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Blackadder writer Ben Elton has explained why a revival of the popular sitcom is not likely to happen. Written by Elton and Love Actually’s Richard Curtis, the historical comedy series starred Rowan Atkinson as a member of a family dynasty across four significant periods in British history. But as much as the cult show continues to entertain fans old and new, Elton has revealed that a revival will never happen. Speaking to The Sun, he explained: “Every time Tony [Robinson] does an interview he says, ‘Oh, I think there might be another,’ but don’t listen to Baldrick on this one,…

Those freed include 24 Ukrainian sailors and – controversially – a “person of interest” over the downing of flight MH17 which killed 298 people. The swap is hoped to ease tensions between the two neighbors. Greeting the Ukrainians at the airport, President Volodymyr Zelensky said: “We have to do all the steps to finish this horrible war.” Russia said it was glad its citizens had returned home. Relations between the two countries deteriorated dramatically in 2014 when Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula and Russian-backed rebels began an insurgency in two regions of eastern Ukraine. More than 13,000 people have been…

David Warner has been on the receiving end of abuse and rude sledges throughout the World Cup 2019 and the Ashes 2019 in England. However, he has taken everything in his stride and managed to keep his calm. During the first Ashes Test, the left-hander was greeted with “sandpaper” chants while fielding on the boundary and came up with a brilliant response to the Edgbaston crowd. On Friday, David Warner was once again on the receiving end of a rude remark as the Australian team was heading from the grandstand players’ area at Old Trafford to the field during day three of the…

The family of Dubai Airport’s first manager Norman Turnbull recently received an honor in his memory from Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports and Chairman of Emirates Group. The Englishman passed away in Dubai aged 98 on June 2 and left a big legacy in the UAE’s civil aviation sector, having first arrived here in 1957. He worked for Abu Dhabi Airport from 1962, before moving to Sharjah Airport in 1968, finally joining Dubai Airport in 1971, until his retirement in 2000. During this time, Turnbull witnessed the transformation of…

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-backed up President Trump’s ongoing assertions that Alabama appeared initially to be in the path of Hurricane Dorian.  “From Wednesday, August 28, through Monday, September 2, the information provided by NOAA and the National Hurricane Center to President Trump and the wider public demonstrated that tropical-storm-force winds from Hurricane Dorian could impact Alabama,” an NOAA spokesman said in a statement Friday evening.  “This is clearly demonstrated in Hurricane Advisories #15 through #41, which can be viewed at the following link.” NOAA’s statement also directly refuted a tweet from the Birmingham National Weather Service that had contradicted Mr. Trump.…

Researchers say they have found, for the first time, the genetic markers that influence whether someone is left-handed. They also found those people may have an advantage over right-handers when it comes to language. Oxford University, which conducted the study, says about 90% of people are right-handed, a trait that has existed for 10,000 years. Previous studies of twins have shown that genes have a partial role in determining if someone is left-handed or right-handed. But it was not clear which genes those were. Researchers looked at the genomes of some 400,000 people, including 38,322 left-handers, and identified some of…

After a pep talk to scientists, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday gave a long and tight hug to an emotional ISRO chief K Sivan, who was in tears, unable to come to terms overlander Vikram’s unsuccessful bid to soft-land on the moon. Modi, in his address at the ISRO center here, asked the scientists not to get disheartened by the hurdles in the lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 and asserted that there will be a “new dawn”. No sooner than the Prime Minister concluded his address, Sivan accompanied him to see him off. At this juncture, the Prime Minister, who was on his…

At the launch of an indigenously-built metro coach in Mumbai, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked citizens to learn from the courage of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists, expressing confidence that the country’s aim of reaching the moon will be accomplished despite the Chandrayaan-2 landing glitch. “In Bengaluru, I stayed overnight with my scientific colleagues at ISRO. I am very impressed to see the courage they have shown. How to achieve our goal with full tenacity is the biggest challenge, which one must learn from our scientists and engineers of the space agency, ” said Modi, adding that…

In a few breathless hours on Thursday morning, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital maneuvered the largest superconducting magnet in the world, a 10-ton beauty that is a million times stronger than the earth’s magnetic field, into place. With the help of some skilled crane work, the $10 million investment, designed and built-in Zurich, was safely tucked into a pocket in the lower level of the Kay Research and Care Center by early afternoon. In about a month, the 1.1-gigahertz nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer is expected to be in use, giving St. Jude the most power anywhere for studying proteins, DNA,…

The Czech Republic defeated Brazil 93-71 on Saturday to keep itself in the hunt for a spot in the World Cup quarterfinals with an easy win over the previously unbeaten South Americans. Tomas Satoransky scored 20 points, added nine assists and had seven rebounds for the Czechs (3-1), who will play Greece on Monday. Ondrej Balvin scored 15 and Patrik Auda added 14 for the winners. “It was another great victory for us,” Satoransky said, with the team playing to its identity by “playing fast, running, sharing the ball and fighting on defense.” Coach Ronen Ginzburg said “it’s an amazing…