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Camilla meets comic book characters during reading initiative launch

The Queen’s visit in Edinburgh came amid a push to get more people in the UK involved in reading and literacy.

Evening Standard

Queen Camilla joined by comic book characters as she launches reading initiative

The Queen’s visit in Edinburgh came amid a push to get more people in the UK involved in reading and literacy

The Independent UK

"I did all my research in his home in his record collection": A tribute to John Mayall, November 29, 1933 – July 22, 2024

A look back at the life, music and legacy of the Godfather of British blues, John Mayall

Louder

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East London primary class is named the 'funniest in Britain' by Beano thanks to clever punctuation joke

The winners will be featured in this week’s 4,290th edition of the comic

Evening Standard

Punctuation joke wins Beano competition

The winners will be featured in this week’s 4,290th edition of the comic

The Independent UK

Amber Rudd: Boris’s split personality is revealed in his memoir – he’s more Beano than Gladstone

In cabinet, the former minister wanted to hold a mirror up to Boris Johnson and regularly saw his mask slip. As his new memoir is published full of wild untruths and shameless exaggeration, she writes, readers will be left wondering if a real Boris exists at all

The Independent UK

‘Two-faced’ Boris Johnson attacked by Amber Rudd over ‘untruths’ in memoir

‘Unleashed’ is the product of his ‘split personality’ and reads like ‘Billy Bunter let loose in Westminster’, writes former home secretary

The Independent UK

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"When he felt the spirit, he was untouchable" – the story of Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton and Peter Green

Two legendary players. Two near-mythical Les Pauls.Two all-time-great blues albums and the greatest guitar handover in blues history

MusicRadar

“Nobody in Decca studios had ever witnessed somebody setting up their guitar and amp and playing at that volume. People in the canteen were complaining”: How Eric Clapton revolutionized electric guitar in the ‘60s

It was a febrile time for popular music, and in Eric Clapton, guitar had a hero in waiting who would change forever how we would play the instrument

Guitar World

Exclusive: Beano artist reveals secret portrait he created for Prince George and Princess Charlotte - (and we think Prince Louis will be gutted he missed out)

Prince George and Charlotte had a specially commissioned caricature done by artist Nigel Parkinson in the style of the beloved children's comic book The Beano, we wonder where it's hanging in the royal household...

GoodToKnow

Beano has created the iconic comic’s first ever cookbook

There are many familiar faces in the book, created in partnership with Ocado, including Dennis and his trusty dog Gnasher

The Independent UK

King Charles's tattered look in unusual place is dividing royal fans - but there's a good reason for this style

King Charles's tattered look in a recent portrait has a special meaning - and it is particularly significant for the monarch

Woman & Home

Firm behind Roald Dahl’s modern rewrite transforms Britain’s most-loved comic

Inclusive Minds, who helped remove ‘offensive’ material from the Roald Dahl novels, have played a role in the transformation of The Beano.

The Independent UK

Il trovatore; The Planets; Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed at the Orchestra review – from Bosch to Bash Street

Spellbinding Jamie Barton and company excel in Adele Thomas’s clear-sighted take on volatile Verdi; to the final frontier via Peckham; and kazoos at the ready for a Beano Concerto

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The Week

Quiz of The Week: 28 May - 2 June

The Conservative Party has found itself embroiled in yet another controversy this week as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces accusations of a “cover-up” as he sought to block the Covid inquiry’s request for Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApp messages and notebooks.

The Guardian - UK

Sipping on a record measure of brandy

Brief letters: Scrooge-like drinks | Honouring peace campaigners | Brexit Beano boom | Wartime comfort

The Week

Beano comics sent to Australia

Beano comics are among a shipment of British goods to be sent to Australia and New Zealand to mark the start of two new post-Brexit trade deals, noted Sky News. After the agreements between the UK and Australia, and the UK and New Zealand, came into force at midnight, the…

The Independent UK

Primary school pupils crowned funniest will feature in new Beano issue

The pupils experienced an ‘extraordinary, one-of-a-kind moment’ after winning the Beano’s Britain’s Funniest Class competition.

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"When he felt the spirit, he was untouchable" – the story of Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton and Peter Green

Two legendary players. Two near-mythical Les Pauls. Two all-time-great blues albums and the greatest guitar handover in blues history

Liverpool Echo

Leader of 'Billy Whizz' gang with connections to Dubai, India and Iran made £700,000

OCG moved hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of amphetamine branded with pictures of Beano character Billy Whizz

The National (Scotland)

The inside story of iconic publisher DC Thomson’s plans for swingeing cuts

IT’S a Scottish institution commonly associated with the cosy world of the Beano, Broons and Our Wullie. But in recent days the word which has…

The Guardian - UK

Beano and Stylist publisher DC Thomson to cut 300 staff

Dundee-based company, which also owns Scottish regional newspapers, to close almost 40 magazines

The Guardian - UK

Beano accused of promoting junk food to children

Quizzes on comic’s website give ‘free advertising’ to well-known high fat, salt and sugar brands, say researchers

The Independent UK

Roll with it: discover the ultimate family fun destination

With its VIP lanes and fabulous food, arcade games and cocktails, Hollywood Bowl is the place to go for an unforgettable day with the whole family

Daily Record

'Billy Whizz' gang netted over £1m from peddling Beano character branded drugs

Gang members were sentenced to a combined total of 40 years in prison for pushing nearly 50kg of amphetamine worth up to £500,000.

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