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Santa’s Grotto - The joy of seeing Father Christmas TNT News Christmas without Father Christmas is like Easter without bunnies or eggs; essentially, intolerably incomplete. Hence seeing Santa in his grotto is one of the most magical moments of Christmas for children. Undoubtedly, getting a toy from Santa emphatically adds to the joy. As ever, Santa will be waiting to greet children in his Arndale Christmas grotto this year. Booking must be done online prior to visiting Santa. Each child receives a festive teddy bear at the end of the visit. Magically
appearing between 16 November to 24 December, Santa will be seeing children for £5.50 each. Two adults go free during each booking and any additional adult will have to pay £1. Speaking ahead of the 9-day visit, one of Santa’s elves told TNT, ‘the Grotto is really busy on weekends. As we get closer to Christmas it gets busier. “The kids get a teddy bear from Santa and they can take pictures as well, but you will need to pay an extra fee”, she said. Photo packages can be purchased following the
visit. These include snow globes, baubles, glitter photo frames, mounts, keyrings and magnets. In Trafford, Mancunians are setting off on an adventure to the North Pole at this unique experience within Manchester’s Trafford Centre. Eskimo Elves will guide you through an arctic wonderland to meet Santa and his friends, including his baby reindeer, Norbert. There is of course the opportunity to take home a family photograph with Santa as a memento of your special visit to The Polar Expedition. Tickets cost £7.50 for children and £5 for adults.
In Oldham, come to the ground floor of the Emporium Store to find Santa’s enchanting Grotto with an exciting new theme for 2017. Each child will get to meet with Santa himself, as well as receive an age appropriate gift. Additionally, each visit will come with a professional quality photograph in a mount to take to remember the experience. Prices per child are £14.95, with adults admitted free of charge. Every child must be accompanied by an adult. Do note, a booking fee of 90p applies to each transaction.
Chorlton to become homeless prevention centre TNT News The Longford Centre in Chorlton has been given the go ahead to be used as a homelessness prevention centre. Approved by the Manchester City Council planning committee, the former residential care home will be a live-in support facility. It plans to help people who have recently become homeless. The 38-bed centre will be available to provide emergency temporary accommodation to prevent people becoming homeless. It will also provide support services to help them move on to independent accommodation, employment, training and other opportunities. Set to open in January 2018, the facility will be one of around 50 different housing and accommodation offers for homeless people in Manchester. The centre will be staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It has been created to help single and childless people new to homelessness and with low-to-mediumneeds. It is intended to supplement the range of existing accommodation and support services already available.
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Firstly, let give a huge congratulation to Prince Harry and Megan Markle. Hahaha, that’s and end to the supposed blue blood lin. Although I suspect that ended years ago. I can’t help but wonder, how many African / Caribbean meals will be offered up at the palace in future! Maybe some Jollof rice or some curried goat or rice and peas and chicken. Ey, don’t come at me; the Prince Harry proposed when they were preparing some chicken – and you know that was probably jerk chicken. Well what can I say about this year, never a dull moment and at times more than I could physically bear. We don’t have to go into detail, but racists are still alive and well thanks to Brexit, the US police force and Trump, to namea few. Now, for you guys who have known me from day dot, I love Christmas and theentire festive season but this year my patience is running out, quite literally. This year I have nowhere to hang my festive hat as I’m in between abodes. So, all the 5+ Christmas trees I own, will have nowhere to twinkle. Yes, you heard me five, there’s no shame in my game, people. Make sure your trees are up as soon as possible, as it will get you in the festive mood. Let’s do a Christmas checklist: Cards sent including those abroad, food shopping, more importantly alcohol shopping, desserts bought? Try to do a little better than just mince pies and Christmas pudding;
try something new. Bought all the in-laws, family, friends and work colleagues gifts? In this month’s edition of ‘The Nubian Times/ TNT News’ newspaper you can hope to find lots of festive cheer on the front page with where to go on a Winter-Wonderland hunt for Father Christmas at Santa’s Grottos in Manchester. The upcoming wedding sweeping the nation and world by storm – Harry and Megan. However, sadly a family double tragedy of a Manchester Arena attack teeanage survivor and her grandmother. We highlight the kindness, peacefulness and inspirational nature of the teen and her family. Additionally, we know that life is about narratives and we have fabulous Christmas books for you. There is also some great theatre in the city this Christmas, with the firstever all-black cast production of ‘Guys and Dolls’ at the Royal Exchange Theatre. We’re giving you nuff jokes with MichaelDapaah’s success with ‘Mans not Hot’. Remember, even a member of parliament quoted his catchphrase in the House of Commons. He’s made it, but he is still not hot, though. Anyone still going midnight mass? – That’s to all the Catholics out there! It’s an ageold tradition. “If you know then you know but if you don’t know now you know”. For all those who don’t celebrate this festive season, whether Muslim, Buddhist, Rastafarian, I wish you good health and prosperity in 2018.
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Manchester’s homeless to be offered homes TNT News A £1.8m grant from an ethical investment fund will ensure that at least 200 of Manchester’s homeless will be given new homes. The grant will also give the rough sleepers the support they need to stay in the new homes. Financed by the social impact bond, the scheme involves 15 of Greater Manchester’s housing providers. It also involves two private-rented sector partners. Both have offered 270 properties for homeless people. The properties range from onebedroom flats to shared houses and supported accommodation, according to Dave Power, One Manchester’s chief executive.One Manchester is the biggest social housing association in the city.
