Tonight, Elvis Presley’s iconic Jailhouse Rock film airs from 8.50pm on Sky Arts. The rock’n’roll drama follows Presley’s character Vince Everett, who is sentenced to jail for manslaughter, and taught how to play the guitar while inside by his cellmate. After he’s freed, Everett sets up a record company, and […]
Daily Archives: July 29, 2022
502 posts
Alex Young, 51, from Tranmere had been in remission following a breast cancer diagnosis in 2014. However, when the mum-of-one eventually secured an appointment to determine the root of her pain last year, scans revealed the cancer had returned, this time in her liver and bones. Speaking to the Liverpool Echo, Alex’s daughter, […]
Professor Hugh Watkins on genetic medicines for heart disease Inherited heart muscle diseases, also known as genetic cardiomyopathies, can cause the heart to either stop suddenly or cause progressive failure. Around 260,000 individuals in the UK are affected by genetic cardiomyopathies — and there is a 50 percent chance that […]
Lewis Hamilton has claimed he is not ready to retire after Sebastian Vettel announced an end to his F1 career at the Hungarian Grand Prix. The seven-time champion said he was not thinking about leaving the sport even though he will soon be one of the oldest on the grid. […]
The Directorate for Strategic Communications of the Ukrainian army confirmed Ukraine hit two ammunition depots in Ilovaisk (Donetsk Oblast) and Brylivka belonging to Russia in the early hours of Friday morning. A huge blaze was reported in Ilovaisk – a major regional railway hub – at around 2am local time, […]
At least 16 people are dead and the death toll “is going to get a lot higher” as devastating rainfall continues in eastern Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear said in an update Friday. Eleven of the deaths, which include two children, happened in Knott County in eastern Kentucky, the governor said. “To all […]
Richer countries failed to keep a $100 billion-a-year pledge to developing nations to help them achieve their climate goals, according to an analysis by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, or OECD. $83.3 billion in climate financing was given to poorer countries in 2020, a 4% increase from the […]
“Everyone in the paddock loves him,” observed Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz of Sebastian Vettel. “You will not hear a bad word about Seb.” One perspective on Vettel, who announced his impending retirement yesterday, that reflected a uniformity of opinion that is rare, almost unheard of, in Formula One’s fractious and […]