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The agency representing some of Australia’s leading comedians has gone under, leading some clients to complain they are owed substantial sums.

Liquidators for the talent management company Junkyard Artist Management and the production company West Street Sports were appointed on Monday. Junkyard managed some of the country’s top comedians, including …

Chaotic scenes have broken out in the Bahamas parliament after the indictment of senior police officers on drug trafficking charges sparked a heated debate over corruption, in which the deputy opposition leader tossed a ceremonial mace out a window.

During the incident, Shanendon Cartwright of the opposition Free National Movement …

Sir Keir Starmer’s speech on Thursday mentioned the word “milestone” eight times and “missions” 13 times. There were also three “promises” and a “pledge”.

This all added up to one big thing: the prime minister attempting to turn the tide after a difficult start in government, by setting targets it …

Late-night hosts discuss

allegations

Stephen Colbert

On Wednesday evening,

Stephen Colbert

The mother of the last remaining British hostage in Gaza has said she wants “solutions, not sympathy” as she appealed to the government to help keep her daughter alive.

Mandy Damari gave her first news conference on a visit to London, where she met with senior politicians, pleading for help …

An amber warning for wind has been issued for large parts of the UK, with power cuts and flying debris possible amid the arrival of the fourth named storm of the season.

Storm Darragh is expected to bring gusts of up to 80mph and heavy rain late on Friday and …

Keir Starmer accused Whitehall of becoming comfortable with failure as he challenged civil servants to hit a series of policy targets and deliver on 150 “major infrastructure projects”.

Ushering in the “next phase” for the five-month-old Labour government, the prime minister urged “a profound cultural shift away from a declinist …

The French prime minister, Michel Barnier, r

esigned on Thursday morning

Barnier and his government will stay on in a caretaker capacity, taking care of day-to-day business until the appointment …

George Russell has claimed his Formula One rival Max Verstappen threatened him with violence during the escalating tensions between the drivers at the Qatar Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver said the

newly crowned world champion

20. The Big Three Killed My Baby (1999)

Not, as one might initially assume, a reference to the Merseybeat band from noted scholar of 60s obscurity Jack White, but a rare White Stripes protest song (of sorts), decrying the US automobile industry’s penchant for engineering planned obsolescence in cars. Perhaps …