He holds the Guinness World Record for the longest-serving soap star, having appeared in Coronation Street’s very first episode in 1960. But William Roache has revealed that he once pondered quitting the cobbles. The actor, 88, who has played Ken Barlow, pictured, in 4,634 episodes, was speaking ahead of Corrie’s 60th anniversary on December 9. … Read more
Jeopardy! guest host Ken Jennings SLAMMED over wheelchair tweet just days after being named guest host following death of Alex Trebek Ken Jennings, who will be guest hosting Jeopardy! following the death of Alex Trebek, faced backlash online for a 2014 tweet he posted about ‘hot’ people in wheelchairs ‘Nothing sadder than a hot person … Read more
Lonzo Ball and singing surgeon Dr. Elvis Francois were unmasked on The Masked Singer on Wednesday in a double-elimination that left panelist Ken Jeong in tears. The season four episode of the Group B Finals pitted Whatchamacallit, Serpent, Seahorse and Crocodile against each other. Ken correctly guessed that Whatchamacallit was pro basketball player Lonzo, 23, … Read more
Scooby-Doo co-creator Ken Spears has died at the age of 82. His passing comes less than three months after his animation partner Joe Ruby died. His son Kevin Spears revealed his father passed away on Friday due to complications related to Lewy body dementia, according to Variety. Ken and Joe were the masterminds behind Scooby-Doo, … Read more
Scooby Doo co-creator Ken Spears dies at age 82… less than three months after his animation partner Joe Ruby passed away at age 87 By Sarah Sotoodeh For Dailymail.com Published: 22:24 GMT, 9 November 2020 | Updated: 22:58 GMT, 9 November 2020 Scooby-Doo co-creator Ken Spears has died at the age of 82. His passing … Read more
Uriah Heep singer Ken Hensley dead at 75: Composer and poet behind iconic British rock band dies ‘suddenly’ while in midst of creating new solo album Ken Hensley, 75, was best known for his work with 1970s rock band Uriah Heep He died peacefully at home on Wednesday evening, according to brother Ken The singer-songwriter … Read more
Uriah Heep singer Ken Hensley dead at 75: Composer and poet behind iconic British rock band dies ‘suddenly’ while in midst of creating new solo album Ken Hensley, 75, was best known for his work with 1970s rock band Uriah Heep He died peacefully at home on Wednesday evening, according to brother Ken The singer-songwriter … Read more
Ken Livingstone lashed out at ‘the establishment and old Blairite MPs’ today, accusing them of trying to kick Jeremy Corbyn out of Labour for telling the ‘truth’ about the party’s anti_Semitism problem. The former London mayor told MailOnline that the decision to suspend the hard Left former party leader yesterday was not fair and was … Read more
From Ann Cleeves’ engrossing thriller to Piranesi by Susanna Clarke, a sharp novel by Nick Hornby and Ken Follett’s latest, this week’s best new fiction By John Williams and Hephzibah Anderson and Neil Armstrong and Anthony Cummins Published: 22:02 BST, 19 September 2020 | Updated: 22:02 BST, 19 September 2020 The Darkest Evening Ann Cleeves … Read more
Ken Dodd’s widow Lady Anne donates £700,000 to build an amphitheatre to perform Shakespeare outdoors near Knowsley Safari Park A mini-ampitheatre is set to be built in Prescot and will open in two years’ time The Merseyside theatre will celebrate the town’s links to William Shakespeare It has been funded by a £700,000 grant from … Read more