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UK NEWS: RIO FERDINAND FACES HUGE BILL AFTER COURT RULES PAPER WAS RIGHT TO REVEAL HIS 13 YEAR ALLEGED AFFAIR

The only people to benefit from this mess are Rio’s lawyers. Via The Daily Mail Married England footballer Rio Ferdinand’s attempts to suppress details of a long-term affair were crushed in the High Court yesterday – leaving him with a £500,000 bill. In a landmark victory for press freedom, a judge ruled that banning publication would not be in the public interest. Mr Justice Nicol said that Ferdinand, a former England captain, had a duty  to maintain high standards ‘on and off []

UK NEWS: PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALLER TITUS BRAMBLE ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED ‘SEX ATTACK’ IN TAXI AND DRUG POSSESSION / SUSPENDED FROM CLUB

Via The Daily Mail A Premier League footballer was suspended from his club today after he was arrested over an alleged sex attack on a woman in the back of a taxi. Titus Bramble, 30, was held by officers in the early hours after the cab driver became concerned by the player’s behaviour towards his fellow passenger. Instead of driving Bramble home, he took the pair straight to a nearby police station and alerted officers. They then arrested the defender, who earns £40,000 []

UK NEWS: BECTU URGE MOBO AWARDS TO PAY ALL STAFF

Organisers of the prestigious annual Mobo Awards are being urged by media and entertainment union BECTU to pay all staff working on this year’s event which is being staged at the SECC in Glasgow next Wednesday 5 October. The appeal comes in response to an advertisement for runners and ushers to work on the event http://www.mobo.com/node/4638 which confirms that no payment is being offered. The union believes that Mobo is signalling an intention to breach the national minimum wage regulations; the Act stipulates []

QUOTE OF THE DAY – UK RAPPER / ACTOR SNAKEY MAN

Truth be told @NoelClarke has supported a lot of people and has giving out more careers and jobs than ypur local Job centre #JustSaying — Arnold Oceng (@ArnoldOceng) September 29, 2011 UK rapper/actor Snakey Man bigs up award-winning actor, director, script writer, producer, humanitarian and Godfather of UK “urban” film Noel Clarke for almost single handedly eradicating unemployment in this country. Your thoughts please….

QUOTES OF THE DAY: JESSIE J

It’s put everything in perspective. I have a different respect now for people who don’t have legs. [Thanks Blockett] Singer Jessie J tells Q Magazine that after breaking her ankle during a performance and having to hobble around wearing a cast, that she now understands the struggles people face who have no legs. She then goes on to question her role with her fans. People think you go to a special hospital, get special casts and treatment. It’s a lie – I’m the []

UK EVENT: BLACK HISTORY LIVE (WEMBLEY STADIUM)

Well it’s almost that time again folks when Britain recognises selected areas of black history during the month of October. Selected areas of black history usually covered during this period… 1) A brief look at the horrors of slavery and then fast forward straight through to Britain abolishing slavery. 2) The Windrush years – when hundreds of West Indians travelled to the “mother country” in 1948 on a ship called The Empire Windrush in search of a better life and more opportunities as promised by the old Empire.  What happened and the hardships they faced after they []

UK NEWS: BODY FOUND IN FORMER HOLLYOAKS STAR PHINA ORUCHE’S HOME

The Mirror reports that the body of a young woman has been found at the home of former Hollyoaks star  Phina Oruche. Paramedics were called to the 39-year-old actress’ address in Aigburth,  Liverpool, after they received a 999 call reporting that a young woman was ‘not  moving’. The woman, who has not been formally identified, was pronounced dead at the  scene by a doctor. As well as appearing in Hollyoaks, Phina has also starred in Footballer’s Wives and Buffy The Vampire Slayer. She also []

PICS OF THE DAY: CHIPMUNK AND WRETCH 32 ATTEND DAPPY’S PARTY AT MOVIDA

UK rappers Chipmunk and Wretch 32 attended N-Dubz star Dappy’s party over the weekend and helped him to celebrate his first solo number 1 single at London’s Movida nightclub. A source who was in attendance disclosed that Chipmunk walked around wearing shades throughout the evening in an almost pitch dark night club. There are no words… hahahaha. Photographs courtesy of Getty Images.