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BBC News
2 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Picture of England's fattest man Edward Coltman to be auctioned
A painting depicting a vicar said to have been the fattest man in England is to be auctioned Reverend Joseph Coltman weighed 43 stone at his heaviest, according to York-based auctioneer Duggleby Stephenson. By the age of 19, while a student at Trinity College Cambridge, he was so heavy he had to commission a special bicycle to help him move he began working at Beverley Minster in East Yorkshire in 1813, the floors at the parsonage had to be strengthened because of his weight and the doors widened. A portrait of his silhouette will be sold at auction by a private seller who has owned it for years. Bidding is expected to begin at more than £500. Mr Coltman earned the title of England's fattest man on 21 June 1809 when the 52 stone Leicester prison warden Daniel Lambert died at the age of 39 in the Waggon and Horses Inn at Stamford, in Lincolnshire, after a day at the races. He remained the heaviest man in England for 28 years until he died, said the his time at Beverley Minster, he had a team of vergers who would help him move to the front of the church to give sermons. Mr Coltman moved around using a strengthened velocipede, which is a type of bicycle which does not have pedals. 'Celebrity status' Holly Hammond, the paintings specialist at Duggleby Stephenson, said: "The Reverend Coltman's silhouette causes amazement even today, but 200 years ago the public was completely enthralled. "Coltman and Lambert had a sort of national celebrity status. Everyone wanted to see them."Despite his size, he [Mr Coltman] was a respected scholar and clergyman who played a notable part in the life of Beverley Minster, the town and the wider Yorkshire area. "He championed local education, helped establish schools, supported charitable institutions and was a vocal advocate of the abolition of slavery and Catholic emancipation." Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
Extra.ie
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
Fontaines D.C. display Free Palestine banner at Primavera Sound
Fontaines D.C. performed under a banner calling for a free Palestine and accused Israel of genocide at Primavera Sound 2025. During their set on Saturday night, the Irish band performed their track I Love You while projecting a giant Palestinian flag, with the words free Palestine appeared on the screens to the side of the stage. While playing the sets closing track Starbuster, the message was changed to 'Israel is committing genocide – use your voice'. Fontaines DC at Primavera just now 👏👏👏👏👏🇵🇸🇮🇪 Daniel Lambert (@dlLambo) June 7, 2025 IDLES also opened their Thursday Primavera set with frontman Joe Talbot shouting 'Free Palestine' before launching into the track Colossus, and later leading the crowd in chants of Viva Palestina. Last year, Fontaines D.C. launched a football shirt with the Dublin club Bohemians FC that raised money for Medical Aid For Palestinians, and features the Palestinian flag and the words Saoirse don Phalaistn. They also recently signed an open letter condemning attempts to silence Kneecap, who faced calls for a US visa ban after declaring onstage at Coachella that Israel was committing genocide.
The Guardian
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Thousands support Kneecap at first big gig since terrorism charge
Thousands of fans showed up to support Kneecap at a festival they headlined on Friday night despite the terrorism charge hanging over one of the members of the hip-hop trio. The Irish-language act performed at the Wide Awake festival in Brockwell Park, south London, two days after band member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, 27, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, was charged for allegedly displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah at a gig in London in November. The band called on supporters to gather outside Westminster magistrates court on 18 June when he is due to appear to 'show support for Ó hAnnaidh'. Addressing the charge from the main stage, Ó hAnnaidh said: 'I went for an interview with counter-terror police and within days, they came to their verdict that they were going to charge me.' He later added: 'They tried to stop this gig. Honestly, you have no idea how close they came to pulling us.' During their set at the Coachella festival in California in April, the Belfast band led the crowd in chants of 'free, free Palestine' and displayed messages on the stage's screens including: 'Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people'. After the performance, the band's manager, Daniel Lambert, said they had received death threats. The band's commitment to speaking out on the war in Gaza remained unaffected by the recent controversy, however. The band donated their fee for the Wide Awake headline slot to Médecins Sans Frontières. Outside the park gates, Laura Tiernan, 56, from the Socialist Equality party, handed out leaflets expressing support for Kneecap. She said: 'There's been enormous support for the band and for the stand they're taking. People have come to listen to their music but also to show their solidarity. 'At stake here are fundamental issues of democratic rights to stand up for a people who are being ethnically cleansed and are the victims of a genocide,' Tiernan said. The trio staged a surprise gig in central London on Thursday in response to the terrorism charge against Ó hAnnaidh. Earlier in the day, the former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn spoke from the main stage and called for the UK government to halt arms sales to Israel. 'The idea that the last vision of life that so many emaciated, hungry, desperate children should see is a fence at the edge of Gaza and beyond that fence lies food, lies water, lies medicine, lies anaesthetics and antiseptics and all the things they need – they are being deliberately starved to death,' he said. Hours before their performance on Friday night, Kneecap released a new single titled The Recap, which opens with a Sky News bulletin about the counter-terrorism investigation into the band.
