Beloved BBC actor John Clegg has died aged 90.

The star, who was greatest generally known as La Di Da Gunner Graham in It Ain’t Half Scorching Mum, handed away peacefully and a non-public funeral shall be held on August 29 in West Sussex.  

An announcement on Tuesday stated he ‘died peacefully in care’ and ‘shall be missed by all his buddies from the theatre, his buddies in Chichester and his household.’

BAFTA member Morris Brilliant MBE paid tribute to John on X, penning: ‘We may be very sorry certainly to listen to that La Di Da Gunner Graham, actor John Clegg, has gone to that nice live performance celebration within the sky, aged 90. He actually was one of many boys who entertained us.’

Tributes then poured in for the star, who additionally appeared on Dad’s Military, with the British Comedy Society posted on X: ‘We’re saddened to study of the dying of actor John Clegg, greatest generally known as It Ain’t Half Scorching Mum’s Padrewski, Gunner Graham. He was 90.’

John, born to English dad and mom in Murree, Punjab, India in 1934, performed Gunner ‘Paderewski’ Graham within the traditional sitcom. 

He additionally appeared in episodes of Dad’s Military and Mr. Bean, and extra just lately in romantic comedy movie Bridget Jones’s Diary.

John was married to fellow sitcom star Mavis Pugh, till her dying in 2006, with each starring in 1988’s You Rang, M’Lord and 1972’s Are You Being Served?

Pugh additionally appeared in Fawlty Towers whereas Clegg had a smaller half in 2001’s Bridget Jones’ Diary.

In October 2017, Clegg gave a chat known as ‘My Life as an Actor’ to the Chichester Literary Society detailing his profession that started on the prestigious RADA drama college in London. 

He entertained an viewers with tales together with his encounter with a younger Dame Judi Dench who stated she did not suppose he was suited to conventional Shakespearean roles.

As a fan of Rudyard Kipling, Clegg additionally co-produced a one-man present with spouse Mavis, primarily based on the storyteller, that achieved success on the Edinburgh Pageant within the Nineteen Eighties.

It Ain’t Half Scorching Mum was first broadcast in BBC One in 1974 and ran over 56 episodes earlier than ending in 1981.

The comedy, set in India through the closing months of the Second World Conflict, attracted as much as 15 million viewers at its peak within the Nineteen Seventies.

However it’s usually thought-about too offensive for at the moment’s extra woke sensibilities – notably as a result of white actor Michael Bates darkened his pores and skin to play Indian character Rangi Ram.

However British-Indian comic Sanjeev Bhaskar, who discovered fame within the comedy sequence Goodness Gracious Me, says the comedy shouldn’t be banned from repeat channels or streaming platforms.

‘There’s been these discussions about programmes which were eliminated,’ he stated, including that he understood that ‘this present day’ some traditional reveals are thought-about unacceptable.

However he defined: ‘I’ve at all times defended It Ain’t Half Scorching Mum. My argument was at all times that to begin with, Michael Bates might communicate Urdu fluently.

‘He served within the Military in India and he might communicate the language. And secondly, inside that programme, the character he was taking part in wasn’t the butt of the joke… He [Rangi Ram] was the fixer, he was the one who sorted issues out.’

Chatting with fellow comic Rob Brydon on his podcast in 2022, he stated it was additionally vital to not erase outdated programmes as they provide an perception into the previous.

‘Context is every little thing,’ he stated. ‘My argument has at all times been about making an attempt to guage issues from that point, to know what the social local weather was like as regards to leisure. Society strikes on and it evolves.

‘The issue for me with eradicating them utterly is that they’re a part of the story, the social story of the place we have got to now… I am all for placing up disclaimers, placing up all these sorts of issues, however I believe erasing it form of erases a few of that journey.’

DENVER (AP) — The Packers (1-1) ending up sitting out 31 gamers Sunday, together with all of their common starters and misplaced to the Broncos 27-2.

Stidham’s 9-yard scramble into the tip zone made it 17-0 simply earlier than halftime following Keidron Smith’s 56-yard interception return of a deep go from Sean Clifford, who obtained the beginning with Jordan Love in a baseball cap.