Rough sleepers will also be offered “intensive support to sustain tenancies”. The support will also help those with addiction and other health issues, plus training and employment services. “Our experience of housing a rough sleeper straight in a one-bedroom flat in one of our tower blocks is that the tenancy has failed,” said Power. “Why has it failed? Because it’s not had the right sort of wraparound support.” To qualify, individuals must have slept rough at least six times in the last two years and, or, be well-
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known to homelessness services. Most of those are men with multiple failed tenancies under their belt. Many will have mental health problems and addiction issues, according to local experts. Many also have a criminal record.
Manchester named Unesco City of Literature TNT News Manchester, home to UK’s first public lending library, is now one of UNESCO’s global Cities of Literature. UNESCO Cities of Literature are dedicated to pursuing excellence in literature on a local level. The cities engage as many citizens as possible in a dynamic culture of words and encourage the creation and sharing of stories. The network develops new local, national and international literary links, encouraging collaboration locally and across the world. Manchester’s successful bid was coordinated by a consortium involving Manchester City Council, the University of Manchester and Manchester
Metropolitan University. Manchester Literature Festival, plus representatives of the city’s writers, publishers and literary organisations were also instrumental in the bid. The bid was endorsed by the Royal Society of Literature and the English Association. A programme of cultural events and community writing projects will be developed to celebrate Manchester’s City of Literature status. Following extensive research and consultation, the bid’s steering committee has drawn up plans for a programme.
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Prince Harry to marry Meghan Markle in May 2018 Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will marry at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, next May, Kensington Palace has said. The Royal Family will pay for the wedding, including the service, music, flowers and the reception. Ms Markle, 36, a protestant, will be baptised and confirmed before the wedding, the palace added. A spokesman said the couple would make sure the wedding “reflects who they are as a couple”.
Prince Harry’s communications secretary Jason Knauf described Windsor as a “very special place” for the couple. He added they had spent time there together since meeting in July 2016. He said they would carry out their first official engagement together in Nottingham on Friday. He added the 36-year-old US actress also intends to become a British citizen and will work towards it in the coming years.
St George’s Chapel was the venue for a service of prayer and dedication after Harry’s father, the Prince of Wales, married the Duchess of Cornwall at the Windsor Guildhall in 2005. It was also chosen for the wedding of Harry’s cousin, Peter Phillips, and Autumn Kelly in 2008. The Count and Countess of Wessex in 1999, also wed there.
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In an undercover report by CNN, it has been discovered that black people are being auctioned for as little as £400 in Libya. Reporters with concealed cameras went to the outskirts of Tripoli in October to carry out their investigations. They witnessed a dozen people go “under the hammer” in minutes. The report revealed that one man was auctioned for his digging skills and then handed over to his new “master”. Buyers raised their hands as the price rose from £400 to £500 and within minutes it was over. After the auction, the reporters met two of the men who had been sold as diggers. They were so traumatised by what they’d been through that they could not speak. Each year, tens of thousands of people pour across Libya’s borders. They are refugees fleeing conflict or economic migrants in search of better opportunities in Europe. Most have sold everything they own to finance the journey through Libya to the coast and the gateway to the Mediterranean. However, a recent clampdown by the Libyan coastguard means fewer boats are making it out to sea. This then leaves the smugglers with a backlog of would-be passengers on their hands. So, the smugglers become masters, the migrants and refugees become slaves.
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The evidence filmed by CNN has now been handed over to the Libyan authorities, who have promised to launch an investigation. First Lieutenant Naser Hazam of the government’s Anti-Illegal Immigration Agency in Tripoli acknowledged that organised gangs are operating smuggling rings in the country. However, he told reporters he had not witnessed a slave auction.
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On a video on social media, Azad talks about how homelessness turned out as a positive effect on his life. Speaking to Northern Spark Productions, he says: “When I came here I was homeless. At that time I had nothing. So when they give [sic] me a place to stay, [because]I was poor. “After volunteering for 6 months here, there was a chance to get employed here. “Now I am a member of staff helping people with Benefit applications, learning [how to use] computers, job-search [sic]. It was like the ‘Cornerstone’ of starting a new life.” Cornerstone is a day centre providing services to vulnerable and disadvantaged adults. It welcomes people from all backgrounds and operates a policy of non-discrimination. Cornerstone Safe Haven Night Shelterwas born out of the fundraising from the Cornerstone Big Sleep-Out. Itis a project providing 2 beds and a warm dry safe place to sleep.
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certainly be grateful for more support than we have had so far, and are increasingly concerned about the delay, but discussions with government are ongoing.” Councillor John Flanagan, executive member for finance, said: council leader Sir Richard Leese had written to the prime minister, adding: “She has promised to look into it and nothing has happened. “The Chancellor of the Exchequer has been asked to help and nothing has happened - I’m at a bit of a loss”. Meanwhile, up to £3m from a fund for victims of the Manchester attack is to be given to those with psychological injuries. The cash from the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund will go to those who were in the foyer of the Arena. It is the firsttime cash from the fund has been made available to those without physical injuries. Up to 300 people could be eligible to receive a payment of £10,000.
