By Nick Ahad Sandwiches and tea, good news for Yorkshire theatre, excellent news for Northern Broadsides, the company that will produce the play, and Lenny Henry on good form, throwing out impressions of Caribbean women and Richard Pryor.He was looking forward to playing Shakespeare's black hero, said Henry, who's beloved of TV audiences for his role in Chef! and the odd serious turn in dramas like Hope and Glory, but mostly for his many years of stand-up and sketch shows.

By Lenny Henry The self-styled King of Pop turns 50 tomorrow.

By ANDREW, Kelly BRITISH comedian Lenny Henry likes the look of New Zealand so much he's thinking of retiring here -- in about 10 years' time.

By John McKie IT SOUNDS like a horror movie. In many ways, it is. T5. Could be a sequel too far for the Governor of California. In reality, it's the eighth level of Hades also known as Terminal 5.

By Ciar Byrne INTERVIEW MEERA SYAL The television industry is failing to promote black and Asian talent, both on-screen and behind the camera, the actress, comedian and writer Meera Syal tells Ciar Byrne Later this year, Meera Syal will return to our screens in a new comedy - but viewers should not expect a sitcom involving an Asian character.