UK News

JEDWARD REACH EUROVISION SONG CONTEST FINAL / UK ENTRANTS BLUE TAKING IT ALL TOO SERIOUSLY

May 13, 2011

Irish twins Jedward have made it through to the Eurovision Song Contest final and will perform their song (Ireland’s entry)  Lipstick tomorrow in Germany.   Watch their performance below at the Semi-Finals last night. Hahahahaha! Jedward are RIDICULOUS – just STUPID! But the song is kind of catchy. Hahaha!  This is what Eurovision is about. Cheesy acts, mediocre vocals and cheesy Pop tunes. It’s not supposed to be taken seriously AT ALL.  However reformed boyband/UK entrants Blue seem to be taking it all a bit too seriously with their entry I Can […]

UK TV: EASTENDERS CONFIRMS MERCY’S DEPARTURE

May 12, 2011

Digital Spy reports that actress Bunmi Mojekwu who plays Mercy Olubunmi in the BBC 1 soap Eastenders, will be written out of the hit show later this year. EastEnders bosses have today confirmed that Mercy Olubunmi will be leaving Albert Square later this year. The Walford student, played by actress Bunmi Mojekwu, will bow out on-screen in the summer after a year as a regular cast member on the show. Mercy is currently caught up in an immigration drama after the UK Border Agency threatened to deport her for outstaying her […]

UK NEWS: BUSINESSWOMAN GUILTY OF ‘NON-EXISTANT JOB’ FRAUD

May 11, 2011

Via The Voice Online A BUSINESSWOMAN who conned hopeful job seekers out of 400 (GBP) was found guilty of four counts of fraud by false representation. Michelle Rowe, 40, was given a 16-week suspended sentence and 148 hours of community service for advertising non-existent job vacancies for trainee housing officers through her south London-based company, Arlington Networks. Successful candidates were then interviewed before being told that they had to pay 400 (GBP) to complete a course to secure their position. Continue Reading…. […]

UK NEWS: BOY BANNED FROM SCHOOL FOR “CORN-ROW” HAIRSTYLE TAKES BATTLE TO HIGH COURT

May 11, 2011

Via The Daily Mail A school’s decision to bar a pupil because of his hairstyle has come under challenge in a High Court test case. The boy, G, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was refused entry to St Gregory’s Catholic Science College in Kenton, Harrow, north London, at the age of 12 because he wears his hair in ‘cornrows’. The popular West African style of braiding hair along the scalp is prohibited under the strict uniform and hair policy at St […]

UK NEWS: RIO FERDINAND’S STALKER SUSANNE IBRU JAILED

May 9, 2011

Stalker Susanne Ibru Susanne Ibru who stalked Manchester United player Rio Ferdinand and his family has been jailed for 10 weeks and put on a restraining order for 10 years. Via Mirror Football Susanne Ibru, 38, appeared at Crewe Magistrates’ Court after being convicted of harassment of the Manchester United and England star last month. The defendant was living in Peckham, south London, when she made three 400-mile round trips to Ferdinand’s home in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, on February 21 last year, […]

KEEP A CHILD ALIVE ANNOUNCES BLACK BALL LONDON 2011 – HOSTED BY ALICIA KEYS AND MARK RONSON AND FEATURING TINIE TEMPAH

May 6, 2011

Keep a Child Alive’s Annual Fundraiser, the Black Ball returns for the third time to London. Hosted by Alicia Keys and Mark Ronson, this star-studded event will take place on June 15th 2011 at Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road, London NW1 8EH. The evening celebrates the work of Keep a Child Alive (KCA) while raising money to provide treatment, care, nutrition and a future to children and families affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa and India. Tinie Tempah is the first artist to be announced to […]

WILL.IAM SET TO MANAGE CHERYL COLE’S CAREER IN AMERICA

May 6, 2011

Licky licky showbiz reporter Dan Wootton revealed on the Lorraine show this morning that Black Eyed Peas front man Will.Iam will manage X-Factor USA judge and FRAUD, Cheryl Cole’s career in America. Will.Iam should have the words ‘DAMN IDIOT’ branded across his forehead. And as for Dan Wootton – he’s so far up Cheryl’s backside you can now just see his feet sticking out of it.