken 13 years to bring his modern interpretation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet to the screen. While the wait has clearly
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A major incident has been declared after a fire broke out at a hospital. Fire crews were called to Southampton General Hospital at 5.30am. Patients have been evacuated and roads surrounding the hospital have been closed by emergency services. The hospital has said the fire is now contained and no injuries have been reported. The
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Parts of England already saturated by days of heavy rain are facing more downpours next week. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning covering the South West from midday on Monday to 9am on Tuesday. It comes after weeks of heavy rain and stormy conditions, with tens of thousands of people temporarily left
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Former Labour minister Lord Triesman, who was “vital” to New Labour, according to Sir Tony Blair, has died at the age of 82, the party has said. David Triesman, who also served as chairman of the Football Association, died “peacefully and at home” on Friday, the party said in a statement. He was the general
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The search operation for a seven-year-old girl who was swept out to sea in Morocco has been “hindered” by a storm, an MP has said. Inaayah Makda, who is from Blackburn in Lancashire, was sitting on some rocks on the beach in Casablanca when she was hit by a large wave on Wednesday, her family
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British activist Peter Tatchell has been arrested at a pro-Palestinian march in central London for carrying a placard reading “Globalise the intifada”, according to his foundation. The Peter Tatchell Foundation said the human rights campaigner, 74, had been taken to Sutton Police Station to be detained. He posted a photo of himself on social media
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Joggers at a weekend parkrun were greeted with a royal surprise as they ran round Sandringham – some moral support from the King. Charles attended the event, organised in partnership with the Move Against Cancer charity, ahead of World Cancer Day next week, and joined ambassador Sarah Byatt in cheering the participants on as they
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Sir Richard Branson told Jeffrey Epstein he would love to see him again “as long as you bring your harem” in emails newly-released from the Epstein files. In the exchange, from September 2013, the disgraced financier also asked for Sir Richard’s “thoughts” on a “public relations” matter, apparently after visiting him the previous day. The
You could catch a glimpse of the so-called Snow Moon tomorrow as it lights the night sky. The full moon is expected to peak at 10.09pm UK time on Sunday, according to the Royal Observatory Greenwich. Even if you miss it, the moon tends to appear full for a couple of days before it moves
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