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Jeff Garlin and his character Murray, the daddy of the Philadelphia household at the center of ABC’s “The Goldbergs,” are officially, terminally exiting the comedy. The Sept. 21 Season 10 best will start with a considerable dive into the future – and with Garlin’s patriarch being long departed. Garlin “is not going to be on the season, […]
By Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter Image caption, Roger Bolton said bringing in younger presenters on the BBC was “not an unreasonable thing to do” Broadcaster Roger Bolton has suggested the BBC is “spooked” by the decline in young audiences to traditional radio. Bolton, 76, was speaking after being dropped as host of Radio 4’s Feedback…
By Jonathan Amos BBC Science Correspondent, Cape Canaveral Image source, NASA The US space agency says it will try to launch its new Moon rocket on Saturday. An attempt at a lift-off on Monday had to be scrubbed when one of four engines on the vehicle would not cool down to its required operating temperature.…
By James Clayton North America technology reporter Former US President Donald Trump’s social media platform has been barred from Google Play. Google says the platform violates its policies on prohibiting content like physical threats and incitement to violence. The move makes it difficult for users with Android phones to download the app. Devin Nunes, the…
By Kayleen Devlin & Maria Korenyuk BBC News Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Children going to school in occupied areas of Ukraine will be taught the Russian curriculum When Ukrainian children in occupied areas return to school on 1 September, history lessons will be taught very differently. The BBC has discovered that Ukrainian teachers…
By Rupert Wingfield-Hayes BBC News, Tokyo Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Japanese women will need partner consent to use the abortion pill While debate still rages in the US over the repeal of Roe v Wade, a much less noisy argument is unfolding in Japan over the legalisation of so-called medically induced abortions. In…
This deal will enable completion of several major projects, new road schemes and increased bus priority lanes. The funding will include brand new Piccadilly line trains, as well as modernisations and upgrades across the District, Metropolitan, Hammersmith and City and Circle lines for millions of Londoners. Specific upgrades include supporting the long-awaited repair of Hammersmith…
Local councils are reporting that pothole repair and new road costs have spiralled by 21% and 22% respectively in the last six months. While the cost of running and repairing street lights has spiralled 38% New analysis by the Local Government Association and the Association for Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) reveals…
Oakley Capital has bought CTS Group as part of a wider ambition to create a major player in the global testing, inspection, certification, and compliance market. In parallel with the deal, Oakley is also financing testing, inspection, certification, and compliance group Phenna in a deal valuing the business at £1bn. CTS will now join Phenna…
The signing of a £6m contract with Wessex Internet will see rural towns, villages and hamlets across the region from Sherborne to Verwood and Shaftesbury to Blandford Forum hooked up to super-fast broadband. Wessex Internet and the local authority will now begin planning the construction of the gigabit-capable network, with spades set to enter the…