A man based in Manchester has spoken about how sleeping pods at Cornerstone Day Centre helped him rebuild his life.
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The government’s “delay” in paying “over £17m” in extra costs after the Manchester bombing has been criticised by the city’s officials. Financial support was promised after the suicide bombing at the Manchester Arena, which killed 22 people on 22 May, the city’s council said. Councillor Pat Karney said social care funds had been used to make up for £9m spent by the council and health bodies. Theresa May has since promised the government will fully fund thecosts of dealing with the Manchester Arena bombing after criticism that an initial offer fell at least £5m short of what local authorities said was needed. Manchester mayor Andy Burnham tweeted: ‘I thank the Prime Minister for her helpful words this evening. We will work constructively with the Taskforce to achieve a fair resolution.’ Councillor Sue Murphy, deputy leader of Manchester City Council, said: “We would
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A drunken mother who pushed a stranger to his death under a tram has been jailed for five years. Charissa Brown-Wellington, 31, from Chadderton was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court Square. She pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Philip Carter from Blackley. Brown-Wellington already has 65 previous offences on record. The 31-year-old had spent the afternoon of Sunday 11 June drinking in Piccadilly Gardens before going to Victoria Train Station. After getting off a tram at the station at about 7.30pm, she randomly provoked an argument with Philip on the platform. The argument escalated before BrownWellington lunged at Philip and pushed him as a tram was beginning to move off. She yelled: ‘What are you looking at? Get the f*** out of my face.’ Philip fell as the tram was pulling out of Manchester Victoria. Horrified onlookers saw the 30-year-old, die at the scene after being dragged under the wheels.
new homes at Egerton Rise will be aimed towards local residents and those with family ties to the area. Designed by Lymm-based Eden Building Design, this Laurus Homes development is being delivered by contractor Mulberry Homes. It is the latest from the joint venture between Trafford Housing Trust (THT), parent company of Laurus Homes, and London housing association L&Q. Through Laurus Homes, the joint venture aims to build 2,000 new homes across the North West by 2020, and already have developments underway in Trafford and Manchester.
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Trafford’s Partington to get new affordable housing development. Following the success of Laurus Homes’ Aspen Place development earlier this year, Laurus returns to Partington. Work on the new development will bring a further 22 affordable homes. This will bring the total to 35 Shared Ownership homes provided by the developer in this location. The development, situated near to the Bridgewater Canal has been named “Egerton Rise”. It will contribute towards the wider regeneration of the Partington area. This will include providing a variety of2, 3 and 4-bedroom homes. Close to Partington Village, the
Sleeping on back doubles stillbirth risk TNT News Women who sleep on their backs in the last three months of pregnancy are likely to suffer a stillbirth. According to a new report, sleeping on your back doubles the risk of stillbirth. About 130 babies a year could be saved if pregnant women went to sleep on their sides, according to experts. In addition, they added that sleeping on your back is as big a stillbirth risk as smoking. Britain has one of the highest stillbirth rates in the developed world with one in every 225 babies born dead. Ministers have pledged to halve the rate by 2030. The NHS is supporting a campaign that encourages women to go to sleep on their sides. Stillbirths would fall by 3.7 per cent if
mums-to-be all slept on their sides in the third trimester. The experts’ findings came after a British study of 1,000 women – the biggest of its kind. Pregnancy support charity Tommy’s, which led the research, has begun a campaign to raise awareness. Its adverts advise women not to worry if they shift on to their backs while asleep. This is because the position we start off in is usually the one we stay in for longest. If the women wake up on their backs in the night they should just roll back on to their sides, the charity says. About one in every 224 pregnancies –11 a day – ends in stillbirth in the UK.
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Reggie had been signed up to host Christmas Day and New Year specials with Fearne Cotton. But he will no longer be on the BBC shows after remarking, in a podcast, that a new generation of singers are “independent, they’re not managed by some random fat Jewish guy from north west London”.
He wrote: “On a recent podcast, during a discussion about grime artists, I made some ill-considered remarks which have hurt many people. “I can see clearly that the words I used reinforced offensive stereotypes, and that there is no context that would justify such remarks. “My comments are no reflection on how I truly feel, and I would like to apologise unreservedly to the Jewish community, people in the music industry and anyone else I have offended.
When do old ten-pound notes expire? TNT News date. After the Bank of England set an expiry date, the old paper £10 notes will cease to be worth anything. The tenner got a facelift this year and they were brought into circulation on Thursday, 24 September 2017. While we currently have some of the old paper and plenty of the old plastic in our wallets, you will still be able to use £10 notes into 2018. A spring clean of the couches, dark drawers and old jacket pockets may be just what is required. The production of the new note did spark controversy. It came after it was revealed that a small amount of animal fat was used to produce the polymer pellets in the production process.
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In a statement on Twitter, Yates said he was “stepping down from hosting Top Of The Pops this year”.
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TNT News Zimbabwe’s new President Emmerson Mnangagwa has named his cabinet, appointing senior military figures to highprofile positions. Critics have said that it has dashed hopes of change in the country. Mr Mnangagwa was inaugurated as president. He took over from Robert Mugabe who had been in power for 37 years. Mr Mugabe stepped down after the army took control of the country, following a power struggle in the ruling party. Thousands of people celebrated Mr Mugabe’s resignation as they hoped the failed economy would improve. Some had hoped that President Mnangagwa would appoint members of the opposition to his cabinet, to form a transitional government until elections next year but this did not happen.
