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local freelance Health and Safety Advisor from Moss Side, Neville Edwards, has been charged with Actual Bodily Harm (ABH), after he bit a GMP police officer who was violently punching and elbowing him, whilst another officer kneed and punched him.

In the 12-minute video, Mr Edwards is taken to a cell in Longsight police station on 16 July 2015, after being arrested for allegedly being drunk and disorderly on Great Western Street, which “is untrue”, he told TNT.

Mr Edwards, 31, posted a 12-minute video of the incident on his YouTube channel, which has sparked calls for the GMP officers involved to

Following the “completely unprovoked arrest, from a female officer who had a bit of a grudge” against Mr Edwards, he used his t-shirt to create a

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ligature around his neck in a suicide attempt in the cell.

In the footage, about 4 officers re-enter the cell and remove the ligature from Mr Edwards and, “There was certainly no threat to them. It’s me that I tried to harm.

It’s really difficult for me watching that [video]. All I have is this feeling of sheer terror. It was an outright attack on me from them [police]”, he told TNT. GMP’s Assistant Chief Con-

stable Garry Shewan said: “We are reviewing the circumstances surrounding this incident to ensure that the actions of all the officers involved meet the required standards to justify the force used on this occasion”.

Mr Edwards was charged on 14 January 2016, and is due to be sentenced on 10 March 2016 at Manchester Crown Court.

After being locked in the cell for the weekend back in July 2015, Mr Edwards was then remanded in custody for 6-weeks...

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ourtney Hayles has been crowned 2016 Mills & Boon Man of the Year. As part of his prize, the Battersea-born actor and motivational speaker will grace the cover of the romantic publisher’s Valentine’s Day offering. He revealed that he was “shocked” at his win, in which he fended off competition from around 300 other entrants.

Following a nationwide hunt to find a new romantic hero, Mr Hayles was deemed Mr Right by judges, making him the cover of the romance publisher’s, It Had To Be You, by Barbara Hannay and Nikki Logan.

The selection process was overlooked by ex-Loose Women presenter Denise Welch, Strictly Come Dancing professional Robin Windsor and Rosie Nixon, editor of Hello! magazine.

Mr Hayles hailed the win as “amazing”, citing, “I’m on top of the world. My face is on a book”, Mr Hayles exclaimed. ”Every time I look at the book, I’m still, like, ‘Wow ! That’s me’. I can’t believe it”, he added.

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Anyhow straight back to business, I’m very excited as one of my all time favourite authors, Terry McMillian, who has written books such as – Waiting to Exhale, How Stella Got Her Groove Back and A Day Late and A Dollar Short – is visiting the UK. Terry will be in Luton on 4 March 2016. Tickets to see her are £25.00 a head, plus booking fee.

TNT will keep you updated via our daily online platform.

There’s been a lot of hoo-ha about the lack of black nominees in this year’s Oscars and the lack of diversity in general. Jada Pinkett Smith has had her rant about it, most probably because her hubby, Will (a.k.a Fresh Prince of Bel Air) has not been nominated for a gong. Spike Lee strenuously denies ever using the word boycott, but still believes there is a lack of diversity, so regardless of the play on words, both film stars seem to be speaking from the same script, so to speak.

The first African-American president of the Motion Picture Academy, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, states that The Academy will conduct a review of its membership to bring about “much-needed diversity in our class of 2016 and beyond”. She also added that she was “heartbroken and frustrated by the lack of inclusion”...err duh...How can Cheryl say that with a straight face? As the president, not only the first black woman, how could she have allowed this to happen and then to add insult to injury, come out with that ‘It’s not my fault statement’? Cheryl, if you tried everything you could and they ignored or overruled you – stand up and out the culprits, period!

Racism against refugees, Muslims, blacks, Polish migrants and anyone that looks different or is disabled, is as rife as ever – both locally and globally. It’s essentially about exerting power over another party, with lack of trust behind most assaults,

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murders and rapes. So the news can be very depressing in these times, so let’s change this in my letter this month.

So this is strictly for the ladies: ‘Guilty Pleasure’ is coming to Manchester. Exotic dancers from Amsterdam, ‘Ann Summers’ private party - Yes ladies, you can purchase their full stock on the night with raffles, party games, private dancers, complimentary cocktails on entry served by beautiful stallions. Be there on 11 February 2016 from 7.30pm at ‘Oxford Club’ Manchester City Centre, #TreatYourSelf.

Firmly putting Manchester on the map, is Sovereign Entertainment who will be presenting ‘For The Love Of Grime’ - #4TLOGRIME in Manchester on 10 March 2016.

All proceeds from the night will go to restoring the ‘Kingdom mandate centre’ - the old Nia Centre.

