Sherlock writer Mark Gatiss has revealed an unlikely inspiration behind the character of the master detective and his on-screen brother Mycroft – the US sitcom Frasier.

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a messiah.

ONLY VIP fans are allowed on the set of The Killing 3. Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, was presented with a “Sarah Lund sweater” by actress Sofie Grabol when she went on location in Denmark earlier this year, but commoners — especially journalistic ones — are barred from entry.

DANSKE Bank A/S doesn’t expect loan losses at its Irish unit to improve until next year as the housing market takes longer to recover than the lender first estimated.