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You have all heard of the Bush family; the one with the ex-presidents. Well this other Bush familyhas to be the most accomplished Bush family you’ve never heard of. In the town of Boca Raton, Florida a family with the surname of Bush is literally raising geniuses in their family one by one. They are looking to take over every area of government–one family member at a time. The family of 11 includes two teenage daughters who have graduated from university with master’s degrees. There is a host of talented brothers and sisters who are scoring off-the-charts in various school subjects. The Bush family was profiled by the Today show and revealed some astonishing facts about this close-knit family. Due to their upbringing and hard work, three of the sisters, Grace, Gabrielle and Gisla, are all bound for successful careers. The sisters were enrolled in the dual program at Florida Atlantic University while still in high school. All three now have college and graduate degrees.
TNT News A teenager who survived the horrific Manchester attack has died months later. Zara Ahmed suffered a suspected diabetic attack and collapsed at her university halls of residence. The 18-yearold was at the Ariana Grande concert in May but managed to escape unhurt from the atrocity, which killed 22 people. Her family in Kinmel Bay, North Wales, told how she had been ‘deeply affected’ by the tragedy. A family spokesman said: ‘She was always smiling, and nothing made her happier than sitting back and singing along with her favourite singer, Ariana Grande. ‘In May 2017 Zara was attending the Ariana Grande concert at Manchester arena when it was attacked by a suicide bomber.’ Zara’s family said she was a devout Muslim who believed in spreading peace. The spokesman said: ‘During a time of
distress and fear Zara held onto her faith and never hid it from others. She refused to allow anyone to use her religion as a reason to hurt others. Her prayers were said for all those affected, regardless of faith, colour, race or religion.’ Zara went to Liverpool John Moore’s university to study science and her ultimate ambition was to become a forensic scientist. Her family said: ‘At the age of 11 months, Zara was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and so began a daily routine of insulin injections and careful management of a strictly controlled diet. Her father Kadeem and mother Asefa said it never prevented Zara from ’embracing life and everything that went with it’. The family statement added: ‘Zara worked hard but she also played hard – she was a true live wire and embraced life 100%.’
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Ratko Mladic guilty of genocide of 8,000 Muslims TNT News Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb military general known as the “Butcher of Bosnia,” has been found guilty of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. Mladichas been sentenced to life in prison. Mladic was found guilty of commanding forces responsible for crimes including the worst atrocities since the Nazis. The crimes were committed during Bosnia’s devastating 1992-95 war. It wasa deadly three-year siege of the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo. In 1995, 8,000 Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica were massacred. This was Europe’s worst mass killing since World War II. The United Nations’ Yugoslav war crimes tribunal convicted the 74-year-old
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TNT News An ex-Big Issue seller has said he is “still getting used to the idea” that he’s going to Cambridge University. 52-year-old Geoff Edwards spent most of his adult life homeless in Cambridge after work as a field labourer dried up. He said selling copies of The Big Issue “gave me back a bit of self-respect”. After gaining distinctions in an Access to Higher Education course at Cambridge Regional College, Edwards will study English Literature at Hughes Hall. As first reported in the Cambridge News, Mr Edwards, who left school with two O-levels, said: “Going to Cambridge University was a dream of mine. “This is what I have always wanted to do, but no-one in my family had been to university, so I didn’t consider it”. He came to Cambridge from Liverpool in search of work as a farm hand. However, after years of being homeless “was isolated and getting anxious”. His life was turned around when he became a Big Issue seller in the city. However, Mr Edwards realised he was “in a rut” and after deciding a return to education was the way forward he attended an open day at Cambridge Regional College. “I only had Maths and English O-levels, so I needed to do a [preaccess] gateway course” he said.
“If you observe the background you will come to know that it’s divine justice. Nothing else. We have to suffer that divine justice.” The minister later apologised to cancer patients over his comments in a statement. He posted it on Twitter, but claimed his speech was “quoted out of context”. “I am pained at the unpleasant controversy created by people wanting to derive political mileage out of it,” he wrote. “I tender my apology to all cancer
patients and their families who may have been hurt by this.” He added in a statement: “In their bid to trivialise and sensationalise, no one is willing to look at content of my entire speech … “I lost my father, best friends and relatives to cancer. Everyone in Assam and outside knows my passion to work on containing cancer through the best possible treatment facilities including free chemotherapy. “While I am not against science, I strongly believe there is strong merit in spirituality and teachings contained in Bhagavad Gita (Hindu scripture) as well as those of our ancestors.”
Lancashire bans halal meat in school meals after vote TNT News Lancashire children will no longer be served non-stunned halal meat in school as Lancashire councillors have voted to ban it. The reason behind it is the “abhorrent” and “really cruel” practice of not stunning animals before slaughtering them, as described by council leader Geoff Driver. The ban applies for 27 council-run schools which will stop using unstunned halal meat in children’s meals. Calls for further discussions by Jewish and Muslim groups were rejected. With Lancashire County Council voting by 41 to 24 against, with 15 abstentions, schools will only serve stunned halal beef and lamb, from December. Councillor Driver reportedly wanted to show videosof cattle being slaughtered to justify his point but thought it would be too “gory”. Labour leader, Councillor Azhar Ali had an amendment rejected to defer the halal meat debate until December to give the council time to discuss plans with Jewish and Muslim groups. Conservative Mr Driver said he believed three councillors who had previously looked at this issue were biased by their
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faith. But Muslim Labour Councillor Mohammed Iqbal, said these remarks made him “very unhappy”, causing “offence to him and his faith”. Mr Driver later apologised, saying he had no intention of causing offence. Unstunned halal meat is supplied to 12,000 pupils at 27 schools in Blackburn, Clitheroe, Preston, Nelson, Burnley, Rawtenstall and Hyndburn. The policy will be changed in December, after the current contract with the supplier runs out.
