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Menthol cigarettes to be banned next week News

Menthol cigarettes to be banned next week

Cigarette laws are changing this month and smokers are in for some strict sanctions. Under the new laws, all menthol cigarettes, including skinny cigarettes and menthol rolling tobacco, will all be banned. The above will be b...

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Facebook unveils billion-dollar project to improve internet connections across Africa News

Facebook unveils billion-dollar project to improve internet connections across Africa

Facebook have revealed plans to build a 37,000-kilometer undersea cable around Africa in an attempt to improve internet access around the continent.  The cable will be “nearly equal to the circumference of the Earth” a...

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Four jailed for using frozen chicken to smuggle cocaine into the UK News

Four jailed for using frozen chicken to smuggle cocaine into the UK

Four individuals have been jailed for transporting kilos of cocaine in frozen chicken and marrow bones.   The “criminal network” admitted to conspiracy to supply Class A drugs and all will serve time in prison with their...

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Check out this week's GRM top ten featuring S1mba, Country Dons, NSG & more News

Check out this week's GRM top ten featuring S1mba, Country Dons, NSG & more

With the GRM channel housing some of the biggest tracks in UK urban music, we’ve put together the GRM Chart to show you which tracks have been racking up views over the past week.   Kicking off the top ten is “Madow Like...

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Hackers steal data from Drake, Nicki Minaj & more News

Hackers steal data from Drake, Nicki Minaj & more

Celebrities like Drake, Nicki Minaj, Lady Gaga, and Elton John had their personal details stolen recently due to hackers. The website for Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks, a top law firm favoured by A-list stars, is curren...

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Lady Leshurr calls on Busy Signal for new track News

Lady Leshurr calls on Busy Signal for new track "Quaranting"

Lady Leshurr is back with more playful bars and wordplay on her new offering “Quaranting”. The track is a collaboration between Leshurr and Jamaica’s Busy Signal – one of dancehall’s biggest arti...

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Hundreds head to Hyde Park for anti-lockdown protests News

Hundreds head to Hyde Park for anti-lockdown protests

As London continues to operate under stringent lockdown measures due to the global coronavirus outbreak, hundreds have fled to Hyde Park to protest against lockdown. The protesters are deliberately ignoring social distancing...

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Bundesliga restarted & a red card was issued in the first four minutes News

Bundesliga restarted & a red card was issued in the first four minutes

German football has returned and within the first four minutes of action, it was manic, with a goal and a red card. Dennis Diekmeier was shown a straight red card for a professional foul in the area for the visitors. Dimitri...

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Dogs to be trained to detect Coronavirus in humans News

Dogs to be trained to detect Coronavirus in humans

A UK trial is set to begin to see whether specialist medical sniffer dogs can detect coronavirus in humans. The dogs are already trained by charity Medical Detection Dogs to detect odours of certain cancers, malaria and Parki...

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Sheff G drops new project 'One & Only' News

Sheff G drops new project 'One & Only'

New York’s Sheff G has dropped his new project entitled One and Only.  At 12 tracks long and with a running time of 25 minutes, One and Only showcases the best of Sheff G’s East Coast style and his assertive bars...

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RV Hints At 'Drillers x Trappers 3' Project With Headie One News

RV Hints At 'Drillers x Trappers 3' Project With Headie One

Last year, RV and Headie One released the sequel to their Drillers x Trappers project and it looks like a third one could be on the way. In a recent Instagram post from us, we asked which Drillers x Trappers tape our foll...

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Maya Jama Announces She's Leaving BBC Radio 1 News

Maya Jama Announces She's Leaving BBC Radio 1

Maya Jama has announced she’s leaving BBC Radio 1 after two years at the station. The presenter took to her socials to announce the news, writing: “I’ve made the very difficult decision not to continue my Ra...

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Harry Kane Pays For Leyton Orient's 20/21 Shirt Sponsorship To Support Charities News

Harry Kane Pays For Leyton Orient's 20/21 Shirt Sponsorship To Support Charities

England captain Harry Kane has teamed up with Leyton Orient by sponsoring their shirts next season and donating the space to three good causes. Tottenham striker Kane, 26, made his senior debut for Orient in 2011.Kane was 17...

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Future Gifts Us With New Album 'High Off Life' Featuring Drake, Travis Scott & More News

Future Gifts Us With New Album 'High Off Life' Featuring Drake, Travis Scott & More

Atlanta rapper Future has unleashed his highly-anticipated album, High Off Life, featuring features from a strong lineup of hip-hop stars. High Off Life is Future’s first full-length solo release since Future Hndrxx Pre...

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Congestion Charge Set To Rise To £15 A Day & Will Be Enforced 7 Days A Week News

Congestion Charge Set To Rise To £15 A Day & Will Be Enforced 7 Days A Week

It has now been revealed that the price of the congestion harge in London will increase, and its operating hours and days are also set to extend. Sadiq Khan has announced that from June 22 2020, the Congestion Charge will ris...

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