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  Entertainment

  The Telegraph

  Raymond Allen, scriptwriter behind the hit 1970s sitcom Some Mothers Do ’Ave ’Em – obituary

  Raymond Allen, who has died aged 82, was a television script writer who accumulated nothing but rejection slips before he struck comedy gold with Some Mothers Do ’Ave ’Em, the sitcom starring Michael Crawford and Michele Dotrice that attracted 26 million viewers at its peak in the 1970s.

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  Entertainment

  The Guardian

  Stephen Sondheim’s other job: crossword setter

  The lyricist and composer had a deep, enduring love of British cryptic crosswords. Let’s take a moment to enjoy that

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  Business

  The Telegraph

  Questor: Carlsberg’s perfect brew for boosting returns after its previous recipe went flat

  One of capitalism’s paradoxes is that the arrival of new competitors can make incumbent businesses stronger. When the craft brewing revolution began a decade or so ago, some saw the proliferation of small, local, individualistic beer brands as a huge threat to the drab monoliths that sold the same globally advertised beers in every corner of the world. But it hasn’t turned out that way. “Some people still say craft beers threaten the bigger players,” says Michael Crawford of Chawton Global Inves

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  News

  The Guardian

  Gavin Williamson as spineless as Pinocchio, says teachers’ leader

  Gavin Williamson as spineless as Pinocchio, says teachers’ leader. Robin Bevan, of National Education Union, mocks education secretary at annual conference

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  Business

  The Telegraph

  Questor: Costco – 30pc cheaper than Amazon and sustainably profitable. Buy

  Any retailer that can withstand competition from Walmart, Amazon, Lidl and Aldi is worth a second look. Costco Wholesale, founded in 1976, has not just held its own against these formidable rivals but prospered throughout. You might not think that operating from vast no-frills warehouses far from the high street and charging customers for the privilege of crossing the threshold would cut it in an age when you can order anything from your phone and get it the next day. But Costco’s modus operandi

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  Celebrity

  Isle of Wight County Press

  Memories for millions as death of Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em writer announced

  The Isle of Wight resident was born in Ryde and his work was watch by millions in over 60 countries.

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