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John Lewis: The Best of British?

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Never knowingly undersold. That’s the motto, but is it true? Well, that is the point of the article. In a world were people are quick to complain, tweet and generally point out the bad, I wanted to say; yes, it is. In fact, I think that John Lewis is one of the best thing’s about Britain. It is quite high praise and here is why;

They care about their customers. If something is faulty and you need to take it back, you will get a refund. They care about their customers and want to keep them. They are smart enough to know that if you sell quality stuff and have excellent costumer service people will keep coming back. The first John Lewis store was opened in 1864 in Oxford Street, London. They have lasted the distance and for good reason. Buying something from John Lewis is a guarantee that you will not be screwed over, something that many other companies could learn from.

This is why I vote John Lewis as one of the best British things. Congratulations John Lewis and long may you continue.

Russell Brand Jokes About Katy Perry Divorce.

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Russell Brand joked that he was looking for a new wife at the MTV Movie Awards last night.

The British comedian hosted the award ceremony at the Gibson Amphitheatre.

“Last time I did an MTV show I ended up marrying someone,” he said. “Tonight I’m going to keep my eyes peeled for my next wife.”

He also joked about Kim Kardashian and her 72-day marriage to Kris Humphries.

“Kim took a lot of pressure off with her world record marriage – thanks, Kim.”

The audience included Charlie Sheen, Kristen Stewart and Charlize Theron,

Prometheus | Film Review

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This film is clearly a prequel, although Ridley Scott at one point denied it. Long awaited and much discussed, when the trailer was released a while back the internet went mad. The film is visually stunning and has brilliant performances by Michael Fassbender and Noomi Rapace. Rapace plays a driven and intense scientist who’s longing for a child is used against her and twisted in a horrific way. Fassbender is an android made to look like a humanoid so he doesn’t scare the crew.

This film comes 33 years after the first Alien movie and has some elements of the previous movies; a crew on a ship called Prometheus with an android, a scene like the alien coming out of John Hurt but much more icky.

There has been some complaints that the film is slightly predictable, but what monster movie isn’t? It is a monster movie for god’s sake. Prometheus is beautifully made, well acted, thrilling and entertaining. Is also has excellent production design and incredible visual effects. It is an ambitious and impressive film. Definitely worth a watch.

10 Facts About The Queen

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1) Prince Phillip calls her ‘Lilibet’.
2) She swears, but only uses words that begins with ‘B’.
3) She is a brilliant impersonator. She impersonates world leaders and public figures.
4) The Queen has never worn a pair of Jeans.
5) She doesn’t have a driving licence or a passport.
6) She hates gardening.
7) She loves racing, but has never placed a bet.
8 She has very soft skin.
9) She hates lateness, and tells people off when they keep her waiting.
10) She has sturdy sea legs.

Myleene Klass’s Husband Leaves her on her Birthday.

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The Presenter is ‘devastated’ after her husband walked out on her on her 34th birthday, leaving her and her two children alone.

The couple have been together for 11 years and married for 6 months. The couple had been engaged for five years. The couple met when Graham was Myleene’s bodyguard when she was in pop group Hear’Say.

According to The Sun, Graham dumped Klass on April 6 this year – her 34th birthday. “Myleene had no idea that Graham was going to leave her.

“They only got married a few months ago and she thought everything between them was great. It came as a massive shock to Myleene and she’s heartbroken.”

Her friends are angry with him, especially as she has been left holding the babies. It’s an awful situation.”

Adam Deacon Profile | Film

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In the film Payback Season, actor, director, writer and BAFTA-Orange Rising Star award winner Adam Deacon plays the lead role of Jerome Davies, a young man who has risen above his harsh beginnings of life on a council estate to achieve celebrity status as a premier league footballer.

Adam describes the role: “Jerome is living the high life, he’s got the lovely car, the penthouse flat, but fundamentally his family are still living on a council estate, and he has to go back there. I think Jerome’s dilemma is trying to balance his old life with the new life. Old friends start appearing and before you know it he’s involved in extortion. Jerome has tried to leave that life behind him. For me, it was really nice to play a ‘normal’ character; I wouldn’t call Jerome humble, but he’s just trying to do his thing. I also enjoyed playing a character who spoke proper English,” he laughs. “I am not playing the typical ‘d’you get me Blud’ thing, we were actually asked to tone it down.”

“I think it’s a great story as well, you don’t often get to hear about what happens to people on the other side, and I am sure this sort of thing goes on…it’s a great part to play especially after Anuvahood. It’s also nice to get a romantic role, in some of my films I get a girl, it all goes wrong and I’m gone, so it was really good to have a proper romance for once, and Nichola is a lovely girl as well,” he says.