TNT News I Am The Red Rose is a short film created by Lancashire BME Network exploring diversity and cohesion in Lancashire. It is not short-sighted to state that the North West has had its fair share of challenges when it comes to community cohesion. Lancashire, as with parts of the midlands, is a county in which racial tensions reached boiling point by the late 1960s and 70s. Nevertheless, the North West has moved on since then and has changed a lot. Communities within the county are formed of an assortment of ethnicities whose cohesion is rooted in understanding their shared differences. I Am The Red Rose was screened on the 10of November 2017 “as part of our celebration event in Accrington!”, Lancashire BME Network said. Narrated by Kaya Aftab, the film “explores how diversity and cohesion in Lancashire have changed over the last 10 years”. “It showcases the views of Lancashire’s own people in relation to this topic of integration and cohesion.” Commissioned by Lancashire BME Network, the film was created by Anarchy Cinema and funded by The National Lottery. It was produced by Qinaat Kaya Aftab. Amongst the many interviewed in the clip is Jack Straw – former Blackburn MP, Justice Secretary and Lord Chancellor. “People tend to live in separate areas, and that’s very hard to deal with because it’s to do with impersonal forces. “You achieve this [diversity and cohesion] not by making everybody the same but by celebrating people’s differences. That’s what makes life interesting”, Mr Straw said. However, like the rest of the film, he didn’t shy away from citing some things that prevent cohesion within communities. “The full [face] veil, in my view, is a barrier to communication and understanding”, he said. “They [veils] cause a lot of argument and debate which I think is a good thing”.
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Christmas always comes to Nella’s house, but Santa Claus brings gifts only once in a while. That’s because it’s the Depression and Nella’s family is poor. Even so, Nella’s hoping that this year she and her two sisters will get a beautiful Baby Betty doll. On Christmas morning, the girls are beside themselves with excitement! There is Baby Betty, in all her eyelash-fluttering magnificence. “Mine!” Nella shouts, and claims the doll for herself. But soon she discovers that Baby Betty isn’t nearly as much fun as her sisters.
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A novel of breath-taking sweep and emotional power that traces three hundred years in Ghana. Along the way, Homegoing also becomes a truly great American novel. Extraordinary for its exquisite language, its implacable sorrow and its soaring beauty. Homegoing heralds the arrival of a major new voice in contemporary fiction. Two half-sisters, Effia and Esi, are born into different villages in eighteenthcentury Ghana. Effia is married off to an Englishman and lives in comfort in the palatial rooms of Cape Coast Castle. Unbeknownst to Effia, her sister, Esi, is imprisoned beneath her in the castle’s dungeons. She is sold with thousands of others into the Gold Coast’s booming slave trade, and shipped off to America.
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Her name is Binti, and she is the first of the Himba people ever to be offered a place at Oomza University, the finest institution of higher learning in the galaxy. But to accept the offer will mean giving up her place in her family to travel between the stars among strangers who do not share her ways or respect her customs. Knowledge comes at a cost, one that Binti is willing to pay, but her journey will not be easy. The world she seeks to enter has long warred with the Meduse, an alien race that has become the stuff of nightmares. Oomza University has wronged the Meduse, and Binti’s stellar travel will bring her within their deadly reach.
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The history behind the cake The traditional Christmas cake is a merger of two dishes eaten around the Christmas period. Plum porridge or pottage and the Twelfth Night cake. During the 16th Century the oatmeal in the porridge was replaced by butter, flour and eggs. This mix would still have been boiled. It was not until richer families had ovens in the home, that the mix was baked. Dried fruit was added and finished off with marzipan. Traditionally it would have been eaten at Easter. The Christmas cake evolved when dried fruit of the season and spices were added at then eaten at Christmas. The cake was originally eaten not at Christmas but on the Twelfth Night, the Epiphany. Thus the Twelfth Night cake. Ingredients 1lb (450g) Currants 6oz (175g) Sultanas and Raisins 2oz (50g ) Glace Cherries and Mixed peel rinsed and chopped 8oz (225g) Plain flour, Muscavado sugar and Butter 2oz (50g) Ground almonds 4 Large eggs 3 Tablespoons brandy, rum and ruby wine 1 Dessert-spoon black treacle and browning 1/2 Teaspoon Nutmeg, mixed spice and Vanilla essence Grated rind of 1 lemon and 1 orange
Method Pre-heat oven gas mark 1 (275 F) (140 C). Use an 8″ cake tin, greased and lined with greaseproof paper. Tie a double layer of greaseproof paper around the tin. Place all dried fruit in a bowl together with brandy, rum and ruby wine and leave to soak for 2 to 3 weeks. Sieve flour, almonds and spices in a large mixing bowl. Cream sugar and butter together in a separate bowl until mixture’s light and fluffy. Stir in all fruit that you have soaked and add treacle and browning. Beat in eggs together with vanilla essence, lemon and orange rind. Add a tablespoon at a time to the mixture and mix thoroughly after each addition. If mixture curdles then add a little flour. When you have added all the eggs fold in flour and spices. Spoon mixture into cake tin and spread evenly using the back of a spoon. Bake on the lower shelve of the oven for 3 to 4 hours. Do not open the oven door for at least 3 hours. Remove from oven and test with a skewer to ensure the cake is ready. Leave it to cool completely then make holes in the cake using the the skewer and add rum and brandy. Wrap in double greaseproof paper and feed with brandy and rum once a week.
