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UK ANTICS: LOCAL NEWSPAPER CALLS FOR LEWISHAM COUNCILLOR TO RESIGN

Oh dear…. Naming and shaming at it’s finest. Via The New shopper NEWS SHOPPER is calling for this man to resign after new revelations about his council antics. Councillor Stephen Padmore turned up to sign his name at a planning meeting in June – the first he had attended in six months – before quitting the room without explanation. It’s alleged he only made the fleeting appearance to dodge a council rule which sacks members who do not show their faces for []

UK NEWS: BOXER DERECK CHISORA PRESENTS £20,000 CHEQUE TO THE ACLT

Following his side-bet with Dave Haye prior to their heavyweight title fight at West Ham United, Dereck Chisora today presented a cheque of £20,000 to the founders of David Haye’s charity of choice, the ACLT (African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust in Central London. The donation will go towards supporting the ACLT’s lifesaving work through spreading awareness and increasing the number of ethnic minorities on the UK bone marrow, blood and organ donation registries through national recruitment drives. Haye is a patron of the []

CONTROVERSIAL VIDEO OF THE DAY: ASHLEY COLE VS RIO FERDINAND – “THE HOUSE NEGRO AND THE FIELD NEGRO”

Since giving evidence in defence of his team mate and “good friend” John Terry at his racism trial last week (click here if you missed it) where Terry admitted to calling QPR player Anton Ferdinand a “f*cking black c*nt” during a match on October 2011, footballer Ashley Cole has been called every name under the sun including a “sell out” and a “choc ice”. But Shoe Shine Cole has received a lot of support from the mainstream media who up until his appearance at Westminster []

UK NEWS: POLICE OFFICER CLEARED OF CAUSING THE DEATH OF IAN TOMILINSON DURING G20 PROTEST

By now most of you will have seen the shocking YouTube footage (see below) of PC Simon Harwood, (45) hitting innocent  Ian Tomlinson with a baton and pushing him to the ground during the G20 protest that took place in London in April 2009. Tomilinson later collapsed and died of internal injuries in hospital. … Ian Tomilinson was just walking along, minding his own business and wasn’t a threat to anyone. But the clear video evidence showing the jury this was over looked because today they cleared PC Simon Harwood of manslaughter. *shaking my head* Via The Daily []

UK EVENT: LOVER’S ROCK MONOLOGUES (TRICYCLE THEATRE – LONDON)

Lover’s Rock, a sub-genre of reggae born in the UK defined a generation in the late 70s and 80s hugely impacting on British Pop Culture. This is an intimate show with three of the genres leading lights; ‘Queens of Lover’s Rock’ Janet Kay (Silly Games) and Carroll Thompson (Hopelessly In Love) joined by multi-talented star of stage and screen, Victor Romero Evans (At The Club),sharing their heart-warming and hilarious stories punctuated by songs of the era. It’s sure to spark fond memories! []

OLYMPICS 2012 ANTICS: MAN RUNS NAKED IN FRONT OF CROWD DURING TORCH RELAY

Via BBC News A man has been arrested after running naked across the front of the torch convoy as it travelling through Henley. The streaker had “Free Tibet” written on his back and ran a short distance past crowds waiting to see the torch relay beside the River Thames. Thames Valley Police said: “A 27-year-old man from Henley has been arrested on suspicion of outraging public decency and is in custody.” BBC producer Priya Patel said officers tackled him and covered him []

VIDEO: SOMEWHERE TO SHOW OFF – WIN THE CHANCE TO PERFORM AT THE OLYMPIC PARK

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssQ3DFTMM-s somewhereto_ have teamed up with actor Adam Deacon to launch ‘somewhereto_ show off’ – a project dedicated to showcasing the talents of 16-25’s across the UK. Artists, performers, dancers, musicians and more are all invited to upload a 60 second video showcasing their talents. 20 finalists will then be selected to perform to a panel of judges including Adam Deacon at a secret London venue, and of those, 10 winners will go on to perform on a bandstand to thousands at []

ADIDAS CANCEL “SLAVEWEAR” TRAINERS AFTER BACKLASH

Well.. well.. it looks like Adidas won’t be releasing this mess in August after all. Via CNN German sports apparel maker Adidas withdrew its plans to sell a controversial sneaker featuring affixed rubber shackles after the company generated significant criticism when advertising the shoe on it’s Facebook page. The high-top sneakers, dubbed the JS Roundhouse Mids, were expected to release in August, according to the Adidas Originals Facebook page. “Got a sneaker game so hot you lock your kicks to your ankles?” a []