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Universal Studios has updated residents on their plans for a British outpost to rival their existing resorts in Hollywood and Orlando, urging people to get their comments in ahead of a looming deadline. The US entertainment firm has revealed new proposals for an attraction they say will celebrate Bedford's 'vibrant history' alongside rides based on silver-screen hits. A new 16-page document shows the potential lay-out of the theme park if it gets approval, including different themed zones. Transport links from across the country are also highlighted, while images based on Universal's five existing theme parks worldwide are also given as illustrations of what this one could look like.

On Thursday, the Queen, 76, met with The Poppy Factory in Clarence House to commemorate the charity's 100th anniversary. Camilla cut a 100 cake to celebrate the charity that supports veterans with mental and physical health problems who are returning to work (right). Meanwhile, Harry (inset) rode on the bobsled track in Whistler, B.C., where he and Meghan have travelled for three days to promote his Invictus Games, which aid veterans in finding meaning.

The Queen stayed busy today with a visit to Poppy makers at Clarence House. Camilla, 76, was born in a navy blue shirt dress to mark The Poppy Factory's centennial, which was established in the aftermath of the First World War. The event takes place 100 years since the charity's relocated to Richmond upon Thames, south west London, where it was located.

He was the first actor to direct himself in an Oscar-winning film and the first to be sent to the House of Lords. However, Laurence Olivier's debut in Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream aged 16, did not receive a rave review. According to Robert Mortimer, his tutor at St Edward's School in Oxford, the budding thespian was a 'little too robust and jovial.' Mortimer's review, which recently emerged from the school's archives after 100 years, was just one example of a teacher struggling to recognize a future star's budding talent. Take Etan Smallman's quiz and match the following withering verdicts to the correct celebrity.

The limited set of hand carved Forest Toys, which were a brand-loved by Queen Mary, George V's wife, are expected to sell for £200,000. However, they may not have a huge following because some of them seem to be much scarier than the toys that most children are begging for this holiday. The lot includes a ventriloquist puppet (left), akin to a prop from a horror movie, and is expected to sell for £800. Two sets of late nineteenth century professional Punch and Judy puppets (top right), which belonged to Vic Taylor, the son of a traveling magician in the early twentieth century and feature some bizarre facial expressions, are also expected to sell for a total of £3,500.

The Daily Mail's Weekend magazine has reached yet another magnificent milestone - this month we turn 30! We asked you to share our top ten TV shows so we could compile our definitive list of the 100 Greatest TV Shows voted for by you.

As old lag Fletcher said in the TV comedy Porridge, 'Would you Adam and Eve it!' So they don't offend prisoners, prison guards are being required to attend 'banter classes.' From 1974 to 1977, Ronnie Barker's Fletcher was often lacking with warders. However, officers at HMP Gartree in Leicestershire have been sent to training, although the firm has 450 prisoners on life sentences. A dedicated 'equality team' has been sent to the jail to ensure that prisoners don't slip up' and use terms or phrases that might be deemed 'unsuitable.' It comes after the Prison Service told officers not to call criminals 'convicts' if it offended them.

Sir David Jason's wife has shared how the couple told Sophie that her father had another daughter who was 30 years older than her. After having a brief fling with her mother in 1970, the Only Fools and Horses actor was left shocked to discover he was the father to 52-year-old Abi Harris and grandfather to her 10-year-old son Charlie. The couple then faced the difficult challenge of informing Sophie, who had lived her entire life as their only child, after informing his current wife Gill Hinchcliffe about the bombshell. Sophie had anticipated the discovery with 'deep insight and maturity' after being confronted with the'massive surprise' initially, according to the couple. The two families are now getting to know each other better and spent their first Christmas together last year, with photos proving Sir David's presence in Abi after a paternity test revealed he was her father.

Abi Harris and his grandson Charlie, ten, have been welcomed into the Jason family, who spent their first Christmas together last year. Ms Harris, a 1970s girl, was seen smiling alongside her father in a recently released snapshot as they chatted together after the joyful news broke. Abi is also an actor who appeared in a revival of Under Milk Wood in 2008, in which Sir David and her mother also appeared.

Sir David Jason, the legendary actor who appeared right with his now-wife and daughter Sophie Mae in 2001, has reunited with a daughter he had no idea existed for more than five decades. The Only Fools and Horses star, who had mistakenly believed he only had one 22-year-old daughter, was shocked to learn he had a 52-year-old boy, who is in fact the grandfather of a 10-year-old boy. The TV celebrity has welcomed his newfound daughter, Abi Harris (left), and grandson Charlie into the family, telling the Mirror that he is making up for lost time by doing as much as he can with them. Ms Harris was the daughter of actress Jennifer Hill (inset) and was born after the pair had a brief friendship, and he told the paper that it was 'a surprise' to learn he had an older child. The news shocked Sir David, his wife Gill Hinchcliffe, and his daughter Sophie (pictured with him left), but the family claims they have since welcomed the pair with open arms.

Lee Mack has been slammed by a stuttering charity after he 'ridiculed' and mimicked the speech impediment on the TV panel show, Would I Lie To You? STAMMA, the British Stammering Association, called Rob Brydon's behaviour 'thoughtless' after he stumbled on the word, 'She,' during Friday's BBC program episode. He went on to compare the host to Ronnie Barker's character from the 1970s and 1980s comedy Open All Hours, which was portrayed as having a stutter for comedic effect.

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Customers aren't surprised that Don Hoare (left and right) has been dubbed 'Arkwright' by customers for his grey hair, moustache, and a corner store. All that was missing was Ronnie Barker's curmudgeonly appearance in the BBC sitcom Open All Hours (top right). But villagers in Billesdon, near Leicester, also agreed, when they bought Mr Hoare one for his 75th birthday in April. Mr Hoare is married and is a grandfather, unlike the stuttering bachelor Albert Arkwright. He had intended to be a draughtsman but his parents bought the store in 1962.

In Keeping Up Appearance (the pair on left) and as Miss Davenport in the Last of the Summer Wine, BBC viewers will fondly recall the 'comedy great' from childhood to now, but Tewson's career spanned 1950s to today. After graduating from RADA in 1952, the 'wonderful' actress appeared on David Frost on Sunday with comedy legends Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker (bottom right) and appeared in the sitcom Shelley in the 70s and 80s. Leonard Rossiter, a fellow actor, dated her for three years before divorced in 1961. 'Len was always going off with other women and being uncaring,' Tewson said of their brief time together.' Debbie Arnold, a former EastEnders actress, expressed sorrow for her loss: "We're so sad we lost two amazing people, firstly Bruce Montague and then two days later - Josephine Tewson.' Judy Buxton and I had the pleasure of visiting the world and the United Kingdom with these comedy legends ending up in the West End. We had a blast. I adored Jo.'