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Guys and Dolls: UK’s first all-Black cast production TNT Entertainment This Christmas, director Michael Buffong transports the smash-hit musical ‘Guys and Dolls’ up-town to 1939 Harlem. This is the UK’s first all-Black cast production of this iconic show. The show will be celebrating the off-beat stories of Damon Runyon that made the gangsters and hustlers of New York City infamous. Guys and Dolls is co-produced by the Royal Exchange Theatre and Talawa Theatre Company. Talawa Theatre Company is the UK’s primary Black-led touring theatre company. Ray Fearon as the charming Nathan Detroit leads a cast that includes Ashley Zhangazha, Abiona Omonua and Lucy Vandi. The show has been developed with the awardwinning hip-hop dancer and choreographer Kenrick ‘H20’ Sandy. It runs from 2 December 2017 to 27 January 2018. “Pre-war Harlem was all about the hustle”, director Michael Buffong said. “The creativity of that era was born from a unique collision of talent and circumstance”, he continued. He explained that in that time, “people escaped the agricultural and oppressive South via the ‘underground railroad’ into the industrialised North”. “Much of our popular culture, from dance to music, has its roots in that period. Our Guys and Dolls brings all of this to the fore, in superb, celebratory style”. Nathan Detroit and Sky Masterson take every opportunity to hustle, settling every dispute with a roll of the dice. Lady Luck is on their side, until one night they both take a chance on love
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Wiley’s anticipated official Usher’s wife responds to her husband’s STD accusers autobiography Eskiboy
Wiley a.k.a Richard Kylea Cowie a.k.a the Godfather of Grime, is one of the most innovative and influential musicians today. Earlier this month, the 38-year-old released his anticipated autobiography ‘Eskiboy’. For the past twenty years, Wiley has released ten top-twenty singles and sold over 4 million records. He has helped launch a new generation of stars in the genre he helped invent – Grime. Eskiboy tells his story in full, for the first time, from childhood trauma to white-label releases, to lifetime achievement awards. In 96 short chapters, it covers the friendships and rivalries, the tragedies and triumphs of two decades in music. It also explores the history and future of Grime and the Eskimo Sound. Featuring lyrics, never-before-seen photographs and contributions from the people who know him best, Eskiboy is a celebration of a singular musical icon, and the world he has created. Eskiboy, takes us right back to the start. The reader is taken back to when Wiley was making grime alongside fellow pioneer Dizzee Rascal in east London in the early noughties. This extract is taken from the book; he revisits the period when he’s trying to get signed. ‘Back then, it was all about the scene. There was a proper scene, and we were all trying to get into it. But we were all kids, really. We loved it, and they obviously showed appreciation to us for loving it, but we weren’t really in it. Jungle kept it tight.
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Usher’s wife Grace Raymond has responded to claims that her husband has passed on herpes to multiple people. A number of women are suing the 39-yearold ‘Yeah’ singer of exposing sexuallytransmitted diseases to them. Grace, however, seemed unfazed when questioned at LAX airport by a TMZ photographer over her spouse’s ongoing scandal. Asked what her message to Usher’s accusers is, the 48-year-oldsaid:‘People are people, living their lives - have a great day’. Pressed further for a response, Grace – who was on a FaceTime call with what appeared to be Usher at the time – replied, ‘That’s it’. The remark came just weeks after TMZ reported that one of his accusers had parted ways with her lawyer Lisa West. Laura Helm, the accuser in question,is suing Usher for $20 million [£25.2m]. However, she reportedly is on the fence about moving forward with the lawsuit. In court documents, Helm said that she contracted herpes after having unprotected sex with Usher.Her claim does not match a previous statement she made saying they did use condoms. Quantasia Sharpton, another woman suing the singer, is being represented by high-profile lawyer Lisa Bloom. Sharpton claimed that while she didn’t contract herpes from Usher, he exposed her to it.
Rak-Su crowned X Factor 2017 winner TNT Entertainment Rak-Su were crowned the winner of The X Factor 2017. The four lads from Watford beat Grace Davies to the top spot and will now release Dimelo with Wyclef Jean and Naughty Boy. Dermot O’Leary announced the news in a live final that saw Little Mix, P!nk and Sam Smith perform. Managed by Simon, the band were overcome with emotion, but thanked the fans and their family for their support. Jamal said: “I just want to thank everyone at home, everyone here, all my friends and family who made this special, I’m speechless.” It was the first ever X Factor final where no covers were performed, and all four songs sang were original songs. Simon said: “I want to say first of all congratulations to Grace who is really an outstanding artist. “Obviously to the guys, Rak-Su, you are gentleman, stars and to everyone that voted thank you. “I also have to say something else. This doesn’t get paid for for nothing.
