As Archie, Roth must deal not only with two wilful teenagers but also his neighbours - an ageing, affluent couple with a mentally unstable son, and a working-class widower whose three daughters are allowed to run riot.

BBC: Tim Roth makes Broken Britain 'comeback'

Sport and stars notwithstanding, ratings are likely to go on falling, not just because of new television services, but also because television viewing is falling as children and teenagers increasingly spend time on computer games and the Internet.

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Biotechnology research promises to find cures for diseases, but it could also lead to people crafting real viruses the way teenagers create computer viruses now, Friedman says.

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