Zach Wilson mopped up for Denver and Inexperienced Bay lastly obtained on the scoreboard within the closing minute of the third quarter when Zach Morton sacked Wilson in the long run zone for a security.

What adopted was the primary post-safety kickoff beneath the brand new guidelines, and Lutz, utilizing a tee that hadn’t been allowed on a security kickoff earlier than, blasted the ball from his 20-yard line to the Inexperienced Bay 2. Dimitri Stanley returned it to the 29.

Watch: Recap: Packers blown out by Broncos in Week 2 of preseason:

Packers lose to the Broncos 27-2 with 31 gamers out together with all starters

That side of the rule change may need unintended penalties as a result of it may stop groups that recorded the security from having the favorable subject place they typically obtained prior to now with the following punt, drop kick or place kick with out the tee.

Wilson’s 7-yard strike to Tyler Badie made it 27-2 late within the fourth.

One other rookie who shined for Denver was linebacker Jonah Ellis, a third-round choice out of Utah, who pressured an interception for the second straight recreation. He additionally had a strip-sack and restoration of Michael Pratt within the third quarter that led to a subject aim.

Denver was flagged 13 occasions for 120 yards in comparison with 4 infractions by the Packers for 40 yards.

INJURIES: Packers LB Ralen Goforth sustained a concussion on Stidham’s landing simply earlier than halftime. … Broncos ILB Jonas Griffith injured his proper shoulder on a deal with within the third quarter however returned. Denver rookie WR DeVaughn Vele (leg) did not play.

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Dad’s Army star John Clegg has died aged 90.

The actor was best known for his role in the BBC sitcom, and as playing Gunner ‘Paderewski’ Graham in It Ain’t Half Hot Mum across 56 episodes.

He ‘died peacefully in care’, an announcement read, adding: ‘He will be missed by all his friends from the theatre, his friends in Chichester and his family.’

A private funeral will be held on August 29 in West Sussex.

Clegg also held roles in 70s series Hogg’s Back and as Clifford Howes in Crossroads: Kings Oak.

More recently, he played an unnamed elderly man in 2001 film Bridget Jones’s Diary.

Author and Bafta member Morris Bright paid tribute on X, writing: ‘We is very sorry indeed to hear that La Di Da Gunner Graham, actor John Clegg, has gone to that great concert party in the sky, aged 90.

‘He certainly was one of the boys who entertained us.’

Fans have also paid tribute, with @jeremybhaines writing: ‘Very sad news indeed that the Actor John Clegg sadly passed away RIP Sir.’

@NiceThingsShow said: ‘RIP to lah-do-dah Gunner Graham, the actor John Clegg. A good innings from an actor who was always a strong and stable presence on screen.’

Clegg was married to co-star Mavis Pugh, 20 years his senior, until her death in 2006.

Together hey starred in You Rang, M’Lord? where she played Lady Lavender Southwick, and in 1972’s Are You Being Served?

According to MailOnline, Clegg gave a chat in 2017 titled ‘My Life as an Actor’, detailing his profession that started in drama college in London and included an encounter with Dame Judi Dench, who didn’t assume he was suited to taking part in conventional Shakespeare characters.

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‘The Acolyte’ had a bumpy journey by advertising and marketing and launch on the small display, to say the least. 

With plenty of websites and completely disgruntled followers that determined ages in the past the sequence can be horrible, (possible false) cancellation rumors began to pile up even earlier than its season 1 premiere. Now, roughly one month after a sturdy season finale that capped a notable second half of the season, Deadline and Selection are reporting that Disney and Lucasfilm have determined to not transfer ahead with season 2.

Irrespective of how you’re feeling about The Acolyte and different Star Wars TV exhibits, the information arrives as a shock, contemplating there aren’t many live-action Disney Plus Star Wars exhibits set to come back after subsequent December’s Skeleton Crew. Certain, Andor and Ahsoka have second seasons on their manner, however now that The Mandalorian is heading to the large display, it solely felt logical to proceed to flesh out the Excessive Republic period with a recurring present that had an intriguing story arc deliberate out and the potential to repair lots of its early errors.

Why was The Acolyte canceled?

The shared stories do not embody an official rationalization for the cancellation (the truth is, Disney and Lucasfilm have but to touch upon the breaking information), although that is simply normal enterprise with regards to exhibits being axed. We are able to, nonetheless, theorize why Disney and Lucasfilm have felt a second set of episodes wasn’t well worth the problem.

