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Earlier this month Apple launched its music streaming service "Apple Music" the service will become available from June 30th as a free 3-month trial thereafter there will be a monthly subscription of $9.99. What we didn't know was that Apple wasn't going to pay the music owners during the free trial period. Taylor Swift took it upon herself to speak on behalf of other musicians and explain her reason for holding back her album "1989" from Apple Music. She wrote an open letter criticising the giant company, in her letter she expressed her shock and disappointment over the fact that a company as progressive and generous as Apple decided not to pay royalties to artists, producers and writers during the trial period. Her letter forced the tech company to backtrack on their decision, with a senior vice president of the company tweeting " Apple will pay artist for streaming even during customer's free trial period.

We recently heard news that Mr+Mrs West are expecting their second child. Kim took to Instagram to announce the gender of her unborn child. She posted a picture of Kanye West reading to their daughter North with the words " you are such a good daddy to North and I know you will be the best daddy to our new son too. The 32-year old reality TV star is due in December and already their are rumours that the couple plan to name North's baby brother South West.  

    Brazilian Star and FC Barcelona striker Neymar will miss the rest of the Copa America tournament.   The 23-year old was shown the red card after he appeared to have deliberately kicked the ball at Pablo Armero during Brazil's match against Colombia.   The South American Football Confederation decided to hand him a four month ban after reviewing his actions on the pitch as he also appeared to head butt another Colombian player who confronted him.   In addition to the ban, Neymar was also fined a sum of $10,000.

      This is according to health 24, a shopper found a stash of drugs hidden in the bread purchased from her local shop.   Premier foods, maker of the blue ribbon bread brand have apologised and  launched an investigation into how the drugs came to be inside the bread. The drugs have been handed to police at the Strandfontein police station.  

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          35-year old Craig Guild from Dundee in Scotland has filed a claim against the Scottish Prison Service, asking for £2500 in compensation for being made to share a cell with a smoker during his four and half jail term for theft and breach of bail conditions.   He hopes to be awarded this money because prison officials were aware of the fact that he was a non-smoker but still made him share an overcrowded cell with a smoker, according to him having two people in a single cell is a breach of human right let alone being forced to contend with a smoker when clearly you are not one.   It is believed that if successful Mr Guild who is the first to file such a claim could set a precedent for similar claims from both former and serving prisoners across Scotland.  

    Its happy birthday to successful song writer, musician and former member of British rock band The Beatles, Paul McCartney as he celebrates his 73rd year on earth today.   Sir McCartney has sold over 100 million record worldwide and was knighted in 1997 by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to music.

Photo source: mommyish.com Fertility experts are urging career women hoping to have biological children in the future to freeze their eggs before they reach 35 as a way of keeping that hope alive because the chances of women conceiving significantly reduces after they turn 38. The Ovary and eggs age unlike the womb which can carry pregnancies well into the 50s. A 12- year study carried out by some researchers revealed that from age 38 women had only a 24% chance of having a baby through IVF and that chance reduces to just 1.3% for those aged over 44. Lead researcher Dr Martha Devesa wants women to be encouraged to have children earlier but if circumstances do not permit then they should be encouraged to take the option of freezing their eggs before they reach 35. Professor Adam Balen, chairman of the British Fertility Society said, all we hear is the good stories about celebrities who are having children at old age, but nobody hears about the ones who tried and had u

  This was reported by Moroccan newspaper Al Sabah, two female salon workers on a night out were arrested by policemen who considered their outfits indecent.   Human rights activist are calling for the release of the girls due to appear in court on the 6th of July.    According to Agadir Abdelaziz, the president of the Moroccan  human rights association, arresting the girls based on their clothing was a setback to individual rights and freedom which is guaranteed by the constitution adding the Moroccan law has no dress code or definition of what is considered to be an indecent dressing.

Just thinking out loud I mean it may be nothing but I just feel so compelled to write about it.   Was at the café the other day with my son, we got Panini and some fries at the counter and the waiter said five minutes, just need to heat up the Panini, fine by me so my son and I went to wait at our table. Nearly twenty minutes later no waiter, no Panini so I go over to the counter, hello where is my Panini, waiter looks at me surprised oh sorry she says, we have been so busy we actually forgot about your order. Excuse me, but I am part of the busy, I was pissed and didn't hesitate to show how pissed I was, she apologised and a few minutes later brought over my order.    As my son and I sat to eat, this nagging thought came to me, it was really stupid of you to get into an argument with that waiter, what if out of spite she decided to add a few extras you didn't order to your meal, a few extras like her saliva and God knows what order tricks she may have under her

  The Cannes Film Festival proved that they take their strict tradition that all men wear tuxedo with bow ties and black shoes and the women wear dresses and heels on the red carpet seriously by refusing entry to several middle aged women wearing flats at the premier of '50s lesbian romance "Carol".   A lot of film stars including Emily Blunt expressed disappointment over the actions of the hosts.   In defence of the Film Festival  I'll say glitz and glamour  give the red carpet its essence, they have an image they desire to project and its simple courtesy you respect the traditions of your host.   It's been said dress for the occasion and not what you are comfortable in. Reason you didn't  wear baggy jeans and your comfy worn out t shirt to that interview is because you want to be seen as someone who is serious and means business, likewise the organisers of the film festival want us to see the people on their red carpet as graceful and ele