The Nubian Times are considering launching a series on people’s experience of the Manchester scene, whether be it at restaurants, hotels, clubs etc.

Have you had a warm Manny welcome? If not, get in touch at www.thenubiantimes.com/contactus with your stories.

Finally read daily online about, Match-fixing scandal looming over world Tennis, six charged on child sex investigation, Krept and Konan to work with Croydon Council and Usain Bolt reveals secret two-year relationship.

Also this month online is the update on the 170 new homes to be built in Hulme, Tinie Tempah’s first UK show of 2016, a possible NWA performance at Coachella – with Eazy-E? All this and more daily local news awaits your reading on our website.

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CCTV image of a man that GMP would like to speak has been released after a man was punched and stamped on in the city centre. On the 23 December 2015, shortly before 2am, there was an altercation on Withy Grove near to Tiger Tiger. One man punched another man in the face, whilst another man in the group then approached the man lying on the floor and stamped on his head. The victim suffered a fractured jaw and a fractured eye socket.

A notorious Stockport gang, who regularly depredated the Brinnington community with their intimidation and violence towards local residents, have been brought to justice and sentenced to more than 28 years in prison. Members of this organised criminal movement were responsible for a string of violent home invasions and assaults.

Seven members of the gang were sentenced last month for their various of roles in the gang’s criminal spree.

A third teacher from Louisiana high school has been arrested after allegedly having sex with a 16-year-old teenage student, throughout a year-long lesbian affair. 26-year-old Kimberly Naquin, who is a Geography teacher at Destrehan High School in St Charles Parish, was charged on 14 January 2016 with carnal knowledge of a juvenile and sexual conduct between a teacher and a female student. It is believed that the pair had sex in a school classroom.

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MP officers investigating the death of Joetta Shumba following a collision on the M62 have made an arrest.

On Sunday 24 January 2016, around 5.20am, a grey Audi S3 and a lorry travelling westbound on the M62 between the Eccles interchange and junction 11 collided.

The collision caused the lorry to overturn and significant road closures were put

in place. 25-year-old Joetta Shumba, who was travelling in the Audi, sadly died.

A 29-year-old man, the driver of the Audi at the time of the collision, was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

On Friday 29 January 2016, the man tried to abscond from the hospital where he had been receiving treatment for his injuries.

Officers swiftly arrested the man on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and he was returned to hospital, where he remains awaiting surgery.

PC Paul Joynson, “I also think it is necessary to clarify some of the details of the collision, as there has been some misreporting in the press about exactly what happened.

“We should also point out that Joetta, who was tragically killed by the collision, is believed to have been the passenger and not the driver

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hree men have been jailed after raping a 16-yearold girl. Muhyadeen Osman, 20, of no fixed address, Mowled Yussuf, 20, of no fixed address and Bilal Ahmed, also 20, of no fixed address were found guilty of rape and were sentenced to a total of 29 years.

Yussuf was also found guilty of sexual assault by penetration.

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On Friday 29 January 2016, Osman was jailed for 10 years, Yussuf for 10 years

and Ahmed for 9 years at Manchester Crown Court Crown Square.

It was on Friday 9 August 2013, that the victim arranged to meet someone she had been messaging near Rusholme. She got off the bus and met with the person.

of the Audi, as has been reported previously”.

As they walked they met a group of men which contained Osman, Yussuf and Ahmed.

Following a brief conversation, she was convinced to go to a room at Victoria Park Hotel before she was raped.

Detective Constable Heather Clarkson said: “The victim

has shown extreme bravery throughout the whole of this case and I would personally like to thank her.

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ormer ‘Britannia High’ star and Moss Side-born Marcquelle Ward is appearing in Cats at Manchester’s Opera House theatre from 30 January to 13 February 2016.

The multi-talented 32-yearold has recently starred alongside Beverley Knight in a West End production of the musical, which spanned 90 shows. After, West End Frame nominated him for Best West End Debut 2015.

Marcquelle’s character ‘Rum Tum Tugger’ is central to the musical’s narrative, however the character has been altered since Cats’ first production in 1980.

Originally, ‘Rum Tum Tugger’ was modelled on Mick Jaeger and was incorporated as the perverse, mischievous and sexy cat.

The core values of ‘Rum Tum Tugger’ have been maintained within this modernised production. However upon notic-

“The Audi collided with the back of the HGV with such force, that it caused it to overturn, but at no point did the lorry land on top of the car.

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ing that he needed to appeal to a younger audience, the musical’s composer, Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, decided to implement rapping and street dancing within the character’s role.

