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  • Leonardo DiCaprio And Tom Cruise Top Sexiest Flight Crew Survey

    Pilot or stewardess? Man or woman? If you’re an aviation fan and you have a thing for airborne film characters, it will come as no surprise to you that one in two felt a certain weakness for Tom Cruise as a fighter pilot in Top Gun.

    The statistics are drawn from the Travel and Compensation Habits of English Passengers survey carried out by refund.me, the international provider that helps airline passengers claim their right to financial compensation for delays, cancellations, missed connections and diversions.

    Cruise isn’t alone on the wish-list of British passengers. Second place went to Leonardo DiCaprio, who received 32% of the votes thanks to his role in the Hollywood hit Catch Me If You Can, and third place to Denzel Washington for his performance as a pilot in Flight with 18% of the votes.

    When it comes to female cabin crew, the most desired actress after Catherine Zeta Jones was Kirsten Dunst, who received 39% of the votes, for her role in the romantic comedy Elisabethtown. She was followed in third place by Ellen Pompeo, who received 20% of the vote for her performance as Marci in Catch Me If You Can.

    refund.me has consolidated its position in the UK market as a leading representative of passengers seeking compensation from airlines for delays, cancellations, missed connections and diversions. Charging a sector-low commission of 15%, the provider helps users to receive compensation of up to €600.

  • Tom Daley Directs Dustin Lance Black In Film Debut

    Can Tom Daley And Dustin Lance Black get any cuter?

    Check out the video that DLB has uploaded to Instagram which he captioned, ‘DAY 26 & 27: an excuse for yesterday’s missing post. Directed by @tomdaley1994 Starring @dlanceblack #triparoundtheworld’

    The video, filmed by Tom, is a quick edit of Dustin Lance Black at his computer writing a script, in which he goes on to type, ‘All work and no play make Black a…’

    For the last 27 days, Dustin Lance Black has been on a #TripAroundTheWorld, and documenting his days by posting pictures on Instagram.

    A couple of weeks ago both Tom and Dustin were involved in an emergency landing in Russia.

  • Google and YouTube To Be Honoured As LGBT Game Changers

    GLAAD have announced that they are to honour Google and YouTube at a Gala in San Francisco.

    Glaad, the US’s national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organisation, today announced it will honour global technology leader Google and video-sharing innovator YouTube at the GLAAD Gala San Francisco.

    At the gala, Google and YouTube will receive the Ric Weiland Award, which honours innovators who advance LGBT equality through tech and new media. The award is named after Ric Weiland, who was a computer software pioneer and philanthropist. Together with his surviving partner Mike Schaefer, he is known for his dedication to LGBT and HIV/AIDS organisations.

    For years, Google has been one of Silicon Valley’s most vocal supporters of LGBT equality. In 2008, Google spoke out against California’s Proposition 8, a statewide ban on marriage for same-sex couples, and donated significant contributions to efforts to remove the ban.

    In 2010, Google announced that it would cover extra health coverage-related costs incurred by gay and lesbian couples unable to legally wed. The following year, Google expanded its employee healthcare coverage to include transition-related care for its transgender employees.

    In 2012, the company launched ‘Legalize Love,’ an international effort to “promote safer conditions for gay and lesbian people inside and outside the office in countries with anti-gay laws on the books.” That same year, Google unveiled a YouTube video showcasing employees speaking out in support of marriage equality in four battleground states – Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, and Washington. In 2013, YouTube unveiled its first-ever pride campaign, #ProudToLove, and changed its logo to be pride-themed for the first time in the company’s history.

    Earlier this year, Google showed its support for LGBT Russians through a rainbow ‘Google Doodle,’ which debuted just hours before the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. And in June, YouTube unveiled its #ProudToPlay campaign – a celebration of LGBT equality in sports. The campaign was featured on the YouTube and Google homepages and marked the second consecutive year that YouTube changed its logo for a pride campaign.

    ‘Few companies have the power to reach billions, and even fewer use that power to help ensure everyone can live the life they love,’ said GLAAD President & CEO Sarah Kate Ellis. ‘Tech innovators like Google are now at the forefront of the global conversation on LGBT equality, ushering in a new era of acceptance and understanding for users across the world. Through groundbreaking campaigns, outspoken support, and a relentless commitment to its LGBT employees, Google has raised the bar on corporate leadership that drives equality forward.’

    GLAAD also announced that Kris Perry and Sandy Stier, lead plaintiffs in Hollingsworth v. Perry, the landmark case that struck down California’s Proposition 8, will receive the Presidential Local Hero Award at the event.

    ‘Kris and Sandy’s courage and leadership have now touched the lives of countless loving and committed couples across California and beyond its borders, drawing us closer than ever before to full marriage equality in the United States,’ said GLAAD President & CEO Sarah Kate Ellis.

  • Russell Tovey, Ellen, Neil Patrick Harris, Harvey Fierstein React To Robin Williams Death

    Russell Tovey, Ellen DeGeneres, Neil Patrick Harris, Harvey Fierstein and many more stars have given their reaction to the death of comic legend, Robin Williams.

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  • Robin Williams Dies After Apparent Suicide

    It’s going to be a sad day for many as we hear the news of Robin Williams’ passing. Such a delightful talent who had created so many wonderful characters and memories on TV and the silver screen.

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  • Appeal For Information After Homophobic Attack On London Train

    A man was assaulted and verbally abused on a train between Charing Cross and Bexleyheath in July.

