UK News

USAIN BOLT ATTENDS PUMA YARD SHINDIG (LONDON) / PUMA’S HISTORY

August 12, 2012

A triumphant Usain Bolt partied hard with his fellow team mates Yohan Blake and Warren Weir at the Puma Yard shindig in East London this past weekend. Excited club patrons watched as Bolt stood alongside DJ Manny Norte and turned DJ/sound man for the evening. It sounds like everyone was at Puma Yard including those annoying bandwagon jumping media types who are all over anything Jamaican right now.  You know who you are. It has also been a good couple of weeks for […]

UK “SHOWBIZ” NEWS: SINGER JESSIE J APPOINTS REGGIE YATES’ BROTHER AS HER NEW STYLIST

August 8, 2012

It has been reported that the fashion icon that is Jessie J has apparently fired her old stylist and has appointed Cobbie Yates (brother of BBC TV/Radio host Reggie Yates) as her new stylist. As most of you will know I don’t mix in showbiz circles so I was not familiar with the name Cobbie Yates up until this point. But from what I have read he is a well known celebrity stylist and also a photographer with access to every A-list shindig going and parties with the likes of Kate Moss and […]

LONDON 2012: PHILLIPS IDOWU FAILS TO QUALIFY FOR MEN’S TRIPLE FINAL

August 7, 2012

East Londoner Phillips Idowu has crashed out of the men’s triple jump final after failing to qualify. On the run up to the event it sounded as if Idowu had disappeared off the face of the earth. But on Sunday he finally arrived at the Olympic village claiming  that for the last few weeks he has been ‘in his home city of London, finalising his preparation, receiving treatment (for an injury) and was easily reachable by the “appropriate people”. However his coach Aston Moore allegedly only received a brief text from Idowu […]

UK NEWS: PARENTS JAILED FOR BEATING THEIR DAUGHTER FOR HAVING A BLACK BOYFRIEND

August 6, 2012

Via The Daily Mail A mother and father who repeatedly punched their daughter while screaming ‘vile’ racist insults because they said she had ‘brought shame’ on their family by dating a black man have been jailed. David and Frances Champion assaulted their then-17-year-old daughter Jane and her boyfriend Aflonce Ncube in two ‘disgraceful’ racist attacks. Miss Champion was repeatedly punched in the face, grabbed round the throat and had her hair pulled which left her with lumps and bruises. Her boyfriend, Mr Ncube […]

UK PR ANTICS: USAIN BOLT WANTS TO DATE CHERYL COLE… SO SAYS THE DAILY STAR

August 6, 2012

It looks like ‘Team Cheryl’ and the British press are up to their old tricks again. The shabby Daily Star reports that Usain Bolt wants to date “singer” and the convicted batterer of Sophie Amogbokpa, Cheryl Cole. According to the newspaper before Bolt won the 100m final last night he hoped that Cheryl would come and cheer him on and later went on to say: “London has some really beautiful women, I can’t help but notice them. Cheryl Cole is always in the media and I can see […]

USAIN BOLT WINS 100M FINAL AT LONDON 2012

August 6, 2012

Usain Bolt proved the doubters wrong last night when he won the 100 metres final and retained his title. The man is a machine. Jamaica’s Yohan Blake took home the silver while America’s Justin Gatlin took home the Bronze. Congratulations Usain Bolt and Happy 50th Independence Day Jamaica.

UK RADIO NEWS: CHOICE FM HOST EDDIE KADI LEAVES STATION

August 4, 2012

Comedian and Choice FM host Eddie Kadi announced today that he will no longer be working for the station. Guys i would like to announce that i will no longer be broadcasting on ChoiceFM. Ive had a fantastic time and thank everyone at the station. — Eddie Kadi (@EddieKadi) August 4, 2012 This announcement has actually shocked me. His Saturday morning show is really popular. I wonder what happened. Is this a sign that Choice (Global) might be cleaning house again? Anyway […]