As a result, Marcquelle – who is highly adept in both these skills – was cast, although more traditionalist elements such as ballet and jazz can also be found in Marcquelle’s

delivery.

Marcquelle has recently completed filming for a new music video named ‘Feel the Pain’, after ‘Kidulthood’ star and ‘Anuvahood’ director Adam Deacon expressed his desire to work with him.

Whilst speaking to TNT about his future plans, Marcquelle said, “I’m doing this until October, and then there’s a few other things popping up. I can’t

confirm any roles just now, but we’re planning up until April 2017. After Manchester, me and Cats will visit Milan, Torino, Switzerland, Germany and then we’ll finally finish in Birmingham and Ipswich”.

Cats is a musical that will pull on the heartstrings, throughout its duration it will make you laugh, get you angry and will guide you on through sentimental journey.

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wo of Manchester’s most outdated swimming baths will receive multi-million pound refurbishments, courtesy of Manchester City Council.

Council seniors plan to bring Moss Side leisure centre and Crumpsall’s Abraham Moss leisure centre up to 21st century standards with a £16m upgrade, including new pools and sports halls. The transformations are expected to take around a year to complete, meaning both North and South Manchester will see an increase in modern facilities by 2017.

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ones not to be refurbished or replaced with new buildings, across the whole of Manchester. Prior to this announcement, the centres were given new gym equipment and house library facilities.

The council believes that taking from their capital funding pot, which pays for one-off projects, will save money on a long-term basis. This is partly because upgrading the centres will involve the installation of new electrical and heating systems.

Councillor Rosa Battle has remarked “The refurbishment of these centres will not only mean they are much cheaper to run, but it will enable them to attract a large number of new people to use them, at-

tracting more Mancunians to take part in healthy lifestyles”.

In recent years the Town Hall has spent £27m building new sports centres, Hough End in Withington, East Manchester leisure centre in Beswick and new baths in Levenshulme were all part of that investment.

But the transformations within Withington and Levenshulme proved controversial as many were outraged to see the old Withington, Chorlton and Levenshulme baths close. The Town Hall insists that it will keep disruption to a minimum while the work is carried out.

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hortly after 8.30am on Thursday 28 January 2016, the body of a man was found in the canal in Ashton-Under-Lyne.

Emergency crews were called to the scene, behind the Portland Basin Museum on Portland Place, and discovered a body in the water. The man is white and believed to be in his 40s or 50s, police said.

A GMP spokesman said it was too early to establish how the man died or whether there are any suspicious circumstances.

A passerby rang emergency services after they spotted the corpse in Portland Basin, near

A specialist diving unit was scrambled to Portland Basin to recover the body on the same

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An officer carried out door-todoor enquiries for any information in regrads to incidents that may have been witnessed prior to the body’s discovery.

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he ‘Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom’ star Idris Elba has claimed that there is more opportunity and diversity at the car plant he used to work at in Dagenham, than within British TV. During a 30-minute speech to MP’s, the actor explained how he had to travel to the US to take lead parts, because none were available to him in the UK. It was only after he starred in ‘The ‘Wire’ that he landed a leading role in the hit UK dra-

ma ‘Luther’. In a passionate yet frustrated speech Elba stated, “The Britain I come from is the most successful, diverse and multicultural country on the earth. But here’s my point: you wouldn’t know it if you turned on the TV”. Elba was speaking on the eve of a major TV industry conference on diversity.

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A vehicle matching this description was found at the entrance to Wythenshawe Park. Two men have since been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, and failing to stop at the scene of the collision.

They have now both been bailed, pending further enquiries.

Airport money revamps children’s playgrounds Children’s playgrounds across Manchester are being improved thanks to a massive investment from an airport windfall. Playgrounds within a total of 70 parks will benefit from a £600,000 project paid for by Manchester City Council’s clean city fund, which was provided as a result of the council’s shareholding with Manchester Airports Group.

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Bianca Miller London – the name of her organisation – will be stocked on Selfridges’ website, and in its Oxford Street

store and at the Birmingham with prices ranging from £12 store later on this year. £15 as opposed to the £30 price tag originally intended.

Her nude hosiery range promises to offer a comprehensive Miller, who was a runner up range of skin tone hosiery that in 2014’s The Apprentice, lois representative to women of sing out to Mark Wright and all shapes, sizes and colours. his online search company, It seems Bianca has taken Su- told an online publication, “It gar’s advice to lower the price took 10 months to get together with the collection set to fea- the money and get the product ture 15 denier tights and lace right. Without the money from hold-ups in eight nude tones Lord Sugar, we had to find the

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lthough banned in the UK, thousands of girls are subjected to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) each year, with Greater Manchester identified as one of six “hotspots” in the UK, the police and crime commissioner Tony Lloyd said.

