UK News

UK TWITTER ANTICS: USER STARTS CONTROVERSIAL TREND ABOUT BLACK WOMEN…’BUT IT’S ONLY BANTER’

Over the weekend a random UK-based man with 152 followers started the Twitter trend  #Why I’m Not Attracted To Black Girls.  At first glance I thought user Mike Skeeva  was of mixed race origin but it turns out he is Caucasian with a deep tan and claims “I’m not racist I like black culture.”. Anyway old Mike clearly forgot just how powerful Twitter is and how fast tweets spread because within minutes thousands picked up on his controversial trend followed by his offensive tweets about black []

UK NEWS: A PICTURE OF 50 CENT INSPIRES MAN TO START HIS OWN SOCIAL MEDIA SITE

In an interview with The Voice Online budding entrepreneur Kyle Jordan talks about how a picture of rapper Curtis Jackson aka 50 Cent flashing his cash inspired him to create the social media site Stunt-In. The site allows people worldwide to upload and share their photographs. What is Stunt–In? Stunt-In is the UK’s latest social networking site that allows people to upload pictures all over the world and basically share in each other’s experiences and see how different people live life. What []

THE I’MPOSSIBLE CONVERSATION (AUTUMN EDITION – SEPTEMBER 11)

On September 11 the brilliant and inspirational autumn edition of the I’mPOSSIBLE conversation took place at L’Oreal headquarters in front of a sold out audience. BBC London host Brenda Emmanus presided over proceedings while panelists Bola Agbaje (Award winning playwright), Stephanie Busari Akamba (Digital Producer CNN), Ruth Butah (Head of UK celebrity PR for  Dolce and Gabbana) and Lukwesa Burak (Sky News International anchor) spoke openly and frankly about their personal lives, juggling motherhood with demanding careers, overcoming prejudices in the work []

UK NEWS: LADY GAGA OFFERS FAN A JOB ON HER CREATIVE TEAM

The internet is one powerful tool…. Superstar Lady Gaga has offered a die-hard fan Helen Green (20) a job on her creative team after she discovered a portrait designed by the student. The singer liked Green’s portraits so much that she asked her 29 million Twitter followers to help track the artist down back in June. Green later went on to meet the star backstage at the Born This Way Ball in Twickenham, south-west London which took place on Sunday. Before the concert Gaga sent this creepy sounding tweet: “Welcome to the Haus of Gaga my angel of an []

UK NEWS: DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE TO SUE FRENCH MAGAZINE OVER TOPLESS PICTURES

UPDATE: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have decided to proceed with legal action against french magazine Closer. Oh dear it’s all kicking off now that french gossip magazine Closer has published topless photographs of the Duchess Of Cambridge (Kate Middleton), taken while she sun bathed during a holiday in Provence last month. Via The Telegraph The Royal couple are furious that the French magazine Closer has published the photographs, taken during their holiday in Provence last month, saying it was “unthinkable” that anyone should []

UK MUSIC NEWS: TINCHY STRYDER ANNOUNCES HE WILL BE TOURING WITH CHERYL COLE

A very excited Tinchy Stryder has announced via Twitter that he will be touring with the nation’s biggest fraud Cheryl Cole. Yes its true.. BIG news, I'm hitting the road with my mate @CherylCole supporting her arena tour nxt month! canny wait 😉 #MillionLightsTour — Tinchy Stryder (@TinchyStryder) September 12, 2012 Fellow rapper Wretch 32 has also agreed to jump on the Cheryl Cole tour train. Several weeks ago The Metro newspaper reported that the convicted batterer of a nightclub toilet attendant is struggling to sell tickets so I’m not surprised []

UK NEWS: PUPIL TOLD BY TRUANCY OFFICER HE WILL HAVE TO WORK HARDER IN LIFE BECAUSE HE IS BLACK

Via The Daily Mail The mother of an 11-year-old boy has received  an apology after a school official told her son he would have to ‘work harder in  life’ – because he is black. Rosamaria Failla, 34, discovered that a  truancy officer had told her child Sonny that he would struggle in life because  he is not a ‘white British boy’. Sonny, who suffers from ADHD, had been  struggling with teachers at Bowmansgreen School, Hertfordshire, when his  attendance started slipping. In a bid []

UK ANTICS: LIVE MODEL PHOTOSHOOT @ JUMP OFF 2012 FINALS

Watch out Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss and Jourdan Dunn… … I love the first finalist’s (Salena Lima) answer to the question “What’s your nationality?” Answer:  “I’m born here… Brazil, Jamaica and lived in America for a while”.  Hahahahahahaha. Anyway congratulations to the winner Teisha Matthews.