Scots man dies in head-on motorcycle crash in Thailand as wife left 'numb'

This Is Us star and Emmy-winning actor Ron Cephas Jones has died aged 66.The news of Jones’ passing was revealed to Variety by a representative, who said: “Beloved and award-winning actor Ron Cephas Jones has passed away at the age of 66 due to a long-standing pulmonary issue.”The statement added: “Throughout the course of his career, his warmth, beauty, generosity, kindness and heart were felt by anyone who had the good fortune of knowing him.“He began his career at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe and his love for the stage was present throughout his entire career, including his recent Tony nominated and Drama Desk Award winning performance for his role in ‘Clyde’s’ on Broadway.“Ron’s inner-beauty and soul was evident to the huge audience from his multi-Emmy award winning performance on ‘This is Us.’ He is survived by his daughter Jasmine Cephas Jones.”Jones’ most famous role came as William Hill, the biological father of Randall Pearson (Sterling K. Brown) on This Is Us, for which he scored four Emmy nominations and two wins for outstanding guest actor in a drama series in 2018 and 2020.He and daughter Jasmine became the first father-daughter duo to win Emmys in the same year in 2020, when she won outstanding performance in a short form comedy or drama series.That same year, Cephas Jones had a double lung transplant due to his chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and spent the next two months in a Los Angeles hospital.Paying tribute, his This Is Us co-star Sterling K.

Billie Eilish has scored her second UK Number One single in a record-breaking week for female solo artists.The singer’s new single ‘What Was I Made For?’, from the Barbie soundtrack, becomes her second UK chart-topper after her 2020 James Bond single ‘No Time To Die’.It also tops a record-breaking week on the charts for female artists, with all of the top six positions on the singles chart occupied by female solo artists for the first time ever.At Number Two this week is Dua Lipa with another Barbie track, ‘Dance The Night’, while Olivia Rodrigo is both at Number Three with ‘Vampire’ and Six with ‘Bad Idea Right?’, while Taylor Swift is at Four with the resurgent ‘Cruel Summer’ and Peggy Gou at Five with ‘(It Goes Like) Nanana’.The Top Eight is also rounded out by songs led by female artists, with ‘Barbie World’ by Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice and Aqua at Number Seven, and ‘Disconnect’ by Becky Hill and Chase & Status at Eight.This week's Official Singles Chart is a record-breaker! https://t.co/zuNbMrJIs8— Official Charts (@officialcharts) August 18, 2023Elsewhere, Eilish recently opened up about what’s changed in the creative process as she works on her third album.The singer was speaking on the new episode of Dua Lipa‘s At Your Service podcast when she explained the “big jump” between the ages of 18 and 21, and how she had to convince herself she hadn’t “lost it”.Eilish’s debut album ‘When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?‘ came out in 2019, followed up by ‘Happier Than Ever‘ in 2021.

David Waine gets home, changes out of his Asda uniform and collapses on the sofa after a long shift.

The players starting in England women's first ever World Cup final have been named ahead of their historic fixture against Spain.

The man with a big bushy beard who had a bowl of midget gems on his desk - that's how Edwin Flay remembers his family doctor.

The World War Two drama War Sailor — which debuted at last year’s Toronto Film Festival — swept Norway’s Amanda Awards last night, taking four main awards.

The hosts of hit UK property show Location, Location, Location are dealing with personal tragedy, after Phil Spencer’s parents were both killed in a car crash on Friday.

Soap star Samia Longchambon marked a special occasion with her husband this weekend before a night of partying with her Coronation Street co-stars.

Phil Foden is one of the best players Pep Guardiola as ever seen attacking a defence, and showed those qualities against Newcastle.

Location, Location, Location star Phil Spencer has lost both of his parents in a horror car crash, Kirstie Allsopp has said.

A plan is underway to get Manchester the Ten O’Clock News a lot more regularly - and for the right reasons.

David Beckham‘s Inter Miami soccer team won big when they took the field at GEODIS Park on Saturday (August 19) in Nashville, Tennessee.

Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland have all played Spider-Man, one of Marvel‘s most beloved young heroes, on the big screen in the last three decades. However, they faced some stiff competition to book the gig.

A woman who lived with her killer fiancé to help detectives gather vital evidence against him is to launch legal action against police.

The Lionesses' have proved that just because you're a professional footballer doesn't mean you can't be glam on the pitch, from elegant manicures to lengthy lashes. The England women's national football team have made it to the final of theWomen's World Cup 2023 after beating co-hosts Australia on Wednesday, 16 August and they all looked stunning as they were doing so.

Emily Symons found her breakout role in the character of hairdresser Marilyn Chambers on Home and Away, taking up the role in 1989.The star, now 54, took up the role for ten years before departing for a series of other roles, including a stint on Emmerdale, although she later returned to her Home and Away role in 2010.The star also had a stint on Dancing On Ice in 2007, but was voted out in the semi-final following a skate-off against Blue's Duncan James. After years living in the UK and seven years playing Louise Appleton on Emmerdale, Emily returned to her native Australia to reprise her Home and Away role and has resided there ever since. Off screen, Emily’s romantic history includes two marriages - her first to drummer Nick Lipscombe, who she met in London in the early 90s.

As England’s Lionesses prepare to make history with their first ever Women’s World Cup final in Sydney Australia, one name that will surely be on everyone’s lips is team captain Millie Bright.The 29 year old football superstar has wowed fans around the world wit her performance on the pitch and was even able to lead England to the first World Cup final the country has seen since the men’s team took on West Germany back in 1966! As die hard fans will know, England won that fateful match, with many fans hoping that the Lionesses can repeat that success while taking on Spain on Sunday August 20. So who is the Team Captain hoping to inspire success and guide her fellow players to victory? Early Life Born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Millie actually first started her life far from the lure of football pitches, as her early love was actually horses.

The moment Ella Toone's stunning semi-final goal against Australia hit the back of the net, the nation went wild. But in one pub in Greater Manchester this meant more.

A supermarket has now been the cheapest for these shopping essentials for more than six months.

Pep Guardiola didn't feel the need to make any substitutions in Manchester City's win over Newcastle, despite having a threadbare squad and less than three days to prepare for the game.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Ray Hildebrand, who topped the pop charts in the 1960s as half of the duo Paul & Paula, died Friday in Kansas City at age 82. No cause of death has been given. Paul & Paula reached No.