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Kenneth Law lives in Toronto, and is accused of sending over 1,000 packages of poison around the world to people intent on dying by suicide.

The deaths allegedly connected to Law now number in the hundreds, including 97 in the UK. Due to stand trial for numerous counts of first-degree murder in Canada, a conviction would officially make Law one of the most prolific killers in history.

We always knew that American presidential debates could make or break a candidate. It’s the primetime moment to shine or – in Joe Biden’s case – spectacularly evaporate. Poor Joe. To this day the thought of his incoherent mumbling still makes me wince with embarrassment.

I was there in the journalists’ watch room that night in Atlanta, and I can tell you that on multiple occasions the air fell silent. Reporters stared at each other in stunned disbelief while others blocked their ears.

Now that the threat of privatisation is no longer looming, Alex Mahon can focus on other items in the Channel 4 in-tray: recovering from the economic downturn; accelerating its digital strategy; and coming up with new hits.

In a wide-ranging interview that covered everything from company culture to the channel’s relationship with government and industry partners, Mahon first addressed the struggles of the UK’s indie sector.

Two residents of Oxfordshire notice the fish are going missing in the river running through their town. When their water company fails to provide answers, the pair take matters into their own hands, embarking on an investigation that ends up lasting a decade.

Since 2015, water companies have faced prosecution at least 59 times following illegal dumping. They continue undeterred, however, with sewage discharges more than doubling since 2023. Hospital admissions from waterborne diseases are up 60%.

Dr Susannah Newman (Anne-Marie Duff, Bad Education) is having a session with Jon (Dominic Cooper, Preacher). Under hypnosis, Jon admits to being a murderer. It falls to Susannah to convince a sceptical police force that a young girl’s life is now in danger.

For many of the young cast of new Channel 4 drama The Gathering, it was their first time in professional acting roles – not that viewers are likely to be able to tell.

The secret to eliciting such quality performances from newcomers is to leave them to get on with it, lead director Gareth Bryn told the Liverpool premiere audience.