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UK NEWS: JOHN TERRY STRIPPED OF ENGLAND CAPTAINCY

February 3, 2012

The Telegraph reports that footballer John Terry has been stripped of the England captaincy. John Terry, as predicted, has been stripped of the England captaincy for the second   time this morning after losing the support of the FA board amid concerns   over his ongoing racism court case. The news comes two days after the criminal trial into Terry’s alleged racist  abuse of Queens Park Rangers’s Anton Ferdinand was postponed until after the  European Championships in July. It has been reported that David Bernstein, the FA chairman, […]

UK NEWS: WOMAN DIES AFTER POSSIBLY SUFFERING AN ALLERGIC REACTION TO BONDING GLUE IN HER HAIR

February 3, 2012

Via The Daily Mail A woman died from a massive allergic reaction that could have been caused by the glue in her hair extensions, a pathologist said yesterday. Atasha Graham, 34, who had used hair extensions for 14 years, collapsed after clubbing until the early hours. Home Office pathologist Michael Heath told the inquest into her death that the latex glue used to apply her extensions – or the solvent for removing old ones – may have been to blame. He added: […]

VIDEO: BRITISH ACTOR ARNOLD OCENG AKA SNAKEY MAN TALKS ABOUT BEING A BLACK ACTOR IN THE UK

February 1, 2012

Actor/rapper Arnold Oceng aka Snakey Man has starred in children’s drama Grange Hill, Top Boy, The Tapes and Adulthood. In this interview he talks about his career and the struggles he faces being a black actor in the UK. Start from mark 4.15 …. Interesting…. He says that black people complained the most about the hit Channel 4 drama Top Boy which aired last year. Yeah there were complaints because most of us are just tired of seeing young black men being depicted […]

UK NEWS: FOOTBALLER JOHN TERRY’S RACISM TRIAL TO TAKE PLACE AFTER EURO 2012

February 1, 2012

England captain and Chelsea skipper John Terry will stand trial for “alleged” racist abuse conveniently after the European Championships on July 9th. Terry is accused of calling QPR star Anton Ferdinand a “f*cking black c**t” during a match back on October. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said he is accused of a racially aggravated public order offence. Terry has pleaded “not guilty” to the charge. Today his legal team issued the following statement saying, “Mr Terry denies making any racist statement and will establish in court that he is […]

UK NEWS: SINGER ED SHEERAN SET TO POSE NUDE FOR SIR ELTON JOHN

February 1, 2012

“Man of the moment” Ed Sheeran has agreed to pose nude for a charity calendar.  All funds will go towards Sir Elton John’s AIDS Foundation. Sheeran said, “I’m not a very confident guy when it comes to taking my clothes off. I was 14 stone and I’m now 11. It’s going to be the first time that I feel comfortable on-screen. “I stopped drinking and got a personal trainer. I was a bit flabby to be fair. I moved out when I was 16 to a […]

BROWN EYEZ WOMAN OF THE YEAR 2011 – AND THE WINNER IS…..

February 1, 2012

The votes are in and website Brown Eyez has finally announced its Man And Woman Of The Year 2011. Congratulations goes out to Play.Dot Apparel founders Kenny and Kwasi  winners of Man (Men) Of The Year 2011  . As for Woman Of The Year….the coveted title for a second year running goes to founder of Mad News Janice aka Miss Mad News. I am surprised that I still get so much support when I am constantly being accused of being a “hater”, negative and have […]

QUOTES OF THE DAY: MC HARVEY TALKS ABOUT ‘RELATIONSHIP’ WITH CHERYL COLE / CHERYL COLE RESPONDS

January 31, 2012

Earlier today I posted news about an hilarious NOW magazine interview with So Solid star MC Harvey in which he “allegedly” claims he had a love affair with Cheryl Cole.  Now check out a quote from the interview. “We’ve known each other for years. But then [after Cheryl split with Ashley] we started confiding in each other. A lot of it was like: ‘We can’t trust anyone out there, so we’re just gonna trust each other’.” “I promised her loyalty and I can’t break that. There […]

UK NEWS: STEVE JONES AXED FROM US X-FACTOR

January 31, 2012

British host of the US X-Factor Steve Jones has announced  on Twitter last night that he won’t be returning to host a second season of the show. He wrote, “I wont be hosting next seasons X-Factor which is a shame but I cant complain as  I’ve had a great time. Good luck to everyone on the show.” And rumour has it that judge Nicole Scherzinger won’t be returning either. The smugness is slowly being wiped off Simon Cowell’s face. All his shows are suffering which explains […]

UK NEWS: STEPHEN LAWRENCE’S KILLER LAUNCHES APPEAL

January 30, 2012

Via The Telegraph Gary Dobson, one of the men convicted of the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence, has lodged an appeal against his conviction. Dobson, 36, was sentenced to 15 years and two months after being found guilty of murdering the 18-year-old in April 1993. But he maintains his innocence and is said to be appealing on the grounds that a video, showing racist remarks he made to friends more than a year after the murder, was played to the jury during […]

VIDEO / UK ANTICS: JAMMER COMPILES ‘TOP 10 UK BUTTERS FEMALE ARTISTS LIST’

January 29, 2012

*For those of you who don’t know what the word ‘butters’ means it’s old skool slang and means “ugly”* When I first heard that UK artist Jammer was going to compile a ‘Top Ten UK Butters Female Artists’ list I just shook my head in disbelief. I didn’t actually think he would do it because it’s just cruel. But Jammer has in fact gone ahead and compiled this list in response to Grime Daily’s ‘Top 10 Sexiest Males In Grime and Rap’ […]