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Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia plus a few jokes every Thursday – how will you fare?

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a devastating neurodegenerative disease that affects about 1 in 50,000 people. Well-known people who suffered from ALS include baseball player Lou Gehrig, who lived two years after he was diagnosed, and scientist Stephen Hawking, who lived for an extraordinary 55 years after his diagnosis. While the…

Sue Adlam-Hill's father-in-law Eddie Scott died following a protracted battle with the disease - best known for its association with astrophysicist Stephen Hawking.

The comedian faced backlash recently over a 'sickening and unacceptable' Holocaust 'joke' featured in his Netflix stand-up special 'His Dark Material'.

'Comedian' Jimmy Carr pretended he had a son with the same condition as Professor Hawking in a disgusting attempt to mock him - but remarkably the pair became pals [Warning - it is incredibly offensive]

Alarm at early exit from restrictions in England … police consider inquiry into Downing Street flat renovation … Stephen Hawking’s blackboard mystery

Science Museum hopes fellow travellers of the late cosmologist will join visitors to display of his office miscellany

Comedian Jimmy Carr has been slammed for his latest 'indefensible joke' about the Holocaust, but it's certainly not the first time he's caused serious offence [warning - some of these 'jokes' are incredibly offensive]