Arlen Harris London appears strange after nine months away in the Middle East. Although the Tv culture is pretty similar there - apart from odd gaps you can't help but spot in Hollywood films where the censors have got steamed up about ...
Submitted by platinum_master on Wed, 07/26/2006 - 23:27
Scott Hammond His album cover tells a story in itself. A young man stands in black and white, with tower blocks on either side. The only thing that is in colour is the Union Jack bandana that he is wearing proudly across his face, masking his nose an ...
Martin StabeSince launching the Citizen Journalism Awards to highlight the growing importance of contributions from non-professional journalists to the newsgathering process, Press Gazette has drawn a bit of criticism. The problem was not so much the conce ...
Submitted by platinum_master on Thu, 07/20/2006 - 11:27
Scott Hammond Arsenal fans are worried about the impact of their spanking new Emirates stadium. Manchester United are concerned with the health of Wayne Rooney, who has been brought back from injury very quickly. But lower league football team B ...
Submitted by platinum_master on Mon, 07/17/2006 - 10:53
Scott Hammond It seems to me that the G-Unit camp is slowly starting to turn into the UK’s version of the So Solid Crew. With a total of 11 members, it may seem as though they are going from strength to strength, with the addition of ...
Do you have a scoop that you want to tell the world about? Have you witnessed a news story? Or taken a photo or filmed some video on your phone or camera that tells a special tale? If so, The-Latest want to hear from you today. Some of the most striking j ...
Submitted by contribs editor on Thu, 07/13/2006 - 23:46
Deborah Hobson When I was asked by the Editor of The-Latest to write a thought-provoking piece about US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, I drew a long breath and hesitated. For me as a Black woman, Rice's presence, as an African-American fe ...
Submitted by Chrishosein on Thu, 07/13/2006 - 13:21
Christine Hosein We are living in a world of the S word. It never ceases to amaze me that, even in the current climate of employer 'care and concern' for the well-being of workers, large corporations and smaller firms in the City of London can be ind ...
Phil Simms Final verdict - War-Torn Berlin This year´s World Cup has struck up a few surprises, the emergence of the African nations as a force to be reckoned with, the Portuguese as the new hated footballing figures by English fans and the ...
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