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George The Poet's 'HYHGP' Becomes First British Podcast To Win A Peabody Award News

George The Poet's 'HYHGP' Becomes First British Podcast To Win A Peabody Award

George The Poet, real name George Mpanga, has scooped the 2020 Peabody Award for his podcast with collaborator Paul Carter, also known as Benbrick. The show, Have You Heard George’s Podcast?, has beat out around 1,300 oth...

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Boris Johnson Announces 'Support Bubbles' For Single Adult Households In England News

Boris Johnson Announces 'Support Bubbles' For Single Adult Households In England

It has now been announced that “support bubbles” are to be allowed for single adult households from this weekend. The further easing of lockdown in England was announced by Boris Johnson during today’s coron...

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Anthony Joshua & Tyson Fury Agree On Terms For 2-Fight Deal News

Anthony Joshua & Tyson Fury Agree On Terms For 2-Fight Deal

Anthony Joshua and Tyson have reached an agreement for a 2-fight deal in 2021, promoter Eddie Hearn has confirmed. Speaking to Sky Sports News, Hearn said: “We’ve been talking to MTK, giving them the assurances f...

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Justice For Julian Cole: Petition Launched For Student Left Paralysed & Brain Damaged After Arrest News

Justice For Julian Cole: Petition Launched For Student Left Paralysed & Brain Damaged After Arrest

A petition has been launched demanding justice for Julian Cole who was left paralysed and brain damaged following an arrest by police. Cole was enjoying a night out with friends in Bedfordshire in 2013 before being asked to l...

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Mr Eazi & emPawa Africa Release New EP 'One Day You Will Understand' News

Mr Eazi & emPawa Africa Release New EP 'One Day You Will Understand'

Nigeria’s Mr Eazi has gifted us with a new EP entitled One Day You Will Understand featuring talent from his mentorship program, emPawa Africa. Serving as his first tape since his 2018 project Life Is Eazi Vol.2, Mr E...

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Odeon Unveils Plans To Re-Open Cinemas Next Month News

Odeon Unveils Plans To Re-Open Cinemas Next Month

AMC Theatres has said it plans to reopen “almost all” of its UK and US cinemas in July. The company, which owns Odeon Cinemas, was forced to close down its theatres back in March following the coronavirus outbr...

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Grenfell Campaigners Urge Government To Set Cladding Removal Deadline News

Grenfell Campaigners Urge Government To Set Cladding Removal Deadline

To mark three years since the tragic Grenfell Tower fire, Justice For Grenfell has launched a new campaign to seek justice for the 72 lives lost in the incident. Justice For Grenfell is calling for the government to commit to...

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Wretch 32 Shares Disturbing Footage Of Police Tasering His 62 Year Old Dad News

Wretch 32 Shares Disturbing Footage Of Police Tasering His 62 Year Old Dad

In the midst of a pivotal moment in history regarding race relations and justice across the world, Wretch 32 has released a shocking footage which shows his family’s experience of police brutality. Yesterday evening Jun...

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Protestors Demand Removal Of Statue Of 19th Century Imperialist Cecil Rhodes In Oxford News

Protestors Demand Removal Of Statue Of 19th Century Imperialist Cecil Rhodes In Oxford

Hundreds of people have gathered outside Oxford University to demand the removal of a statue of 19th-century imperialist Cecil Rhodes, with over 100,00 people signing a petition for its removal. Campaigners said that Rhodes,...

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Mcdonalds To Re-Open Some Branches For Walk-In Customers Next Week News

Mcdonalds To Re-Open Some Branches For Walk-In Customers Next Week

McDonalds has announced that it will be opening 11 of its stores at selected Roadchef service stations as part of a trial to see if it can jump-start its business following months of lockdown. These branches will re-open on...

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Plans Revealed For £3.5bn Theme Park Dubbed 'UK Disneyland' News

Plans Revealed For £3.5bn Theme Park Dubbed 'UK Disneyland'

A new theme park dubbed the ‘UK’s Disneyland’ has now entered important stages of public consultation, with incredible plans showing what it will look like in the future.  Set to open in 2024, the £3.5 bi...

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League One & League Two Seasons Officially End Early News

League One & League Two Seasons Officially End Early

The League One and League Two seasons have officially ended early due to the coronavirus pandemic. The decision to not resume comes after clubs from both leagues voted in favour of ending the 2019/2020 season with immediate e...

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Justice For Shukri Abdi: Manchester Mayor To News

Justice For Shukri Abdi: Manchester Mayor To "Look Into The Case"

Following calls by hundreds of thousands of people to review the case of Shukri Abdi’s death, Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has said he will “look into the case”. In June of last year, 12-year-old Somalian r...

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Drake Reportedly Releasing An OVO x Nike Air Force 1 Collaboration News

Drake Reportedly Releasing An OVO x Nike Air Force 1 Collaboration

Fans of OVO and Nike are in for a treat as rumours are swirling that a collaboration between the two is in the works in the form of an Air Force 1 trainer. Yesterday (June 8), leak account @zsneakerheadz reported on an OVO &a...

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Yorkshire Tea & PG Tips Respond To Anti-Black Lives Matter Tweets With '#Solidaritea' News

Yorkshire Tea & PG Tips Respond To Anti-Black Lives Matter Tweets With '#Solidaritea'

Yorkshire Tea and PG Tips – two of the biggest tea brands – have united under the ‘solidaritea’ hashtag to show their support for the Black Lives Matter movement. Until today, both companies had not sp...

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