News about Danny Baker

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As Jamie Theakston is the latest star to reveal that he has laryngeal cancer, a type of throat cancer that strikes over 2,000 Brits a year, we reveal some of the other stars to have battled the disease. These include 'Top Gun' and 'Batman Forever' star Val Kilmer (left). Tennis legend Martina Navratilova (right) and fellow broadcaster Danny Baker (inset).

A family have been 'traumatised' after a vehicle hurdled through two fences into a back garden where their children were playing. The petrifying incident occurred in the Brians Well Grove area of Poleglass in West Belfast on Saturday morning. A grey Volkswagen swerved off a nearby roundabout before ploughing into the garden where a mother, her partner and children were having fun outside, the Belfast Telegraph reports. A 31-year-old was arrested under suspicion of driving while unfit through drink or drugs but has since been de-arrested. Ex-Lord Mayor of Belfast Danny Baker said the family had a 'lucky escape' whilst posting the disturbing scene to social media.

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Amy Lamé, an American-born 'glamour puss with a penchant for 1950s styles,' was making a reported £50 a day as Danny Baker's sidekick on BBC London. Amy also performed well in one-woman shows, including Gay Man Trapped in a Lesbian's Body and establishing the raucous and eclectic Duckie at the Vauxhall Tavern, one of the country's longest-running LGBTQ+ club nights, where acts included a stripping dwarf. She admits that her work has been varied, and she has even been portrayed as appearing in a 1995 Lesbian film titled as a 'wacky British sex romp in the Benny Hill tradition (minus the misogyny).' Sadiq Khan, who was unveiled as a Labour MP in 2016, has taken the job of being London's first-ever Night Tsar after she promised to stop the flow of venue closures in the capital. She is now in a six-figure salary career and still believes the Mayor of London, who refers to her as her 'Mate,' has given her the 'best job in the world'. Her salary has increased from just over £80,000 to £116,925 today, in a short period of time. However, 1,100 bars and clubs have closed down in the capital in just three years, with more than 100 in the last three years. MailOnline is reporting today that the comedian, writer, and broadcaster has attended at least 12 international jaunts as part of her Night Tsar job since 2017, with a significant gap due to the pandemic. Trips to 'build partnerships,' study nightlife, and attend conferences have taken her to Mumbai, Melbourne and Sydney, Boston, Bologna, Berlin and Paris, as well as Tallinn and even Lviv in Ukraine.

It's a far cry from what you'd imagine the office of a TV station to look like, from the poster-covered walls to the piles of film lying around. But old-fashioned is the name of the game for Talking Pictures TV; a retro channel that revives classic films and cult series and feeds it back to the audience that 'television forgot'. Noel Cronin, a 76-year-old film buff, helps his daughter Sarah (left) from his back garden in Chipperfield, Watford, where he uses a pad and pen to create a schedule from his library.

Hundreds of motorists now pay new environmental fines despite upgrading their cars to the most fuel efficient, most eco friendly versions, as councils penalize drivers further. As local authorities introduce Ultra Low Emission Parking, several of the latest diesel models have seen the cost of parking rise by 5 percent overnight.

One wonders if the Romans would have bothered establishing Bath in the first place if they faced the same challanges parking their chariots as day-tripper Simona Florea did with her diesel van earlier this week. The 41-year-old was completely confused and unimpressed when confronted with a jumble of words, symbols, and numeric charts. 'It makes no sense to me,' says Mrs Florea, a nurse who was on a sightseeing trip to the city with her delivery-driver husband and her four-year-old daughter.' Our vehicle occupies the same amount of parking as others, but we are being charged in different amounts.' Of course, it wasn't so long ago that all it took to park your vehicle was to find a parking space and then make the appropriate change for the machine. No longer. Because a new front in the war against motorists has opened around the world, a new front has been opened.

After discovering a young man sleeping on a sofa blanketed in booze, a woman was left stunned while viewing a house. When Katie Elliott, 24, was looking for a house to rent with two others in Newcastle, she began to investigate the three-bedroom home. Not only did she find the house filthy, but she discovered the new tenant sleeping on the couch. The occupant was wearing a green T-shirt and black pants and was half covered by a duvet.

According to sources, the World Boxing Council intends to create a new category specifically for transgender fighters in 2023. The sport will launch a 'global call' for trans athletes shortly ahead of next year, with the aim of establishing a new league or tournament. According to WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman (left), the boxing must change for reasons of'safety and inclusion'. Patricio Manuel (right) became the first trans male boxer from USA to fight as a professional in 2018

Emily Bridges, a Welsh rider, had hoped to compete at the Commonwealth Games earlier this year but was denied from doing so. Emily (right and inset) confirms she hasn't given up on the possibility of competing internationally as a woman. Danny Baker, 35, (left), who is believed to be the first transgender boxer to compete against cisgender people in a professional competition, has spoken out against the controversy. Emily is upset, but she says you should give testosterone and oestrogen therapy 'time to work,' because he has learned why Emily is upset, but that you do have to wait for testosterone and oestrogen therapy.' 'At this point, I can understand why officials aren't opening the gates purely because she was only hired a year ago,' she said.

In Northern Ireland, a 33-year-old woman was charged with the murder of a 54-year-old stabbed to death. Tony Browne was knifed in the Woodside Park area of Poleglass in west Belfast on Friday, October 14, and died in hospital. According to the PSNI, his suspected perpetrator is set to appear before Lisburn Magistrates Court today.

Following the murder of a man in west Belfast, a 33-year-old woman was arrested. Following the incident in Poleglass on Friday night, the 54-year-old died in hospital. A man was stabbed, according to the Police Service of Northern Ireland. Detective Chief Inspector Neil McGuinness said on Saturday that a man was stabbed at an address in the Woodside Park area right before 10.05 p.m. last night.' The man was admitted to the hospital, but sadly died as a result of his injury a short time later.' The 33-year-old woman was arrested for murder and the illegal use of a Class B controlled drug. At this time, she is still in police detention.'