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Five Great Reads: a dolphin sex scandal, a critic’s top film picks and looking back on Peep Show

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Imogen Dewey

The Guardian - AU

Finishing every Booker Prize novel is ‘impossible’ says judge Robert Webb

‘You finish as many as you can and the other ones you put to one side after a respectable but undisclosed fraction has been read’

Evening Standard

‘Peep Show is about consistently stubbing your toe against life’: The sitcom at 20 by its creators and stars

David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Sam Bain and more talk to Ellie Harrison about the cult hit’s ‘circus of anxiety’ and ‘massive rudeness’, plus all of those ‘Succession’ comparisons, and the most excruciating filming moments

The Independent UK

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‘The scripts were the funniest things I’d ever read’: the stars of Peep Show look back, 20 years later

It launched the careers of Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain, Mitchell and Webb, plus Olivia Colman – but it nearly got cancelled. Two decades since its first episode, its stars reflect on the show that made them

The Guardian - UK

Hearts 4 Partick Thistle 0: Jambos breeze past Jags to reach quarter-finals

The Edinburgh club took charge of the cup tie early on at Tynecastle and kept their Championship opponents at an arm's length throughout.

The National (Scotland)

Should you cut wet grass? Experts weigh in on the perfect conditions to mow your lawn

The rain doesn’t show any signs of letting up, but is now the right time to be cutting the grass?

Ideal Home

Ludwig: release date, cast, plot, trailer, interview and everything we know

Ludwig features David Mitchell as a puzzle genius and loner who is forced to impersonate his twin brother.

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Council hits back after claim it has taken in zero asylum seekers

Minister for Immigration Robert Jenrick MP made claim about both East and North Ayrshire Councils in response to SNP MP's question on Illegal Immigration Bill in the House of Commons.

Daily Record

Evacuation on Channel 4 review: a heartbreaking catalogue of failures

What is striking is the youth and inexperience of many of the services personnel deployed in Kabul, and their bravery in the face of trauma

Evening Standard

How to grow lavender from seed - yes, dried seed heads count!

Grow this fragrant shrub right from seed without breaking a sweat (or the bank)

Ideal Home

UK forces evacuating people from Afghanistan feared they ‘may not return home’

Military personnel interviewed for Channel 4’s documentary series Evacuation have shed light on what it was like to be involved in Operation Pitting.

The Independent UK

‘I feel such indignation’: Windrush victims on the compensation process

People affected by the scandal talk about their struggles to get a payout from the Home Office

The Guardian - UK

Ross County stage incredible comeback to win Scottish Premiership play-off final

Ross County 3-1 Partick Thistle (agg 3-3 - Ross County win 5-4 on pens): County overturned a three-goal deficit in final 20 minutes before a dramatic shootout win saved their Premiership status

The Independent UK

Literary escapes! 10 top London authors on their summer must-reads

Classic romance novels, epic sci-fi, poetic prose — Alex Peake-Tomkinson quizzes writers from Jessie Burton to Diana Evans on their all-time favourite literary escapes

Evening Standard

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Doolan insists Thistle have adopted 'tournament football' mentality

The Jags hold a 3-0 lead going into the Premiership play-off second leg but that won't stop them from going on the offensive.

Wales Online

Bad Education among five BBC comedies returning for new series

There are also five brand-new series to look out for, including a David Mitchell genre-bending detective series

WhatToWatch

David Mitchell to star as an identical twin in new BBC comedy

David Mitchell's latest comedy series sees him playing twin brothers at the centre of a missing person's case.

Daily Record

Ayr United given Premiership play-off mountain to climb as Partick Thistle dominate first leg in Glasgow

United were put to the sword as a ruthless Jags side took a firm grip of this semi-final tie in Maryhill.

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Wales Online

Alexander Armstrong's wife, family ties to royals and famous comedian - and the TV quiz job he turned down

The BBC Pointless host and actor has been a familiar face on our TV screens for a while

The National (Scotland)

Queen's Park 0 Partick Thistle 4: Kris Doolan's side cruise into play-off semi-final

Goals from Brian Graham and Scott Tiffoney before the half-hour mark thumped the wind out of Owen Coyle’s side.

Daily Record

Call for close scrutiny of flood mitigation measures at proposed Craigie Hill Golf Club development

A Proposal of Application Notice (PAN) was submitted to Perth and Kinross Council to split the golf course in half and build 200 new homes and a community sports hub

The Independent UK

Ian McKellen, David Mitchell and more call out ‘madness’ as ‘blue ticks’ reinstated days after removal

Ricky Gervais, David Mitchell, Jason Alexander and Andy Murray have also voiced their confusion

Daily Record

Hamilton 2 Partick Thistle 2: Dramatic draw deepens Accies drop fears as they go joint-bottom

The result, couple with Cove's win at Abroath, has Accies in big trouble

Daily Record

Mystery photographs of Stirling during the 1960s go on display at city exhibition

Kodachrome slides, which include picture of Bruce statue work, are currently on display at Made in Stirling, King Street.

Daily Record

Concern as vaping is 'bigger than smoking ever was' at Ayrshire schools

Head of Education at East Ayrshire Council responds to concerns over health issues

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