Selfies 'should be banned in London public places' says shock survey

Selfie-loving celebrities like Rihanna, David Beckham and Beyonce are in for a shock after a study revealed two-thirds of young Londoners believe the snaps should be banned in public.
In a poll of 2,000 18 to 24-year-olds, 68 per cent said they had grown sick of “annoying” and “vain” people constantly photographing themselves.
There are growing calls for the capital to extend controls which have already seen the O2 Academy in Brixton, Wimbledon, Wembley and Arsenal’s Emirates stadium clamp down on the trend, now considered more annoying than people stealing sunbeds abroad.
 A further 42 per cent admitted to “defriending” people on social media because of the number of selfies they post on holiday, while 37 per cent said they spend at least five minutes a day taking them.

That totals to more than 30 hours a year taking selfies – and 15 per cent of those people also admitted to wearing a full face of make-up on the beach to prepare for any unexpected snaps.
However, it’s not just tourists and Londoners taking the front-facing photographs. In fact, stars including Lily Allen, Niall Horan and Cara Delevingne often share pictures of themselves on television shows and public transport.
Superstar Beyonce also loves to post a snap of herself backstage – which is bound to upset the 84 per cent of people who claimed to dislike selfies.

The figures sparked a campaign by mobile provider, Three, who claim to be aiming to stop tourists taking ‘selfies’ and instead start taking ‘fronties’ – by turning the lens on the outside world.

The campaign was created to celebrate the addition of 24 new destinations to Three’s ‘Feel at Home’ service – which allows people to use their phones abroad without any extra cost from September.
Three spokesman Tom Malleschitz said: “We hope that in line with the feedback from the great British public, people start turning the camera around and taking fronties instead of selfies.”

'Nobody should die the way he did' - Mother of Nigerian murder victim begs witnesses to come forward.

Ms Yemi Hughes, the devastated mother of a 19-year-old Nigerian teenager who was stabbed to death in Croydon, London has begged for witnesses to come forward.

Andre Aderemi was killed in the Monks Hill estate in South Croydon on Tuesday, August 16. He was stabbed multiple times after being pursued by three armed youths carrying weapons.

The teenager had moved away from the area but his mother Yemi Hughes dropped him off to see a friend at about 7.30pm that fateful day - just 10 minutes before he was stabbed. Ms Hughes said:

"I never thought this would be the last time that I saw him. I received a call to beg me to come as he was screaming for me but by the time I arrived the paramedics were fighting to save his life. I never got to see him alive again, to tell him how much I love him, to see his infectious smile, to cradle my baby in my arms and tell him that I would fix and make everything better," she said. 

"I am begging for witnesses to come forward and give their accounts so that myself and Andre's little brothers can get some closure and justice for my son's murder. Nobody should die the way that he did and I am devastated not only by the loss of Andre but also by the manner in which he died. Our lives will never be the same again, so please if you know anything, no matter how small you think it is, can you pass it onto police."

Four persons have been arrested in connection with the murder. Investigators believe that a number of suspects may have sped off in a car after the stabbing. Detective Chief Inspector Sam Price said:

"Did you witness the incident last Tuesday or see a white vehicle on the estate that night? Did you see any other vehicles that may have been involved? Whilst enquiries are ongoing, we believe a number of people possibly fled the scene in a vehicle following the attack. Were any other individuals involved whom police are not already aware of? I am keen to speak with anyone who saw what happened."

Ali Zahawy, 18, appeared at Croydon Magistrates' Court on yesterday, while Jamall Longergan, of Thornton Heath, Fabio Cela, of Croydon, and Rodney Mukasa, of Croydon, all aged 19, were due to appear at the Old Bailey.