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PATRICK MARMION: Can Alan Ayckbourn make it to 100? Plays that is, not years. At the rate the 84-year-old Scribbler of Scarborough is going, I wouldnt put it past him.

Like an evil Wizard of Oz, the bots and their programmers are taking over

RICHARD EDEN: Fancy getting between the sheets with Queen guitarist Brian May? I hear hes applied to the Intellectual Property Office to register his name as a trademark for a wide range of potential uses.

IT was 60 years ago in October 1962 that The Beatles released their life-changing single Love Me Do.

Let’s do a thought experiment. Suppose you find yourself trapped in a small space like an elevator and someone looks you in the eye and poses the question: “Are you ready for ubiquitous connectivity?” How would you respond? “Yes,” “No,” “Maybe,” or “What the heck is ubiquitous connectivity when it’s at home?” Actually, that’s not…

The other day in a restaurant I watched some Thai youngsters who appeared much more interested in their smartphones than what they were eating. Their obvious phone skills made me quite envious but also just a little melancholy -- a reminder of how much things have changed since my early days, otherwise known as the Stone Age.

HOW much is too many? We live in an acquisitive society. I do not absolve myself from the crime. I’ve a massive collection of books about…

A blaze at Eddie Redmaynes luxury £2 million family holiday has destroyed the upper floor of the property. He spent childhood holidays and weekends at the six-bedroom villa.

Despite working in the shadow of Big Ben, the worlds most famous clock, and will almost certainly carry a mobile phone that shows the time accurately, many MPs, peers and staff continue to dial 123.

You know if you get to a bit and you go, is that funny? just go wahey! chuck yourself in. his comedy career began in the 1990s and he was soon winning awards and fans across the country. i went for a job recently, a bit of voice—over work. and i actually got offered the part of the speaking clock. but i didnt like the script. and i said, cant we jazz it up a bit? something like, humpty dumpty sat on a wall. humpty dumpty had a great fall. all the kings horses and all the kings men, coming up t...