A Banksy mural addressing the issue of immigration has been removed from a wall in Essex. The local council, unaware it was a priceless work by the renowned British graffiti artist, responded to a complaint that deemed it “offensive.” http://rt.com/uk/192500-banksy-council-erases-400000/
MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — As a child, Osama al-Bar would walk from his home past Islam’s holiest site, the Kaaba, to the market of spice and fabric merchants where his father owned a store. At that time, Mecca was so small, pilgrims could sit at the cube-shaped Kaaba and look out at the […]
Stephen Fry launched his new book More Fool Me by cementing his place in the nation’s heart. http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/comedy/stephen-fry-festival-hall–comedy-review-a-warm-and-lively-testament-to-frys-unique-charm-9770030.html
