UK News

UK NEWS: WIGAN CHAIRMAN SAYS FOOTBALLERS WHO COMPLAIN ABOUT RACISM ARE ‘OUT OF ORDER’

October 30, 2011

This is probably the popular opinion within the world of football. Via The Guardian The Wigan chairman Dave Whelan has said players are “out of order” to complain about being referred to by their race. Whelan, responding to allegations against John Terry, which the England captain denies, told LBC the issue of racism in football was overblown, and that players “should just get on with it”. He said: “If a white man insults a black man that’s big, big news. If a black man […]

UK FILM NEWS: ‘SKET’ FILM POSTERS BANNED ON LONDON UNDERGROUND

October 29, 2011

Who is responsible for the marketing/promotion of this film? Hahahaha. Via Digital Spy Two posters for British film SKET, including one that asked prime minister David Cameron if he still wanted to “hug a hoodie”, have today been banned from London Underground stations across the capital by Transport for London. Advertisements for the film, a retribution thriller set in London focusing on violence committed against and by teenage females, have also been banned from publication in popular commuter newspaper Metro. Continue Reading…. SKET […]

VIDEO: INVISIBLE WOMEN – ‘BLACK BRITONS STRUGGLE TO BE HEARD’ – (CNN INTERNATIONAL)

October 28, 2011

In July 2011, Simone Bresi-Ando, founder of I’mPOSSIBLE was honoured when CNN international approached her to talk about her experience as a Black British female. Zena Tuitt, Kehinde Olarinmoye and Desiree Banugo joined Simone to share their journeys as Black British women and were asked a range of questions during a two hour interview about their perception of the beauty and fashion industry; working in the corporate world and society as a whole. Well done Simone and all the other ladies who […]

QUOTE OF THE DAY: CHER LLOYD

October 27, 2011

Seriously, why the f**k does everyone ask me about Cheryl? We aren’t friends. I’m fed up of being asked about The X Factor and Cheryl. “You can print this, right… I don’t speak to Cheryl, we don’t speak, we don’t have anything to do with each other, so will everyone stop asking me about Cheryl? Former X-Factor contestant Cher Lloyd doesn’t want to talk about Cheryl Cole. Hahahahaha I think I am starting to warm to Cher Lloyd.

UK NEWS: QPR PLAYERS GIVE EVIDENCE AGAINST JOHN TERRY OVER “ALLEGED” RACIST INCIDENT

October 27, 2011

I bet poor John Terry thought this would have disappeared by now. Hahaha. The Internet is a BEAST! Via The Daily Mail John Terry will be confronted by evidence from three QPR players who have backed Anton Ferdinand in the FA’s race row inquiry. Sportsmail understands that Clint Hill, Paddy Kenny and Shaun Derry have  provided statements that point to a  serious flaw in Terry’s version of events at Loftus Road on Sunday. Ferdinand was baffled by the statement the England and Chelsea […]

UK NEWS: JOHN TERRY TO STAY ENGLAND CAPTAIN WHILE ‘ALLEGED’ RACIST INCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION

October 26, 2011

Via The Daily Mail John Terry will lead out his country next month – even if the racist row continues to hang over the England captain. The Chelsea defender is facing the biggest battle of his career after the FA were forced to investigate claims that he racially abused Anton Ferdinand. But the FA will not remove Terry from his role for next month’s double-header with Spain and Sweden if the investigation has not concluded. There are 17 days to go until […]

UK FILM: ‘DEMONS NEVER DIE’ – MAD NEWS REVIEW

October 26, 2011

Yesterday afternoon I attended a screening of the highly anticipated “urban” horror flick Demons Never Die (formally known as Suicide Kids). The film follows eight London students who make a pact during an online discussion to each take their own lives after a fellow student seemingly commits suicide.  But when they realise that they each have something to live for the grim reaper rears its ugly head in the form of a masked knife wielding killing machine. Misfit Archie (Robert Sheehan), model […]

UK NEWS: CHERYL COLE AND TAIO CRUZ ‘FALLING IN LOVE’ (HAHAHAHA)

October 26, 2011

According to the often laughable Daily Mail, fired X-Factor judge/”singer” Cheryl Cole and producer/singer Taio Cruz  are “falling in love”. Taio is apparently working on washed up Chezza’s new album and the two are now really close. Click HERE to read more…..  Cheryl’s PR team has run out of top male US Hip Hop/R&B acts to link the convicted batterer of Sophie Amogboka to, so they are now reduced to romantically linking her to Taio Cruz, in a bid to generate some much-needed media coverage. Hahahaha! It’s hilarious. So sad. So […]