Irish Daily Mirror
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
Bingeable RTE cooking show delivers over-the-top and oddly satisfying recipes
Chef Daniel Lambert knows what it's like to feel hangry. But being famished to the point of being grumpy - known by the playful portmanteau "hangry" - has resulted in some of his best recipes, which millions of people now watch him whip up online. "I deep fried a piece of cheese covered in Doritos one night and I got a million views," says the TikTok star and host of new RTÉ Player series Look Who's Hangry. "It's just kind of changed my life." Lambert - a classically trained chef by trade - turned to TikTok during the COVID-19 lockdowns, shortly after leaving his job. What started as a passion project quickly caught on with the app's millions of users - Lambert now boasts more than 300,000 followers on TikTok alone, something he attributes to his "emotional" cooking approach. "I like making people emotional - often they're waiting for me to say it at the end of the video!", he says. Look Who's Hangry hit our screens at the beginning of the month. The show sees two creators pitted against each other to create unconventional yet appealing dishes, with Lambert lending his culinary expertise to both contenders along the way. Highlights so far include deep-fried pistachio and sundried tomato ice cream, as well a jerk prawn sushi roll. Aside from these (often unholy) combinations, Lambert sees the show as an opportunity to broaden his gastronomic horizons. "The highlight of making it would probably be learning different cultures and different cuisines, and seeing how people react to different things," he says. "The response has been insane," he says, since the show debuted on the RTÉ Player. "My inbox was full of people saying 'What's this?' - because we released it so quickly, everyone keeps rewatching the episodes. It's great." Hanger is a real emotion - not eating enough can lead to low blood sugar, which in turn releases stress hormones. The brain can often crave salty or fatty foods in this state - luckily, Lambert has plenty of recipes ready to meet these needs. "What I do is get Koka noodles and make them into a wrap," he says. "Then I fry them in a pan with butter and make cheesy enchilada wraps, they're unbelievable - great for a hangover!" The link between hangovers and hanger is strong, and the mind can often crave the same kind of unhealthy meals. "You lose a lot of salt when you're out drinking," Lambert says. "You're then replenishing that salt the next day - that's why we crave those kind of foods!" Daniel's shared two of his favourite hangry recipes down below - perfect after a night out, a night in or when any hunger pangs kick in! Look Who's Hangry is currently available for streaming on RTÉ Player.
Sunday World
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sunday World
Kneecap ‘happy to apologise in person' to daughter of murdered Tory MP
The group's manager, Daniel Lambert, suggested that the footage emerged because the group criticised Israel over the war in Gaza. The manager of rappers Kneecap says they are happy to apologise in person to the daughter of murdered Conservative MP David Amess after the controversy over a chant of 'kill your local MP'. The hip-hop group have already published an online apology to the families of Mr Amess and Labour MP Jo Cox after footage from a gig allegedly showed one member saying: 'The only good Tory is a dead Tory. Kill your local MP.' Katie Amess said she was 'absolutely heartbroken' after seeing the clip from a performance in November 2023. She said it had 'brought back so much pain and upset'. She said she would be willing to meet the group and tell them how her life has been 'obliterated' by her father's death. The group's manager, Daniel Lambert, told Newstalk: 'The lads are happy to talk to that lady. The lads are happy to meet with that lady. The lads are happy to apologise to that lady.' Ms Amess has urged a 'thorough investigation to determine the full extent of any criminal activity' and said it 'is imperative that individuals and groups are held accountable for their words and actions that incite violence and hatred'. Mr Lambert suggested that the footage emerged because the group criticised Israel over the war in Gaza during their recent performance at the Coachella festival in the US. He told The Pat Kenny Show: 'You've got to focus on this. Why has this emerged? Kneecap went to Coachella and Kneecap said at Coachella, facts. Facts about what happened (in Gaza). Kneecap's Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvaí Today's News in 90 Seconds - May 3rd 'And you know what happened as a response? All of this.' Earlier this week, Brendan Cox, whose wife was murdered in 2016, called Kneecap's statement 'only half an apology'. Counter-terrorism officers are investigating the footage from November 2023 as well as another piece of footage from last November that appears to show one of them shouting 'up Hamas, up Hezbollah'. The Northern Irish band posted a statement online saying they have 'never supported' Hamas or Hezbollah, which are both banned organisations in the UK. Yesterday, Kneecap teased new music and posted an image on X of one of them wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh scarf, saying: 'New track coming soon… stay tuned… lock down your aerial.' Several upcoming Kneecap shows in Europe have been cancelled by promoters and Jewish groups, while former X Factor judge Sharon Osbourne called for them to be dropped from the Glastonbury line-up next month.
