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Playwright and screenwriter who teamed up with Spike Milligan to work on The Goon Show and The Bed-Sitting Room

The Guardian - UK · Dec 24, 2025

Protesters gather outside court as Palestine activists appear on terror charges

Protesters gathered outside a sheriff court as three women appeared on terror charges after a van was rammed into the fence of a military contractor

The National (Scotland) · Jul 21, 2025

Open golf has put Portrush on the map, say proud locals

Tens of thousands of golf fans have descended on the Co Antrim town for the Open tournament.

Evening Standard · Jul 18, 2025

Scots teen stabbed grandparents to death in Christmas bloodbath after 'Woman in Black voice' told him to

Tobyn Salvatore stabbed Denis and Mary Fell in a horror knife attack after an argument about a Christmas hamper on Boxing Day, 2021.

Daily Record · Jul 5, 2023

Fire crews battling blaze at Edinburgh flats as several people 'unaccounted for' and school evacuated

Nine fire crews are in attendance at the fire within a property in the East Craigs area of the capital.

Daily Record · Jun 14, 2023

Speaker McCarthy eyes new commission to tackle nation's debt, but many Democrats are wary

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is studying history and considering the appointment of a mix of lawmakers and business leaders to a new commission to tackle the nation’s soaring debt

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2023

Manchin floats fiscal commissions for debt limit bill

WASHINGTON — As President Joe Biden and most congressional Democrats say they won’t negotiate with Republicans on lifting the debt ceiling, at least one party centrist is willing to work across the aisle to get a deal.

Tribune News Service · Jan 19, 2023

Biden’s latest immigration move shows his utter lack of options

News analysis: President Biden’s most recent actions to combat the humanitarian crisis at the US-Mexico border reflect decades of inaction that have left presidents with few to no good options when it comes to immigration policy in a toxic political environment

The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023

Herschel Walker Is Trying to Pull a Bill Bradley. So, What Do You Think, Bill Bradley?

The former senator knows what it means to be elected on sporting fame. He knows what comes next, too.

Sports Illustrated · Nov 30, 2022

Ex-MP questions the city's 'carbon footprint' over plan for '22-storey tower'

Does Nottingham need ‘Plyscrapers’: The rise of the wooden skyscraper?

Nottingham Post · Oct 16, 2022