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An Evening With The Fast Show at the Palladium review: a glorious, waist-deep nostalgia wallow

4/5 All the greats popped up during this lengthy gig celebrating 31 years since the show first aired

Evening Standard

‘Did he really play on Petula Clark’s Downtown?’ Stewart Lee on his guitar hero Derek Bailey

He was a genius of improvised music, a performer who abandoned composition – and wondered why anyone would buy his records. Comedian Stewart Lee celebrates the eccentric life of his great inspiration

The Guardian - UK

Debate over Scotland's next national park hinges on details, campaigners say

ON the one side, there’s the incongruous alliance of a couple of vegetarians backed by livestock farmers and a diverse bunch of protesters.

The National (Scotland)

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Coronation Street’s Gail will propose to Jesse Chadwick after heart attack

It comes after Helen Worth, who has played Platt family matriarch Gail for 50 years, announced she would be leaving the ITV soap this year.

Evening Standard

‘We wrote “Suit you, sir!” for Harry Enfield – he didn’t like it’: an oral history of The Fast Show

Thirty years after it first aired, the stars of the hit BBC sketch show tell all – from wowing Johnny Depp to inter-office tension that left one of the cast in tears

The Guardian - UK

Former Coronation Street star set to replace Sean Wilson

Former Coronation Street star Sean Wilson was due to return as Martin Platt - will this be his replacement?

WhatToWatch

An Evening With The Fast Show review – chummy chat and catchphrase classics

Ted and Ralph, the ‘Suit you!’ tailors and the rest of the gang’s most fondly remembered characters reconvene for a 30th-anniversary greatest hits sketch show, interspersed with the cast’s reminiscences about their creation

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Emilia Fox smiles at Silent Witness wedding suggestion but teases 'developments'

Emilia Fox won't be drawn on a Silent Witness wedding but teases 'developements' in current series

WhatToWatch

Silent Witness star Emilia Fox: 'Really lovely' Nikki & Jack moments ahead

'Jack and Nikki can have a bit more of a jest and a joke'

WhatToWatch

Silent Witness star Emilia Fox teases the new series

Emilia Fox previews the 27th series of forensic crime drama Silent Witness

WhatToWatch

Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy review – an unforgettable celebration of comedy brilliance

Craig Cash and other friends and collaborators look back at the phenomenal, but sadly all-too short, career of a woman who insisted comedy didn’t need jokes, only people

The Guardian - UK

‘I’d never seen anything like it’: How Caroline Aherne changed comedy

A new BBC Arena film exploring the work of the co-creator and star of ‘The Royle Family’ will air on Christmas Day, seven years after her death. Katie Rosseinsky speaks to the filmmakers about her comedy legacy

The Independent UK

‘I’m still friends with the person who applied my pubic wig’: how we made Cold Feet

‘A lot of it was autobiographical. When Adam won Rachel back by serenading her with a red rose up his bottom, that was based on me – with a bit of artistic licence’

The Guardian - UK

Brother of Lanarkshire dad killed by lifelong friend hits out as killer walks free

Pensioner John Green smacked John Thomson twice in the face after "harmless banter", causing him to fall and hit his head on the pavement. His brother has said Green's sentence is "absolute madness".

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The Hunted: cast, plot and everything you need to know

The Hunted is a tense Channel 5 thriller starring Kara Tointon and Allen Leech.

Glasgow Live

Lanarkshire pensioner killed on bowling club day out after row with best pal of 40 years

Glasgow High Court heard that John Thomson fell and hit his head on the ground when his old friend John Green punched him duirng a trivial dispute as they travelled home from their regular Saturday get together.

The Conversation

FTX's collapse mirrors an infamous 18th century British financial scandal

Enron. Bernie Madoff. FTX.

Manchester Evening News

Incredible bravery and immense dedication - the extraordinary winners at The Pride of Manchester awards

From the emergency services award celebrating the best of Manchester's blue light workers, to the spirt of Manchester and special recognition awards to those in the city who have really made a difference, the Pride of Manchester awards celebrates the ordinary people of this great region for their extraordinary actions.

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'Never been prouder to be a Mancunian': Stars in awe at inspirational heroes honoured in Pride of Manchester Awards

An emotional night at the Pride of Manchester Awards as Guy Garvey, Mel B, Moira Stuart and stars of stage and screen honoured the city's heroes

Daily Mirror

Friends' Emily now - 'forgotten' fame, tragic role and job that made kids 'gasp'

Friends character Emily stood out in the US sitcom for her very British accent. Now, the Yorkshire born actress continues to blaze a trail in tv roles and is on our screens in an eye-opening BBC series

Daily Record

Thug has tag extended over threats to partner at Stirling caravan park

Police contacted during outburst at family break in May 2021.

Daily Record

Thief jailed for breaking into and robbing Ayr town centre businesses two days after prison release

He had only been released from prison two days prior to the break-ins.

Manchester Evening News

Greater Manchester comedians John Thomson and Justin Moorhouse unite for Ukraine charity fundraiser

Jason Manford, Johnny Vegas and Dave Spikey will perform as part of the Easter Eggstravaganza

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