From historic pasty shops to ancient Egyptian artefacts, this town packs a lot in ...

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Character actor whose decades-long career encompassed the National Theatre, war films and Coronation Street ...

Burnham promises ‘hope’ as he unveils ‘new direction’ for Britain - The MP almost certain to be the next prime minister chose ...

Actor Michael Byrne, who is known to fans of the ITV soap for playing Gail Platt's long-lost father, Ted Page ...

Post-victory singalongs between England fans and players have become a new tradition this summer.

Actress Penelope Keith, known for her role in the British TV series "The Avengers" in the 1960s, died at the age of 87. This ...

Dame Penelope Keith, who has died at 86, was one of the most popular TV actresses of the 1970s and 80s, first as the snobbish ...

The show will return to the Empire stage next year ...

TV highlights coming up over the next week include the British Grand Prix and Who Do You Think You Are?

It remains one of the most widely-discussed deaths of any British celebrity ever - perhaps because of the combination of the ...