Now, FGM victims in Manchester are getting real support in the form of an ‘Emotional Well-Being Officer’ (EWO) from AFRUCA – African children’s

voice and prop in the UK. After receiving some funding from grant-making support group Tudor Trust, AFRUCA’s EWO will be working with young people up to the age of 21.

“Although the government has raised awareness of it [FGM], there has not really been much support for the victims”, Manchester-based AFRUCA Project Officer Rose Ssali told TNT. AFRUCA’s new EWO role will be focusing on supporting young people affected by this practice – now banned in UK. With the help of the mandatory reports from hospital

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Around 7pm on Saturday 16 January 2016, police were called to Princess Road in West Didsbury to reports that two women had been struck by a van in Didsbury at a pedestrian crossing. The van failed to stop. Police and Ambulance services attended and two women, one aged 57 and the other aged 70, were taken to hospital with life threatening injuries.

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The first offender is described as male, around 5ft 2in tall, slim build, with very blue eyes. He was wearing a black balaclava, dark clothing and sounded young, though was trying to project a deeper sounding voice.

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reater Manchester Police (GMP) are hunting armed robbers who burst into a pub, tied up two witnesses, sprayed CS gas in their faces and assaulted one with a cash till.

Once inside, they entered the living quarters of the pub and tied up two of the occupants with cable ties.

They demanded the victims hand over any valuables and open the safe in the property, and stole the mobile phones of both people they had tied up.

On 11 January, at around 3.15am, three men armed with hammers, CS gas and a firearm broke into the Church Inn, Cambridge Street in Hulme, via an unsecure bathroom window.

The offenders then carried out a search of the property, and when they came across two other occupants they assaulted both of them with hammers and sprayed them with CS gas.

One of the men climbed through the window and unlocked a secure fire exit to allow his two accomplices into the building.

After attacking the two victims, the offenders entered the pub premises and stole the cash tills.

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The third offender is described as black, around 5ft 10in tall, and of average build. He was wearing a black balaclava and dark clothing.

“This was a very serious aggravated burglary, in which four people have been either tied up or seriously assaulted”, Detective Constable Kat Kerrigan said.

“It is believed these men were in possession of a firearm, but thankfully they decided not to use it at any point.

“However, they still subjected these poor victims to a horrific ordeal and left two of them with very serious injuries after launching a vicious assault with both hammers and CS gas”.

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24-year-old man who killed his two-week-old daughter has been jailed for life.

Matthew Higham of Shaw Road South, pleaded guilty to murder at Preston Crown Court in mid January.

He was jailed for life, with a minimum tariff of 25 years. On Wednesday 29 July 2015 Higham collected his daughter, Florence Mae Collins, from her grandparents’ house and took her home to his house on Shaw Road South.

A few hours later, at around 8.06pm, Higham made a call to 999 requesting an ambulance for his daughter, stating that she had started to bleed and have

a fit as he was feeding her a bottle.

Upon arrival, paramedics noticed that Florence had several injuries, including bruising to her head and face.

She was immediately rushed to Stepping Hill Hospital, where despite sustained life preservation treatment from doctors, Florence was sadly pronounced dead as a result of her injuries.

Higham was arrested the next day following an investigation by Greater Manchester Police.

A home office post mortem revealed that Florence had died as a result of a catalogue of injuries including multiple fractures to her skull and body, injuries “for which there could be no innocent explanation”, according to the coroner.

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e discussed sexism is religion in my RE lesson. I don’t know how we got onto transgender, but the children seemed genuinely interested so we went through what it would be like being taught by a transgender teacher hypothetically. One kid’s reply was, “I ain’t letting no teacher touch my hypotheticals, her or shim!” Some children, it would seem, are just not ready for a transgender teacher.

High profile cases including that of transgender teacher Lucy Meadows that led to suicide, just further illustrate the stigma and archaism surrounding this topic. So if the education system and society in general isn’t ready, why are the Department for Education (DfE) offering money for transgender teachers.

Transgender teaching still has major barriers. Times are changing; high profile transgender celebrities in the Twitter sphere have allowed the general public to identify and relate to this subject.

Schools can apply for grants of up to £30,000 for actively recruiting transgender teachers.

This applies for teachers from other limited demographics including race, sexuality and religion.

This is surely a good thing, as students experience a wide range of teachers increasing understanding and tolerance? This act of positive discrimination has been condemned by some; suggesting that it merely prevents the best teachers being recruited into posts to provide room for those from selected groups.

There are those who believe that employment solely based on a meritocracy is not only fair but also imperative to a just society.

