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Award-winning actor Kenneth Branagh is to play Boris Johnson in a new TV drama charting the country's COVID pandemic through the eyes of the prime minister.

"It's the century of the brown man and the yellow man, and God save everybody else," asserts Balram Halwai, the servant-turned-entrepreneur whose rise we follow in The White Tiger, towards the end of the tale.

Tributes have poured in for the "legendary" US talk show host Larry King, who has died just weeks after contracting coronavirus.

There is no rhyme or reason to the kind of roles actor Dan Stevens chooses, just as long as he remains challenged by the experience.

Adele has reached a divorce settlement with her ex-husband Simon Konecki nearly two years after they separated.

Homes have been flooded and residents left in tears after defence barriers were breached in a town previously devastated by flooding last year.

Police have criticised party-goers for making "incredibly selfish" decisions during the coronavirus lockdown.

Experts have warned of a "major dog welfare crisis" following a sharp rise in the number of dogs being sold online during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Scientists have cast doubt over claims the COVID-19 variant first identified in the UK is more deadly than the original virus.

The UK has recorded another 1,348 coronavirus-related deaths and 33,552 cases, according to the latest government figures.

ASOS, the online fashion retailer, has emerged as the surprise frontrunner to buy TopShop from the administrators to Sir Philip Green’s former high street empire.

The London Stock Exchange is hatching plans to create a £300m listed vehicle aimed at bolstering the survival chances of companies hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

French authorities have said they are ready to give financial support to the struggling Eurostar.

Retail sales in 2020 saw the largest annual fall since records began in 1996, as retailers continued to suffer from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

The government is working to persuade Vauxhall's parent company to commit to future production at its Ellesmere Port plant, Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has said.

Award-winning actor Kenneth Branagh is to play Boris Johnson in a new TV drama charting the country's COVID pandemic through the eyes of the prime minister.

"It's the century of the brown man and the yellow man, and God save everybody else," asserts Balram Halwai, the servant-turned-entrepreneur whose rise we follow in The White Tiger, towards the end of the tale.

Tributes have poured in for the "legendary" US talk show host Larry King, who has died just weeks after contracting coronavirus.

There is no rhyme or reason to the kind of roles actor Dan Stevens chooses, just as long as he remains challenged by the experience.

Adele has reached a divorce settlement with her ex-husband Simon Konecki nearly two years after they separated.

The leader of the Welsh Conservatives has resigned after he drank alcohol on the Senedd estate days after a pub alcohol ban came into force.

The introduction of "COVID hotels" and other curbs on international travel are to be discussed by senior ministers on Monday.

The coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa could reduce the efficacy of vaccines by half, the health secretary has said.

The full closure of the UK's borders has been "considered" by the government amid concerns about new COVID variants being imported from abroad, a minister has revealed.

There are "no plans" to give everyone who tests positive for coronavirus a one-off payment of £500, Downing Street has said.