The list of weird celebrity insurance policies gets longer by the month, it seems. Now a British porn star has insured his – well, it’s not the family jewels, but it’s close – for $1 million with Lloyd’s of London.“For insurance companies guaranteeing celebrity body parts for sky-high sums of money, the risk is high,” says a [...]
Twickenham’s only strip club in doubt after licence refusal…Oh dear, what a ill informed and spiteful comment! I have lived in Twickenham all my life, and in no way was it adversely been affected by the opening of a strip club. In fact, as far as I know, this is the only strip club in [...]
The Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan is currently deciding whether to sign a law passed by the Nigerian Senate in November that would ban same-sex marriage, one that would carry with it a sentence of up to 14 years in prison. Against this openly hostile backdrop, Uche Nnabuife, a gay Nigerian in London faces an anxious wait to [...]
The Museum of London is displaying a coin found by the River Thames that could have been used as a “brothel token” in Roman London 2,000 years ago.…Senior curator Caroline Mcdonald said Thursday that it is impossible to precisely determine what the coin was used for, according to AP, and she said that it was [...]
Twickenham’s only strip club in doubt after licence refusal7:40am Saturday 28th January 2012 inThe only strip club in Twickenham could be completely closed down after Richmond Council refused a new sex establishment venue licence application for the venue this week.Residents have continually opposed the Playhouse Gentleman’s club, formerly the Piano Lounge, in King’s Street [...]
After living and working in Russia for 10 years, in 2003 the French-born photographer Lise Sarfati decided to drive across America: “Just a road trip from the east to the west, like in the American tradition of photography, but not with the same spirit,” she explained last year in an interview for the online site [...]
… A Guide to Working Ladies of London’ book under investigation by police after ‘five-star ratings guide’ sells 500 copies on Amazon…Mr McCoy used personal experience, newspaper adverts and the internet in his attempt to research and rank every individual working lady in London.…He edits four specific guidebooks, McCoy’s [...]
The May Fair Hotel in London is opening The Cigar Room this Spring, tapping into a growing UK trend for cigar bars and terraces.Working in collaboration with Cuban cigar importer Hunters & Frankau, the May Fair will offer guests an extensive range of cigars, including Habanos and a number of products exclusive to the hotel.A [...]
For nearly three decades The White Swan pub in East London has been allowing men to whip out their cockney charms in an amateur strip night. However council officials have threatened to make pub-goers keep their clothes on.…“We’ve survived a lot over the years.” The White Swan’s co-owner, Barry Kirk, is reported as telling BBC [...]
By Andy Dangerfield
BBC News, London…But more than 600 of the pub’s regulars and local residents have signed a petition saying the White Swan, in Commercial Road, should be excluded from the consultation as “there is no prostitution or exploitation on the premises”.…Ms Khan and Tower Hamlets’ independent mayor Lutfur Rahman have been approached [...]