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‘In 1984, I worked 363 days’: how Russ Abbot soared to success – then walked away

The comedian dominated Saturday night TV in the 1980s, with his sketch shows attracting 18 million viewers. Next came the West End musicals and sitcoms. But in 2016 he quietly disappeared from the limelight. What happened?

The Guardian - UK

Social inequality is thriving in the hive

Brief letters: Beehive socialism | Ratcliffe’s apology | Tommy Cooper’s dream | Valentine’s Day | Love boat

The Guardian - UK

Sheila Bernette obituary

Singer and actor who appeared in theatrical variety and worked on TV light entertainment programmes such as Candid Camera and The Leslie Crowther Show

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Hidden London: International Magic Shop

This shop tells the story of magic, a changing society, and of a family

Evening Standard

‘It’s very brazen’: retail workers and shoplifters on the UK’s record theft statistics

Staff tell of thieves costing stores thousands, while shoplifters say cost of living crunch drove them to crime

The Guardian - UK

The Last Laugh at the Noel Coward Theatre review: gags, gurning, and a supremely lazy script

2/5 Impressive impersonations of Tommy Cooper, Eric Morecambe and Bob Monkhouse are undercut by cheap lines

Evening Standard

The Last Laugh review – Eric Morecambe, Tommy Cooper and Bob Monkhouse’s antic triple act

Bob Golding, Simon Cartwright and Damian Williams, who have played the comedy giants before, summon them like spirits to the stage in this tribute

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Eric Morecambe’s lifetime of treasures to go under the hammer

The entire contents of the comedy legend’s home in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, will go up for sale after the death of his beloved wife Joan in March.

Evening Standard

Edinburgh festival 2024: 20 theatre shows making a scene this summer

With subjects ranging from the deadly serious to the downright silly, this year’s shows include plays about addiction, politics, funk and Come Dine With Me

The Guardian - UK

“Lyrically, it’s something that makes Samuel Beckett sound like Tommy Cooper." Tim Bowness and the story of Flowers At The Scene

Tim Bowness may explore morose subjects like murder and divorce on his new album, but this collection of “cinematic short stories”, featuring an impressive prog line-up, is certainly not all doom and gloom…

Louder

“Bonkers That Would Ever Happen”: 29 Live TV Moments People Just Can’t Forget

A netizen asked the internet “What is the scariest/weirdest/most mysterious thing to ever happen on live television?” and people share their best examples.

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Man jailed for 'chilling' murder of Tommy Cooper's niece Sabrina

Tony King has been jailed for a minimum of 22 years for the murder of Sabrina Cooper - the niece of famous comedian and magician Tommy Cooper.

Wales Online

Man jailed for life for ‘motiveless and senseless’ murder of Sabrina Cooper

Tony King from Eastbourne will serve at least 22 years and 182 days for killing Tommy Cooper’s niece

The Guardian - UK

Drunk loner who stabbed Tommy Cooper's niece to death is jailed for life

Tony King, who murdered Sabrina Cooper at her home just before Christmas, has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 23 years

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The Independent UK

Life term for man who killed niece of Tommy Cooper

Tony King must serve at least 22 years and 182 days.

Daily Mirror

Comedian Tommy Cooper's niece found dead in pool of blood after stabbing

Tony King, 59, has pleaded guilty to murdering 68-year-old Sabrina Cooper - the niece of comedy legend Tommy Cooper - in her Eastbourne, East Sussex, home in December last year

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: the trailblazing women who shook up the ad industry

Meet the real-life Peggy Olsens. Plus: Tommy Cooper’s fez up for auction, and Erdoğan’s Turkey. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

A comeback for Liz Truss, the David Brent of British politics? In a word: delusional

Letters: Readers respond to a recent Sunday Telegraph article by Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister

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Bangkok Post

It's important to know your onions

There was a news photograph recently in which a Filipina bride in Iloilo on the island of Panay carried a bouquet of onions down the aisle rather than flowers. She explained that while flowers would soon be thrown away the onions would last and ensure the newlyweds have something to…

The Independent UK

Man accused of murdering comedian Tommy Cooper’s niece appears in court

Sabrina Cooper, 68, was found dead in Eastbourne on Sunday and was known to the accused

The Independent UK

Man indicates not guilty plea to murder of comedian Tommy Cooper’s niece - OLD

Sabrina Cooper, 68, was found dead in Eastbourne on Sunday.

Evening Standard

Man charged with killing Tommy Cooper’s ‘lovely’ niece in Sussex town

Tony has been charged with the murder of Sabrina Cooper

The Guardian - UK

Paul Dufour obituary

Other lives: Drummer who played with the rock band the Libertines in the 1990s

The Guardian - UK

Juventus get shirty against Salernitana as VAR has a normal one

In today’s Fiver: Chaos in Serie A, Tommy Cooper and more

Manchester Evening News

'Jimi Hendrix, the Beatles, Cilla Black, and Tommy Cooper - Fascinating posters made in Manchester show the iconic musicians who played in UK venues in the 1960s

"The designs are as eye-catching today as they would have been then and are incredible examples of both the craft of printing and of the colours and vivacity of the late 1960s."

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