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UK NEWS: TV PRESENTER / MODEL DONATELLA RESIGNS FROM GRIME DAILY AFTER PARTY SHOOTING

[Thanks Brown Eyez] TV presenter and model Donatella Panayiotou has announced her resignation from Grime Daily. This comes after the shooting incident that took place last weekend during the Grime Daily 1st anniversary party in North London, and the sensationalized news coverage which later went on to cite Donatella as being the main target. I openly questioned The Sun newspaper’s ridiculous story (click here to read), and it soon became clear that I wasn’t the only one questioning it. Since then The []

UK NEWS: ICELANDIC VOLCANIC ALERT GROUNDS UK FLIGHTS

Via BBC News All flights in and out of the UK and several other European countries have been suspended as ash from a volcanic eruption in Iceland moves south. Up to 4,000 flights are being cancelled with airspace closed in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark among others. The UK’s air traffic control service (Nats) said no flights would be allowed in UK airspace until at least 0700 BST on Friday amid fears of engine damage. The airspace restriction was the worst in []

GRAZIA MAGAZINE FEATURE: ARE MIXED-RACE PEOPLE MORE ATTRACTIVE?

British celebrity glossy Grazia Magazine  has decided to feature an article about race and asks the loaded question… Are Mixed-Race People More Attractive?  Click HERE to read article. So Grazia’s tackling controversial subject matters of this nature now are they? When did that happen? I thought they just featured news on celebrities, fashion and gossip. Anyway your thoughts please…..

UK NEWS: GRIME DAILY SHOOTING UPDATE: ACCORDING TO THE SUN NEWSPAPER MODEL / PRESENTER WAS TARGET

Yes according to that tabloid rag The Sun model, TV presenter and I quote “TV rap girl” Donatella Panayiotou, 26, was the main target when gunmen walked in to The Grime Daily 1st anniversary party this past weekend and sprayed the place with bullets. Via The Sun A MODEL and TV presenter narrowly cheated death when a machine-gun nut shot three revellers at a rap gig she organised. “It” girl Donatella Panayiotou, 26, was near the DJ booth when the maniac opened fire. Donatella – []

UK NEWS: GRIME DAILY ISSUES STATEMENT

Grime Daily has issued a statement addressing the shooting that took place this past weekend at their 1st anniversary party. In regards to the incident  on Saturday 10th April 2010. For those who attended; although we are grateful that you chose to celebrate our anniversary with us, we also regret that you were exposed to that environment and subsequent disaster on the night. The sole intention of the event was to celebrate the achievements of the Grime Daily team over the past []

UK NEWS: BBC TO “REBRAND” 1XTRA

  Via Digital Spy The BBC’s digital radio station 1Xtra will reportedly drop its “Love Black Music, Love 1Xtra” slogan as part of a rebranding exercise to bring it closer to parent network Radio 1. According to The Guardian, the rebrand will see 1Xtra adopt two new straplines – “Xtra RnB” and “Xtra Hip Hop” – to better indicate it as Radio 1’s urban music spin-off. The station will also get a new logo blending the two station’s branding. The rebranding of 1Xtra is part of the []

UK NEWS: TWO SHOT AT GRIME DAILY ANNIVERSARY PARTY

 Via The Daily Mirror A woman clubber was last night fighting for life after being hit by a stray bullet. The 21-year-old was hit as gunmen shot a man of 23 four times, twice in the stomach, early yesterday in Wembley, North London, at the Grimedaily.com 1st anniversary celebration. Police held three men in connection with the shooting. They were in a burning car which crashed nearby. Click HERE to read more… Evil.. just evil. Police held three men in connection with []

UK NEWS: CRIMEWATCH PRESENTER STALKED BY A WOMAN WHO CLEARLY HAS PSYCOLOGICAL ISSUES.

Via The Daily Mail A Strictly Come Dancing contestant feared being attacked like Jill Dando after falling victim to an internet stalker. Crimewatch presenter Rav Wilding, 32, said he was bombarded with ‘vile and grotesque’ abuse over the internet by Muslim convert Toneeta Beckford. She also sent him pictures of herself posing in a thong and messages containing extremist religious rants. One warned him: ‘Don’t **** with me Rav… I will see you right on Judgment Day.’ Another said: ‘Who the **** []

UK FILM NEWS: NOEL CLARKE TO MAKE ADULTHOOD SEQUEL?

Well this will come as a big surprise if true.  I’m sure he made a point of saying that there would not be a Adulthood sequel.  Anyway… According to Digital Spy Hood 3 could potentially continue the story of Clarke’s reformed Kidulthood and Adulthood character Sam Peel, sci-fi noir Reign Of Death and the previously announced 2012 Olympics sports film Fast Girls are among the projects in development. “I’m not interested in sitting back and being safe,” said Clarke. “We will actively try to []

UK NEWS: COMEDIANS LENNY HENRY AND DAWN FRENCH SPLIT

It’s the end of an era folks! British comedians Lenny Henry and Dawn French are to separate after 25 years of marriage, their spokesman said on Tuesday. The couple made their decision to split up last October and have since been “living together in constant, open and honest discussion,” spokesman Neil Reading said in a statement. “The separation is entirely amicable and they fully intend to maintain their close friendship,” it said. “Their priority is to commit to the future joint parenting []