JET ZERO/MARITIME It’s just hot air
THERE is renewed talk of “jet zero” – the first long-haul passenger plane with zero emissions.
The technology exists now but only on a much smaller scale.
Earlier this year Boris Johnson convened the Jet Zero Council to investigate scaling it up. Now he wants net-zero ships too.
Harry Theochari, chairman of Maritime UK, said: “The first country to make real progress towards maritime decarbonisation will reap substantial returns.”
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Wooden floors treated to protect against flood damage
Double or triple-glazing on all windows
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much about racism and political correctness but I didn’t like it.
“I felt it was taking the p*ss and only did the show a couple of times before making some excuse about why I didn’t want to be in it. I didn’t tell anybody the real reason because I couldn’t put it in words. It just didn’t feel right.”
But in the same book, he also told of playing an “Asian comic from the Punjab called Mahatma Coat”.
He said: “I tanned my face, wore a turban and a white catsuit....people didn’t recognise me at all.” Shane got started as an entertainer at an Isle of Wight Pontins camp in the early 1980s.
He then moved on to the live comedy circuit and was nominated for Best New Stand-Up at the inaugural British Comedy Awards in 1990.
Before his stint on I’m a Celeb, Shane, 56, teased he could return to Albert Square as Alfie Moon.
He said: “I would love to go back. I think under the present climate, there are still restrictions at EastEnders but I speak to Jessie Wallace a lot and I speak to Adam Woodyatt.
“Alfie thankfully is still alive and I think he is on the run in Spain and still owes Phil Mitchell some money. What is interesting is Jessie said the other week they got a letter from him so they still talk about him.”
Shane has also starred in Benidorm, Win, Lose or Draw and a stage version of Grease. But he is now skint.
He said: “You save for a rainy day but you don’t expect the rainy day to last eight months. Thankfully, I’ve been able to borrow money from mates, my family and the bank. I got rid of my car... I can get around on a moped.”