
Producer of Dear White People and Rocket Science, Effie Brown, has voiced her opinions about the lack of diversity in Hollywood. Speaking at the Women at Sundance Brunch yesterday Brown said that […]
Producer of Dear White People and Rocket Science, Effie Brown, has voiced her opinions about the lack of diversity in Hollywood. Speaking at the Women at Sundance Brunch yesterday Brown said that […]
Whether you view graffiti as art or vandalism it is clear that this mural is political activism. The mural is the image of a young girl with the background of the French […]
Tomáš Berdych and Roger Federer were the first to play in today’s Australian Open Quarter-Finals. Prior to the match, Federer had played a routine and efficient four matches in the tournament, only dropping one […]
A series of political changes to Danish migration law have been approved following a heated debate in the Danish Parliament. The Folketingssalen voted through new legislation that affects the benefits available to […]
The world premiere of Dad’s Army takes place at the Odeon Leicester Square on the 26th January with stars including Catherine Zeta-Jones and Sir Michael Gambon taking to the red carpet. The feature length adaptation […]
Screenshots of a popular Japanese cat-collecting app have been popping up on Instagram and Twitter feeds across the globe. However, what at first appears to be a silly game of feeding virtual […]
I went to Greenwich Picturehouse in South London to see Joy. Joy is the third collaboration between director David O. Russell, Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper. It tells the story of Joy […]
You might think that to die from an asthma attack, you would need to suffer from a serious underlying case of the condition. According to Asthma UK, even those with mild symptoms […]
Burns Night is celebrated every year on January 25th in remembrance of Robert Burns Scotland’s famous poet. It is a celebration imbibed with tradition, with typical dress and food. The main event […]
London’s Shaftesbury Avenue holds host to a huge array of theatre. Over this winter period the Apollo Theatre opened its doors to Mischief Theatre company and director Adam Meggido with their production of […]
The floods that ravaged much of the north of England over the christmas period were some of the worst seen in decades. Swathes of Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cumbria and Scotland were severely affected by […]
William Loring was almost lost to his descendants. After his death, William was never talked about in the family home, no photographs of him hung on the wall. William’s grandson David Loring […]
Have you heard of the Sexy Lamp Test? No, it’s nothing to do with interior design. It’s about female characters in a work of fiction, and it goes like this: If […]
The annual Australian Open tennis competition kicked off yesterday in Melbourne, and there has been no shortage of action in the opening round of the tournament. Fernando Verdasco put in an explosive […]
England’s Education Secretary Nicky Morgan is launching a website on ‘Education Against Hate’ as part of a renewed scheme to tackle terrorism and radicalisation. Today she announced the proposal at Bethnal Green […]
UN outlines the ‘staggering’ violence against Iraqi population Paris Ritz Hotel suffers a major blaze Iraqi Conflict The United Nations has released a report outlining what it calls the ‘staggering’ violence that […]
A new community café and art space is opening on the New Cross Road. The shop is called Out of the Brew and will be offering food, coffee, and beer. It is […]
The Great War had a distinctive soundscape for those who lived it. This was greatly enhanced by the phonograph, which brought recorded music to the ears of many. As part of the […]
David Bowie, Alan Rickman and now Glenn Frey. In the past two weeks the world of entertainment has lost three of its most established and acknowledged artists. All three died of cancer in […]
There are fears in Burkina Faso that gunmen involved in the attack on the Hotel Splendid may have escaped. At least 29 people were killed in Friday’s attack. The hotel was popular […]
London and the Home Counties have escaped the heaviest snow falls in the 100 mile corridor of treacherous and freezing weather expected to sweep down from Scotland. London and Manchester received a […]
London has developed some interesting crazes over the past few years from cereal shops to roller discos. But if there is one thing that is spreading throughout London that you can really […]
12 people have been evacuated from nearby homes after a large fire took hold of an office block on Strand-On-The-Green, Chiswick early this morning. 10 fire appliances and 70 firefighters and officers dealt with […]
London emergency services have responded to what they describe as ‘a significant incident’ following a road traffic collision in Enfield. Seven people have been taken to hospital. The crash has involved a […]
The sad news of David Bowie’s death yesterday morning has travelled around the world, as people mourn the loss of an artist regarded by many as one of the biggest musical geniuses […]
Where it all began: the Three Tuns plaque on Beckenham High Street Brixton – David Bowie’s birth place – might be drawing a bigger crowd this week, but the South-east London suburb […]
The family of PC David Rathband who was shot by killer Raoul Moat have gone to the High Court in an action against his employer Northumbria Police. PC Rathband was shot in […]
Top London and National news stories for Tuesday January 12th, 2016 Academic achievement determined by UK postcode Jerry Hall to marry Rupert Murdoch Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli signs new lucrative contract […]
International news Tuesday 12th January 2016: Explosion in Sultanahmet Square – 10 people confirmed dead German police have arrested 211 people after violence in Leipzig US-led coalition bombs ISIS bank Istanbul […]
Thousands of junior doctors across England have taken part in a 24 hour strike which began at 08:00 GMT on Tuesday morning. The strikes have arisen from contract changes proposed in 2012, […]
A new report shows an increase in sex crimes committed through dating apps like Tindr and Grindr. Cases of grooming, rape and even attempted murder have gone up 520% since 2013. These […]
With the opening of the Curzon cinema in Goldsmiths University, Lewisham will no longer be the only borough in London, to not have its own dedicated cinema. The newly opened 101 seater […]
History has been made at Goldsmiths, University of London with the first George Orwell Studies conference held in the College’s new cinema. Leading academics gave presentations highlighting that Orwell wrote with a […]
Ilford CID have released CCTV images of two burglary suspects. This follows a home owner in Warwick Gardens disturbing two men who’d forced entry and fled through a window. They escaped across […]
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