Ceri Dupree at Crazy Coqs

If you are looking for a good night out as we approach the festive season here is a recommendation.

Ceri Dupree is the UK’s leading female impersonator. After a previous successful show alongside his sister Ria Jones in Miss Leading Ladies, Ceri brings his spectacular one-man, 21-woman show to Crazy Coqs.

Expect glamour, glitter and laughter galore as he impersonates before your very eyes some of the most famous and iconic women in the world, from Queen Camilla, Joan Collins, Marlene Dietrich, Lady Gaga and a host of others in between…. you name her, he’s done her!!!

Changing into more than 15 Fabulous costumes without ever leaving the stage…. How does he do that? We’ll Come to See!!

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Braverman forwarded 290 documents to her private email as attorney general

Suella Braverman, the former Attorney General and Conservative cabinet minister, has been found to have forwarded government documents to her private email accounts at least 127 times during her tenure from 2021 to 2022, raising concerns over a potential breach of the ministerial code. The details were revealed after a lengthy transparency battle initiated by The Times through a Freedom of Information request, and eventually ordered by a tribunal judge. These emails contained at least 290 documents, though it remains unclear whether any of these were sensitive or official.

Under ministerial guidelines, forwarding government correspondence to private accounts is prohibited due to the risk of unauthorized access. The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) was criticized for its convoluted approach in locating and providing this information, with the judge ruling that the costs involved in retrieving the emails did not justify withholding the details.

Braverman has faced similar issues in the past. She was sacked as Home Secretary by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in November 2023, after publishing a controversial article accusing the Metropolitan Police of political bias. Prior to this, she had resigned from Liz Truss’s cabinet in 2022 after breaching security protocols by sending an official document from her private email account. That document, relating to sensitive immigration policy, had market implications, making the breach particularly serious.

Braverman later admitted to using her personal email for official purposes six more times, claiming that it was for convenience during video calls. Neither the AGO, the Home Office, nor Braverman herself have commented on these recent findings, raising ongoing questions about the use of private emails for government business and the adherence to ministerial codes.

Chris Kaba

There has been extensive media coverage following the not guilty verdict in the case of Martyn Blake, the police officer involved in the fatal shooting of Chris Kaba.

Firstly, I would like to extend my deepest condolences to the family of Chris Kaba. The grief and pain they must have experienced in the wake of such a tragic loss is unimaginable.

It is important to acknowledge that the Metropolitan Police are often placed in situations where they must make split-second decisions, and regrettably, this can sometimes result in the loss of life.

Police officers are trained to exhaust all alternatives before resorting to firearms, which includes issuing necessary warnings and attempts to de-escalate the situation.

In this particular case, it was apparent that the victim, Chris Kaba, was not surrendering peacefully and posed a continued threat, leaving the police with no other option but to use deadly force. The decision was one they did not take lightly.

While the family understandably feels a sense of injustice following the not guilty verdict, the jury’s decision came after careful consideration of the facts presented during the trial.

My question is: what form of justice would have felt appropriate for the family in this tragic scenario?

The jury deliberated for three hours before reaching their decision, and as difficult as it may be, it is a verdict we must respect and accept.