Rumour has it that Scotland's international goal keeper Allan McGregor and his fiancée of 7 years 32-year old Leah Shelvin have called off their wedding that was due to take place at the luxury Mount Stuart House in Rothesay Scotland.   It has been reported the 33-year old goalie sent text messages to his friends saying "Cancel the Kilts" and Shelvin have deleted mentions of her fiancé from her twitter account.   The couple who got engaged seven months into their relationship have a three-year-old daughter together. Mount Stewart House- Voted Scotland's most romantic wedding venue

Goldust/Dustin Rhodes   Dusty Rhodes- WWF Legend   These are sad times for WWE legend Goldust and his family as he expresses sadness over the passing of his father another WWE Legend Dustin Rhodes.   Goldust in an interview with TMZ sports, expressed how his dad was his hero and he owed everything to him.   He followed in his father's footstep by becoming a professional wrestler and earning himself 19 wrestling championship titles.   Dustin Rhodes who is a former WWF/WWE superstar collapsed at his home in Florida, was taken to a local hospital but unfortunately passed away the following day.

    Renaud protesting outside son's school Annette Renaud is the PTA president at her son's high School for Journalism, she can't understand why her son who had grades as high as 95 on his class work couldn't compete with students from other schools.    Her son failed the Regent exams which is a standardized exam in the US on core high school subjects, since he failed  in the same subjects he got extremely high grades in from his school she decided to take matters into her own hands by protesting with a placard outside her son's high school.   According to her this is a joke and believes her son isn't been educated because conditions in the school are so bad to the extent teacher behave in irresponsible manner.   She cited a case of a petition against the Earth science teacher signed by 24 students because the teacher was busy selling jewelleries for personal profit instead of holding lessons and conducting the state required 1,200 minut

  Rachel Dolezal is the 37-year old leader of the Spokane chapter of the NAACP which is a civil rights organization that fights for the rights of ethnic minorities in the United states.   For a long time she has identified herself as being black but now her parents have come out to say she has been deliberately misleading people about her race and have provided pictures to proof she is white and was born a blonde blue-eyed child.   Dolezal who teaches African studies to college students and also on the board of the police oversight commission was asked by sky news if she considers herself an African American, a question she responded to by saying she hated the term African American and preferred Black instead.   NAACP have issued a statement supporting Dolezal who they say has been a long time figure in fighting for human rights in the Spokane community. According to their spokesperson ones ethnicity is not a criteria for the organisation's leadership posit

    l wonder what  it is the German Chancellor Angela Merkel is passionately trying to make president Obama understand .

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Full house actor John Stamos has been arrested for drunk driving.    Police in Beverly Hills stopped 51-year old Stamos after receiving calls reporting a possible drunk driver.   He was taken to hospital because of a possible medical condition and was cited with DUI after it was determined there that he was driving under influence. He was released to the care of the hospital and due to appear in court later in September.

Hundreds of cyclists have turned up to ride nude or semi nude in a bid to protest against car culture.   Organisers of the bike ride across some streets in London say this is their way of raising awareness about the safety of cyclists.   Although there is no law against nudity in London, organisers still have to make arrangements with the police and have urged participants to get dressed as soon as they reach the finish area and not use the area for prolonged naked socialising.

      Chelsea FC manager Jose Mourinho has been handed a six month ban from driving and ordered by a UK court to pay a fine of £910 for speeding.   The 52-year old club manager who already has nine points on his licence was caught driving at 60mph in a 50mph zone.   Mr Mourinho was however not physically present in court, but he did admit to the offence and a court official said his presence was not required for the hearing which took place at the Staines Magistrates' Court. 

    T he 60-year old British actor/comedian best known as Mr Bean sold his McLaren F1 sports car for £8 million earning him a profit of £7.3 million according to David Clark, the specialist car dealer who originally sold him the vehicle.   It is one of the biggest car deals ever in the UK as it gained interest from around the world but it was a British buyer who won the bid to buy the car.   Mr Atkinson who did 40,000 miles in the car said he bought the car for the quality of thinking that went into its design, he listed it for sale at the beginning of this year because he believed it was time someone else enjoyed the car.  

A 23 year old British woman on holiday in Malaysia is facing the possibility of a three month jail term if found guilty of " committing obscene acts in a public place". Eleanor Hawkins from Derby in the UK amongst 9 others have been blamed by locals for the 5.9 magnitude earthquake in Malaysia on May 30, they were accused of angering mountain gods after stripping off on the beautiful mount Kinabalu resulting in the earthquake which claimed 16 lives. The group got into trouble after posting pictures of themselves stripping on the sacred Mountain on Facebook. This sparked a police investigation leading to a series of arrests. Hawkins was arrested as she tried to board a plane to Kuala Lumpur. The group are going through the Malaysian court system and the Malaysian deputy chief minister has said the tourists deserve to be punished, according to him some places are sacred to local community and as such visitors should treat these places with respect.  

