BBC sitcom Two Doors Down to be adapted for the stage with full TV cast | Stage

Two Doors Down, the BBC comedy series about a suburban Scottish couple with constantly knocking neighbours, is to be brought to the stage. Unusually, it will make that journey with…

Donnie Wahlberg didn’t want Blue Bloods to end, so he made a spin-off

“When we were still filming Blue Bloods, I would throw it around to some of the writers. ‘If Blue Bloods ever ends, Danny as a fish-out-of-water would be great.’ Of…

‘Do we play the Jays game?’: Calgary bride faces World Series wedding dilemma

As the Toronto Blue Jays gear up for their first World Series appearance in more than three decades, one Calgary bride is facing an unexpected question ahead of her big…

Real living wage to rise by almost 7% in boost for low-paid UK workers | Economics

Almost half a million workers are to receive a pay boost after it was announced that the real living wage paid voluntarily by 16,000 UK companies will rise to £13.45…

Tensions mount as Alassane Ouattara seeks fourth term in Ivory Coast vote | Ivory Coast

“This is worth several more terms,” the Ivorian president, Alassane Ouattara, joked while opening a bridge named after him in the country’s commercial capital, Abidjan, in 2023. The appearance in…

Peru’s interim president declares state of emergency after weeks of anti-government protests | Peru

Peru’s interim president, Jose Jeri, announced a state of emergency in Lima and the neighbouring port of Callao on Tuesday after weeks of anti-government protests over corruption and organised crime.…

Harry and Meghan join AI pioneers in call for ban on superintelligent systems | Artificial intelligence (AI)

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have joined artificial intelligence pioneers and Nobel laureates in calling for a ban on developing superintelligent AI systems. Harry and Meghan are among the…

Global use of coal hit record high in 2024 | Coal

Coal use hit a record high around the world last year despite efforts to switch to clean energy, imperilling the world’s attempts to rein in global heating. The share of…

Oilers, Senators finding groove after rough starts

OTTAWA – Neither the Ottawa Senators nor the Edmonton Oilers have had the start to the NHL season they envisioned, but both teams are showing signs that a turnaround may…

Court overturns conviction of Colombian ex-president Álvaro Uribe | Colombia

An appeals court has overturned the conviction of the former Colombian president Álvaro Uribe for bribery and witness tampering in a historic case that gripped the South American country and…