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Jon Coates

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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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  • 3 weeks 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?

  • 3 weeks 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.

  • 3 weeks 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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Jon Coates
Jon Coates @joncoates73
31 Mar 25

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Broadchurch creator and former Doctor Who showrunner @ChibnallChris about his brilliant debut novel #DeathattheWhiteHart Here’s the resulting feature from yesterday’s #SundayExpress @sriya__v @MichaelJBooks @Daily_Express #buyapaper https://t.co/ZXNEPtslMj

Jon Coates
Jon Coates @joncoates73
23 Mar 25

RT @MattNixson: Massive shout out to @welliver_titus for a great chat in today’s @Daily_Express and my thanks to @Connellybooks for the kin…

Jon Coates
Jon Coates @joncoates73
23 Feb 25

RT @MattNixson: Terrific to get some new book reviews into @Daily_Express with my colleague @joncoates73 ... Paging Belinda Bauer @Anna_Maz…