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The battle over RAF Barnham: how ominous anti-asylum protests engulfed a small Norfolk town

Thetford has a welcoming history. So why have there been so many demonstrations this summer over plans to house asylum seekers at a nearby military base – as well as nights of violent disorder?

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer's Plan to Recall 65-Year-Old Veterans Faces One Major 'Shambolic' Flaw

Keir Starmer's plan to recall veterans aged up to 65 faces a critical flaw: the MOD lacks accurate contact details for the 95,000-strong strategic reserve. Annual letter system has proven inadequate.

International Business Times UK

Treasury urged to set out plan to ‘un-gum’ housing amid call to axe stamp duty

Sir Mel Stride likened Chancellor Rachel Reeves to Captain Mainwaring from Dad’s Army.

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Rhys Darby: ‘Luckily, no one’s given me a full clay model of my nose’

The standup on his encounters with fans, cracking up his co-stars on Flight of the Conchords and why AI should stay away from art

The Guardian - UK

Actor Richard Armitage ‘choked up’ over VE Day concert reading

Famous faces performed a varied programme in Horse Guards Parade on Thursday evening.

Evening Standard

‘They now put trigger warnings on Hi-de-Hi!’ Jeffrey Holland on starring in British comedy classics

He was Spike the gormless comic in the holiday camp hit and also bagged roles in You Rang M’Lord? and Dad’s Army. As he publishes a memoir, Holland talks about frisky stallions, today’s ‘over-sensitive’ era – and being huge in Hungary

The Guardian - UK

Arthur Lowe on playing Captain Mainwaring in Dad's Army

Arthur Lowe, who was known for forgetting his lines as Captain Mainwaring, on being the Dad's Army legend

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‘Don’t tell him, Pike!’ How Ian Lavender gave Dad’s Army its most adored moment

With his asthma troubles and his very warm scarf, the mummy’s boy soldier was Lavender’s greatest creation. But he also gave EastEnders one of its earliest gay characters, in a strong storyline about homophobia

The Guardian - UK

Ian Lavender obituary

Last surviving member of the BBC’s Dad’s Army cast who played the bumbling Private Pike

The Guardian - UK

Ian Lavender: Dad's Army favourite who starred as Private Pike dies at the age of 77

Later in his acting career Lavender had a recurring role in Eastenders, appearing in 240 episodes of the soap

Evening Standard

My, my! How Napoleon Bonaparte is still influencing pop culture more than 200 years after his death

In Ridley Scott’s 2023 epic, Joaquin Phoenix becomes the latest actor to portray Napoleon, joining an group that includes Marlon Brando, Danny DeVito and Rowan Atkinson. The tiny tyrant remains a subject of fascination (and mockery) on screen, writes Martin Chilton

The Independent UK

Military veterans make up Dad's Army team for The Great Wheelbarrow Race

Raising funds for causes close to their hearts is just an added bonus for a team of military veterans who are part of a race that means a lot to the communities it visits.

ABC News

Frank Williams: Actor who played the dithering vicar in Dad’s Army

The character actor often found himself typecast in religious roles and was himself a lifelong Christian

The Independent UK

Frank Williams dead: Tributes to Dad's Army actor who has died aged 90

He also featured in You Rang, M’Lord?, Hi-De-Hi! and What’s Up Nurse!

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Frank Williams: Tributes paid following death of Dad’s Army star

The actor played Reverend Timothy Farthing in the popular BBC sitcom.

Liverpool Echo

Dad's Army star Frank Williams dies at age 90

Frank Williams was most known for his Reverend Timothy Farthing character

The Independent UK

Frank Williams death: Dad’s Army star dies aged 90

Williams played Reverand Timothy Farthing

The Guardian - UK

Frank Williams obituary

Stage and screen actor best known for playing Timothy Farthing, the vicar in Dad’s Army

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Daily Mirror

Frank Williams dead: Dad's Army Reverend Timothy Farthing actor dies as fans pay tribute

Frank Williams, who is best known as Reverend Timothy Farthing in Dad's Army, died at the age of 90

The Guardian - UK

Are imperial measurements red meat to Tory voters – or more like Spam?

This is just the latest attempt to distract with a meaningless policy, but why would you want to bring back something no one under 70 understands, asks Zoe Williams

ABC News

The Great Wheelbarrow Race, Far North Queensland's unique fundraiser, returns for 2022

Since 2007, The Great Wheelbarrow Race has raised more than 2 million dollars for numerous local charities.

Manchester Evening News

Tory candidate suspended pending investigation after comparing trans rights movement to Nazis

A Conservative candidate standing for Manchester Piccadilly has been suspended pending an investigation

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