18 h. ago New BBC sitcom starring Dawn French begins filming in the West Country

Mark Heap, known for playing Jim Bell on sitcom Friday Night Dinner, Submarine actor Craig Roberts and Doctor Who’s Mandip Gill also star.

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3 d. ago Trump ‘strongly considering’ Russia sanctions until Ukraine peace agreed – Europe live

US president says he could implement ‘large scale banking sanctions and tariffs’ in post on social mediaMeanwhile, in Ukraine Russia launched a “massive” drone and missile attack on Ukrainian energy facilities early Friday, just days after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European allies proposed that Moscow and Kyiv halt strikes on critical infrastructure, AFP reported.The Ukrainian air force said Russia had launched at least 58 missiles and nearly 200 drones, damaging energy facilities across the country from Kharkiv in the east to Ternopil in the west. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump ‘strongly considering’ Russia sanctions until Ukraine ceasefire agreed – Europe live

US president says he could implement ‘large scale banking sanctions and tariffs’ in post on social mediaMeanwhile, in Ukraine Russia launched a “massive” drone and missile attack on Ukrainian energy facilities early Friday, just days after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European allies proposed that Moscow and Kyiv halt strikes on critical infrastructure, AFP reported.The Ukrainian air force said Russia had launched at least 58 missiles and nearly 200 drones, damaging energy facilities across the country from Kharkiv in the east to Ternopil in the west. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Zelenskyy reiterates call for air truce after huge Russian attack on Ukraine infrastructure – Europe live

Ukrainian president backs Macron’s call for limited truce and says attack used nearly 70 Russian missiles and 200 dronesMeanwhile, in Ukraine Russia launched a “massive” drone and missile attack on Ukrainian energy facilities early Friday, just days after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European allies proposed that Moscow and Kyiv halt strikes on critical infrastructure, AFP reported.The Ukrainian air force said Russia had launched at least 58 missiles and nearly 200 drones, damaging energy facilities across the country from Kharkiv in the east to Ternopil in the west. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago All Eurostar Paris trains cancelled on Friday amid French rail disruption over suspected WW2 bomb – Europe live

French media say device discovered on tracks in Saint DenisMeanwhile, in Ukraine Russia launched a “massive” drone and missile attack on Ukrainian energy facilities early Friday, just days after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European allies proposed that Moscow and Kyiv halt strikes on critical infrastructure, AFP reported.The Ukrainian air force said Russia had launched at least 58 missiles and nearly 200 drones, damaging energy facilities across the country from Kharkiv in the east to Ternopil in the west. Continue reading...

Events

6 d. ago Scots stars of iconic BBC sitcom reunite leaving fans convinced they're planning a comeback

The comedic duo from the iconic BBC series Rab C Nesbitt reunited over lunch, and fans had some pretty similar things to say...

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7 d. ago Tearful Maher bows out of English rugby with try in Bristol defeat to Gloucester

Second semi-final: Gloucester-Hartpury 36-20 BristolMaher refuses to rule out returning to English gameA tearful Ilona Maher signed off her time in English club rugby with a try for Bristol Bears but it was not enough to prevent a 36-20 defeat against their west country rivals Gloucester-Hartpury in the women’s Premiership semi-final.Maher, who has more than 8m social media followers, has been a groundbreaking addition to the PWR, signing for Bristol in December and bringing record attendances and global attention to the women’s club game. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Teenager who claimed his parents 'tricked' him into moving from London to Ghana to go to boarding school over fears he was in gang loses High Court bid to return to UK

The teenager was 13 when he travelled to the West African country on the pretense of seeing a sick relative only to find his parents had enrolled him in a private school.

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1 week ago BBC Amandaland star's 'secret connection' to creator of hit sitcom

Peter Serafinowicz appears in the latest episode of Amandaland as Amanda's love interest Johannes, but the star has a surprising connection to the show's creator off screen

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1 week ago BBC Amandaland star has very surprising family connection to creator of sitcom

The latest episode of Amandaland sees the introduction of Peter Serafinowicz as property developer Johannes - and the star has a surprise family connection to the show

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1 week ago 'I visited UK town where locals feel under siege from machete teens – but made surprise find'

One of the West Country's most notorious market towns seems to have escaped the retail blight that has 'hollowed out' many other small towns across the UK

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2 w. ago Immediate Family review – insightful account of the unsung heroes of west coast rock

A group of veteran session musicians who played on records by Linda Ronstadt, Carole King and other 70s icons are celebrated in an amusing documentaryThis is a music documentary for the connoisseurs and the heads. The Immediate Family is a rock band comprised of five guys in their 70s, a recently formed supergroup of alpha-level session musicians who have worked together for half a century, veterans of the west coast rock and country-rock scene, and who played on records by Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, Carole King, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell and many more.They are Danny “Kootch” Kortchmar, Waddy Wachtel and Steve Postell on guitar, Russ Kunkel on drums and the massively white-bearded Leland Sklar on bass. These were musicians who benefited from the 70s trend of putting name-check credits in sleeve notes, and so became a professional aristocracy of the recording studio; everybody wanted to hire these easygoing, non-diva musicians who were effortlessly brilliant. They created the ...

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2 w. ago Russian army put on 'high alert' as top military chief issues chilling 'decisive moment' WW3 speech

Russia's defence minister Andrei Belousov was handing out medals to soldiers when he gave a stirring rallying message on the country's "confrontation with the West."

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2 w. ago Inside Eric Sykes' devastating final years as daughter shares secret 'struggles'

Eric Sykes starred with Carry On star Hattie Jacques in his iconic BBC sitcom Sykes watched by millions right up to Hattie's sudden death in 1980. Daughter Julie reveals the truth behind their iconic partnership

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