Comedy returns

around, he will be joined by Camilla Cleese, his real-life daughter, according to a news source. The classic comedy revolved around the antics of Cleese’s manic character Basil Fawlty, a grumpy hotel owner in Torquay. In this reboot, Basil will meet his long-lost daughter and decide to open a boutique hotel. Brand new episodes will follow Basil’s attempts to deal with the modern world, with the 83-yearold comic genius explaining that the manic hotel owner will be relocating to a ‘small bijou hotel’ in the Caribbean. Fawlty Towers consistently tops all-time British comedy lists despite only 12 episodes ever being recorded.

Bomb blows

A SECOND World War bomb which was uncovered on Tuesday, February 7, by construction workers in the Norfolk coastal town of Great Yarmouth reportedly exploded at around 5pm on Friday February 10.

Norfolk Police tweeted: “We can confirm the unexploded Second World War bomb in Great Yarmouth has detonated. This was not a planned detonation and happened during slow burn work to disarm the explosives. All army and emergency service personnel are accounted for. We will bring you further info when we have it.” Homes and businesses were previously evacuated in the vicinity of the £121 million project to construct a third crossing over the River Yare. Bomb disposal experts have been at the location attempting to defuse the device.