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Man’s Not Hot: The man SBTV owner tackles mental behind Big Shaq health stigma in music TNT Entertainment culture through Big Shaq, some of his biggest supporters are in the UK. “Giggs, Stormz, Yungen, Santan Dave all the rappers that are really doing their thing, it’s all been crazy love,” he says. “Giggs text me the other day just to congratulate me. “It’s only been some people that haven’t had their big break that have been negative, but even then - that’s like 0.5%.”
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TNT Entertainment Jay-Z has admitted to cheating on Beyonce for the first time in an interview about his life. The 48-year-old told a US Magazine that he’d built up walls due to issues from his childhood. He blames this forhis infidelity. “The hardest thing is seeing pain on someone’s face that you caused, and then have to deal with yourself,” he said. The couple had both hinted about it in their music. “You have to survive,” he said. “So you go into survival mode, and when you go into survival mode, what happens? You shut down all emotions. “So, even with women, you gonna shut down emotionally, so you can’t connect. In my case, like, it’s deep. And then all the things happen from there: infidelity.” He hinted that they could have got divorced but he’d had therapy to help him deal with his past experiences. “You know, most people walk away, and, like, divorce rate is like 50% or something ‘cause most people can’t see themselves.” In 2013, rumours came out that the rapper had been cheating and then there was #elevatorgate when Solange Knowles attacked Jay-Z, while sister Beyonce stayed silent. More recently Jay-Z’s album, 4:44, alluded to him being unfaithful. He wrote: “Look, I apologize/Often womanize/Took for my child to be born to see through a woman’s eyes”. A year before 4:44 came out, Beyonce sang about “Becky with good hair” on her famous album Lemonade. “He only want me when I’m not there/He better
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“I’m a creative comedic entertainer”, he said. “I’m not Big Shaq – Shaq is his own person”. “Big Shaq stems from my YouTube series Somewhere in London,” he explains. “I just wanted to create something that was multi-character and multi-dimensional. “Kind of how I saw London in my own little way.” Despite parodying grime and UK rap
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In case you have been away for the past year, comedian Michael Dapaah a.k.a Big Shaq has been hot both online and in the UK charts. Although he has not literally been hot, as his infectious track ‘Man’s Not Hot’ puts it, he has gone viral. It was his appearance on Charlie Sloth’s Fire in the Booth that went viral. Since then,Michael has racked up more than 51 million YouTube views and 20 million streams. From Kurupt FM to Roll Safe – and now Big Shaq – acts combining mockumentaries and music have had huge success in recent years. Nevertheless, the 26-year-oldsays there is a thin line between fact and fiction. “People don’t know whether it’s real or it’s staged and that’s the thing that makes it so interesting to them,” he told the BBC. “Some people see you and they think that’s actually how you are and then it’s like, ‘Oh, he said hello to me,’ and I’m like, ‘Yeah, of course’. “They think I’m Shaq because when I play his character, I embody him so much. I make sure that I’m totally left out of it”. Still some confusion Man’s Not Hot is still sitting in the singles chart. However, there’s still a lot of confusion about where Michael Dapaah stops, and Big Shaq begins.
call Becky with the good hair”. Fans online fumed despite many suspecting the infidelity anyway before the recent revelations. “What a twit Jay-Z is. Married to one of the most beautiful women in the world and he plays around. Some people are never satisfied. Shame on you, sir”, Martin Edward wrote.
A film-maker has urged young people to discuss mental health and tackle the stigma surrounding the issue. Jamal Edwards, 27, is the host of popular YouTube channel SBTV: Music. Mr Edwards said pressure on ‘keeping up appearances’among friends and on social media meant many sufferers shy away from opening up about their problems. Edwards talks about the apparent link between mental health issues and those in the music industry in his latest documentary. It comes after a University of Westminster and Music Tank report. The report suggested musicians may be up to three times more likely to experience depression. Edwards says: ‘We pretend we’re OK, even if we’re not. But opening up about your own depression is not a sign of weakness. If we want to beat the stigma surrounding mental health, we need to start talking about it openly’. He stressed that sufferers should ‘not be afraid to be ourselves — even at the worst of times. Most importantly, we need to start treating mental health as seriously as physical health’.
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Broadband providers must automatically compensate customers for bad service under new Ofcom rules. Broadband and landline users will be able to get money back from their providers when things go wrong. Customers can do this without having to make a claim, under new rules laid out by communications watchdog Ofcom. The regulator has said that automatic compensation will be handed out for slow repairs, missed appointments and delayed installations. Ofcom said that at present, compensation is paid out in around one in seven, or 15 per cent, of cases. Even then, it is only in small amounts. Under the new rules, if repairs to service are delayed following an outage, customer will get £8 for every calendar day on which the service is not repaired after two full working days.
The lost money is then quickly transferred to numerous other accounts, often abroad, and then withdrawn by the crooks. Some £101 million was unwittingly handed over to criminals this way between January and June this year, new figures show. However only a quarter of this was recovered by banks. Of the 19,370 cases in this period, 88 per cent saw consumers lose an average of £3,000.The remainder were businesses that lost on average £21,500. If you’ve been a victim of a transfer scam, contact your bank immediately. The bank can try to recover your money.
