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Wiley faces legal action after walking out on Cumbria festival

Musician Wiley launched an attack on the county of Cumbria after being booed off stage at music festival CockRock on Saturday (20 July) night. Cockermouth Rock Festival organisers in Cumbria have …

Is beauty really in the eye of the beholder?

They (whoever they are) say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and another branch of ‘they’, say that beauty is only skin deep. Which bunch of ‘they’ do we believe? Are they both right? As …
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Zimmerman reportedly rescues family from car crash

It’s been reported that Trayvon Martin killer, George Zimmerman and another rescued four people from a car in Florida last week. The alleged rescue came four days after he was acquitted of …
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The Blackheath Séance Parlour

The Blackheath Séance Parlour, written by Alan Williams, brings to life Blackheath and Greenwich during the rise of Séance Parlours in Victorian London. From its opening paragraph, The Blackheath …

Lil Wayne apologises to Emmett Till’s family during live performance

It’s been a long time coming but Rapper Lil Wayne finally apologised to the family of murder victim Emmett Till. Wayne caused controversy earlier this year when it emerged he had made a crude …
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Protests as jury finds George Zimmerman not guilty of Trayvon killing

US neighbourhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman who shot dead unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, is now a free man. Protesters have taken to the streets in the US as black community leaders …
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More Jamaican athletes fail drug tests

Former world 100 metres record holder Asafa Powell and Olympic 4×100 metres relay silver medallist Sherone Simpson tested positive for the same banned stimulant, oxilofrine. Powell, 30, was …
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Zimmerman’s Jury can choose manslaughter charge

Experts and pundits are speculating that George Zimmerman is likely to walk free. Zimmerman case judge, Debra Nelson, has allowed jurors to consider a lesser charge of manslaughter as well as the main …
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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson tops the “Baddest Brothers” list and sistas are angry

Let me get this straight: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is featured on the front cover of Essence magazine. Some folks are up in arms, saying he shouldn’t be on the front cover because …
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Study says working nights raises risk of breast cancer

Women who work night shifts for 30 years or more are more than twice at risk of developing breast cancer, says a new Canadian study. The research, led by Queen’s University in Kingston found that …
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Richard Branson tickled by Hilarious complaint letter

No stranger to complaints about his airline, Sir Richard Branson was tickled to read a complaint letter to Caribbean airline LIAT which has a partnership with Branson’s Virgin Atlantic. The …
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Jamaica to ban smoking in public from 15 July

Jamaica is set to become the latest country to impose a public smoking ban. Health Minister Fenton Ferguson announced on Tuesday that smoking will be prohibited in public places beginning 15 …
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