Jon Coates

London

Deputy News Editor at Sunday Express

Journalist, book reviewer and travel writer. Currently deputy news editor of the Sunday Express. cr Nobody's Hero by M W Craven. Views my own..

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Hot sauce sales soar as Britons spice it up

1 week ago | express.co.uk | Jon Coates

Hot sauce sales soar as Britons spice it upThe heat is on - and we're not talking about the rising temperatures that hit Britain last week. Share Article Bookmark Hot sauce is now as much a part of our meal times as ketchup (Image: Brent Hofacker)Sales of hot sauces have soared in the past year – and it’s all down to Sriracha. Made from deep-fermented chilli peppers, distilled vinegar, pickled garlic, sugar and salt, it can be used both for cooking and dipping.
Slow Horses creator Mick Herron on one thing AI will never be able to do

2 weeks ago | express.co.uk | Jon Coates |Matt Nixson

Spymaster Mick Herron is taking the reigns of this year's Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival (Image: Mike Whorley)Slow Horses creator Mick Herron believes his books have been stolen by tech giants to be used as learning tools for the next generation of artificial intelligence. “I don’t think there’s any doubt about that,” he sighs. “About two years ago, my younger brother showed me some app he had and he asked it to write a recipe for chocolate brownies in the style of Jackson Lamb.
Evening with Sir Chris Hoy wasn't a farewell. It was a ray of hope from a legend. A man who still wants to do as much as he can, for as long as he can | Daily Mail Online

1 month ago | dailymail.co.uk | Jon Coates

There are two kinds of farewell tours. One is the kind where nostalgia drips from the ceiling as an octogenarian daunders around the stage hoping they can be heard above the din of the singalong. Then there is this kind. Not content with having redefined cycling, Sir Chris Hoy is now redefining hope. Radiating positivity like Doddie Weir did in the final chapters of his life, he is riding into a sunset that seems sure to leave a stunning glow across the sky. Is this actually a farewell tour, though?
Young actress Mia McKenna-Bruce tipped as the next global British star

1 month ago | express.co.uk | Jon Coates

Young actress Mia McKenna-Bruce tipped as the next global British starThis honour is being bestowed upon her by Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall. 09:53, Sun, Mar 30, 2025 | UPDATED: 09:54, Sun, Mar 30, 2025 Link copied Bookmark Mia McKenna-Bruce in an upcoming Netflix adaptation of Agatha Christie's book Seven Dials. (Image: Netflix)Actress Mia McKenna-Bruce is being tipped as the next global British star by Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall.
Broadchurch creator reveals "joyous" TV experience that wasn't Broadchurch

1 month ago | express.co.uk | Jon Coates

Chris Chibnall - Sunday Express feature - Supplied (Image: supplied)BROADCHURCH creator Chris Chibnall has written a thriller with a great British institution struggling to survive at its core – the traditional country pub. His debut novel, Death At The White Hart, which was published on Thursday and is being adapted into an ITV drama, was inspired by his life-long love of Agatha Christie’s classic golden age murder mysteries.
Sales of papaya, magoes and kiwis soar by 160%

Jan 18, 2025 | express.co.uk | Jon Coates

Sales of papaya, magoes and kiwis soar by 160%Tesco has reported sales of papaya in particular rocketing in the past 12 months. Link copied Bookmark Papaya has become the most in-demand fruit in the UK (Image: Getty)Papaya has become the most in-demand fruit in the UK, supermarkets say, with sales rocketing by nearly 160% in just a year.
The 10 thrillers you need to watch in 2025 - including James Bond spin off

Jan 14, 2025 | express.co.uk | Jon Coates

A James Bond spin-off starring Q (Image: EON Productions)THE ten thrillers not to miss this year include a James Bond spin-off starring Q, a follow-up to Frederick Forsyth classic The Odessa Files and the return of Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club series alongside the release of its Netflix film. And the latest instalments of books adapted into Slow Horses starring Gary Oldman on Apple TV and the BBC’s Magpie Murders will excite their millions of fans.
Rising number of people want veggie and meat-free dishes for Christmas dinner

Nov 24, 2024 | msn.com | Jon Coates

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Rising number of people want veggie and meat-free dishes for Christmas dinner

Nov 24, 2024 | express.co.uk | Jon Coates

Rising number of people want veggie and meat-free dishes for Christmas dinnerResearch has found a growing number of searches for alternatives for roast turkey, goose or beef. 14:37, Sun, Nov 24, 2024 | UPDATED: 14:37, Sun, Nov 24, 2024 Link copied Bookmark Research has found a growing number of searches for alternatives for roast turkey.
Crime author on how the 'shocking reality' of fish farming inspired his new novel

Sep 14, 2024 | msn.com | Jon Coates

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