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Yahoo
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ananda Lewis, TV Host and Former MTV VJ, Dead at 52
TV personality Ananda Lewis, best known for her years as an MTV video jockey, has died after a battle with breast cancer. She was 52. Lewis' sister Lakshmi revealed the news on Facebook Wednesday, writing alongside a photo of her sibling, 'She's free, and in His heavenly arms. Lord, rest her soul.' More from TVLine Harris Yulin, Frasier and 24 Actor, Dead at 87 Chris Robinson, of General Hospital and Bold and Beautiful, Dead at 86 Cheers Star George Wendt's Cause of Death Revealed Lewis first shared her breast cancer diagnosis in October 2020, when she revealed in an Instagram video that she had been 'fighting to get cancer out of my body for almost two years.' At the time, Lewis was battling Stage 3 breast cancer that had spread to her lymph nodes, and she expressed regret over not getting a mammogram sooner, due to fear of radiation exposure. Four years later, Lewis said her cancer had metastasized and advanced to Stage 4. In a conversation with CNN's Stephanie Elam and Sara Sidner last year, Lewis said she went against her doctors' advice to get a double mastectomy, instead choosing to treat the disease through alternative homeopathic methods. 'I decided to keep my tumor and try to work it out of my body a different way,' she said. 'Looking back on that, I go, 'You know what? Maybe I should have [gotten the mastectomy].'' After a three-season stint as host of BET's youth-centric talk show Teen Summit, Lewis broke out in the 1990s as a video jockey (or VJ) for MTV, where she introduced music videos and hosted series (including the interview-focused Hot Zone) until 2001. That same year, she landed her own syndicated talk show, The Ananda Lewis Show, but it was cancelled after just one season. Lewis' additional TV work included entertainment newsmagazine The Insider (where she served as a correspondent in the mid-2000s), Celebrity Mole: Yucatán (on which she competed in 2004) and TLC/HGTV's revival of home renovation series While You Were Out (which she hosted in 2019). TV Stars We Lost in 2025 View Gallery37 Images Best of TVLine 'Missing' Shows, Found! Get the Latest on Ahsoka, Monarch, P-Valley, Sugar, Anansi Boys and 25+ Others Yellowjackets Mysteries: An Up-to-Date List of the Series' Biggest Questions (and Answers?) The Emmys' Most Memorable Moments: Laughter, Tears, Historical Wins, 'The Big One' and More
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Tributes to former councillor who served 40 years
Tributes have been paid to a former councillor who served his community for more than 40 years. Alderman Peter Mole, who has died aged 83, was first elected to represent Gateshead's Wrekendyke ward in 1976, and later Wardley and Leam Lane from 1982 until 2018. During his time on the council he served as ceremonial mayor and was a cabinet member between 2002 and 2015. Council leader Martin Gannon said: "The passion and commitment Peter devoted to local government never diminished which is an incredible achievement over such a long period of time." Mr Mole worked as the general secretary of the National Association of Councillors, which represents elected officials from local authorities. He led a campaign to change the laws surrounding the ownership of airguns and this led to the legal age for buying them being increased from 14 to 18. At the time of his tenure, he was the local authority's longest-serving councillor. He also took on its champion for older people role. In 2006, Mr Mole was appointed MBE for services to local government and he was given the freedom of Gateshead in 2018. "To be awarded the freedom of the borough is rare but this honour was well deserved for Peter as he made a huge contribution to our borough serving local people for over four decades," Labour's Gannon said. "Our thoughts are with Peter's family at this sad time." Liberal Democrat opposition leader Ron Beadle called Mr Mole "an unforgettable figure in local politics" who had a "wicked sense of humour". "Larger than life, a former military man who really led from the front," he added. "On issues including protecting private sector tenants, he brought about change in national legislation and he will live long in the memory." Additional reporting by Austen Shakespeare, Local Democracy Reporting Service. Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram. Freedom of town for historian and ex-council boss Gateshead Council
BBC News
23-04-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Tributes to former Gateshead councillor Peter Mole
Tributes have been paid to a former councillor who served his community for more than 40 years. Alderman Peter Mole, who has died aged 83, was first elected to represent Gateshead's Wrekendyke ward in 1976, and later Wardley and Leam Lane from 1982 until his time on the council he served as mayor and was a cabinet member between 2002 and leader Martin Gannon said: "The passion and commitment Peter devoted to local government never diminished which is an incredible achievement over such a long period of time." Mr Mole worked as the general secretary of the National Association of Councillors, which represents elected officials from local led a campaign to change the laws surrounding the ownership of airguns and this led to the legal age for buying them being increased from 14 to the time of his tenure, he was the local authority's longest-serving 2006, Mr Mole was appointed MBE for services to local government and he was given the freedom of Gateshead. "To be awarded the freedom of the borough is rare but this honour was well deserved for Peter as he made a huge contribution to our borough serving local people for over four decades," Gannon said."Our thoughts are with Peter's family at this sad time." Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
