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Ronnie Le Drew, puppeteer behind Zippy and David Bowie’s goblins, dies aged 78
Ronnie Le Drew, best known for operating the puppet Zippy on the classic children’s television programme Rainbow, has died aged 78 after a short illness. The news was confirmed...
Industry star David Jonsson to play Black Panther in Marvel sequel
The British actor David Jonsson has been unveiled as the new Black Panther by the film’s director, Ryan Coogler.Jonsson, 32, known for roles in Industry, The Long Walk and...
Prince William? David Cameron? JD Vance? Celebrities brace – and Staines celebrates – ahead of new Ali G film
The Wimbledon lawn tennis championships are not generally a hotbed of crime. Yet this year, unprecedented infringements ocurred. Eleven players were fined a total of £34,000 for “audible obscenities”...
A Sudden Flicker of Light by David Thomson review – a brilliantly eccentric history of the movies
Film critic, historian and author of more than 40 books, David Thomson is back with another three-hour free jazz solo on the subject of the movies, though it’s a...
David Lammy’s proposed cohabitation law would be bad for couples – and worse for some women | Ruth Deech
Andy Burnham will walk into No 10 on 20 July to a bulging in-tray of policies, proposals – and problems. One he may be less aware of is a...
Evolution review – with this TV miracle, David Attenborough’s successor is well and truly crowned
Evolution is a coronation. With this new, five-part BBC nature documentary, the presenter Chris Packham is effectively crowned the successor to David Attenborough. And a worthy one, I think most would...
Britain’s apology for the scandal of forced adoption can never heal the pain for people like me | David Batty
After my adoptive father died in November last year, my adoptive siblings found a short story by Enid Blyton among his possessions. The Child Who Was Chosen was read...
Saxophones, song charts and a rejected Simpsons script: David Bowie archive to tour the UK
Kansai Yamamoto’s costumes for Ziggy Stardust, Bowie’s Berlin apartment house keys and his childhood saxophone are just some of the artefacts that visitors around the UK will be able...
David Hencke, Guardian journalist who exposed ‘cash for questions’ scandal, dies aged 79
The acclaimed journalist David Hencke, whose career at the Guardian spanned more than three decades, has died from liver cancer aged 79.Hencke, the Guardian’s former Westminster correspondent, was instrumental...
My Mexico 1986 memories of Maradona, the Azteca and a commentary faux pas | David Pleat