On Rotten Tomatoes, ‘The Acolyte’ ended up getting a strong-but-not-spectacular 78% approval score from critics after 246 evaluations. The viewers rating, in the meantime, solely hit 18% at greater than 25,000 scores. After all, anybody who’s spent a while on-line in the previous couple of months is effectively conscious of the smear marketing campaign launched in opposition to the present, its creator, and the forged from the ‘Star Wars’ fandom’s worst sectors. Many of the complaints had little to do with the precise high quality of the present, and have been as a substitute associated to ‘Legends canon’ contradictions and downright sexist/racist mindsets.

That mentioned, it might be foolish (and equally dangerous to criticism) to imagine everybody who did not benefit from the present belongs to these teams. We ourselves identified ‘The Acolyte’ actually struggled with actual pressure and strong pacing early on. When exhibits budgeted at almost $200 million that run for under eight episodes every season waste a lot time in tepid setup, it is no surprise the viewership scores begin to plummet earlier than issues get higher.

From a enterprise perspective, at the same time as outsiders, we are able to infer that Disney and Lucasfilm merely did not see a lot of some extent in placing extra money into a giant guess that hadn’t actually paid off in the long run. After all, TV exhibits was allowed to develop and develop previously, however within the streaming period, when the budgets are so bloated and the competitors so fierce, you both have a giant hit in your first strive otherwise you’re out. Furthermore, Disney Plus continues to have development pains in its post-COVID period, and the main target is — slowly however steadily — being shifted again to cinemas; you realize, the place cash has at all times been made extra simply.

What does ‘The Acolyte’s cancellation imply for the way forward for Star Wars?

Because it stands, Star Wars has formally introduced 4 new, separate films to be in energetic improvement: Jon Favreau’s ‘The Mandalorian & Grogu,’ a Rey-centric sequel post-‘Rise of Skywalker,’ a Dave Filoni-directed occasion film that can tie every part that is transpired within the on-screen New Republic period up, and James Mangold’s Jedi origins standalone.

‘The Mandalorian & Grogu,’ whatever the finish consequence, is actually a reworked fourth season of ‘The Mandalorian’ that alerts the main shift in Disney’s total technique. All of the others sound much more attention-grabbing, however we have but to see vital progress made on any of them. 

On high of these, ‘The Mandalorian’ and ‘Thor‘s Taika Waititi and ‘Deadpool & Wolverine‘s Shawn Levy are supposedly creating different initiatives, however these appear much more unsure than the opposite 4, as Lucasfilm seems to be very cautious with what strikes ahead and what would not following Episode IX’s detrimental reception in 2019.

In the meantime, the TV aspect of issues solely has ‘Skeleton Crew,’ ‘Andor’ season 2, and ‘Ahsoka’ season 2 lined up if we depart Lucasfilm Animation out of the slate. There isn’t any motive to say at this level that live-action Star Wars exhibits are slowly truly fizzling out, however we imagine the plan is to convey the franchise again to the large display and see the way it goes earlier than absolutely defining the subsequent decade or so. 

After all, creating each exhibits and films takes numerous time, so issues would possibly decelerate after ‘Ahsoka’ season 2, as we’ve not acquired new live-action sequence bulletins throughout 2024’s D23 occasion.

Whatever the enterprise choice that most likely explains it, ‘The Acolyte’s cancellation can be fueling on-line debate for months and is already nurturing an unsightly aspect of the ‘Star Wars’ fandom that Disney and Lucasfilm ought to keep away from pleasing if attainable. 

From a extra cultural perspective, this type of transfer reminds us of what went down after ‘The Final Jedi‘s launch in 2017 and the ensuing mess that was its J.J. Abrams-helmed follow-up, which managed to please nearly nobody after the executives and creatives overthought who the flicks have been for. Let’s hope this does not imply one other entire decade of extra stormtroopers and TIE fighters.

Streamer Disney+, which stays in the hunt for an unique breakout hit collection, has opted in opposition to a second season of The Acolyte. Often known as Star Wars: The Acolyte, the collection was set on the finish of the Star Wars franchise’s Excessive Republic period, roughly 100 years earlier than Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.