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Bank transfer scams involve someone being tricked into paying into an account which appears to be legitimate, but is fraudulent. Victims tricked into transferring cash from their bank to a fraudster’s account may be reimbursed from next year under new rules. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) backed a range of measures to protect consumers. The measures are set to prevent ‘authorised push payment’ (APP) scams. These are when unsuspecting customers transfer money from their own bank account to one belonging to a criminal.
Supermarket prices rise in fastest rate TNT Business Supermarket prices rose at their fastest rate in four years over the past three months, figures show. The latest rise in inflation is now at 3.4 per cent. This means a typical family is set to pay an extra £144 a year for their groceries, Kantar Worldpanel said. Sales across the market over the 12 weeks to 5 November were up 3.2 per cent on last year, but this was almost all down to the rising rate of inflation, according to Kantar’s analysis. Fraser McKevitt, head of retail and consumer insight at Kantar Worldpanel, said: “Volume sales have increased by less than 1 per cent, meaning it’s price rises keeping supermarket performance
buoyant. “Like-for-like grocery inflation now stands at 3.4 per cent, its highest level since November 2013. With the average shop currently costing £18.26, consumers are now paying an extra 62 pence each time. “Over the course of a year it could add £143.70 to a typical family’s grocery bill”. Most grocery products were more expensive, with prices rising fastest in categories such as butter, where a milk shortage has pushed up prices, fish and cola. Prices fell for only a few product categories, including crisps and fresh poultry.
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Manchester’s most successful wrestlers Taylor, Marshall and Bailey Everett-Jones have been busy scooping medals at competitionsacross the UK. On 18 November 17, both Taylorand Marshall entered the Aspull Warriors International competition in Wigan. The tournament was attended by wrestlers from all over the world, such as Poland, Finland, Canada and the Czech Republic.
Xavi and Drogba to retire Former Barcelona midfielder Xavi, 37, is set to retire at the end of the season and pursue a coaching career. He said: “It will surely be my last year of being a footballer. I have the idea of getting my coaching licence next year and being a coach”. Didier Drogba has also announced his retirement from professional football in 2018. The 39-year-oldChelsea legend said: “I think next year will be my last season. There comes a time when you have to stop”.
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TNT Sport Tyson Fury’s antidoping hearing is set to resume this December as his planned return to the ring gathers pace.
In the second annual Manchester Sport Awards, the University of Manchester picked up the award for outstanding contribution to sport. The recognition comes after a strong sporting year for the University of Manchester. In the past 12 months, the university raised tens of thousands of pounds for good causes. Additionally, it opened new sports pitches.
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With almost 2,500 students and staff in attendance, the Great Manchester Run was a particular high point for the university. The runners aimed to raise money for scholarships as well as contributing to charities such as the Big Change. The charity targets ending homelessness in Manchester, which has one of the highest number of rough sleepers in England. As well as participating in the Great Manchester Run, the university was commended on its projects at both the Armitage Centre as well as the Belle Vue Sports Village. The project made Manchester the first university
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The award ceremony was attended by Head of Sport Vicky Ackerley who accepted the accolade on behalf of the university. “This is a great honour and a fabulous recognition of the brilliant students and staff who put so much into our sporting life at the University. “I’d also like to pay tribute to my fabulous team who work tirelessly to make sport accessible for all. “We passionately believe that Sport has enormous benefits to everyone and everyone’s physical and mental health. It really can transform lives.”
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Fury has not boxed in two years since winning the world heavyweight championship from Wladimir Klitschko. Since then, his boxing license has been stripped and he has been awaiting the resumption of an anti-doping case. Fury was charged with “the presence of a prohibited substance” in June 2016. Robert Smith, the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) general secretary reportedly told Sky Sports his hearing resumes in December. “December, that’s true,” Smith said. “The reason why this has taken so long, so I have been led to believe, is because Mr Fury’s legal team could not agree a date for the recommencement of the hearing. They obviously now have, and the hearing will recommence”. Fury issued a scathing criticism of UKAD in
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Manchester will become only the second city ever after Rotterdam six years ago to host the world squash championships. Both the PSA Men’s and Women’s World Championships will be played side-by-side. The iconic event will boast the equal prize money for the first time in history between the 8 – 17 December. The PSA World Championships are the pinnacle events on the men’s and women’s respective World Tours. The tournaments will see almost 200 players descend on Manchester as they battle to get their hands on the iconic title and a prize fund of over $45,000 [£34,000]. Taking place at the National Squash Centre in Manchester between 9 and 13 December. From the quarterfinal onwards, action will take place at Manchester Central Convention Complex from 14 to 17 December. England No.1s Nick Matthew and Laura Massaro say they are relishing the prospect of competing in front of a home crowd. Three-time World Champion Matthew,37, will be one of the eldest
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September as he awaited a new date to clear his name. However, the organisation responded, with a statement. “From the beginning, UK Anti-Doping has pushed for resolution of the charges as quickly as possible”, they said. “There are various reasons why, nevertheless, the charges have not yet been heard on the merits. “It is therefore inaccurate to suggest either that UK AntiDoping is failing to pursue these charges as quickly as possible. Or that Mr Tyson Fury and Mr Hughie Fury [who was also charged] are being treated differently to other athletes”.
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