Does positive discrimination breed resentment, jealousy and general ill will towards the advantaged? Yes from some. But is that an excuse? Of course not!

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fter completing a Master’s Degree in Dementia Care at university, director and co-ordinator of Dementia Support Sally Ferris decided to set up the ‘community-interest and not-for-profit company’. The chief reason: Manchester’s “need for more regular therapeutic support and activity groups for people with dementia”, she told TNT.

With a vast amount of experience and knowledge of the illness, Sally started Dementia Support in September 2014.

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doing, is important”.

Whilst public awareness of the illness is growing, “stigma about the illness is still around, particularly in the South Asian community. Peer support groups provide a social return investment and prolonged well-being of the carer, whilst saving money with their low level preventative work”, Sally concluded.

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he clothes you wear.

Where you go and how you get there.

The people you’re friends with. What time you go to bed.

These are only a handful of the things that all parents are used to deciding about their child’s life. For smaller children, parent’s authority is necessary; however as you are maturing, you naturally begin to challenge who makes these decisions.

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Decision-making is the act of choosing between two or more courses of action and deciding on solutions to a problem.

Some of us make decisions by relying on our ‘gut feelings’ or ‘intuition’. We take into account our past experience and our values.

What can prevent effective decision-making: - Not having enough information.

- Including too many people in the decision-making process.

-Worrying about the consequences.

However, if you want to improve your decision-making skills, then the following may help:

battle for control is shocking, and while they are trying to adjust to their new, assertive child, they are equally trying to keep their authority.

As teenagers, this is often frustrating: so this leads to conflict.

From my own experience, the key to freedom is compromise.

Be patient and build the trust up slowly.

You might be able to go to that sleepover, if you allow your parents to contact your friend’s parents (even though it’s embarrassing!)

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For every choice we make, big or small, there’s no easy formula for making the right decision. The best we can do is to approach it from as many perspectives as possible and then choose a course of action that seems reasonable and balanced at that time.

The decisions that we make could have a major impact on our lives and the lives of others.

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“Knowing that there are people that understand our difficulties and share them, is important. That when we go there, we don’t feel judged by anybody”, she explained. With her organisation, those initial stages of the awful illness will be made lighter and manageable, with the right support. Sally said, “Being around people going through the same thing, can boost your self-esteem and make you feel better. And I also believe that giving people opportunities to do the activities that they’d stopped

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Sally’s organisation offers support groups whereby sufferers who have just been diagnosed with the terrible illness, can come for games, activities and support.

The word dementia describes a set of symptoms that may include memory loss and difficulties with thinking, problem-solving or language.

Dementia is caused when the brain is damaged by diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease or a series of strokes.

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In total, the offenders made off with about £200 in cash and three mobile phones.

The second man is described as white, around 5ft 10, stocky build and had a local accent. He was wearing a black woolly balaclava.

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them every hour.

You might even be able to go to that festival, if you allow your dad to pick you up at 11pm.

Some arguments are inevitable, and indeed healthy between parents and teenagers; it’s part of growing up, but it isn’t about winning or losing.

With compromise comes reassurance for your parents and, more importantly, opportunity for you.

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2. Gather as much information as possible: Most of the decision that we make could be made easier if we are in full possession of all of the facts. This can help us to make an informed decision.

3. Seek advice from someone you trust: try not to make decisions by committee. But, asking for advice from a trusted friend or relative can give you a different perspective.

Michelle Obama said ‘you can’t make a decision based on fear and the possibility of what might happen’. I couldn’t agree more.

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to feed their refined-dining regimes. The succulent poached eggs laying on streaks of bacon and buttery kale atop toasted sourdough bread are a match made in the southern hemisphere where such mixtures are commonplace.

The runny egg and crispy bacon combo brings a rich and creamy taste with each morsel that you immediately get why this works as both a breaky and lunch option. A suggestion for this dish would be to serve untoasted sourdough as the toasted version was rather stiff.

First up from the menu was the Eggs Benedict dish (£6.50 – 7.50). It’s one of those dishes clean-eaters choose

Federal’s smashed avocado, with two poached eggs on sourdough with smoked salmon is precisely for those

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For a total detox, try Federal’s Matcha. For the uninitiated, Matcha is 100% antioxidant green tea – that’s a full detox without a visit to the doctor.

This was arguably the best drink on the menu. Being one of a handful of establishments

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End, the dazzling magic show promises to amaze and mesmerise Manchester’s thrill seekers.

Its 3 illusionists will demonstrate their stunning range of skills live in front of you to inject an ephemeral and real enchanting experience. Be warned however, do not try whatever you see in the show

across Manchester serving up the Matcha, for a reasonable price of £4.00, this cafe is ticking all the right boxes in fortifying its niche presence.