“I definitely believe it’s a story that needs to be told; I am strong believer in films having a proper story, it’s no good just having a kid running round with guns and knives, we have to start thinking out of the box”

Deacon is currently writing another comedy film. “I made a lot of films last year for other people, and this year I have kind of got my heart set on an Adam Deacon film,” he laughs. “These are exciting times.”

Deacon has come a long way from his Stoke Newington School where he was deemed “a joker”, his natural antipathy to academia exacerbated by the “madness” at home. At 12, noticing his enjoyment of music and drama classes, his head of year suggested he apply for the weekly after-school course at the nearby Anna Scher School. He took a Saturday job to pay for a preparatory summer school and was immediately fast-tracked on to the course by Scher herself, who he portrays as a cross between a mentor and a fairy godmother.

“She’d get the rowdiest London street kids – who were in trouble with the police and stuff – and get them to read scripts properly,” he says. “There were kids there with jobs on EastEnders but she never let anyone act starry, or do stuff for money: she wouldn’t let kids do adverts before they were 16, in case they didn’t know what they were selling. I owe everything to that woman. If that opportunity hadn’t been there for me at a young age, I might have ended up inside,” he says ruefully.

Deacon, from Hackney, East London, began acting at the age of 12. His early career included work with Y Touring Theatre Company, with which he appeared in a number of tours including Cracked by Nicola Baldwin.

Deacon made his name as the lead in Noel Clarke’s Adulthood and co-starred in West 10 LDN, a Kidulthood-like TV program made by Noel Clarke. He has also starred as ‘Bones’ in an MTV show called Dubplate Drama. His next role was in 4.3.2.1, a heist movie, released in June 2010 which also starred Tamsin Egerton, Emma Roberts and Noel Clarke, who directed the film.

Recently Adam co-wrote, co-directed and played the lead role in Anuvahood, which was released on March 18, 2011. The film is described as, ‘A pulls-no-punches, coming-of-age story centering on one directionless hopeless shotter, who finds his true worth in the face of urban adversity.’

Adam has featured in various music videos including; Bashy’s “Who wants to be a Millionaire” and Chipmunk’s Chip Diddy Chip. He is also a musician and musical performer most noted for his two tracks on the soundtrack to Adulthood. The tracks are: ‘Adamhood’ and ‘On It 08’.

His television roles include The Boarding School Bomber and more recently The Royal Bodyguard starring David Jason.

Celebrities don’t cut it with children.

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In a world seemingly obsessed with celebrity, it is heartening to know that celebrities don’t cut it with children.

Celebrities aren’t that important to children after all according to research out today, despite the panic over the burgeoning celebrity culture.

When school children were asked to pick the most important people in Britain, celebrities ranked significantly lower than royals and politicians, with showbiz mogul Simon Cowell getting less than half as many votes as David Cameron (20 per cent versus 45 per cent).

The research among 650 UK school children, conducted for Galt Toys by leading child research experts ChildWise, showed Ant and Dec were important to only 21 percent of children and chart topper Harry Styles just 13 per cent. Daniel Radcliffe has lost his magic, only receiving 8 per cent of votes.

It isn’t great news for David Beckham either who ranked lower than Boris Johnson with 13 per cent of the votes versus 14 per cent. Cheryl Cole was important to just 11 per cent of children.

Brit winner Adele gets just 6 per cent of votes and Victoria Beckham trails in last with only 4 per cent.

John McDonnell, Managing Director of Galt Toys commented: “Children aren’t as frivolous as adults fear them to be. Our findings show it’s good news for the Royals in Jubilee year with the Queen topping the importance poll by a significant margin (91 per cent) and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in second and third place.”

The Royal family can’t rest on its laurels though as second in line to the throne Prince Charles lagged behind Prince William and the Prime Minister, coming in fifth place. Prince William got more than double the number of votes as his father (53 per cent versus 25 per cent).

Which of these British people do you think is most important?

Stone’s Original Green Ginger Wine Review

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I love ginger wine. I specifically asked to review Stone’s Ginger Wine Special Reserve last year, and this is just as good. Stone’s Original Green Ginger Wine has been a favourite in England since 1740. It is made with grated ginger and middle-eastern raisins. In the 19th century they used it as an aphrodisiac and treatment for cholera.

This wine is on the right side of sweet. Depending on your tastes the ginger can be hot. Which makes this the prefect drink for cocktails. This is also quite strong for a wine. It tastes great with coke too.

If you do drink it on it’s own it doesn’t have a horrible aftertaste. All in all, this is a very pleasurable wine that is perfect for a summers day and barbecues. It tastes divine and is a good alternative to other summer drinks.

Stone’s Original Green Ginger Wine (widely available, £4.99 for 70cl)

Drink within three weeks of opening