A swarm of Africanised bees not thought to be aggressive attacked 65 year old Dee Daugherty as he mowed his neighbour's vacant lot to repay a favour.    Mr Daugherty was attacked when he bumped a small shed in which the bees had their hive, thousands of  bees  flew out when part of the hive fell and swarmed him resulting in extreme swelling in his face and neck.   Mr Daugherty managed to get off from the attack to his house where his wife called for help, he however died in the ambulance on his way to the hospital.    The beekeeper has moved the hive to another location and the bees will be tested.

Edinburgh city sheriff court ordered 43-year old Ian Thirlaway to pay the sum of £500 as fine after he pled guilty to committing a racially aggravated breach of the peace.   Thirlaway who is a British oil worker flew into a fit of rage after he missed his train at the Edinburgh Waverley station.   He began shouting and swearing at the staff in the train station before saying, " I hope you get independence and we have spare bombs and we can bomb the whole place".   He was arrested by the British Transport Police and he continued in rage saying to the officers " I'm arrested and you let... and immigrants in here, F***ing hell.   His defence lawyer told the court her client made those statements because he  suffered from severe depression and when under pressure he attacked anyone and everyone.

      A court in Dubai has sentenced a Pakistani man to 3 months in prison for grabbing the face of a 13-year old British girl and kissing her against her will in an elevator. The court sentenced the clerk who will be deported to Pakistan after serving his term despite his not guilty plea.   The man who was accused of molestation said in his defence that he was only giving the young girl a fatherly kiss as she looked scared.   " when she entered the lift, she looked scared. I considered her like my daughter and kissed her like a father does his daughter, I did not have any criminal intention".

    Well a student at the University of St Andrews which is ranked as the best in Scotland and third in the UK was stunned when he found stapled to his exam paper another exam paper that wasn't due until later in the week.  The University chiefs felt embarrassed by the accidental release of the exam paper and decided to release the paper to all students taking the exam in fairness. They admitted the blunder saying this single incident was an error. Below some famous Alumni of the prestigious university                                                                          Duke of Cambridge  Duchess of Cambridge Alex Salmond- Scotland's former first minster     James Napier- discorverd Logarithms

44-year old Giulio Lampada, a senior member of a Mafia clan  was arrested in November 2011 and sentenced to 14 years in prison.   A Milan judge however has had no choice but to send him home under house arrest after his lawyers reported he was suffering from depression due to his aversion to men in uniform and prison bars.   Mr Lampada who refused to eat anything but fruits and snacks lost 10 kg and never left his cell, he even had to be helped to the bathroom.   He was assessed by dozens of doctors who declared him incompatible with detention. Lampada has been moved to his villa on the outskirts of the city under house arrest so his wife and three daughters can help him recover

  Gilles Crepin a 47-year old bartender has been found guilty of killing his customer, 57-year old Renaud Prudhomme by serving him 56 shots of spirit in a drinking competition at his bar in Clermont-Ferrand, in central France.   Crepin was convicted of manslaughter after Prudhomme who has both respiratory and alcohol problems died of a heart attack.   The court found the barman guilty because he was the one who encouraged his customer to keep on drinking. He urged Mr Prudhomme to beat the record of 55 at the Starter Bar telling him he only had 12 to go near the end of the challenge.   Crepin was banned from bartending for a year and given  a four months suspended sentence, in his defence his lawyer said bartenders can't ask for medical certificates from every customer who buys alcohol.

Cheltenham Ladies' College is one of Britain's most prestigious independent schools.    According to the principal of the  162-year old boarding and day school, there is a possibility homework could be scrapped and "flip learning" introduced in a bid to improve the mental health of its students as homework was found to be a cause of anxiety and depression amongst teenagers.   While speaking she said mentioned the worsening state of adolescent mental health and how it was the responsibilities of educators to safeguard the wellbeing of young people.   Over the next five years the school will review its practice of handing out homework to its students and teacher will be trained to spot mental health cases among their students, also in a continuing bid to help students, the students will attend  a weekly meditation class and be given twice as long to walk between lessons.

Well rumour has it that these two love birds are getting hitched. The two met while both amongst several others were contesting for the No 1 spot on the ITV X factor show.   The pair got together after Chloe cheated on her boyfriend with Stevie who has said it wasn't love at first sight for him.   There were rumours the pair split after the show came to an end, but they have debunked the rumours saying their relationship is about real love and not showmanship.

Bruce/Caitlyn Jenner (3rd left) hanging out with fellow transgender women by the pool  Bruce Jenner the former Olympic star now known as Caitlyn Jenner was recently spotted hanging out with fellow transgender women. She took to social media to express her joy moments after hanging out with girlfriends at the pool. She wrote,  " Learn from those who have walked the path before you".  "#TransIsBeautiful #LivingOurTruth# JustTheBeginning". Meanwhile Kylie Jenner, daughter of the former Olympic champion has expressed disgust at her friend Chris Brown for reposting rude comments about her dad (Bruce now Caitlyn) being a science project. Bruce now Caitlyn Jenner Bruce Jenner as we use to know him .