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In this week's Pet Club, pet bird Basil sent his owners into a frenzy when he ran off, Izzy the moggy learnt to use the video doorbell to get into the house and spaniel Penny has a miracle rescue after falling off a 27ft cliff

Fans of the British comedy are being promised a three-course meal and five-star comedy experience

'How did you go bankrupt?" Bill asked (in Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel The Sun Also Rises). "Two ways," Mike said. "Gradually and then suddenly." Sri Lanka is much the same.

In today’s newsletter: The south Asian country entered a state of emergency this week after ousting the ruling Rajapaksa family. Nimo Omer explains how Sri Lanka got here

Sri Lanka's president fled the country early Wednesday, slipping away only hours before he promised to step down under pressure from protesters angry over economic chaos that has triggered severe shortages of food and fuel. But the crisis that has gripped the island nation for months was far from over:…

The Rajapaksa dynasty dominated Sri Lankan politics until April when street protests against fuel and food shortages began to slip out of control. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country early on Wednesday, leaving no one from the once- illustrious family in a position of power.

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was appointed acting president after the crisis-hit country declared a nationwide state of emergency on Wednesday following President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's flight from the country.

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Almost a quarter of a century has passed since the legendary telly drama Looking After Jo Jo hit our screens. From movie success to tragic deaths, here’s what became of the cast.