Writer and director Armando Iannucci has today confirmed he is working on a new series of The Thick of It, saying the Twitter posts on the subject were written by him.

COMEDY actor Chris Langham left prison last night after winning a four-month cut in his sentence for downloading child pornography and said: “My life has been ruined but my conscience is clear.”

Actor Chris Langham today won a four-month cut in his sentence for downloading child pornography - resulting in his release from prison.

THE woman who claimed actor Chris Langham took her virginity at 14 was “sick”, he told the court yesterday.

ACTOR Chris Langham was in tears in the witness box on yesterday as he denied being a paedophile after child pornography was found on his computer.

A JUDGE apologised to television star Paul Whitehouse last night after he was told he would have to return to court to give evidence in the Chris Langham indecency trial.

ACTOR Chris Langham looked at pornographic images of children because they made him feel like a “better man”, a jury heard yesterday.

Extras co-stars Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant will battle against each other for the title of Best TV Comedy Actor at the British Comedy Awards.

DOCTOR WHO and Bleak House were double winners at the TV Baftas last night on a night of success for the BBC.

Doctor Who, Bleak House and EastEnders were big winners at the Baftas on a night of triumph for the BBC.

The cast and producers of Emmerdale were celebrating today after the show was named best soap opera in the UK's Royal Television Society awards.

Little Britain scooped Ricky Gervais’ Extras to Best TV Comedy of 2005 at the 16th annual British Comedy Awards.