UK News

UK NEWS: BIG BROTHER STAR MAKOSI MUSAMBASI ‘BANNED FROM BRITAIN’

February 9, 2012

Tabloid rag The Sun reports that former Big Brother star Makosi Musambasi has been ‘kicked out of Britain’ by the UK Border Agency. She was allegedly stopped by the UK Border Agency at Heathrow after she flew in from Lagos, Nigeria for attempting to use a relative’s passport and apparently had approximately £12,000 in cash taken from her, which is currently under investigation. Musambasi won an asylum battle to avoid deportation back to Zimbabwe in 2005. Makosi is just one big disaster. [Thanks […]

UK FILM: PAYBACK SEASON (TRAILER)

February 8, 2012

[Thanks Noir] FILM SYNOPSIS: Hot shot Premiership footballer Jerome seems to have it all – a luxury flat, a fast car, any girl he wants, and a booming career. A vast contrast to the council estate life he left behind. Following a run-in with his old estate crew, his world is turned upside down as he gets caught up in the gangland ways his friends still pursue, and before long finds himself being extorted by the dealers, crooks and dropouts he used […]

VIDEO: HARVEY TALKS TO CHOICE FM ABOUT HIS ‘RELATIONSHIP’ WITH CHERYL COLE, SAYS WORDS WERE TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT

February 7, 2012

A passionate MC Harvey speaks to Choice FM host Max about his ‘relationship’ with the “nations sweetheart” / the convicted batterer of Sophie Amogbokpa Cheryl Cole and attempts to set the record straight. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xlX6yl23s8&feature=player_embedded ……… “Is my soul speaking when I’m sleeping?” HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA – How was Max able to keep a straight face during this interview??? NOW Magazine will apparently publish the emails/texts that Cheryl sent Harvey. Pure unadulterated foolishness! LMAO. [Thanks Lorraine]

UK ANTICS: CHERYL COLE ‘DESTROYED’ OVER MC HARVEY’S ‘AFFAIR’ ALLEGATIONS

February 7, 2012

Last week So Solid Crew star MC Harvey revealed to NOW Magazine that he had a brief affair with the “nations sweetheart” Cheryl Cole back in 2010 and even claimed to have evidence (e.g. emails and texts). Click HERE to read all about it. Cheryl denies ever having anything to do with Harvey in the biblical sense and tweeted this last night. I don't know when I became so naïve but even after 10 yrs in this industry i am still shocked that […]

UK FILM: PAYBACK SEASON (POSTER)

February 6, 2012

FILM SYNOPSIS: Payback Season is an urban thriller starring Adam Deacon (Kidulthood, Adulthood, Shank,Anuvahood), Nichola Burley (StreetDance 3D, Donkey Punch) and David Ajala (Adulthood, The Dark Knight). The story follows Jerome Davies (Deacon), a young man who has beaten all odds to escape the council estate he grew up on and make something of his life as a professional footballer. However, close encounters with old friends on the estate where his mother and younger brother still reside cause Jerome’s life to spiral out of control. With his new found fame and fortune, can […]

UK EVENT: BLACK BOOK SWAP (LONDON)

February 6, 2012

The first ever Black Book Swap event will take place on Saturday 3 March. There will be books to swap, authors to meet: Alex Wheatle, Chibundu Onuzo, Colin Grant, Sonja Lewis and Bim Adewunmi, and also the chance to meet other book lovers and dedicated readers. Bring a book to swap: whether you loved it and want others to know that joy or hated it but cannot bring yourself to bin it, bring it along and swap it. You are bound to find an […]

UK NEWS: FOOTBALL STAR JOEY BARTON INVESTIGATED OVER JOHN TERRY TWEETS

February 5, 2012

On Friday controversial QPR star Joey Barton tweeted his views on the ongoing John Terry and Anton Ferdinand racism saga. (John Terry was stripped of his England captaincy on Friday while he is still being investigated for allegedly calling Joey’s QPR team-mate Anton Ferdinand a ‘f**king black c**t’ during a match in October. Click HERE to read). Former footballer turned pundit Stan Collymore joined in the Twitter conversation with Joey along with journalists from the Daily Mirror and TalkSport (John Terry supporters). Barton […]

UK NEWS: CROSS-EYED RIOTER AND ARSONIST FROM PECKHAM CAUGHT AFTER POLICE SPOT HIS EYES ON CCTV

February 3, 2012

I laughed hysterically today when I read this story on the train. You just could not make this up. Via The Daily Mail A cross-eyed arsonist who set fire to a shop that sold pants during the August riots was caught after police spotted his unusual eyes on CCTV. Firebug Andrew Burls, 23, has now admitted in court starting the blaze, which caused nearly £1million in damage and left six people homeless. He is due to be sentenced on February 20. Burls, […]

UK NEWS: FORMER T4 PRESENTER MIQUITA OLIVER FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY

February 3, 2012

It has been reported that former T4  presenter Miquita Oliver (27) has filed for bankruptcy. Oliver first got her big break on television (thanks to being well-connected) at the age of sixteen when she was chosen to c0-host hit Channel 4 music show Pop World alongside Simon Amstell. She also went on to become a regular T4 presenter for many years before quitting in 2010. According to The Daily Mirror Oliver failed to pay a tax bill of more than £170,000, according to a firm of  accountants. A statement released […]