Radio and television presenter Jonathan Coleman has died after suffering from prostate cancer, his family have said. The UK-born 65-year-old Australian, nicknamed “Jono”, died on Friday with his wife and two children by his side. He first appeared on TV in 1979 in Australia and later teamed up with Ian “Dano” Rogerson to become a
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UEFA has rejected a request for Frank Skinner and David Baddiel to perform Three Lions (Football’s Coming Home) on the pitch before the Euro 2020 final. Skinner claimed the tournament’s organisers said performing the song at Wembley before England play Italy on Sunday would be “too partisan and not fair to the Italians”. The comedian
When England beat Ukraine 4-0 in their Euro 2020 quarter-final, it wasn’t just the goals, the images of manager Gareth Southgate and the praise for the players that were sweeping the internet. Footage of Atomic Kitten’s Natasha Hamilton and Liz McClarnon performing the fan-made reworking of their 2001 hit Whole Again – now a declaration
Katie Price has defended her trip to a red-listed country after she went to Turkey for a cosmetic procedure. The former glamour model said the COVID-19 situation was “serious” and that she took steps to make sure her visit to Turkey was safe. Price said: “I went to a red country, but at the same
It has been 20 years since The Office first graced our television screens – and continues to be watched, referenced and talked about after all that time. But creator and the man behind the (let’s face it, awful) boss, David Brent, has suggested that the show would not be made now, as a result of
Chadwick Boseman has appeared as the voice of his superhero alter-ego in the trailer for a new Marvel project, ahead of his final outing as the character. Boseman passed away last year after a bout of colon cancer – a diagnosis he kept hidden for four years. In a trailer released on Thursday for new
When Rory Graham, the artist better known as Rag’n’Bone Man, performed on stage at the Brit Awards earlier this year, he was wearing the same sunglasses as he is for our interview. He needed them, he tells Sky News. Singing Anywhere Away From Here, his duet with Pink, in front of an audience filled with
Everyone seems to know the score, they’ve seen it all before… Except this time, maybe, they haven’t. England. Are. In. The. Final. Of. Euro 2020. Could football (whisper it) actually be coming home? We have David Baddiel, Frank Skinner and The Lightning Seeds’ Ian Broudie to thank for that central refrain now synonymous with England
Celebrity columnist Perez Hilton was visibly incensed as he spoke to Sky News today on the “exploitation” of Britney Spears. He also apologised for the abuse he had given her over the years on his blog, saying he felt “deep shame and regret” for his part in fuelling the media circus that brought Britney to
We’ve not seen excitement over an EV quite like the furvor over the F-150 Lightning – and for good reason. The F-150 package combined with the ability to use the huge battery power to power a worksite or back up a home combined with the speed and power of EVs is a tantalizing cocktail. But
We’re packing our bags and heading to Germany this September, folks, because the ol’ Frankfurt Auto show has been reimagined for 2021 as IAA Mobility Munich. There will still be tons of cars and an exponentially growing number of electric among them, but what makes this show different is that a greater focus will be
Tesla has reportedly built its own police car based on the Model 3 electric sedan in the United Kingdom, and it plans to use it to test the UK emergency vehicle market. There are already plenty of Tesla police cars out there. Many police departments have done the math and figured out that they could
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Technical delays kept ISS astronauts from fully installing a new pair of solar arrays. Enevate says its next-gen battery tech provides lower carbon footprint during EV manufacturing. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now
The new Tesla Model S Plaid has received its first official EPA rating with a range of 348 miles on a single charge, but that’s for the bigger and less efficient wheels. The EPA is slowly releasing the new ratings for the new versions of the updated Tesla Model S. Earlier this week, they released
We’ve got quite a few new green deals for you to browse through today. We’re going to take a look at a new low on METAKOO’s e-bike and how it can save in more ways than one, including how it keeps extra cash in your pocket. Plus, there’s discounts on smart sprinkler controllers to keep
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including more information on the new Tesla Model S Plaid, its yoke steering wheel, the launch of the VW ID.4 AWD in the US, and more. Today’s episode is sponsored by our partnership with IAA: a
As business and national attractions begin to finally open their doors to the public and even allow full capacity, the long-overdue list of activities to do this summer and beyond is miles long. A key factor in experiencing many of these ventures requires some time in your car, and hopefully, it’s an EV — perhaps
Maine has become the first US state to pass statewide legislation to divest from fossil fuels. LD 99, “An Act To Require the State To Divest Itself of Assets Invested in the Fossil Fuel Industry,” was signed late Wednesday by Governor Janet Mills (D-ME). A divestment plan is now required by 2026. Maine divests from fossil
Elon Musk is asking Tesla employees to go ‘all out’ for the end-of-quarter delivery and production push as the automaker is trying again to achieve record numbers. Tesla has been known to have intense end-of-quarter delivery pushes due to its distribution system, which is very different from other automakers who use third-party dealerships. We expected
Andrew Lloyd Webber has pulled his latest musical out of a government pilot scheme for live events because theatre had been treated as “an afterthought and undervalued”. The composer’s decision to withdraw his production of Cinderella was “baffling” and left ministers “bemused,” a Whitehall source said on Friday. The pandemic has had a catastrophic financial