Banjo Ben Clark Zoe Weaver As an aspiring mandolin player, I’ve spent years looking up YouTube videos to learn various bluegrass licks, frequently landing on lessons from a guy who goes by Banjo Ben. In the early days of the pandemic, as we were all searching for ways to stay productive and sane while stuck
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is to stage a frontbench reshuffle amid a row over the sacking of the party’s chairman in the wake of dismal election results. He is seen to have been bounced into the move after a backlash over removing his deputy Angela Rayner from her role as national campaign co-ordinator, with
The prime minister will reportedly promise to bring jobs and skills to “red wall” areas so people no longer have to leave their home towns in search of prosperity. Boris Johnson is expected to make the vow in the Queen’s speech as a gesture to the voters who helped his party to election victory over
A small private hospital in India’s most populous state is being charged under the National Security Act for sounding the alarm over a lack of oxygen. The director of the Sun Hospital in Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh told Sky News he faced being arrested at any time and his business seized after the police laid
Elon Musk has revealed he has Asperger syndrome, as he hosted the US TV comedy show Saturday Night Live. He revealed he has the condition, which is a form of autism, as he explained he has difficulty getting people to know whether he means what he says. The 49-year-old Tesla CEO, SpaceX founder and one
Play video content Saweetie did what a lot of street performers do in L.A. … take centerstage on a makeshift platform, and ask for donations — but it looks like this was just a way to plug her new song. The rapper — who’s fresh off a very public breakup with Quavo — was out
What daughter hasn’t raided her mother’s closet at some point? Clomping around the house in a pair of too-big high heels is practically a sartorial rite of passage. But what if said mother happens to be the creative director of a major European fashion house? “I always felt she was drawn to it, but she
News Mac Miller’s Family Condemns Unauthorized Biography The family did not sign off on Paul Cantor’s Most Dope, but has sanctioned Donna-Claire Chesman’s The Book of Mac By Noah Yoo May 7, 2021 Facebook Twitter Malcolm James McCormick aka Mac Miller, July 2017 (Rick Kern/WireImage) Facebook Twitter Mac Miller’s family has issued a new statement
NASA’s Perseverance rover has for the first time captured the low-pitched whirring of the Ingenuity helicopter’s blades as it flies through the rarefied Martian atmosphere. The space agency on Friday released new footage shot by the six-wheeled robot of its rotorcraft companion making its fourth flight on April 30 — this time accompanied by an
In this article DOGE.CM= Pictured: (l-r) Musical guest Miley Cyrus, host Elon Musk, and Cecily Strong during Promos in Studio 8H on Thursday, May 6, 2021. NBC | NBCUniversal | Getty Images As Elon Musk – the self-proclaimed “Dogefather” – made his “Saturday Night Live” debut, the price of dogecoin fell off a cliff. The
The prime minister has called a summit with the leaders of the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, saying the UK is “best served when we work together”. Boris Johnson‘s offer comes after Nicola Sturgeon warned the PM not to block her push for a second Scottish independence referendum. UK elections live: Follow
An “unbelievable” surge in post-lockdown demand for cask beer is offering “a glimmer of hope” for the struggling UK pub industry. Production has been ramped up at breweries after some underestimated just how many pints would be sold in pubs after they reopened in last month. The demand meant that the Timothy Taylor’s brewery in
An “out of control” Chinese rocket has landed in the Indian Ocean, China says. The rocket, called Long March 5B, was launched from Wenchang Space Launch Centre on 29 April to carry Tianhe – the first module of China’s future space station – into orbit. The spacecraft contains what will become living quarters for three
Former US president Barack Obama and his family are mourning the loss of their dog Bo, who died after a battle with cancer. Mr Obama, who served two terms as US president until 2016, posted the new on social media accompanied by photos of the dog. Today our family lost a true friend and loyal
Tawny Kitaen, actress, model, and vibrant on-screen personality, has passed away at 59. Born Julie E. Kitaen, the performer adopted “Tawny” as her preferred nickname in grade school. During the 80s, Kitaen starred in a number of popular music videos for the British hard rock band Whitesnake. Her iconic appearances in the videos for “Here I Go Again,” “Still of the Night,” “Is This Love,” and
Saturday AM Update: Refresh for analysis By the calendar’s measure of recent box office years, it is the first weekend of summer. But because movie theaters are still closed in most of Europe and Brazil due to the pandemic, Disney decided to move Marvel’s Black Widow to July 9. The good news is that we will