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  • Amazon slashes the price of loads of Amazon Fire and Echo products

    Amazon slashes the price of loads of Amazon Fire and Echo products

    Amazon has stripped back the price of many of its amazing Fire products including the Fire Stick and Echo Dot for its Spring Sale.

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    Amazon has slashed the price of quite a few of its Echo devices and Amazon Fire TV Stick meaning you can now get an Echo Dot for £29.99, usually priced at £49.99 while you can get an Echo Spot for £94.99 (usually £119.99)– that’s an incredible saving of £25.00

    You could even get the Echo Smart speaker in Charcoal Fabric with £25.00 off – meaning you can snap it up for £64.99 and get with free delivery.

    By ordering a Fire TV Stick and signing up to Prime, you’ll be able to access thousands of films and TV shows.

    To get your hands on the greatly reduced products you’ll need to enter the code EASTER2019 at checkout.

    The Echo devices are Amazon’s popular voice-controlled speakers or TV screens, with improved sound and audio detection over the previous versions of the device. They allow you to stream music, tv shows and even call, for free, anyone else with another Echo device. 

    You can even use the clever Echo system to turn on and off lights,adjust thermostats, lock doors, find TV shows, and more with compatible connected devices.

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    Unfortunately the Echo Spot won’t be available until March, with the earliest shipping date slated for the 16th March. However you can order it now and benefit from the lower price.

    Cleared the backlog

    Amazon have now cleared the massive backlog of Echo Dot orders – which only started shipping in March. The device had been available to order via the website from before Christmas.

     

     

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  • Christopher Biggins felt “violated” after his phone is snatched by thug

    Christopher Biggins felt “violated” after his phone is snatched by thug

    Celebrity Big Brother star Christopher has said that he was left terrified after his phone was snatched by a cyclist in a hoody.

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    Panto fave Christopher Biggins had his phone snatched by a cyclist in a hoody as he waited for a taxi.

    The I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here star said the experience was “terrifying” and left him feeling “violated”.

    Talking on BBC Wiltshire, where he is today taking over the station as guest editor, he explained that he has just left a swanky restaurant in Covent Garden, London, on Wednesday night.

    “I walked down to Charring Cross Road to get an Uber at quarter to midnight and I was on my phone,” he told the BBC.

    “I was looking down toward Trafalgar Square and I was seeing how far away he was and suddenly a hooded cyclist came by and stole my phone – just took it out of my hand.

    “It was such a violation.

    “I shouted very loudly but it was quarter to midnight and he got away.”

    He said talking to insurers the next day made him feel a little better because some of them asked: “Is that the real Mr Biggins?”

    Christopher, however, is certain that the thief won’t be able to hack into his phone to steal the treasure trove of celebrity contacts that the star has gained over the years.

    Biggins is one of four presenters guest editing BBC Wiltshire this week for the station’s 30th birthday.

    The others have been Time Team’s Phil Harding, Olympian Sharron Davies and Apprentice star Nick Hewer.

    Christopher Biggins has just turned 70.

  • Major travel company boycotts Royal Brunei Airlines

    Major travel company boycotts Royal Brunei Airlines

    A major travel company has said it will no longer offer flights from the Brunei owned airline.

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    STA Travel has said it is to stop offering its customers flights from the Brunei-backed airline, Royal Brunei Airlines. The move to boycott the airline has come on the back of the decision of the nation’s government to use the death penalty to punish sex between gay and bisexual men.

    From last week gay and bisexual men who are caught having sexual relations will be stoned to death in a brutal shake-up of the nation’s laws. The new punishment which has its basis in sharia law also allows for stoning for those caught committing adultery and apostasy.

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    The travel company has also offered refunds for anyone who has already bought tickets to travel on the Airline.

    The airline, which is a small player in terms of airline size enjoys codeshares with 10 other airlines including KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Thai Airlines.

    In a statement to THEGAYUK, STA travel said,

    “We’re proud of our open and diverse culture and we expect our partners to demonstrate the same. We do not support in any way the laws being introduced in Brunei (including on Brunei-registered aircraft and vessels). Because of this, we have stopped selling Royal Brunei Airlines flights.

    “Anybody who bought Royal Brunei Airlines tickets through STA Travel and who no longer wants to use them can claim a refund, and we will help those customers to make alternative travel arrangements.

    “We’ve taken this stance to add our voice to the calls on Brunei to reverse this change in the law and in support of LGBTQI people everywhere.

  • Celebrations as Queer Beer “Proud” turns One

    Celebrations as Queer Beer “Proud” turns One

    The UK’s first “queer beer” today turns one year old, celebrating 20,000 sales and £4000 raised for LGBT+ charities.

    The craft beer, brewed with “proper Yorkshire water” in Harrogate is an LGBT+ startup based in London whose aim it is to “revolutionise the way the LGBT+ community is supported”.

    The beer, or their “LGBTQIPA” as they are calling it works in partnership with three leading LGBT+ charities, the Terrence Higgins Trust, Diversity Role Models and the LGBT Foundation, with a direct contribution of 20p from each sale going to these charities. PROUD also support community projects, sports groups and LGBTQ professional networks throughout the UK.

