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UK NEWS: JADE GOODY “CONTACTED” PSYCHIC SALLY MORGAN’

TV psychic Sally Morgan claims that reality TV star Jade Goody who died in March 2009 after a battle with cervical cancer, has ‘contacted’ her. Morgan claims in The Mirror that she was contracted by Goody’s ex-partner Jeff Brazier a year after her death. “As soon as he sat down and I opened myself up to spirit, there was Jade, loud and clear, radiating a deep love for her sons. The first thing I felt was her ­concern for her boys,” Morgan []

UK NEWS: POLICE OFFICER SAYS REGGAE STAR SMILEY CULTURE ‘STABBED HIMSELF TO DEATH DURING RAID’

  Via This Is Local London Reggae star Smiley Culture plunged a carving knife into his chest during a police drug raid on his home, a police detective has said. Detective Constable Stuart Hobkirk told a judge the musician – real name David Emanuel – stabbed himself in front of officers at his Warlingham home on March 15. The revelation came at Croydon Crown Court on Tuesday, where Mr Emanuel, who grew up in Tulse Hill, was due to stand trial for []

5 YEAR OLD GIRL SHOT IN SOUTH LONDON

Via Sky News Police are searching for several youths after a five-year-old girl was shot and injured in a south London shop. The girl was hit in the chest, and a 35-year-old man also found at the Stockwell Food & Wine shop in Lambeth, was shot in the face. The two victims are in a critical but stable condition in hospital.The five-year-old was visiting relatives who owned the shop and the man lived above the premises. Police said two black youths were []

UK NEWS: RAPPER VANILLA ICE TO STAR IN PANTO

BBC News reports that 1990s Hip Hop star Vanilla Ice (real name Robert Van Winkle) has signed up to appear in panto.  The star will play Captain Hook in a production of Peter Pan at the Central Theatre in Chatham, Kent. Theatre general manager Tony Hill said, Ice is a huge name who I am sure will be a real draw for parents and children alike.He has never performed in a pantomime before, but I am sure that he will go down []

UK NEWS: XFM SIGNS MARY ANN HOBBS FOR WEEKLY SHOW

Xfm is proud to announce that renowned radio DJ and music journalist Mary Anne Hobbs will be joining its presenter line-up this summer, in a primetime Saturday evening slot.   Hot on the heels of a coast to coast US tour, Mary Anne will be making a return to the station where she launched her career in radio, hosting a weekly Saturday evening show from the 9th of July.  Mary Anne will also present a series of audio and video postcards from []

UK FILM NEWS: FILMING STARTS ON NOEL CLARKE’S NEW PROJECT / EXTRAS WANTED

Actor/writer/director Noel Clarke has started filming his new feature film called The Knot. From what I’ve heard so far, The Knot is a romantic comedy. Seeing as this is a Noel Clarke project I already expect to see the usual suspects starring in this film. But I won’t say anymore until I see the full cast list. I do however hope that Clarke has cast a fresh breed of acting talent in The Knot and not a bunch of “Team UK” randoms who have no business acting much less appearing []

TWITTER RANT OF THE DAY – KOJO THE COMEDIAN

Only a stupid comedian with no jokes would go on stage & spend their whole set talking about how much money they make! — KOJO (@OfficialKojo) March 27, 2011 Why go on stage and spend your whole set bragging about the celebrities you think you know? Tell some bloody jakes!!! — KOJO (@OfficialKojo) March 27, 2011 When you get on TV it becomes harder as expectations grow! Concentrate on your craft rather than telling people how much your weave costs! — KOJO []

UK NEWS /PICS: COMEDIAN KOJO CHOOSES HIS GLAMOROUS NEW FUN HOUSE CREW

Those of you who have tuned in to British comedian Kojo’s MTV Base show, Kojos Fun House, will be familiar with his stage assistants the ‘Fun House Girls’.  Well the funny man recently held auditions for a new set of ‘assistants’ and seventeen young ladies have now been chosen to join Kojo on tour. Check out the glamorous winners below… Click HERE to view more winners….

UK NEWS/VIDEO: JUSTICE FOR SMILEY CULTURE PUBLIC MEETING (BRIXTON TOWN HALL – LONDON)

The Justice for Smiley Culture public meeting took place several hours ago at Brixton Town Hall in London. British Reggae star Smiley Culture (real name David Emmanuel) who burst on to the music scene in the mid 1980s died on the 15 March during a police raid inside his Surrey home. According to the Metropolitan Police David stabbed himself to death while making a cup of tea during a police raid. Yes that’s right because the British police make a habit of allowing ‘suspects’ []