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UK NEWS: ‘REGGIE YATES SECRETLY DATING TOP MODEL JOURDAN DUNN’… SO SAYS THE DAILY MAIL

According to the increasingly ridiculous Daily Mail website TV and radio personality Reggie Yates is secretly dating model Jourdan Dunn. The website reports that when asked about his love life Reggie said, ‘Up until this point I haven’t openly spoken about who I date. I’m single but I’m definitely dating at the moment. ‘I’m having fun but there’s definitely one person who I’m spending a fair amount of time with. I met the girl I’m dating two years ago. We were texting []

BBC LONDON RADIO HOST EDDIE NESTOR RUNS MARATHON TO CELEBRATE 5 YEAR CANCER FREE ANNIVERSARY

Comedian and BBC London Radio 94.9 presenter Eddie Nestor has spoken about his immense joy as to why running the 2012 Virgin London Marathon means so much to him and why his efforts will be used to raise funds to support leading leukaemia charity the ACLT (African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust). Nestor said, “The 2012 Virgin London Marathon is the realisation of a dream that was denied to me 5 years ago when I was diagnosed with cancer.  I had already started training []

PIC OF THE DAY: JERMAIN DEFOE AND FRIENDS ‘PARTY’ WITH DRAKE AT AURA

Footballer Jermain Defoe along with some excited lolly pop sucking friends ‘partied’ with Drake last night at the Aura night club in London’s Mayfair. If Jermain was just some random black man off the street the door staff at Aura would never have let him in wearing a tracksuit and trainers or his friends. Click HERE to view more photographs (LOL).

MEDIOCRITY OF THE DAY: DRAKE “FREESTYLES” FOR TIM WESTWOOD

Drake was in London earlier this week and as usual there was mass excitement. It doesn’t take much to excite and please people these days… Check out the “freestyle” he dropped for Tim ‘Big Dawg” Westwood. [Via PunchBowl Blog] Bring back the days of Rakim when a freestyle REALLY WAS A FREESTYLE and actually impressed us. Your thoughts please….

UK TV: REGGIE YATES APPEARS ON BBC BREAKFAST TO DISCUSS HIS NEW BBC3 DOCUMENTARY ‘TEEN GANGS’

TV and radio personality Reggie Yates appeared on BBC Breakfast this morning with former gang member Aaron Rhoden to talk about his new BBC3 documentary on Teen Gangs. …. When I first heard about this documentary and then heard the name ‘Reggie Yates’ I rolled my eyes. But it actually looks like it might be quite good. I wish Aaron the best of luck. I see some potential there and he seems like a decent young man. Your thoughts please….

UK NEWS: SBTV FOUNDER OFFERS RAP PRODUCERS THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME……

SBTV founder Jamal Edwards is offering rap producers the opportunity of a lifetime!!! : Rap producers send your beats to jamalsbtv@gmail.com for a chance to get a big known rapper from the States on it. No it's not @Drake lol. — Jamal Edwards (@jamaledwards) March 26, 2012 I bet it’s either Flo-Rida or Pitbull… or some rapper who last had a hit record back in 2003 and is vaguely remembered.

UK NEWS: N-DUBZ STAR’S FORMER LOVER APPEARS IN COURT OVER “LEAKED” SEX TAPE ANTICS

N-Dubz star and X-Factor Judge Tulisa Contostavlos’ former lover MC Ultra (real name Justin Edwards) appeared at London’s High Court earlier today to deny being the ‘low life’ that “leaked” their tired sex-tape last week on the Internet. In a sworn statement 28-year-old Edwards  supported the ban on the tape and blamed Tulisa for the existence of  the tape. He said, ” I regret ever allowing the claimant (Tulisa) to persuade me to film ourselves.” He also claims that their intimate moments were filmed on her phone and he had nothing to []

UK NEWS: TICKET WEBSITE FOR BBC RADIO 1 HACKNEY WEEKENDER MUSIC FESTIVAL CRASHES AND BURNS

Those desperate to get their tickets for the ‘highly anticipated’ Olympic Celebration, The Hackney Weekend 2012 were left angry, frustrated and disappointed this morning after they visited the ‘troubled’ ticket website and encountered the following issues… i have called the ticket line 40 damn times…and not one of the 30 staff has answered me #hackneyweekender — MsChiVious (@I_am_Ms_Chi) March 25, 2012 "30 dedicated phone operators" – Nice to see the BBC still produce great comedy! #hackneyweekender #radio1 #BBC — Jon Williams (@JonWcomedian) []