AS Kim Kardashian and Kanye West tied the knot in Florence on May 24th 2014, the power couple carved out a few moments to remember the rapper's mum, Donda, who died on the operating table during a cosmetic procedure in 2007. Chicago-born rapper Kanye has been open with fans about the agony of losing her, penning songs about her black rights activism and how proud of her he was. But incredibly, his late mum's best friend has come out and said that Donda wouldn't have approved of his marriage to Kim Kardashian. "I don't know where some of this is coming from," Kanye's mum Donda's best friend Dr Brenda Aghahowa said. "I think Donda would've been scratching her head a bit about it. "I can hear her saying about Kim Kardashian: 'You couldn't find an African queen? Are black women not good enough?'" At the time of her death, Kanye was dating Alexis Phifer and proposed to her to honor Donda's wishes that they wed. But a year after her death they split - and according to a new BBC … [Read more...] about Kanye West’s dead mum would think Kim Kardashian ‘not good enough’ to marry, her best friend claims
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Stars of 2019
Hot on the heels of their first SUV, the Stelvio, the Italian brand will launch the Stelvio Quadrifoglio, a high-performance SUV powered by the same 2.9-litre V6 petrol engine as the Giulia Quadrifoglio and priced at €118,795. For 2019, the Giulietta line-up has been refreshed with a new Special B-Tech range which adds extras such as 18" dark gloss alloy wheels, red brake calipers, leather interior and 6.5" Uconnect radio with navigation. ASTON MARTIN With its sights firmly on Bentley's Bentayga and the Lamborghini Urus, Aston Martin confirmed that its upcoming luxury SUV will be named the DBX. It is expected to launch at the end of 2019. AUDI Available to order from January, Audi's e-tron is the luxury car maker's first all-electric vehicle and will have a range of more than 400km. Pricing for the e-tron, including a four-year service plan, starts from an on-the-road cost of €101,750. Just arrived in showrooms, Audi's A6 is … [Read more...] about Stars of 2019
Labour and reselection: the panic last time
This is an excerpt from Hilary Wainwright’s book Labour: A Tale of Two Parties, first published 1987. At the time, mandatory reselection had been won as a democratic demand in the Labour Party (it was later scrapped again as the foundations of Blairism were laid). Hilary picks up the story in 1975 – the first ‘deselection’, which sparked a media storm that set the template still in use today. On July 23, 1975, a majority of the 48 delegates to the General Management Committee of the Newham North East Constituency Labour Party voted, in strict accordance with the party’s rule book and under the watchful eye of the party’s regional organiser, that their MP, Cabinet Minister Reg Prentice, be ‘requested to retire at the next election’. All hell broke loose. The day before, the majority of the Parliamentary Labour Party had sent a letter to the constituency accusing the Newham party of betraying ‘the principles of tolerance and free … [Read more...] about Labour and reselection: the panic last time
Ham&High letters: Quietways, CS11 and cycling, pedestrian safety, Kenwood funds and Co-op
PUBLISHED: 17:30 20 September 2018 Quietway 3 running from Regents Park to Gladstone Park. Could the expansion of Quietways be the answer? Picture: TfL Archant Letters, contributions and comments sent in from Ham&High readers this week. Quietways the answerClara Weiss, Hampstead, full address supplied, writes:It is true what Dr Hellman says (“Cycling leads to a healthier society”) - Quietways aren’t the most direct route cyclists can take from A to B. Obviously London’s main roads would be the shorter and most convenient route for cyclists, but at what cost to everyone else left breathing in the displaced pollution from the displaced traffic, neither of which, contrary to what the mayor, the cycle lobby and Dr Hillman claim, will instantly evaporate with a cycle superhighway?Jessica Learmond-Criqui is right to promote TfL’s Quietways for cyclists. There already exists a perfectly good Quietway 3 that gives cyclists a route from Dollis Hill via … [Read more...] about Ham&High letters: Quietways, CS11 and cycling, pedestrian safety, Kenwood funds and Co-op
Former Bermondsey MP Simon Hughes ‘takes break’ from politics after 38 years
'I feel that I can now with confidence step aside as we continue to build and grow and win more and more support' Liberal Democrat Sir Simon Hughes has revealed he is taking a break from politics after 38 years – and will not consider standing again for public office until at least 2022. The veteran politician, who served as MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark for 32 years, has confirmed he will not put his name in the hat to stand in the constituency at the next general election. It is not known when that might be, but there has been speculation over whether a snap election will be called following prime minister Theresa May’s cabinet reshuffle on Monday. Formally announcing his resignation in a letter to Southwark Liberal Democrat chair Gail Kent, Sir Simon, who lost his seat to Labour’s Neil Coyle in the 2015 general election and failed to unseat him during the 2017 snap election, said he would continue to live locally and remain involved in the community. Sir … [Read more...] about Former Bermondsey MP Simon Hughes ‘takes break’ from politics after 38 years