Via BBC News Forty-nine people have died after a passenger plane crashed into a house in Buffalo, New York state. The Continental Connection Flight 3407 was five minutes from Buffalo airport when it came down at 2210 (0310 GMT). Officials said there were no survivors from the 44 passengers and four crew on board the flight from Newark. One person on the ground also died. It is not clear what caused the crash. There was reported to be light snow and fog […]
Via Overground Online Last week, Ethnic Media Group (EMG) – formerly Europe’s biggest-selling black and Asian newspaper company – went into administration. On Monday afternoon, administrators marched into EMG’s headquarters in east London and shut down the firm’s leading papers, New Nation and Eastern Eye. Staff were made redundant and sent home, while freelance writers – some of whom hadn’t been paid since November – were left reeling. Continue Reading….. It’s the end of an era folks! To […]
Via BBC News American singer and actress Eartha Kitt has died at the age 81, a family friend has said. Ms Kitt was said to have been suffering from cancer. She was one of the few artists to be nominated in the Tony, Grammy and Emmy award categories and was a stalwart of the Manhattan cabaret scene. She famously played Catwoman in the 1960s Batman television series and this century continued to perform regularly in theatre shows and concert halls. Ms Kitt […]
Today marks the seventh anniversary of singer Aaliyah Dana Haughton’s tragic death in a plane crash, on August 25th 2001. At the time Aaliyah a long with friends/colleagues (Rest In Peace) were flying back from a video shoot in the Bahamas when tragedy struck. Rest In Peace baby girl. Aaliyah – One In A Million
Above: Injured baby said to be critical but stable. The mother of two children who were stabbed to death at their home has been detained under the Mental Health Act. The 35-year-old woman, who has been in hospital since the incident in Carshalton, in south London, will be moved to a secure mental health unit. The five-year-old boy and his sister, four, died on Friday. Their six-month-old sister was badly injured and is critically ill in hospital. Continue Reading…. This is just […]
The scene in Brixton after this tragic incident A woman has died after being run over by a prison van and dragged 20 yards along the road following a confrontation in the street. The victim is said to have blocked the path of the Serco security van and goaded the driver seconds before the incident in Brixton. He was arrested and questioned by police on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. Witnesses told how the woman “danced” in the road and […]
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