UK News

PICS: USHER SURPRISES YOUTH WITH TALK AT LONDON’S BRUNSWICK CLUB

February 22, 2011

Singer Usher made a surprise visit to a workshop hosted by his New Look Foundation at London Youth Centre The Brunswick Club- in Fulham, on Saturday 19 February. Usher’s New Look Foundation, a non-profit organisation founded by pop superstar Usher Raymond IV designed to mentor youth from impoverished areas, hosted a workshop in London at The Brunswick Club on Saturday, 19 February. The day consisted of team-building, speakers and classroom break-out sessions where students learnt how to tackle community problems, the basic skill-set […]

UK NEWS: SISTERS FACE JAIL OVER STOLEN CREDIT CARDS FOR BOOB JOBS

February 17, 2011

Via The Metro Rishona Downes, 25, and her older sister Ramona Downes, 27, splashed out more than £4,000 on breast enlargement surgery in an attempt to boost their confidence. Ramona’s boyfriend had complained that ‘other girls had bigger t***’, while Rishona felt her breasts were sagging after the birth of her son. But the pair now face jail after they were convicted of fraud. The jury heard they paid for their operations using details supplied by a friend who worked for a credit card […]

UK NEWS: 2011 BRIT AWARDS WINNERS LIST / HIGHLIGHTS AND LOWLIGHTS

February 15, 2011

The 2011 Brit Awards ended a couple of hours ago at London’s O2 Arena. The event, hosted by actor James Corden thankfully wasn’t a long drawn out affair and the two hours flew by. HIGHTLIGHTS OF THE EVENING 1) Cheryl Cole went home empty handed. 2) I enjoyed Rihanna’s performance and Adele was exceptional. Watch footage of both performances below. LOWLIGHTS OF THE EVENING 1) Plan B telling the world that he’s conquered Soul music and now wants to make a Reggae […]

UK NEWS: THE KISS CHOSEN ONE – VOTE FOR FINALIST AJ KING

February 15, 2011

Radio station KISS is currently running a competition to find a new presenter and DJ/presenter AJ King aka Blaze Oh My Days has made it through to the final ten. But he will need your votes if he is to go on to become The Kiss Chosen One. To find out more about AJ watch the video above and click HERE to vote for him. Good luck AJ!

BRITISH STUDENT DIES AFTER BUTTOCKS SURGERY IN THE US

February 9, 2011

Via Sky News A British woman has died after travelling to America for cosmetic surgery on her buttocks. Claudia Aduseye Aderotimi who lived in North London, was taken to hospital in Philadelphia suffering from chest pain and having difficulty breathing following the operation on Monday. The 20-year-old travelled to the US with three friends after arranging the surgery over the internet. Continue Reading…. I am shocked that somebody would arrange this over the Internet, without even bothering to check out the “surgeons” […]

UK NEWS: TIM WESTWOOD VISITS THE TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN

February 9, 2011

BBC Radio 1 DJ  Tim “The Big Dawg” Westwood has flown out to entertain  British troops in Afghanistan. The DJ took a tour of Camp Bastion, visiting the hospital and the workshops of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. He finished his day by playing a few tunes for diners in the Bastion cookhouse. Click HERE to watch “Big Dawg” Tim hanging out with the troops. ………………………………………………. Listening to Drake and Nicki Minaj on continuous loop while Tim drops sound effect bombs […]

UK NEWS: LONDON PROMOTER AND FEMALE COMPANION KIDNAPPED IN NIGERIA NOW FREE

February 6, 2011

London promoter/co-owner of the Runway nightclub Mike Neri and female companion Ify Eneli have now been released. The couple were  kidnapped in Nigeria almost two  weeks ago and released yesterday. Check out the news release below… U may have heard of the kidnapping of Michael Neri and Ify Eneli last week, thanks be to God they have been released after a lengthy ordeal and some intense negotiations. They were abducted by an organised kidnapping cartel who have moved into Lagos to carry […]

UK NEWS: LONDON PROMOTER “KIDNAPPED” IN NIGERIA RELEASED?

February 3, 2011

Several days ago it was reported that promoter/co-owner of popular London nightclub Runway Mike Neri had been kidnapped in Lagos Nigeria, along with a female companion. Now I’m hearing through the grapevine that they have now been allegedly released, but no word on who paid the 20 million Naira ransom. A source jokingly said, “Mike will probably make an appearance at Runway this week”. This is a strange story that smells extremely fishy (like a bag of rotton fish), and has the words ‘publicity stunt’ written all over it.  Also […]