Russia Today
31-03-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Russian drone blows up Ukrainian dugout – MOD (VIDEO)
Russian kamikaze ground drones have destroyed several Ukrainian fortifications in Donbass, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said, releasing footage of the attacks. In a statement on Monday, the ministry said Krot ('Mole') robotic systems had destroyed several Ukrainian positions near the settlement of Yampol in the Donetsk People's Republic. Yampol is an important railway hub located some 20km from the city of Slovyansk. An undated clip, apparently filmed from a reconnaissance UAV, depicted the ground drone crawling to a well-camouflaged shelter in the forest and entering a hole in the ground, before a powerful explosion destroying the fortifications moments later. A second similar clip released by the ministry showed the same type of drone blowing up another covered position in roughly the same area. .mediaplayer { min-height: 150px; } .jwplayer .jw-controls .jw-controlbar .jw-icon-cc { display: none; } .media__video_noscript { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; height: 100%; width: 100%; } .full_transcript_text { display: block; } Source: Russian Ministry of Defense Remotely piloted 'Mole' drones have an extremely low profile, high maneuverability, and a payload of up to 60kg. In addition to explosives, the tankettes can be used to transport ammunition or wounded. READ MORE: Russia will 'finish off' Kiev's forces – Putin According to various footage, the tankette, which is shielded by light armor, can also be equipped with a machine gun, anti-tank missiles, or grenade launchers. The drone is powered by an electric motor, making it harder to detect, and its operations are usually supported by aerial UAVs.
Telegraph
13-02-2025
- Politics
- Telegraph
Mole defends Big Don as Lib Dems succumb to an attack of America-brain
The House of Commons was heaving for Transport Questions as MPs lined up to associate themselves with the repair of the lifts at railway stations in their constituency. On such issues are paper-thin majorities maintained. Where the British public is less prepared to give electoral credit is in the defence of Europe from Russian expansionism. Just ask Boris Johnson about that. Correspondingly, as an urgent question about the Ukraine war began, we saw a great emptying of the green benches, especially on the Labour side, as MPs went to iron their lanyards or something. Answering for the Government was Maria Eagle. Ms Eagle is an accomplished parliamentarian but seems an unlikely choice for defence. She has the appearance and general zeal of Mole from the Wind in the Willows. Pugilistic she ain't. Still, this wasn't really about the war itself but about spreadsheets. Mole was on surer ground here. Specifically, the Tories wanted assurances that, given the peril of the European situation, the defence budget would not be next for the Playmobil Chancellor's great swingeing axe. Of course the elephant in the room – or rather, not in the room but in the White House – was The Donald. Mr Trump's phone calls with Vladimir Putin have understandably made Ukraine nervous. Yet they've made the Lib Dems absolutely giddy. Clearly hoping to appeal even more to the smug dinner party constituency, the Lib Dems have made performative horror about The Donald a benchmark of their questioning in recent weeks. It's symbolic of the cancerous America-brain afflicting the UK chattering class. I sincerely doubt anyone facing the gutting of their town centre or languishing on an NHS waiting list really thinks that wittering on about the subversion of Jeffersonian democracy is much help but clearly our friends in Yellow Rosettes think it's a real winner. Mole would not be drawn and instead soberly stated that she thought it wrong to say that Big Don had betrayed Ukraine. She was then disarmingly polite to Rishi Sunak who popped up to offer his support. Jeremy Corbyn dressed as Mr Bean She was even patient and considered when another blast from the past appeared to ask a question from the furthest reaches of the opposition benches. Jeremy Corbyn had come dressed as Mr Bean and asked a deranged ramble posing as a question, featuring segues about feeling sorry for Russian soldiers and a weird bit about the Pope. Less convincing was Mole's wriggling when asked the $1million – or rather £40 billion – question by Ben Spencer about how on earth the Government expected people (including, one presumes, President Trump) to believe that Britain couldn't afford to increase defence spending, while splurging seemingly endless cash into the hands of the Mauritian wallet inspectors. Mole managed a mumbled comment about how under the last Labour government defence spending had actually been very high thank you very much, and then plonked down. She looked like she wanted the ground to swallow her up. She probably shared this sentiment with her boss. The PM wasn't in Westminster today but instead, in a one-man Alan Partridge tribute act, was being chased around a construction site by some enraged farmers. Furious at his spite tax and general refusal to take their concerns seriously, the farmers blasted Noughties trance hit Sandstorm by Darude over their tractor horns while Sir Keir vainly tried to make gormless small talk with some goons specially assembled for the purpose. In the end, still wearing his hi-vis, he rushed into his Land Rover and sped off while the farmers yelled 'Talk to us!' at him. Sometimes I wonder whether, for all his insanity, Mr Corbyn could really have been much worse.
