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The election was rigged, corrupt and stolen. Well have all the latest, as the race for the white house nears the end. Also tonight queuing for a coronavirus test a ten day pilot gets under way in liverpool for everyone in the city, whether they have symptoms or not. And 100 years after the cenotaph was unveiled, remembrance sunday will take place but with just a handful of veterans. And on bbc news, a busy weekend to come in the fa cup and in the premier league. Well have all the latest here at ...

Shes delivered posters to neighbours to put up in their windows and put poppies on all the lamp posts. I think we should be remembering the people who served us in the army because they risked their lives for us. Maisies dad james was medically discharged from the army in 2017. Its hard to describe the pride i have for her and the fact that its all come from her heart is just truly amazing. The Royal British legion is urging everyone to gather on their doorsteps at 11 oclock on sunday morning, t...

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A mixed bag of productions united by wonderful acting and committed writing

From Fleabag to Channel 4’s Big Mood, ‘people with problems’ sadcoms are TV’s latest obsession. But sitcoms were once sadder – and funnier

Producer-director of many BBC television sitcoms who also ran evening classes and mounted musicals and pantomimes

With questions and answers on the ABC Wednesday lineup and more.

An era of plots and paranoia

If you remember The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, a BBC sitcom from the late 1970s, chances are you will recall the character of Doc Morrissey. He was the bumbling company doctor who couldn’t diagnose for love nor money but could recite a patient’s symptoms back to them saying, “I suffer from that too… I wonder what it is?” before sending them away with two aspirin.

From Sherlock Holmes to Gone Girl, crime writers have long exploited the underbelly of the seemingly safe suburbs