    In their first year of trading, PROUD has already partnered with over 100 businesses and venues including the award winning LGBT+ theatre, Above the Stag; the musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie at the Apollo Theatre and entertainment, bar and restaurant venues across London and the UK.

    Ethan Spibey, Co-Founder of PROUD said, “I’ll be honest, My Dad was less than impressed when I said I was going to spend the money I’d saved for a house deposit on starting a beer company. But frankly, we were fed up with seeing brands simply slap a rainbow flag on something for one month of the year and pretend they cared about our community and the challenges we face. PROUD has been built with our charities and our community in its heart and soul. Beer is beer, and it’s a tasty beer, but we believe beer can change the world and be a platform for our sparkling LGBTQ+ community, it’s what makes us a queer beer.”

  • The Dorchester Collection closes its social media due to “abuse”

    The Dorchester Collection closes its social media due to “abuse”

    The Dorchester Collection of hotels has closed its social media accounts after being targetted with abuse from online users.

    The Dorchester Collection has closed its social media pages after members of its social media team were targetted with abuse following on from the Sultan of Brunei’s decision to enact a law that would see gay people who engaged in sexual activity with each other stoned to death.

    The Dorchester Collection is ultimately owned by the Sultan of Brunei.

    Taking to Facebook to explain their decision to close their pages, a statement read,

    “Dorchester Collection is an inclusive and diverse company and does not tolerate any form of discrimination.

    “Although we believe in open and transparent communication, we have reluctantly deactivated our hotel social pages due to the personal abuse directed at our employees for whom we have a duty of care.

    “Our corporate social media pages remain in place. Dorchester Collection’s Code emphasises equality, respect and integrity in all areas of our operation and strongly values people and cultural diversity amongst our guests and employees.”

     

     

  • Protests to take place outside Sultan of Brunei’s Dorchester Hotel

    Protests to take place outside Sultan of Brunei’s Dorchester Hotel

    A demonstration is due to take place outside The Dorchester Hotel in London in protest to the death penalty for gay sex in Brunei.

     

    A demonstration is to take place outside the Sultan of Brunei owned Dorchester Hotel in London this Saturday, 6th April 2019. The protest comes as Brunei enacts a law which will see men who have sex with other men face the death penalty by stoning.

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    The demonstration has been created by Benali Hamdache, a Green Party candidate for the London Assembly.

    Explaining why the demonstrating was going ahead on the official Facebook page, Hamdache wrote, “Brunei has announced that gay sex and adultery will be punishable by death. The Sultan of Brunei is one of the richest men in the world and is personally responsible for this hideous law.

    “He is also the owner of The Dorchester Hotel. Join our demonstration to make it clear that everyone should be boycotting his hotels”.

    The punishment of stoning to death, which has its basis in sharia law will target Muslim LGBT+ people in the region. The law will so see death penalties for those who commit adultery and rape. Those who are caught stealing will have their hands amputated. There will be fines or other punishments for those who miss prayers on a Friday.

    The demonstration will take place outside the Dorchester hotel in London from 2 PM until 4 PM.

     

     

     

  • Dr Ranj hits out a Piers Morgan over trans jokes

    Dr Ranj hits out a Piers Morgan over trans jokes

    Today Piers Morgan identified as slim, calling himself Trans Slender.

    Strictly Come Dancing star Doctor Ranj hit out at Piers Morgan today saying he was getting tired of the “gender related” jokes that the GMB presenter was making.

    The doctor, who is out and proud, went on to say that the jokes said by Piers could be harmful to vulnerable people and implored Piers, as a medical professional to stop doing it – a request that didn’t go down too well with the ever outspoken Piers.

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    The plea for the jokes to stop came after Piers posted a Tweet in which he called himself “trans slender”. The presenter also, during a live broadcast, on Good Morning Britain said that he was identifying as a skinny person.

    In his response to Dr Ranj, Piers wrote, “Hi Ranj, I am getting a little tired of humourless ‘woke’ berks like you telling me what gender-related jokes I can & can’t make on TV for entertainment… I implore you: PLEASE don’t do it.”

     

  • Turns out you may have been douching wrong all this time

    Turns out you may have been douching wrong all this time

    Do you douche?

    If you do how to do you do it? With a bulb douche or with a shower hose? Well, one doctor, Doctor Goldstein from Bespoke Surgical New York, USA, speaking on the Talk About Gay Sex Podcast said that if you use a shower hose that you need to take care and keep a steady flow, much like a colonic.

    Dr Goldstein did warn that using a shower hose wasn’t the safest way of making sure your booty was anal sex ready, as water pressure and temperature can cause damage, but he also warned that excessive douching will get rid of the good, essential bacteria in your gut.

    However, if you are going to use a shower douche he advises that shooting water up your rectum, holding it inside you and then letting the water go, isn’t the optimum way of getting clean or keeping your ass safe.

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    Instead, the Doc suggested a more steady approach revealing, “the key is kinda like a colonic, where water is going in and water is going out, so that you’re never filling up” was the best way to make sure you get everything right, adding “it’s not the way to roll”.

