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Juliette Kaplan, who played battleaxe Pearl Sibshaw in BBC sitcom Last of the Summer Wine for 25 years, has died at the age of 80, her agent has said. Kaplan appeared in 226 episodes of the show from 1985 to 2010, with the sharp-tongued Pearl trying to thwart husband Howard’s attempts to have an affair. […]

Fans awaiting Friday’s Netflix release of “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie” might need their memories jogged about what went down on the “Breaking Bad” series. The meth-making drama on AMC ended six years ago, so Jimmy Kimmel went to the source for a summary on Wednesday: actor Aaron Paul, who played Jesse Pinkman in

Image copyright Getty Images US children’s TV show Sesame Street is set to reveal that one of its muppets’ mothers had an opioid addiction. Karli was introduced to the show earlier this year as a muppet in foster care. She is set to reveal that she was placed in foster care as her mother had

“South Park” ramped up its jabs at China in Wednesday’s episode, having one of its characters profanely put the country on blast days after China essentially banned the long-running cartoon. “Fuck the Chinese government!” Randy says, after his ex-business partner Towelie makes him realize that selling weed to the human rights-trampling nation is wrong. Towelie

The homes on Goldsmith Street in Norwich are a little different. Built by Norwich City Council to Passivhaus standard, they have just won the Riba Stirling Prize for architecture and could set the template for the future of social-housing developments. These fuel-efficient homes, nearly 100 of them, are handed over with large blue ring binders,

And the host of NBC’s “Late Night” kicked off his in-depth analysis by reminding viewers how the president, on multiple previous occasions, has shown that he actually has no clue about the U.S. Constitution. Meyers aired three clips from the Trump 2016 campaign trail in which the then-candidate accused the press of trying to “surrender”

Image copyright D Dipasupil/Getty Images Image caption Matt Lauer and Al Roker host NBC’s Today in 2014 Former NBC anchor Matt Lauer, once one of the highest-paid journalists on US television, has denied a former colleague’s rape claim in a new book. Former TV producer Brook Nevils alleges the attack in Catch and Kill, by

The Fox masquerade competition grounded the fine-feathered celebrity, forcing him to reveal his identity after a showdown against Flower, Penguin and Fox. Eagle’s clue package included the tidbit that he listened to other people’s stories and the declaration that “I don’t just hang out with rock stars, I am one.” The Eagle did not soar

Image copyright BBC/Reuters/Getty Images Avengers star Mark Ruffalo has disagreed with Ellen DeGeneres’ defence of her friendship with ex-US President George W Bush. After being pictured with Mr Bush, the TV host said she was friends with many people who don’t share her views, adding we should “be kind to everyone”. But Hulk actor Ruffalo

Image copyright Reuters Actress and writer Mindy Kaling has accused the Emmy Awards of trying to cut her from The Office’s nominations because she is a woman of colour. Kaling starred in the US version of the show as well as serving as an executive producer, director and writer. But she said the Television Academy,