His name was Benny and he had the oldest joke book in the West!” – Stanley Baxter Benny Hill was one of the UK’s most ...

In 1978 Thames Television offered him his own show - the ... But tragically, Kenny was diagnosed HIV positive in 1989 and died of an AIDS-related illness on April 4 1995, aged just 50.

Households across Britain are bracing for an “awful April” of bill rises with energy, council tax, water, broadband, car tax, ...

For months, Uisce Éireann bosses have been warning about the mismatch between government targets for housing and the pipe network needed to take water to and away from new homes ...

Day came and went with people playing pranks and tricks on their friends and family worldwide. Here are some of the best ...

He began his journey in the film industry with his debut in ‘Explorers’ (1985) and soon rose to prominence with his breakthrough performance in ‘Dead Poets Society’ (1989). From the ... cast members ...

Environment Secretary Steve Reed has vowed to clean up the River Thames following warnings that competitors in tomorrow’s ...

When Thames was privatised in 1989, it had no debt. But over the years it borrowed heavily and now has debts of about £19bn. Its debt pile increased sharply when it was owned by Macquarie ...

Thames Water has staved off effective government ownership after an unsuccessful legal challenge to its financial restructuring. The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of a £3bn loan intended to ...