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ritish actor Idris Elba gave the Oscars bosses something to ponder over, when he scooped two awards at the 2016 Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG).

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he Grime scene emerged in the UK within the early 2000s and is mainly a development of UK garage, drum and bass and

Amongst the other winners were Orange Is The New Black’s Uzo Aduba, 34, Queen Latifah, 45, for the TV movie Bessie and Viola Davis for How To Get Away With Murder.

As more awards were given out at the event, the Twitter hashtag #SAGsSoBlack began trending worldwide, rivalling #OscarsSoWhite, which was set up at the beginning of the of the Academy Awards race row.

Hypes, another Manchester star, has featured on Lord of the Mics. Wiley spotted Hypes’ talent in a big Manchester clash,

Elba won two awards – one for his role in Luther, the other for his supporting role in film, Beast of No Nation.

Bugzy’s album Walk With Me reached No.8 in the UK album charts in 2015, and after achieving this feat he went on to say that his objective was to “put Manny on the map”.

dancehall. Trailblazers of the stylised genre include established artists Dizzee Rascal, Lethal Bizzle and Wiley.

Although Manchester’s grime scene has only recently been on the national map, artists such as Virus Syndicate, K1, Blizzard and Gekko have been producing grime within radio shows such as Charlie Sloth’s Fire in the Booth and Lord of the Mics since the early 2000s.

The 22nd annual SAG Awards were rather special this year as the 43-year-old Luther star – who was snubbed by this year’s Academy Award nominations – led a host of other black stars to win top accolades.

On 10 March 2016 at ‘The Kingdom Mandate Centre’ Sovereign Entertainment – a relatively new entertainment company – will be putting Manchester’s established and budding grime scene firmly on the map. Hypes, R.I.O, King Burga, and Che3kz, are amongst those named in an extensive line-up.

Although grime is believed to be a product of London, many say that

Denzel Washington earns lifetime achievement award

Taraji P. Henson took home the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a drama last month in the 73rd annual ceremony. The actress handed out cookies to the audience in celebration of Empire’s beloved character Cookie Lyon. As the Golden Globes began to circulate the “wrap it up” music, Henson responded immediately and in a commanding manner, by stating “I’ve waited 20 years for this, don’t tell me to wrap it up.

You’re gonna wait”.

He made groundbreaking history in the film industry. He also paved the way for many black actors and actresses.

Now the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is granting him its highest honour – The Fellowship – at the BAFTA Film Awards on 14 February 2016.

Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington joined the likes of Steven Spielberg, Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese when he was awarded the Golden Globe award for lifetime achievement last month.

He became only the third black actor to receive it, despite the fact that the award has been running for 60 years. The 61-year-old was presented with the Cecil B. DeMille award in recognition of his work in front of and behind the camera. © ATHENA LETRELLE

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Harpurhey’s Shotty Horroh, who has been described as the UK’s top rap battler, is well known on the international grime scene for his multi-syllable rhythms, and ingenious lyrics. Last year,

and said back then, “Hypes from Manchester you are showing signs of a great right now”.

Taraji P. Henson - aka Cookie receives Golden Globe © NBC

the genre’s grass roots lie in Manchester. In recent years Manchester has produced a number of inspirational grime artists, such as Shifty, Bugzy Malone and R.I.O.

Drake put up a $10,000 [£6,953] prize and invited Shotty to Toronto for a battle with US rapper Hitman Holla.

Hypes, R.I.O, King Burga, Che3kz, Taya Sophie whilst many more are likely to be confirmed shortly.

Early bird tickets are available from £4, and from there after tickets will be £7. For ticket outlets and information visit www. thenubiantimes.com or @TheNubianTimes on Twitter.

Sovereign Entertainment’s For The Love of Grime also provides a platform for artists to find their sound. Soulful Manchester-born singer Taya Sophie has been in the grime scene from the age of 16, and will be among the artists performing on the night.

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ever has the music scene in Manchester had a buzzing surge of promising artists like it has had over the past few years. Across all genres, the city has pitched its flag well and securely on the national map with bright new talent that has enough verve to surpass that initial fizz all too common with one-hit-wonder artists. TNT met up with one of South Manchester’s emerging hip-hop artists – Cee Rellim (Carlos Miller) – to peruse over the man behind the name and learn about his future plans.

Confirmed artists include

Having grown up is Withington, 27-yearold Cee Rellim signed up to Withington’s Jerome Banjoko’s independent record label – Francis Entertainment – literally a year ago.

Make no mistake in understanding this however; Cee Rellim has been in the music scene for much longer

Driven by the need to be different and unique, as well as “to live stressfree”, the South Manchester rap-

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The 71-year-old iconic singer has a new toyboy in the 41-year-old musician – Eric Seats – who is younger than her son.

