65 m. ago Three ways Manchester United could line up on USA tour after Bryan Mbeumo transfer

Man United are set to complete the signing of Brentford star Bryan Mbeumo in time for their pre-season tour of the United States.

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68 m. ago ‘Robin Williams said: “I’ll buy the club!”’: how The Comic Strip set the UK comedy scene ablaze

It started in a strip joint and ended up bringing alternative comedy to our TV screens. Ahead of a new Edinburgh show, Peter Richardson tells us why his riotous creation still makes audiences laugh 40 years onIt was the moment comedy broke with sexism – yet it happened in a strip club. It was a fervour of free creative expression – yet it retained a commercial, careerist edge. It was one of the longest-running and most successful brands in UK comedy history – which few people could now recognise.At the Edinburgh fringe this summer, The Comic Strip Presents will be memorialised in a series of film screenings and Q&As with its creator and prime mover Peter Richardson. Richardson was the impresario behind the legendary comedy club The Comic Strip, which opened in 1980. When he and his star performers – Rik Mayall, Alexei Sayle, French and Saunders among them – created Channel 4’s The Comic Strip Presents a couple of years later, he could legitimately claim to be the man who brought...

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92 m. ago Strictly star Ore Oduba says he is ‘ashamed and embarrassed’ after falling for elaborate hoax

‘I’m terrified how easily I was hooked,’ said the 39-year-old

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98 m. ago Mum walking 5,000 miles around UK for charity back in Scotland for first time in 9 months

Tracey Howe, of Bearsden, is raising money to support charities who helped her wife, Angela.

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98 m. ago Brian Cox takes on role of Adam Smith in new show set for Fringe

The Dundee-born star, who played fearsome media tycoon bully Logan Roy in TV hit Succession, is returning to Scotland for his scariest role in decades

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98 m. ago Former Record reporter Bev Lyons turns tables by launching pop career

The Glasgow-born writer has interviewed the world's top stars.

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1 hour ago Australia star Rob Valetini ‘good to go’ for second Test in huge boost for Wallabies

The flanker is in line to return having been sorely missed in the first encounter in Brisbane

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3 h. ago 'I took my kids to the Realm of Zog at Warwick Castle and they were delighted'

Zog, Julia Donaldson's well-loved, hard-working dragon is turning 15 and to mark the occasion Warwick Castle have gone Zog-mad, with a playland, two stage shows, a quest for the star and a Zog meet-and-greet all included in the castle ticket price

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4 h. ago Outlander: Blood of My Blood stars admit pressure on joining iconic series

Outlander: Blood of My Blood star Hermione Corfield has opened up about signing on to the franchise

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4 h. ago Liam Neeson jokes that his favourite part of making The Naked Gun was filming 'sex scenes' with co

Liam Neeson has joked that his favourite part of making The Naked Gun was filming 'the sex scenes' with his co-star Pamela Anderson.

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4 h. ago Why Aussie footy fans should be very worried about rugby star turned Royal Mike Tindall's special guest appearance at one of the NRL's biggest games

The former World Cup-winning rugby union star and his wife Zara got the red-carpet treatment at one of the jewels in the NRL's crown recently.

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4 h. ago Married at First Sight star 'was sexually assaulted on honeymoon by new partner'

Police are now probing the MAF UK star's allegations made by the unnamed contestant after they returned from their 'honeymoon', according to The Sun.

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5 h. ago Martin Lewis MSE warning for 120,000 drivers hit with deadly car recall

The Money Saving Expert team has laid out the rights of thousands of Brits affected by a rare recall, including courtesy car eligibility and compensation, as well as how to seek reimbursement

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5 h. ago Gaza health ministry says Israeli fire has killed dozens of Palestinians waiting for aid trucks as Pope Leo brands war 'barbaric' and calls for its end

The Israeli military said its troops had fired warning shots towards a crowd of thousands in northern Gaza on Sunday to remove what it said was 'an immediate threat'.

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6 h. ago Joanna Lumley backs assisted dying and reveals exactly when she 'wouldn't mind saying farewell'

The 79-year-old star said she supports the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which was backed by MPs last month and is heading for the Lords this autumn

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6 h. ago Trinny Woodall: There was nothing I could have done about ex

The TV star also recalled having to break the news to her daughter, who was 11 at the time.

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7 h. ago Michelle Keegan stuns fans with bikini snaps just months after giving birth

Former Coronation Street star Michelle Keegan became a first time mum in March this year - but she is already back promoting her swimwear brand and showing off her latest designs

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7 h. ago Jeremy Clarkson left completely confused over farm issue as he reveals 'most difficult thing'

Clarkson's Farm star Jeremy Clarkson has turned his countryside escapades into a hit TV series - but he has confessed he is still very clueless about some agricultural practices

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7 h. ago England players want stronger action from FA over racist abuse of Jess Carter

The Lionesses want more from the game’s authorities, including the Football Association, with some in the squad advocating for a boycott of social media

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7 h. ago England Lionesses star sends powerful social media reminder after Jess Carter suffers racial abuse

Lucy Bronze has spoken out about social media and football after team-mate Jess Carter bravely opened up on suffering racial abuse during the European Championships

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