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Original Only Fools and Horses episode 'banned' due to Del Boy scene

The controversial episode was even said to have been disliked by late creator John Sullivan

Manchester Evening News

The Only Fools and Horses episode that was 'banned' over Del Boy concern

'A Royal Flush' wasn't a hit amongst viewers in 1986

Wales Online

Only Fools and Horses creator once edited an episode as he regretted making Del Boy so ‘cruel’

‘The original version is a hard watch,’ TV producer says in new documentary

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Only Fools and Horses episode 'banned' and re-edited because of Del Boy scenes

When it first broadcast, the episode raked in 18 million viewers... but it has been branded as one of the worst episodes of the show.

Daily Record

Only Fools and Horses episode 'banned' by creator and re-edited over Del Boy scenes

Only Fools and Horses creator John Sullivan worked on an edited version of a long-criticised Christmas special, with him reportedly having been disappointed with the way Del Boy had come across

Daily Mirror

Russia says deputy foreign minister met U.S. ambassador

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov met U.S. ambassador John Sullivan on Friday, the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement on its website.

Reuters

Bonnet de douche, Rodney! Del Boy becomes a literary work in court ruling

Judge in copyright case confers status on Only Fools and Horses character after lawyers asked him to watch three episodes

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‘Cushty’ dining show loses Only Fools And Horses copyright battle

Shazam Productions, which was set up by late sitcom writer John Sullivan, had taken legal action against Only Fools The Dining Experience.

The Independent UK

Lubbly jubbly! Only Fools and Horses makers win High Court battle against copycat dining show

Lawyers say this is a landmark ruling on copyright after a judge said the fictional character of Del Boy could be protected under law

Evening Standard

Ukraine war: US ambassador urges Russia not to close embassy

John Sullivan says the United States and Russia ‘must preserve the ability to speak to each other’, state media reports.

Al Jazeera

Don't close the embassy, U.S. ambassador tells Russia

Russia should not close the U.S. embassy despite the crisis triggered by the war in Ukraine because the world's two biggest nuclear powers must continue to talk, the U.S. ambassador to Moscow was quoted as saying on Monday.

Reuters

EU to help break blockade on Ukraine’s Odesa to free up grain exports

The European Commission said Thursday it would help Ukraine break the Russian blockade on the port city of Odesa, where thousands of tonnes of grain destined for the global market remains trapped. UN and EU officials have warned that Russia’s continuing siege of the southern port risks causing a global…

France 24

The towns that refuse to be torn apart by trauma: How Tasmanians are banding together to prevent suicide through 'postvention'

Suicides are devastating for tight-knit towns. Knowing that, these Tasmanians are working together to break the chains of trauma.

ABC News

Russia says deputy formin discussed bilateral issues with U.S. envoy to Moscow

Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and Washington's ambassador to Moscow John Sullivan discussed bilateral issues at a meeting on Monday, Russia's foreign ministry said in a statement.

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The Hindu

Scrutinising Sullivan 200 years after his arrival in the Nilgiris

The lack of criticism of his policies has always been a source of consternation among indigenous communities

Reuters

U.S. envoy to Moscow says Russia ties sunk to 'Mariana Trench' depths

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has made John Sullivan's tough job as U.S. envoy to Moscow even harder as he grapples with the Kremlin's nuclear saber-rattling and threats to sever relations while keeping his embassy running on one-tenth the normal staff.

Reuters

US wants more direct channel to Russian defence ministry about Ukraine - ambassador

Washington would like to have a more direct communication channel with Russia's defence ministry in order to deal with unforeseen events in the conflict in Ukraine, the U.S. ambassador to Moscow has said.

The Independent UK

Brittney Griner in ‘good condition’ in Russia as US granted access to basketball star

The 31-year-old WNBA player was detained at an airport near Moscow in February

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Daily Mirror

What would happen if US cut ties with Russia - energy crisis to communication failure

Despite tensions running extraordinarily high with the invasion of Ukraine, the possibility of cutting ties between Russia and the West would be a historic new low in a fraught history

The Independent UK

Is Russia going to expel the US ambassador and what would it mean?

Throughout long decades of Cold War both sides kept up a formal engagement Vladimir Putin is now threatening to end, writes Andrew Buncombe

Al Jazeera

Ukraine latest updates: Thousands seek evacuation from Mariupol

Ukraine news from March 22: Deputy prime minister says at least 100,000 civilians are trying to escape from Mariupol.

ABC News

Holocaust survivor Boris Romanchenko is killed in his Kharkiv apartment after it is shot and burns down

A 96-year-old man who had been forced to work underground and on the V-2 rocket by Nazis dies in his home as it is fired upon during a Russian attack, while homes in the Black Sea port city of Odesa are also hit by shelling from the invading forces.

Reuters

U.S. ambassador demanded Moscow follow international law in meeting with Russian government

The U.S. State Department on Monday confirmed a meeting between U.S. Ambassador John Sullivan and the Russian government, during which Sullivan demanded that Moscow follow international law and allow consular access to all U.S. citizens detained in Russia.

Al Jazeera

Russia summons US ambassador over Biden’s ‘war criminal’ comment

Moscow says Joe Biden’s labelling of Vladimir Putin as a ‘war criminal’ has pushed US-Russia ties to brink of collapse.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Tells US Envoy Ties Close to Rupture after Biden’s Comments

Russia's foreign ministry said on Monday it had summoned US Ambassador John Sullivan to tell him that remarks by President Joe Biden about Russian President Vladimir Putin had pushed bilateral ties to the brink of collapse. President Biden said last week that Putin was a "war criminal" for sending tens…

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