    British Transport Police (BTP) officers are appealing for information after a man suffered homophobic abuse and was assaulted on Tuesday, 15 July on a train between Charing Cross and Bexleyheath.

    PC Michael Willoughby is investigating. He said: ‘The victim boarded the train at Charing Cross around 5.30am. During the journey a man sat opposite him and began making homophobic comments to him and began taking pictures of the victim on his phone.

    ‘The victim challenged the man, but was punched and kicked in return’

    The suspect is described as a Chinese man, aged around 35, wearing a casual dark grey shirt, black trousers and black shoes. He is thought to be of proportional build and around 5’9.

    Officers are appealing to anyone who was on the service at the time and who may have information about what took place.

    PC Willoughby continued: ‘Anti-social or violent behaviour has no place on the railway and passengers should feel able to use the network without fear of becoming a victim of crime.

    ‘Anyone who witnessed the incident, or who has any information about what took place, should get in touch.’

    Anyone with information should contact British Transport Police by calling 0800 40 50 40 or texting 61016 quoting SSUB/B6 of 7/8/14. Alternatively contact the independent charity, Crimestoppers, on 0800 555 111 anonymously.

  • James Franco Debuts Blonde Ambitions

    James Franco, the man who can create publicity by just breathing, has debuted his 90’s inspired blonde look.

    The actor James Franco ,35, has debuted his blonde look in a post on Instragram in which he said, ‘That Late 90s bleached look.’

    And we have to say we’re loving it. He looks like a cross between an NSyncer and Backstreet Boy.

    Franco is currently working on a film called Michael, with Zachary Quinto and Emma Roberts. The film is about a pastor who was once gay.

    The actor who starred in Milk, is no stranger to playing gay for the camera, but this is the first time he has played an ‘ex-gay’. The film is based on ‘My Ex-Gay Friend,” a New York Times Magazine article by Benoit Denizet-Lewis, about Michael Glatze, a Christian minister who ‘rejected’ his homosexuality.

    So what do you think, do you like his blonde look?

  • Lionel Blair Put Man In Hospital Who Called Him A Fairy

    Lionel Blair, in an interview with the Daily Mail has described how he put a man in hospital because he called the star a ‘fairy’ and can’t bear same-sex marriage

    During the interview, Lionel Blair, 82, admits to the disproportionent and violent act, because the man called him a fairy in front of his daughter, Lucy.

    Blair, punched him, ‘He had to go to hospital!’, said the 82-year-old television presenter.

    He remarked that the jokes and speculation about his sexuality were trying saying, ‘It isn’t nice when you have a family.’

    When questioned on whether he supported the right for same-sex marriage he said, ‘I can’t bear it, I’m afraid. Look, if people want to live together, fine. And I do believe in civil partnerships. But marriage is between a man and a woman.

    ‘The world has changed. What has happened to my beautiful England?’

    Blair starred in Celebrity Big Brother in January 2014 and became the third housemate to be evicted from the series. The series would go on to be one of the most controversial after former boxer Evander Holyfield made a series of homophobic remarks.

  • That Time Mark Byron Auditioned For X Factor

    Mark Byron became one of the most talked about contestants in this year’s Big Brother – but do you remember when he auditioned for The X Factor back in 2011?

    It seems as Mark Byron has a bit of a reality TV streak in him as this video of him auditioning for The X Factor show.

    He auditioned in front of Gary Barlow, Kelly Rowland, Louis Walsh and Tulisa, with an out of tune rendition of Rihanna’s Only Girl In The World. After getting 4 No votes Mark vowed to ‘leave the country!’

    Mark was booted out the Big Brother house on Friday in a surprise double eviction with Winston.

    But The X Factor isn’t all Mark’s tried his hand at; he also starred in Channel 4’s Shipwrecked when he was 18. Check out his intro here!

  • Life Assurance Policies Up 140% For People Living With HIV

    A new report out today shows that those men and women living with HIV are taking out more life assurance as new policies soar by 140%.

    However, the report also highlights that the average amount for which people are insuring themselves has decreased year-on-year to just £114,607.

    In 2013 the amount that people were insuring themselves for £134,667 and £134,130 in 2012, showing a decrease of just over £20,000 a survey showed.

    Chris Morgan, Marketing Manager of Unusual Risks, Mortgage & Insurance Services says,

    ‘It has come as a complete surprise that the average sum Assured of an HIV Life Assurance Policy has decreased over the last year to £114,607. However, at the same time over the last twelve months we have also seen a rapid increase in the number of people taking up HIV Life Assurance products.

    ‘We believe the volume of people taking HIV Life Assurance has increased by around 140% over the last two years, which seems to have had an effect on the average sum-assured being taken by policy holders. We are of course delighted to see that more people with HIV are protecting their homes, mortgages, families and children’.

    In last year’s HIV Life Assurance Survey it was established that 70% of Life Insurance providers now offer cover to people with HIV. However, the terms and premiums they offer vary wildly between different insurance companies. Those looking for HIV Life Assurance are urged to seek specialist advice before applying for insurance.

  • Lady Gaga showcases new perfume artwork

    Lady Gaga has shared the artwork of her brand new perfume to be released later this year.

    The perfume is to be called EAU DE GAGA and will be the 2nd fragrance that the singer has released. The first, a unisex scent called ‘Fame’ has sold over 30 million bottles and created over $1.5billion in revenue.

    Taking to social media Gaga wrote, ‘EAU DE GAGA coming this season. Artwork By Steven Klein @skstudly’.

    The perfume will be mostly likely be released by her Haus Laboratories company.