Tag: Thrones

Game Of Thrones star Ian Gelder dies aged 74

Ian Gelder, who starred as Kevan Lannister in the fantasy drama series Game Of Thrones, has died aged 74 – five months after being diagnosed with bile duct cancer. During his decades-long career, the British actor also starred as Mr Dekker in Torchwood: Children Of Earth, as well as guest starring as Charles, the Librarian […]

‘There was a view that it would only be Game of Thrones battles within China’

A wave of low-cost Chinese cars have washed up on western shores as China’s ultra-competitive EV manufacturers like BYD increasingly look abroad for profits—and have found consumers eager for their high-tech, low-cost offerings. The wave has been so large that China leapfrogged Japan in 2023 to become the largest purveyor of passenger cars to the world for […]

Trees made famous by Game Of Thrones ‘could disappear within 15 years’

The Dark Hedges trees, made famous by Game Of Thrones, could disappear within 15 years unless a plan is put in place for their preservation, a campaigner has warned. Mervyn Storey, chairman of the Dark Hedges Preservation Trust, said the state of the popular Co Antrim visitor attraction has declined sharply in recent years and called for an […]