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Stand-up comedians raise a laugh and money for Teenage Cancer Trust

Robert Smith of The Cure has curated a week of shows at the Royal Albert Hall.

Evening Standard · Mar 25

Campaign group seeks to appeal against Wimbledon expansion ruling

Save Wimbledon Park lost its High Court challenge against the decision to approve the expansion plans last month.

Evening Standard · Aug 22, 2025

Comedian Andy Hamilton says he is ‘vehemently opposed’ to Wimbledon expansion

Mr Hamilton joined demonstrators from campaign group Save Wimbledon Park outside the Royal Courts of Justice on Tuesday.

Evening Standard · Jul 8, 2025

‘I attacked Daniel Craig with a toasting fork’: inside the wild creation of Drop the Dead Donkey

Ahead of a new stage revival, the creators and cast of Channel 4’s classic 90s newsroom sitcom remember close encounters with future Bond stars, writing episodes at the last minute and the meaning between that mysterious title

The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2024

Newsroom sitcom Drop the Dead Donkey to return as stage show

The play will feature seven of the iconic Channel 4 show’s original cast members

Evening Standard · May 30, 2023

Newsroom satire Drop the Dead Donkey to return in stage revival

The stage version of the much-loved sitcom, which finished on TV 25 years ago, will be written by the duo behind the original series and feature several members of the original cast

The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2023

Stephen Tompkinson: ‘One of Britain’s finest actors’

Newcastle Crown Court heard Tompkinson had been working solidly since the 1980s before being charged with punching Karl Poole.

The Independent UK · May 11, 2023

TV star Stephen Tompkinson found not guilty of GBH on drunken man outside his Whitley Bay home

Jurors at Newcastle Crown Court have found DCI Banks and Ballykissangel star Stephen Tompkinson not guilty of inflicting GBH on Karl Poole in Whitley Bay

Chronicle Live · May 11, 2023

Victor Evans obituary

Other lives: Singer who was a stalwart of the Birmingham jazz scene, including with Andy Hamilton and the Blue Notes

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2023

French bride hikes up Scots mountain to marry in 'favourite place in the world'

Juliette Berthet and Guillaume Meillac, from France, had dreamed of an outdoor wedding in Scotland while planning their special day.

Daily Record · May 9, 2022