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Janice aka Miss Mad News

UK NEWS: NOEL CLARKE JOINS STAR TREK 2 CAST

Variety reports that actor, writer, producer, Godfather of UK Urban film and all around “good guy” Noel Clarke has landed a role in the forthcoming film Star Trek 2.  Clarke will apparently play a “family man with a wife and young daughter”. When I first heard this news I thought he had been cast as a Klingon. Congratulations Noel!

UK NEWS: STEPHEN LAWRENCE’S MURDERERS SENTENCED.

Gary Dobson and David Norris who were FINALLY found guilty of the 1993 racist murder of Stephen Lawrence in south-east London were jailed for life today. Dobson will serve a minimum of 15 years and two months, and Norris 14 years and three months. The pair were sentenced at the Old Bailey under guidelines in place at the time of the attack and as juveniles because both had been under 18. The judge, Mr Justice Treacy, described the crime as a “murder which scarred []

VIDEO: DOREEN LAWRENCE SPEAKS OUTSIDE THE OLD BAILEY AFTER “GUILTY” VERDICT

Gary Dobson and David Norris have been found guilty of the murder of teenager Stephen Lawrence in 1993. Stephen, 18, was killed in a racist attack by a gang of white youths in Eltham, South East London, 18 years ago. The trial into the black A-level student’s murder began at the Old Bailey on November 14 last year. There had been total silence in court as the foreman of the jury said “guilty” when asked if the four women and eight men []

UK NEWS: JUSTICE FOR STEPHEN LAWRENCE AT LAST! – DOBSON AND NORRIS FOUND GUILTY

JUSTICE FOR STEPHEN AT LAST!!!! Via BBC News Two men have been convicted of the racist murder of black London teenager Stephen Lawrence, 18 years after the attack. Gary Dobson and David Norris were found guilty by an Old Bailey jury after a trial based on forensic evidence. Scientists found a tiny blood stain on Dobson’s jacket that could only have come from Mr Lawrence. As he was led away, Dobson told the jury they had condemned an “innocent man”. Sentencing will []

UK NEWS: ALESHA DIXON JOIN’S BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT

Earlier today it was announced that Alesha Dixon had quit as a judge on Strictly Come Dancing. Now it has been announced that the star will join the Britain’s Got Talent judging panel alongside Simon Cowell, David Walliams and Amanda Holden. Britain’s Got Talent is BORING but congratulations Alesha.

BROWN EYEZ 2011 AWARDS – WOMAN OF THE YEAR (VOTE NOW!!!)

UK website Brown-Eyez has posted it’s annual Woman Of The Year Award nominees list. And yours truly has also been nominated again. Thank you Brown Eyez 😀 Click HERE to view the full list of nominees and vote for the woman who you think made the most impact in 2011. Also click HERE to view the full list of nominees for Man Of The Year.

UK NEWS: ALESHA DIXON QUITS STRICTLY COME DANCING

It has been announced today that singer and Strictly Come Dancing judge Alesha Dixon has left the show Alesha won the fifth series in 2007 and later joined as a judge in 2009 replacing popular judge and choreographer Arlene Phillips. In response to Alesha quitting the show a BBC spokesperson said “We wish her all the best”. Alesha also fronts a Weight Watchers new TV ad campaign. This makes me laugh because she has NEVER been over weight or to my knowledge had issues with []

UK NEWS: FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION SAY LUIS SUAREZ RACE CASE EVIDENCE WAS ‘UNRELIABLE’ AND ‘INCONSISTENT’ IN RELEASED REPORT

Several weeks ago the FA (Football Association) announced that footballer Luis Suárez would be banned for eight matches and fined £40,000 for racially abusing Manchester United star Patrick Evra during a match. Today the Football Association released the independent regulatory commission’s 115-page document which details  the case, the conversation the two players had during the match at Anfield on October 15, and explains their decision to fine/suspend Suárez . Read excerpts from the report below. The FA’s case, in short, was as follows. In the goalmouth, []

MAD NEWS’ FAVOURITE EMBARRASSING MOMENT OF THE YEAR: SOCCER AM (TUBES) MEETS GUITAR HERO SLASH

Earlier this year Soccer AM funny man Tubes interviewed former Guns & Roses star Slash. Now for those who  are not so familiar with Tubes or popular  Saturday morning show Soccer AM Tubes always does weird and says funny things while interviewing REALLY famous faces, but Slash failed to see the funny side. This is just so embarrassing and the look on Slash’s bodyguard’s face – PRICELESS!!!! … I heard that afterwards the furious store owner asked the film crew to leave []

VIDEO: JUMP OFF TV UK (DEBATE) – WHAT WAS THE BIGGEST POWER MOVE OF 2011 IN THE UK? / MY THOUGHTS

With the UK Urban scene slowly taking over, who is leading the way and making the biggest power moves? The debaters discussed who did it big in 2011. ……. My thoughts on a few of the ‘power movers’ mentioned…. When I first saw Lethal B promoting his ‘DENCH’ T-shirts alongside Arsenal star Emmanuel Frimpong I thought to myself ‘what FOOLISHNESS is this?’.  Then several months  later Emmanuel promoted his ‘DENCH’ T-shirt for all the world to see after a match which is against []