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Female inmates fed up over 'blokey' TV shows in prison like Top Gear and Bullseye

The prisoners have lodged an official complaint as they are unable to watch female friendly stations such as Drama and CBS Reality because bosses control which channels are available

Daily Mirror

Birmingham blues: fear and loathing at the Tory party conference

Attendees tried to put a brave face on it as the new cabinet paraded its lack of oratory skill, American pollsters bemoaned their attacks on ‘wokeness’ and everyone pretended Brexit was going well

The Guardian - UK

Teacher from Glasgow banned from the classroom after waving fake penis at colleagues

Derek Turkington was found unfit to teach on Wednesday, following the incident. He was described as a "kind of Benny Hill character in his regards to sexual actions or language" by a former member of staff.

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Boris Johnson leaving office to the Benny Hill theme makes you proud to be British

In one final act of cruelty, Boris Johnson made the nation get up at a truly ungodly hour to watch him finally depart Downing Street

Daily Mirror

Shamrock Rovers, FC Shkupi and ‘evil’ airport-related bureaucracy

In today’s Fiver: Plane diversions, Benny Hill-style chases and more on 606

The Guardian - UK

Why "Yakety Sax" makes politics funny

Two experts explain to Salon why "The Benny Hill Show" theme is the musical version of "slipping on a banana peel"

Salon

Republican Josh Hawley fled January 6 rioters – and Twitter ran with it

Capitol security footage of the Missouri senator spurred laughter during the hearing and spawned online ridicule

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Hugh Grant slams Priti Patel as he brands Heathrow airport 'a disgrace and inhumane'

Never one to shy away from sharing his political views, Hugh Grant branded Priti Patel 'the worst Home Secretary in British history' on Tuesday, amid travel chaos at Heathrow Airport. The actor also apologised to those arriving in the U.K, as he shared a snap of the long queues for…

Daily Mirror

Digested week: while Americans lead in everything else, no one can match Britain for farce

Americans remind themselves that however bad their situation, they are free from the tyranny of a ruling class that looks in the mirror and sees Boris Johnson

The Guardian - UK

Hugh Grant Got A Protestor To Blast The Benny Hill Theme Outside Westminster Before Boris Quit

It was so loud it soundtracked Sky News' live cross from the scene.

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Hugh Grant asked protester to play "Benny Hill" song outside Parliament before Boris Johnson's resignation

The actor requested the song be played outside Parliament to ridicule the exit of the disgraced U.K. prime minister

Salon

Outside No 10, Boris Johnson says his time is up to the tune of ‘bye, bye Boris’

There were heartfelt cheers and applause from his corner of loyalists, which was drowned out by the Benny Hill theme tune.

The Independent UK

Hugh Grant behind Benny Hill theme tune being played in Westminster

The blaring music could be overheard in a number of live news broadcasts.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson's resignation speech interrupted by boombox blasting 'Bye Bye Boris'

Steve Bray, known as Stop Brexit Man, held an amplifier aloft near the gates of Downing Street during the historic address, which was broadcast around the world

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The Still Room review – a hideously misguided workplace sex comedy

Any earnest intentions in this 80s-set coming-of-age tale are ruined by odious vulgarity and lazy, Benny Hill-esque humour

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m not scared of war any more’: Death and the Penguin author Andrey Kurkov on life in Kyiv

On a brief visit to London, the Ukrainian novelist talks about why he has no intention of leaving his country – or ever again visiting Russia – his mixed feelings about Zelenskiy, and how he is still keeping his sense of humour

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