Producer and presenter on Unity Radio, DJ and grime show specialist Keiran Boyd aka DJ Showdem will host the event. He told TNT, “I feel that I was championing Manchester’s grime scene when it was quiet”.

– doing music nights in Manchester, Leeds and London. With his focus now on conscious rap, Rellim sprung from Grime music (under the name Los – Lyrical Original Soldier) before. “Grime wasn’t me no more. With [conscious] hip hop I could be more real; tell stories”, Rellim told TNT.

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So Patti Labelle has a new boyfriend.

Patti is reportedly dating her drummer and has apparently been seeing him over the past year and a half, though they have tried to keep it hush-hush.

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per appears grounded and organic in his approach to his music.

Supported by the everjovial Jerome, Rellim plans to release a track – Catch-Up – by the end of January 2016. Teaming up with Birmingham media company P110, Rellim filmed the track’s video on the 15th January 2016. Look out for his forthcoming mixtape in April 2016.

Of his fiveyear plan, Rellim told

“She tried to keep it quiet, but everyone around her has figured things out now. She’s completely smitten with him and they spend so much time together,” a source close to the star told the Daily Mail.

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TNT that “Money comes and goes. I want to make history; to leave a legacy”, before he added, “I want to inspire people”.

Within Francis Entertainment’s 2016 plan is a production of 3 mixtapes which “should pave the way for the upcoming tour in 2017, if all goes well”, Jerome said.“In the summer this year [2016] we want to showcase the other seven team members, South Manny Revolution [SMR] within the label. We want to give them a platform for their talent”, Jerome explained.

Along with Jerome and Rellim was Mario – beat producer. Also from South Manchester, Mario composes a variety of beats from hip-hop to grime to house and trap as well, but his focal point is hiphop.

Having produced a beat on Rellim’s upcoming mixtape, Mario told TNT, “I’ve always been the one who was around when these guys [Rellim and Jerome] were MC-ing”.

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t would probably be an over-simplification to say that if China sneezes, then Sub-Saharan Africa gets a head cold. But there is no doubt that the rapid development of the region’s largest trading partner over the last two decades, has had positive spillovers for much of the latter.

In particular, China’s rapid industrialisation and infrastructural build-up underpinned a sharp jump in the demand for, and the prices of, SSA’s key commodity exports – such as oil, iron-ore, copper and platinum.

But China’s increasing transition towards domestic consumption, rather than investment and exports, has seen its growth rate slow markedly from the double-digit rates seen earlier in the century.

The concomitant fall in demand for minerals and other raw materials, has underpinned a sharp decline in Africa’s export earnings, investment and growth rates.

Rather than lament about any short-term pain, many SSA finance ministries are sensing a huge opportunity for long-term benefit. This stems from the view that the economic relationship was, in fact, a continuation of a familiar timeline.As the ex-Governor of Nigeria’s central bank put it in 2013, “China takes from us primary goods and sells us manufactured ones. This was also the essence of colonialism.

China is capable of the same form of exploitation as the west. China is a major contributor to the de-industrialisation of Africa and thus African underdevelopment.

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support group helping businesses in Greater Manchester affected by floods has received an additional £5,000 from NatWest Bank.

The bank is donating a total of £25,000 to five charities that are leading efforts to support businesses affected by the devas-

tating floods. The Greater Manchester Flood Recovery Appeal is one of the five groups to receive a donation.

NatWest has also been supporting customers and businesses across Greater Manchester through volunteer work and fundraising.

This will come as great news to business owners in places such as Salford, who saw their worst

floods in 70 years due to the extreme weather conditions over the end-of-year festive period.

Additionally, the money donated has also been released to the local authorities in Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Wigan and Rochdale.

Richard Topliss, Chairman of the North Region Board for RBS (the parent organisation group for Natwest Bank) said, “We are

delighted to support the Greater Manchester Flood Recovery Appeal in its efforts to help and aid those impacted by the floods.

And I thank all our staff who have dedicated their time to those in need”.

The Greater Manchester Flood Recovery Appeal has remained opened for further donations to help them achieve their target of £50,000 at: www.forevermanchester.com.

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The company stated that the approach of giving users a free year with the app, and then removing its features “hasn’t worked well”, since some customers didn’t have credit or debit cards they could use to continue the service, potentially losing contact with friends

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by WhatsApp read.