    He also suggested that when it comes to douching that “less is more”.

    So there you have it. Less is more and think colonic!

  • Brunei to start stoning to death as punishment for homosexuality from today

    Brunei to start stoning to death as punishment for homosexuality from today

    The Kingdom of Brunei’s anti-gay punishment will come into effect today, meaning anyone found guilty of engaging a raft of behaviours including homosexuality will be stoned to death.

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    Brunei‘s stoning death penalty is to be implemented today despite a massive international backlash. The adoption of sharia-based laws means that anyone found guilty of engaging in gay sex will be stoned to death. The law also means that anyone found guilty of committing adultery or trying to denounce Islam or insulting the Prophet Muhammad will also be dealt with the death penalty.

    Those found guilty of theft will have their hands amputated.

    Not all laws or punishments will affect non-Muslims in the region.

    Homosexuality is already illegal in Brunei and is one of 35 of 53 nations of the Commonwealth in which homosexuality is illegal. It is the second of those nations to make the “crime” punishable by death.

    What has the UK said it will do?

    In 2018 the UK’s government launched an LGBT+ action plan, in which it said it wanted to deal with issues faced by the LGBT community across the Commonwealth. Part of the plan specifically mentioned the Commonwealth. The government has offered support to Commonwealth countries wishing to reform discriminatory legislation. There is a £5.6 million programme, to be delivered through civil society organisations and will advance the legal equality and rights of all Commonwealth citizens, regardless of gender, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity. However, critics say that £5.6 million is a minuscule amount of money to split between the nations that could consider decriminalising homosexuality.

    The government also stated it would, “work through UK embassies, high commissions and through international organisations, including the United Nations, European institution and the Commonwealth, to protect and promote LGBT rights and to address laws discriminating against LGBT people”.

    Theresa May: anti-gay laws are “were wrong then, and they are wrong now”.

    In April 2018, the UK’s Prime Minister, Theresa May said that anti-gay laws in the Commonwealth “were wrong then, and they are wrong now”.

    In a speech to the biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), Ms May said, “I am all too aware that these laws were often put in place by my own country. They were wrong then, and they are wrong now

    “As the UK’s prime minister, I deeply regret both the fact that such laws were introduced, and the legacy of discrimination, violence and even death that persists today,” she added.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • There’s a cockring that has a camera on it…

    There’s a cockring that has a camera on it…

    There are some angles we’ve always wanted to view and now you can, thanks to a cockring, that’s also a camera.

    Up until now, there was really only one view that hasn’t been recorded for the viewing pleasure of the masses and that was the cockeye view. But now, thanks to this new camera, called the CockCam, which doubles up as a handy cockring you’ll be able to view your ass being slammed from the viewpoint of your top’s penis.

    2019 people. 2019.

    The cockcam simply slides over the top’s dong and when linked via wifi will film whatever is put in front of it. Mouth, ass, melon. Whatever.

    According to the website, the developers have “encased the camera in a luxury feel matt black ring, which has a stretchy, yet tight sleeve. Designed to fit snuggly around the base of your cock, to give the camera a great point of view and also helps you keep a bigger and harder erection”.

    There’s also a nightvision mode. Just in case you decide to go hoophunting in the dark.

    And it’s a snip at just $149 (currently $20 off).

    H/t CocktailsAndCocktalk

  • Sam Smith strips to his underwear and becomes a “bond girl”

    Sam Smith strips to his underwear and becomes a “bond girl”

    In his most revealing pictures yet, singer Sam Smith strips off to his tiny undies and does the “bloat dance”.

    Bloat? What bloat? We can’t see bloat!

    Sam Smith has stripped down to his undies, showcasing his very slimmed down frame and continuing on his journey to loving his body image. He encouraged his fans to join in him in doing “the bloat dance”, despite the fact that Sam, looks incredibly slim.

    In a series of pictures and videos the “Stay With Me” singer, stripped to nothing but his tiny whities and danced almost nude in front of the mirror, in his most revealing pictures yet, including a rather sexy “bond girl” dance, which ended up with one selfie with the words “bond girl” emblazoned on the photo.

    Blond Girl Moves: Sam Smith jokes that he looked like a bond girl with a sexy dance in his hallway.

    In one post he published a selfie of himself, sitting in his bathroom, topless, and wrote, “Feeling bloated and gross after my flight so thought I’d post a mirror selfie of my sexy bloated boobies coz we are friends. Finally”

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    Taking time out after a flight the 26-year-old singer was clearly on a selfie roll as he posted numerous videos and pictures of him without clothes on.

    Sam encouraged his followers to do the bloat dance with him, before busting some moves including a very provocative twerk!
    Looking Great: Sam Smith appeared with nothing but a towel with his newly slimmed down frame.

    In February Sam wrote an emotional note about his body acceptance when he uploaded his first ever topless picture saying, that he was “fighting the f**k back” and “reclaiming” his body.

    He wrote, “Yesterday I decided to fight the fuck back. Reclaim my body and stop trying to change this chest and these hips and these curves that my mum and dad made and love so unconditionally”.