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A list of classic British insults and jibes are close to extinction, according to a new survey. Words like “ plonker ”, “ prat ” and “ git ” will have died out in a generation, claims research from Perspectus Global.In total, 2, 000 Brits were asked to name their favourite insults and the researchers found that 15 traditional quips are at risk. The study found that some phrases really were on their last legs, such as “ lummox ”, “ bampot ”," blighter" and “ ninny ”.... As well as assessing whic

Dawn French Robert Lindsay and Samuel West have paid tribute to Vicar of Dibley actor Gary Waldhorn, who has died at the age of 78. The veteran TV star, best known for playing councillor David Horton in the comedy series, “ peacefully passed away ” on Monday, his son Josh confirmed. Waldhorn first appeared opposite French in the BBC sitcom in its debut episode in 1994 and continued to appear in every episode, famously locking horns with her character the vicar.He most recently appeared in a Chri

Interestingly, the moment was almost immediately preceded by the comedian mentioning Macbeth.“ Denzel!... In 1849, the audience at one performance in New York City broke into a violent riot, killing at least 20 people.... In 1937, Laurence Olivier was playing the monarch when a weight somehow came loose and fell to the stage, crashing within inches of him....

Listen 6 min Share Comment on this story Comment Misery may acquaint a man with strange bedfellows, as William Shakespeare wrote.... “ This is innovative Shakespeare at its most audacious.” Take “ Macbeth in Stride, ” which kicks off the festival with an Oct.... 10-29 run at Shakespeare Theatre’s Klein Theatre....

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RIYADH( AFP)-Two lawsuits pitting Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler against a former intelligence czar threaten to expose highly sensitive United States government secrets, prompting Washington to consider a rare judicial intervention, documents show. The cases in US and Canadian courts centre on corruption allegations levelled by state-owned Saudi companies against Saad Aljabri, a former spymaster who long worked closely with American officials on covert counterterrorism operations. That marks the

The Royal Shakespeare Company( RSC) has announced a new partnership with TikTok to help inspire the next generation of theatre audiences.As part of the collaboration, young people and students will be able to purchase ￡10 tickets to see an RSC show in the Stratford-upon-Avon theatre or in London from June. The RSC said the collaboration will deliver “ unique creative and educational experiences ” for young people and students across the country, with a particular focus on those living in “ commu

LONDON--The company behind the ChatGPT chatbot has rolled out its latest artificial intelligence model, GPT-4, in the next step for a technology that’s caught the world's attention.... OpenAI says GPT-4 “ exhibits human-level performance.” It's much more reliable, creative and can handle “ more nuanced instructions" than its predecessor system, GPT-3.5, which ChatGPT was built on, OpenAI said in its announcement.... He demonstrated how the system could quickly come up with the proper income ta