Described as a mystery-thriller, The Acolyte took viewers right into a galaxy of shadowy secrets and techniques and rising dark-side powers within the last days of that period. Within the collection, a former Padawan reunited together with her Jedi Grasp to research a collection of crimes, however the forces they confronted have been extra sinister than they ever anticipated.

The forged included Amandla Stenberg, Lee Jung-jae, Charlie Barnett, Dafne Eager, Rebecca Henderson, Jodie Turner-SMith, Carrie-Anne Moss, Manny Sith, Dean-Charles-Chapman, Joonas Suotamo, Margarita Levieva, Harry Trevaldwyn and David Harewood.

The Acolyte premiered with two episodes on June 4, drawing a reported 4.8 million viewers in its first day. After this promising debut, nonetheless, viewers tuned out in droves. Eight episodes have been produced in whole. The now collection finale of The Acolyte aired on July 16.

Disney+ collection The Mandalorian, which started in 2019, will proceed.

LIKE the whole footy neighborhood, everybody on the Western Bulldogs is shocked and saddened to listen to of the sudden dying of Sam Landsberger. 
 
In addition to being a proficient and revered journalist, Sam was an ardent Bulldogs fan and had shut household ties via his father Jake, the Membership’s former long-term medical officer and Bulldogs life member. 
 
His enthusiasm for the sport and fervour for his work was all the time evident and his optimistic method and pleasant nature will probably be fondly recalled by all who knew and labored with him. 
 
Our honest sympathies to Jake, Anne, Jess, Sarah and all of his prolonged household, mates and colleagues.

The NPR Community might be reporting reside from Chicago all through the week bringing you the most recent on the Democratic Nationwide Conference.

The Democratic Nationwide Conference will kick off Monday in Chicago, one month after Republicans held their conference in Milwaukee. Democratic organizers have needed to rework programming fully for the DNC after President Biden dropped out of the race in late July and endorsed Vice President Harris to exchange him on the ticket.

However leaders inside the DNC say they’re harnessing the power that Harris and her working mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, have introduced into the race, and that they hope to maintain the momentum going at this week’s conference and past.

Right here’s what you want to know.

When is the conference?

The conference might be held from Monday, Aug. 19, till Thursday, Aug. 22. Conference programming might be aired from the United Heart in Chicago reside from 6:15 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET on Monday, and seven p.m. to 11 p.m. ET for all different days.

Who might be there?

DNC Day 1: Right here is the fuller programming record

There are going to be some political heavyweights talking, together with former Presidents Barack Obama and Invoice Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the 2 prime Democrats in Congress, Senate Majority Chief Chuck Schumer and Home Democratic Chief Hakeem Jeffries.

Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff may even converse on the conference.

Moreover, Veep actor Julia Louis-Dreyfus will host a panel with the Democratic Governors Affiliation centered on feminine governors within the U.S.

What are we going to see this week?

Practically 50,000 guests are anticipated to attend the conference, together with about 4,000 delegates.

Democrats hope to current themselves as totally unified behind Harris and Walz after divisions within the occasion arose over Biden’s presidential bid in July following his disastrous debate efficiency towards former President Donald Trump.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker will welcome Democrats to the host metropolis in speeches on Monday and Tuesday respectively. The conference will stream occasions on Instagram, YouTube and TikTok as a part of an effort to increase its attain to youthful voters and on-line influencers.

What is going to the message be?

The theme of the conference is “For the Folks, For Our Future.” Democrats are going to argue {that a} Harris-Walz ticket is in the most effective curiosity of the American folks and their freedoms and future, whereas placing the accomplishments of the Biden-Harris administration on show. The Harris marketing campaign may even distinction their ticket with Trump and his working mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, who they are saying would pull America backward.

The day by day themes replicate that broader message:

• Monday: “For the Folks” 
• Tuesday: “A Daring Imaginative and prescient for America’s Future” 
• Wednesday: “A Battle for Our Freedoms” 
• Thursday: “For Our Future”

What’s going to occur every day?

Planners for the Democratic Nationwide Conference have but to announce the complete audio system’ record for every evening.

