Tim Brooke-Taylor was a patriot right down to his red, white and blue underpants. With his thumbs hooked into his Union Jack waistcoat, he loved calling a halt to manic proceedings in The Goodies so that he could stand to attention for Land Of Hope And Glory. ‘Timbo’ adored the Royal Family, from the Queen … Read more
His impressive resume has included three restaurants, one Michelin star, a ten-year spell as host of Saturday Kitchen and one fourth placed finish on Strictly Come Dancing. But while James Martin can look back on a hugely successful career, he admits that forfeiting the chance to settle down and raise a family will remain one … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: English football suffers fresh blow in plans to complete the season as it emerges players face being uninsured if careers are ended due to coronavirus English football’s plans to complete the season have suffered a fresh blow today It’s emerged that players face being uninsured if career is ended by coronavirus If infection leads … Read more
Russell Howard’s doctor wife STOPS her six-month career break to return to the NHS frontline and help tackle the coronavirus outbreak Cerys Morgan, who wed the comedian, 41, in June 2019, is a geriatric doctor who had planned a half year of travelling But now Cerys has returned to service, tweeting last week: ‘Three weeks … Read more
TUESDAY, JANUARY 7 Red Nose Day queen Emma Freud contacted me recently to ask if I would fight Alastair Campbell for this year’s Sport Relief. She had it all worked out: ‘You’ll be trained by Chris Eubank, Nicola Adams, Audley Harrison and Nigel Benn. Your managers will be Frank Warren and Eddie Hearn. Your ring … Read more
Tracey Thorn was recently having breakfast with her husband Ben Watt in their Hampstead home. The couple have been together personally since meeting at the University of Hull in 1981, and professionally since starting the musical duo Everything But The Girl a year later. As a band, they had four top ten singles and their … Read more
It’s 20 years since Russell Watson topped the charts with his debut album, The Voice, announcing himself to the world as the owner of the finest larynx this side of Luciano Pavarotti. During the time since, the working-class bloke who left school without any qualifications has found himself regularly entertaining presidents, prime ministers and emperors. … Read more
In a split-second Kerry Irving lost his career, his health and his reason for living. As he contemplated giving up for good, he caught sight of this friendly, furry face… ‘Even in the worst moments, I can always reach out for Max. If I am tired or in pain, he stays even closer. He has … Read more
The Upskilling 2020 report from the DevOps Institute describes what employers consider the ideal job candidate. DevOps is changing and some are challenging “shift left” management TechRepublic’s Karen Roby interviews Checkmarx’s Matt Rose about the possibility that “shift left” is no longer the gold standard in DevOps, and that agile is more than just a … Read more
Code reviews, developer burnout, website design blunders, reactive mobile apps, and books about programming languages are some of the topics covered in these free TechRepublic downloads. For software and web developers, there’s always something new–skills, programs, apps, and more–to learn. Software engineering is a lucrative and in-demand technical career. But if you let yourself slide … Read more