Prince Harry To Visit Storm-Wrecked NJ Town
POINT PLEASANT BEACH, NJ (AP) – The mayor of a storm-wrecked Jersey shore town said Monday that England’s Prince Harry will visit next week before heading to a news conference nearby. Mantoloking Mayor George Nebel said Monday that Harry will take a short walk along Barnegat Lane, along the town’s bay front, during a brief [...]
Stuart Hall Admits Indecent Assault On 14 Young Girls
STUART HALL, the BBC broadcaster, has pleaded guilty to 14 indecent assaults on young girls, it was revealed May 2. The 83-year-old sports broadcaster was arrested in January for questioning about alleged crimes committed between 1967 and 1986. Hall admitted his guilt in court in mid-April, but the information could not be made public for [...]
Donald Trump’s Anti-Wind Farm Ad Banned
BRITAIN’S Advertising Standards Agency has ruled that Donald Trump’s anti-wind farm advert should be withdrawn in its current form. The independent advertising regulator said last month that the ad from Trump International Gold Club Scotland is misleading and cannot be substantiated. The ad warns that wind farms would hurt Scottish tourism and mar Scotland’s beauty. [...]
Thatcher Song Censored By The BBC
A 70-YEAR-OLD song gave the BBC a headache. The radio and television broadcaster agonised over whether to play Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead, a tune from The Wizard of Oz that is being driven up the charts by opponents of Margaret Thatcher as a mocking memorial to the late British prime minister. A compromise [...]
Margaret Thatcher Dies At 87
Gregory Katz and Robert Barr FORMER Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has died, she was 87. Love her or loathe her, one thing’s beyond dispute: Margaret Thatcher transformed Britain. The Iron Lady who ruled for 11 remarkable years imposed her will on a fractious, rundown nation – breaking the unions, triumphing in a far-off war, and [...]
Harry Potter Actor Richard Griffiths Dies
RICHARD GRIFFITHS, 65, has died. Grffiths was one of the great British stage actors of his generation, a heavy man with a light touch, whether in Shakespeare or Neil Simon. But for millions of movie fans, he will always be grumpy Uncle Vernon, the least magical of characters in the fantastical Harry Potter movies. Griffiths [...]
Beckham Joins PSG, Will Donate Salary To Charity
DAVID BECKHAM has joined Paris Saint-Germain and says he will donate his salary to a children’s charity. The 37-year-old former England captain was presented Thursday at the French club’s Parc des Princes stadium. The club said he signed a five-month deal. PSG President Nasser Al-Khelaifi says “we’re very happy to welcome David Beckham to Paris [...]
Dying Guitarist Wilko Johnson Rocks Until The End
DR FEELGOOD STAR MORE ALIVE THAN EVER By Jill Lawless LIVING has been full of surprises for Wilko Johnson. So has dying. Four decades in the rock ‘n’ roll trenches have brought the British guitarist obscurity and fame, followed by turmoil, more obscurity and rediscovery. Now the greatest rock star you may not have heard [...]
Reg Presley Of The Troggs Dies Aged 71
REG PRESLEY was the voice behind a number of hit songs in the 60s Reg Presley, lead singer of 60s British rock band The Troggs, has died aged 71. The frontman died at his home in Hampshire surrounded by his family, his daughter Karen said. The Troggs had a number of hit songs, including Wild [...]
Prince Harry’s Wartime Role Draws Reprisal Fears
By Gregory Katz PRINCE HARRY’S assertion that he has killed Taliban fighters while deployed as a helicopter gunner in Afghanistan drew intense media coverage in Britain this month and sparked concerns about possible reprisals. He made the assertion in a pooled interview after he was safely out of Afghanistan following a 20-week deployment in which [...]