Harris will arrive on the conference shortly after a bus tour by means of Pennsylvania over the weekend. She’ll additionally maintain a rally Tuesday in Milwaukee, the identical metropolis the place Trump accepted the Republican presidential nomination final month. The bus tour and the Milwaukee occasion are clear indicators from the Harris marketing campaign that they’re eager on campaigning aggressively in so-called blue wall states that would assist clinch the presidency.

However one of many largest objects historically on the to-do record for a conference — to formally nominate the occasion’s choose for president — has already been sorted after delegates convened for a digital roll name vote earlier this month to get forward of poll certification deadlines in Ohio. Whereas Harris is technically already the nominee, the DNC should certify the vote, and Harris will formally settle for the nomination by the tip of the week’s occasions.

Harris and Walz, together with key Democratic leaders, are anticipated to additional lay out their coverage imaginative and prescient, together with on their stances on worth gouging and increasing the kid tax credit score, which they unveiled final week.

The Republican Nationwide Conference was solely a month in the past. What’s modified since then?

A lot. The Republicans have been extra united than ever throughout their conference, which was simply days after Trump survived an assassination try. Biden was nonetheless within the race, and the Trump marketing campaign was making the most of the divisions Democrats have been dealing with over Biden’s bid.

However the tide appears to have modified within the Democrats’ favor — not less than for now. There’s enthusiasm for Harris’ marketing campaign in ways in which Biden’s by no means had, and that’s mirrored in the truth that Harris has gained floor in the identical battleground states that Biden was behind in.

What sort of counterprogramming ought to we anticipate from the Trump marketing campaign?

The Trump marketing campaign introduced Saturday that Vance, Trump’s working mate, will maintain a press convention Tuesday on crime and security in Kenosha, Wis., the identical metropolis the place the taking pictures of Jacob Blake sparked civil unrest and mass protests in 2020.

Advisers to the Trump marketing campaign additionally stated in a press name Friday to anticipate extra within the coming days on Trump and Vance’s coverage plans.

How do I tune into the conference?

NPR can have reside video of the conference every evening; hearken to and watch NPR’s particular protection on many public radio stations. Discover your native station right here.

The NPR Community might be reporting reside from Chicago all through the week bringing you the most recent on the Democratic Nationwide Conference.

For a day by day replace from the conference ensure to subscribe to the NPR Politics Podcast or head to NPR’s full protection of Election 2024.

The AFL world has come collectively to mourn the tragic lack of revered journalist Sam Landsberger on Tuesday, after the reporter was hit by a truck on his strategy to work.

Landsberger, 35, died in hospital following the stunning collision in Richmond on Tuesday morning, with tributes pouring in from heartbroken colleagues within the wake of his passing.

The journo joined the Herald Solar in 2010 and rapidly established himself as a high footy reporter. This season he had a slot on the Fox Footy present Midweek Deal with, such was his standing within the sport.

However he was not a one-trick pony and was an award-winning cricket journalist who might flip his hand to any sport.

Consequently, he helped oversee Information Corp’s protection of the Olympic Video games in Paris, and it was throughout the sporting bonanza the place he received a legion of latest followers along with his dynamic and quirky reporting.

The 35-year-old frequently posted a each day schedule for followers watching the motion on the daybreak again residence, with the meticulous working order set to an iMessage background. 

Upon posting his remaining each day schedule of an extremely busy journey, swathes of Twitter followers shared their appreciation of Landsberger’s wonderful reporting. 

‘Thanks for ALL the time you could have put it with this mate!’ mentioned one fan. ‘Had been wonderful.’ 

‘Thanks for all of your work mate,’ mentioned a second fan. ‘Type of unhappiness it is over for an additional 4 years.’

A 3rd fan mentioned: ‘Thanks a lot for the work you do. It has been so good and simple to observe. See you in 4 years.’

‘Thanks for on a regular basis you have put into these Sam a lot appreciated,’ mentioned a fourth consumer.

‘Recognize all the trouble,’ mentioned one other fan. ‘Actually could not have loved it half as a lot with these each day updates.’ 

Main the tributes amongst his colleagues, chief soccer author Mark Robinson mentioned: ‘Sam Landsberger had an infinite future in journalism and took big strides early on.

