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Teenager in fight for life after throwing himself in front of car to save his girl...
A heroic teenager is fighting for his life in hospital today after bravely pushing his girlfriend out of the way of an oncoming car.
William Roberts, 17, and Danielle Watson, 16, were holding hands when a car suddenly came round a corner as they crossed a road near her home in Dover, Kent.
William, from Canterbury, is in a critical condition in a East London hospital and said to have only a 'one in a million' chance of survival. He had just left school and hoped to become a fireman or policeman.
The couple had only been dating for two weeks when the accident happened just yards from Danielle's home.
The devastated teenager today described how William was flung down the street after saving her.
She said: 'It all happened so fast. We were holding hands as we crossed the road near my home when a car came round the corner. I fell forward I felt the car just brush past my hip but Will got hit full on.
'He was thrown down the road. A man walking past saw the whole thing and said Will had pushed me out of the way of the oncoming car, so that it was just him who was hit.
'If Will hadn't done that, we would both be battling for our lives right now - or even be dead. What he did was incredible. I'll never be able to thank him enough. He saved my life.'
Danielle added: 'All I remember is the paramedics working on him in the road and him lying there lifeless. I feel so bad because it should have been both of us, but in that split second he decided to save me. It's the most selfless act anyone can do. I'm just speechless about it.'
Danielle is seeing a counsellor for the mental trauma she has suffered.
William has had one operation to relieve pressure and bleeding on his brain.
He was struck by a Vauxhall Zafira last Monday. There is no suggestion that the 44-year-old driver was speeding.
William's mother, Michelle, 36, is keeping a vigil at her son's bedside in the intensive care unit at Royal London Hospital.
She said: 'From what we have been told by police, he was crossing the road and pushed his girlfriend out of the way of the car. A heroic teenager is fighting for his life in hospital today after bravely pushing his girlfriend out of the way of an oncoming car. ... more -
Chopping tradition could violate law
Ludwe Vusani will observe as the tip of his young son‘s finger is hacked off by a village elder with a long, sharp knife.
For Vusani, 22, an artist‘s assistant who lives in East London, this traditional Thembu practice is a long-held tradition which he, his own father, grandfather and great-grandfathers endured for the sake of culture. Ludwe Vusani will observe as the tip of his young son‘s finger is hacked off by a village elder with a long, sharp knife. ... more -
INTERVENTIONS ::: PUBLIC VIEW
Interventions is the first of a series of public art events curated by PUBLIC VIEW. It will take place on Friday, 20 June 2008 between 5pm and 11 pm in Hackney, London and it will last for just one day.
The event will include a range of international artists featuring a variety of art practices such as Sound Design, Performance, Posters and Installations. Artists were selected for their specific approach working with and within the environment.
A map will indicate the placements of different artworks within the area and can be viewed and downloaded under:
http://www.publicview.eu
email to postmaster@publicview.eu Interventions is the first of a series of public art events curated by PUBLIC VIEW. It will take place on Friday, 20 June 2008 between... more -
Has Banksy had a tinkle here? Plus a glass car
In the loo at the George Tavern in East London 'admiring' the graffiti art work on the wall plus
in the beer garden a car 'made' of glass. In the loo at the George Tavern in East London 'admiring' the graffiti art work on the wall plus ... more -
UK social
Here's a piece I'm really proud of which I recently created for Current TV. It aims to examine what it's like to live in the UK today, through portraying it's diverse community of people, and exploring the possible connections & conflicts between them. It’s about a chance to enrich our lives, celebrate our lives, and the chance to change for the better. Hope you like it.
I re-cut & remixed The National's ‘Fake Empire’, which works perfectly to set an emotional & powerful mood.
Current TV: Sky 193 & Virgin 155 Here's a piece I'm really proud of which I recently created for Current TV. It aims to examine what it's like to live i... more -
Donal Coogan Vs Scroobius Pip - How to be a poet.
Scroobius Pip's foolproof 4 step plan to becoming a poet. May include beard-trimming and spontaneous poetry creation.
www.londonwordfestival.com Scroobius Pip's foolproof 4 step plan to becoming a poet. May include beard-trimming and spontaneous poetry creation. ... more -
Village Underground
The story of a young creatively minded man called Tom Foxcroft who was managed to get 4 decommissioned tube carriages and place them on the top of a railway viaduct in the heart of Shoreditch. The trains will be turned into artist's studios. The story of a young creatively minded man called Tom Foxcroft who was managed to get 4 decommissioned tube carriages and place them o... more
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Video Art
'The Video Art Gallery' is the only London art gallery specialising in moving image art from emerging artists who make use of video, digital animation, animation, and other media to create powerful and beautiful images.
To view work samples from the artists, you can go to: http://www.thevideoartgallery.com
The exhibit runs until December 16th, 2007 and it is located at the 'Punctum Gallery' - No15 Redchurch Street, at London's East End.
"This exhibition only runs for a limited amount of time so by putting together this video and along with references to the related websites, people will have a greater chance to see these works of art, especially for those who live outside London." - MK
To download this video from Skill-Pill.com to your mobile phone, you can go to: http://www.skill-pill.com/vag
(You can download the video via a WAP network directly to your mobile phone or from the Internet on to your computer and then via 'Bluetooth' move it to your mobile phone and share it with your peers) 'The Video Art Gallery' is the only London art gallery specialising in moving image art from emerging artists who make use o... more -
East End Art Walk
East End Art Walk helps the wannabe art connoisseurs navigate London's thriving art scene.
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Breaking News: large fire has broken out in East London.
Reported to be coming from the Stratford area.
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The £1 Advice Booth
Profile of a young couple who devote their Sundays to meting out advice to strangers on London's Brick Lane.
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It Ain't Disneyland
Animated Documentary narrated by two young guys who are trying to improve life for them and their neighbours on an East London estate
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