The first ever series of Countdown was won that year by crossword compiler Joyce Cansfield. Since then, four more women have won the series - Hilary Hopper (in 1987), Liz Barber (1990), Verity Joubert ...

View looking towards the Royal Exchange and in the City of London where the glass architecture of the tower 22 Bishopsgate ...

A forensic accountant is the first woman to become Countdown champion in 26 years. The long-running numbers and words game show, which has been on Channel 4 since 1982 when the broadcaster launched, ...

Sir Stephen Fry has hailed his former co-star Tony Slattery as the “gentlest, sweetest soul” with a “deeply talented wit” ...

Day 2 - Shaheens trail by 134 runs.

The long-running numbers and words game show has had five other female champions since its launch on Channel 4 in 1982 ... and Kate Ogilvie (1998). Wood explained she had decided to apply after ...

KATIE PRICE’S ex-fiancé Carl Woods has branded their failed IVF treatment a “blessing in disguise” ahead of the release of a ...

Channel 4 unveiled the news on The Simpsons' 35th birthday ... with a future scene set in 2010 showing a video call. 1998 - DISNEY CONGLOMERATE: In the episode When You Dish Upon a Star, Homer ...

The UK's long-term Government borrowing costs have surged to their highest level since 1998, dealing a potentially significant blow to Chancellor Rachel Reeves's fiscal plans. The yield on 30-year ...

Up to 4 million mixed-status families are at risk of being separated, according to estimates from the American Immigration ...