‘He liked the sport and understood it, and he revered his craft. He was such a worthwhile member of Melbourne’s sports activities journalism world, somebody who might cowl all elements of footy. And folks trusted him.’

Former Australia captain Aaron Finch mentioned on X: ‘He was an important journalist and somebody everybody had a variety of time and respect for.’

Landsberger featured on Fox Footy’s Midweek Deal with this season alongside host Jay Clark, who recalled the primary day he arrived at Information Corp.

‘I liked working with Sam and adored him as an individual,’ he mentioned.

‘I bear in mind the day he walked into the Herald Solar workplace and the way effortlessly and fantastically he coated the sport from the beginning.’

‘He was an excellent author, a pleasure to learn, a fearless journo and a ball of power on the tv with Fox Footy. He was the star of our Midweek Deal with and an unimaginable pal, who at all times made you smile. I am going to miss him a lot and our telephone conversations that at all times went too lengthy.’

Jon Ralph mentioned: ‘Sammy was an unimaginable journalist. He had all the very best traits of an old style journo with rock strong sources — who he protected in any respect prices — large work fee and cussed as all hell when he had a sniff of a narrative. 

‘And he did it with a contemporary sensibility, his fingers flashing as he relentlessly texted his sources for the newest nugget he might weave into columns full of newsy morsels.’ 

Landsberger was educated at Melbourne Excessive College earlier than attending Monash College from 2007 till 2010. He graduated with a Bachelor’s Diploma in Journalism. 

He received the Australian Soccer Media Affiliation award in 2013, handed to essentially the most excellent younger media reporter of the yr. 

He additionally received the Walkley Younger Journalist of the Yr the identical yr, whereas he received three successive Twenty20 media awards. 

A lifelong Western Bulldogs supporter, Landsberger was the son of Dr Jake Landsberger, who labored because the AFL membership’s workforce physician. 

Melbourne Freeway Patrol officers are persevering with their investigation into the collision, with the precise particulars surrounding the crash but to be decided. 

Witnesses or drivers with sprint cam footage of the incident have been urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. 

Simone Del Rosario:

Disney is giving up on its controversial protection to a wrongful demise lawsuit. The corporate initially argued the case belonged in arbitration, not court docket, as a result of as soon as upon a time, the grieving widower signed up for a trial of the streaming service Disney+.

In an announcement to a number of media retailers, Disney experiences chairman Josh D’Amaro stated, “With such distinctive circumstances as those on this case, we imagine this case warrants a delicate method to expedite a decision for the household who’ve skilled such a painful loss.”

“As such, we’ve determined to waive our proper to arbitration and have the matter proceed to court docket.”

The case is that this. In October 2023, Dr. Kanokporn Tangsuan dined at Raglan Highway Irish Pub in Disney Springs together with her husband, Jeffrey Piccolo, and her mother-in-law. The lawsuit states they selected the restaurant as a result of they believed it could have correct safeguards to accommodate Dr. Tangsuan’s allergic reactions. 

See, Tangsuan was severely allergic to dairy and nuts, and her husband says within the lawsuit they repeatedly informed the restaurant and confirmed her dishes had been allergen-free. 

However after the meal, Tangsuan suffered a extreme acute allergic response to the meals and regardless of utilizing her EPIPEN, she died from anaphylaxis on account of elevated ranges of dairy and nut in her system, based on the lawsuit. 

Her husband is in search of damages in extra of $50,000, in addition to damages for psychological ache and struggling, lack of companionship, lack of earnings and medical and funeral bills. 

At first, Disney argued it wasn’t accountable as a result of it’s merely the owner for the restaurant. 

Then, it argued that the husband “ignores that he beforehand created a Disney account and agreed to arbitrate ‘all disputes’” in opposition to Disney, including that the language covers Piccolo’s claims in opposition to Walt Disney Parks and Resorts.

Disney stated Piccolo agreed to this when he signed up for a Disney+ trial in 2019, and once more when he used the Disney web site to purchase theme park tickets. 

Piccolo’s lawyer referred to as Disney’s argument “preposterous” and “so outrageously unreasonable and unfair as to shock the judicial conscience.”

Within the newest submitting and after a great deal of backlash, Disney backtracked its arbitration declare and agreed to let the lawsuit transfer ahead in court docket.