WhatsApp confirmed that the messaging service is switching to a custom monetisation model that still won’t center around third-party advertisements. Starting this year, the company will begin testing tools that let users interact with businesses that they care about, which “could mean communicating with your bank about whether a re-

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The Six Nations tournament begins on 6 February, as England look to banish embarrassing memories of the World Cup. They will travel to Murrayfield Stadium to face Scotland for their opening encounter, but just how much of a difference has new coach Eddie Jones made since his arrival? England’s first home match will be against Ireland on 29 February.

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ohanna Konta became Great Britain’s new tennis heroine at this year’s Australian Open, whilst becoming the first British woman to reach the semi-final of a grand slam since Jo Durie in 1983.

Last summer, Konta was ranked at 147 going in to the English grass-court season, with the best win of her career coming against the world No. 38. Then she defeated Ekatrina Makarova at Eastbourne before suddenly shifting through the gears. Konta defeated Venus Williams in the first round match at this year’s Australian Open, before going on to claim victory over Makarova again in round 4.

On Thursday 28 January Great Britain were represented in two men’s and women’s singles semi-finals of a grand slam for the first time since 1977, after Andy

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Murray and Johanna Konta’s success against David Ferrer and Zhang Shuai, respectively, in the quarter finals.

In her semi-final 24-year-old Konta was defeated by 7th seed Angelique Kerber in straight sets, however she has achieved a rise to 28 in the world rankings after the inroads she made in the tournament. Andy Murray’s sixth Melbourne semi-final saw him defeat big serving Canadian

Milos Raonic in a five set thriller, although the world No.2 was not able to dislodge world No.1 Novak Djokovic as the shining light of the men’s game on this occasion.

Djokovic claimed the 2016 Australian Open title after completing a three-set to love victory as Kerber stunned Serena Williams, beating her 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in an exhilarating contest.

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oxing great, Floyd Mayweather is to have an intimate dinner, auction and Q&A session next month but there’s a catch, you’ll have to cough up £1,000 to be there.

The dinner will take place at Salford’s Media City, Dock 10, on February 11 February 2016, and is part of a European tour named ‘An Evening with Floyd

Other high profile guests are also expected to be placed on the invite list for the event, where Mayweather is expected to talk about his illustrious career. It is a career that has seen him keep an undefeated record of 49 wins no losses and 12 world titles.

So, what does the £1,000 ticket give you? Well you can enjoy VIP access, which includes a meet and greet, and the Q&A

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Carolina Panthers will meet Peyton Manning’s Denver Broncos in Santa Clara,California, on the 7th of February in what will be the 50th Super Bowl. As usual, the halftime show will be graced with a host of stars including Coldplay and Bruno Mars, whilst Beyoncé is also expected to make an appearance.

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espite reports claiming that Louis van Gaal offered to resign after the 1-0 home defeat to Southampton, the Dutchman doesn’t look like he’s going anywhere.

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The 64-year-old allegedly told Executive Vice-Chairman Ed Woodward that he’s prepared to quit.

However sources close to van Gaal have revealed that he will not quit his position as Manchester United manager. The former Barcelona manager

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However, there is the option for a cheaper £500 ticket, that will give you access to the dinner and Q&A, but you won’t be allowed to take any photos with ‘Pretty Boy Floyd’.

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etball giants Manchester Thunder and Yorkshire Jets are aiming to make sporting history, when they meet at Netball Manchester Live on 18 April. The match is to be held at Manchester Arena.

The teams will pay a season-concluding Roses clash and are aiming to break the record for the highest attendance at a UK domestic netball match. Netball London Live, who attracted 6033 people in March 2015, are the current holders of the record.

Thunder and England captain Sara Bayman has her sights firmly set on the joint objective of defeating the Jets and topping the London attendance record. She said, “This game is going to be all about rivalry. It’s us against Jets, the North West against Yorkshire. We want fans of both teams, and anyone across the region that just loves sport, to be there cheering and helping us make history”.

With a record-breaking crowd expected, tickets are likely to be in high demand when they go on sale on Wednesday 20 January. Tickets are available at www.netballmanchesterlive.com.

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England will be looking to perpetuate their momentum in the one-day internationalseries, which is set to begin on 3 February. So far Steven Finn and Ben Stokes have produced scintillating performances on the South African tour, and the pair will be looking to sustain England’s ruthless edge over the forthcoming weeks.

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ritain’s number one Johanna Konta outclassed 8th seed Venus Williams (6-4 6-2) to reach the second round of the Australian Open.

Konta raced to victory in 79 minutes as seven-time Grand Slam champion Williams struggled, with her thigh left heavily strapped.

once again finds himself under intense scrutiny as his squad continues to produce lackluster and feeble performances.

Konta has denied that Williams’ age of 35 had anything to do with the American’s laboured display, but she also said that she has “all the respect in the world” for her.

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