How Lenny Henry discovered he was funny. When I was 15, the Queen Mary Ballroom at Dudley Zoo became a safe place where I could try out new material. Suddenly I was this new thing 'Lenny Henry, that black kid who does all the voices.'. It Was a Dark and Stormy Style. Victoriana is creeping back into vogue with exuberant furnishings and accessories. 8 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend. Our guide to dance performances happening this weekend and in the week ahead. As a film about the 2008 Mumbai hotel attack is released, survivors tell their devastating tales. On November 26, 2008 ten Jihadis pledging allegiance to Lashkar-e-Taiba, an Islamic terrorist group based in Pakistan, carried out a series of attacks across Mumbai. New York Comic Con sees more than 250,000 fans dress as their favorite superheroes and villains. The convention kicked off on Thursday and is expected to remain in Manhattan until Sunday. Roughly 250,000 guests are expected to attend the convention throughout the weekend.

Drug gang leader is jailed after police use rap translator to prove he threatened to shoot rivals. Essex Police drafted in an expert to prove C17 gang leader Roland Douherty, 19, from Thurrock, aka Valenti, breached an injunction banning him from recording violent tracks. Japan Airlines has a seat map that shows where toddlers will be sitting on the flight. Japan Airlines introduced a feature on its booking system that indicates which seats on the plane will be occupied by infants up to the age of two. Audio Zuckerberg says Warren would 'suck' for tech. Facebook Inc Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg told employees in July that the company would "go to the mat" to defeat Democratic candidate Elizabeth Warren's expected effort to break up the world's largest social media company if she were elected president, according to audio of two internal company meetings published by The Verge. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Angels Fire Manager Brad Ausmus. Ausmus was let go after the Angels went 72-90 in his only season in charge of the club. Which McCaffrey plays for Michigan here Are Badgers aggressive UK G.M. Chiefs Test Satisfy Striking Workers and Sustain Bottom Line. Visits to General Motors plants by Mary Barra this year, ahead of contract talks, did not engender as much harmony as the company might have hoped.

Lufthansa passenger watches his luggage get left behind on flight from Munich to Manchester. Karn Rateria spotted his suitcase (pictured) sitting abandoned on the tarmac at Munich Airport before a flight to Manchester on Sunday. Man, 57, 'had sex with girl, 14, and gave her a cellphone so he could send her explicit texts'. Francisco Alcala, from Indianapolis, was arrested after the teen's father quizzed his daughter about the cell phone, which she said the man had given to her. Dodgers Cruise Past the Nationals in Game 1. The Nationals made several mistakes that helped the Dodgers win the opener of their division series. STEPHEN GLOVER If this can happen to the rich and powerful, no one is safe. STEPHEN GLOVER What is so troubling about Sir Richard's forensic account is that officers in the Metropolitan Police behaved not just incompetently but also without decency. 2nd Official Is Weighing Whether to Blow the Whistle on Trumps Ukraine Dealings. The official, a member of the intelligence community, was interviewed by the inspector general to corroborate the original whistle-blowers account. Boy, 16, arrested for 'raping two women in brutal attack that rattled small Arizona community'. A teenager from Scottsdale, Arizona has been arrested for allegedly raping two women, including a neighbor who lives in his apartment building. DNA evidence linked the 16-year-old boy to the assaults, which happened one week apart on Oct. 18 and Oct. 24, police said. 600 people are still missing in the Bahamas weeks after Hurricane Dorian. Nearly a month after Hurricane Dorian pulverized part of the Bahamas, officials say there are still 600 people missing.

Soweto, Once Unified Against Apartheid, Is Now Divided by Wealth. The township was once a symbol of united resistance to a racist regime in South Africa. Now it embodies the class divisions in the countrys black majority. 7 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend. Our guide to cultural events in New York City for children and teenagers happening this weekend and in the week ahead. The Shark-Infested Waters of Trumps Tweet-Filled Weekend. I would say the president is starting to unravel, but that would imply he was raveled in the first place, Jimmy Kimmel joked Monday night. Flash Drought in the South Brings Record Heat Without Rain. Autumn is here, and its still hot. Here is what we know about the record-breaking temperatures and low precipitation across much of the American South.