Rowan Atkinson to bring Mr Bean, Blackadder and more to West End in new show 05. October 2026 (09:00) The actor will perform famous TV sketches – as well as new material created with Richard Curtis, Ben Elton and Howard Goodall – in Rowan Live, which opens in FebruaryRowan Atkinson will return to the stage next year to play Blackadder, Mr Bean and other comic characters from across his career in a West End show, Rowan Live. The production, which will have a short run of 30 performances, is to feature new routines as well as his famous sketches from TV shows including Not the Nine O’Clock News.“It is 40 years since I last did a comedy sketch show in the West End,” said Atkinson. “I thought it would be fun to perform again the sketches that began it all for myself and [writer] Richard Curtis, and in which my most well-known characters originated, alongside some surprise new material written especially for this show.” He and Curtis will be collaborating once more with Blackadder writer Ben Elton and its composer Howard Goodall. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
BT to buy broadband supplier TalkTalk, saving 900 jobs 05. October 2026 (09:00) UK’s fourth-biggest broadband provider has been seeking a buyer for several yearsBusiness live – latest updatesBT has agreed to buy broadband supplier TalkTalk out of administration in a rescue deal that saves 900 jobs.The company said it had struck a deal to acquire TalkTalk and its wholesale business PlatformX Communications on a debt-free basis, in a move that is expected to cost it £400m. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Australia experiences second hottest September on record as El Niño and climate crisis combine 05. October 2026 (08:20) Alpine areas also experience record-breaking heat with snow depth recorded at zero in Kosciuszko national parkGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia had its second hottest September on record last month as global heating and a strengthening El Niño combined to break a string of heat records around the country.Bureau of Meteorology data showed the minimum night-time temperatures across the continent were also the hottest for any September, on a record that goes back to 1910. Averaged temperatures ranked in the top five warmest Septembers for every state, and the sixth hottest for the Northern Territory. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
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