Dani to get Jacko's bodyguard

Celebrity Big Brother stunner Danielle Lloyd has hired Michael Jackson’s bodyguard to save her from a stalker.

Matt Fiddes has been Jackson’s UK minder for ten years. Now he looks after Danielle, 23, who has been plagued by the female stalker for months.
The woman, in her 20s, followed Danielle from her home and got past other guards to lay flowers on her doorstep.

Dad-of-five Matt, 29, was recommended to Danielle by fellow Celebrity BB contestant Jermaine Jackson, Michael’s brother.

A friend of Danielle said yesterday: “She is totally freaked, but Matt is lethal in dealing with trouble. He is a renowned martial arts expert who could – if he wanted – kill with one move.”

Spears kids to saty with K-Fed

BRITNEY SPEARS has not regained custody of her kids.

Commissioner Scott Gordon today gave the wayward singer a total of two monitored visits per week and one overnight visit.

Spears and her ex Kevin Federline have been ordered by Judge Gordon to work out holiday schedules with the kids and Britney must submit evidence that she has childproofed her pool area by Friday.

In his order, the judge wrote that, when Britney has the kids, "the environment at the house ranged from chaotic to almost sombre with little communication at all."

Mucca on edge

Sir Paul McCartney's estranged wife Heather Mills has accused the media of "pushing her to the edge", likening her treatment to that of Princess Diana.

In an emotional interview on breakfast TV station GMTV, she also accused "a certain corner" of fuelling negative coverage about her in the press.

She added she had received death threats and been "close to suicide". Mills, whose divorce from the ex-Beatle is going through the courts, called on the public to stop buying newspapers.

She said: "I've had worse press than a paedophile or a murderer and I've done nothing but charity for the 20 years.


In other news

* An all-star line-up of small-screen celebrities is expected at this year's National TV Awards, to be held later at London's Royal Albert Hall. Veteran newsreader Sir Trevor McDonald will host the awards, the winners of which are decided by the public.

* Motorsport boss Max Mosley has said Lewis Hamilton could have a negative effect on Formula One if he is as successful next year as he was in 2007. "If he does the same thing next season as he's done this season, it will certainly have a big effect," he said.

"It will start to be negative because we'll get the Schumacher effect where people start writing to me saying can't you do something to slow him down." Mosley added that Hamilton's role in revitalising F1 had been exaggerated.

* It's not often Kerry Katona has anything in common with Hollywood stars, but she shares at least one bad habit with Nicole Richie. The Simple Life star has been spotted puffing away on a cigarette, despite being seven months pregnant with her first child.

* The Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhall fairytale seems to have captured the hearts of The Sun's, 'Bizarre' readers. They were voted the sweetest couple in their list of adorable twosomes.

* A former prisoner in Australia has decided to buy his own jail cell.

Clip of the day

College security guard dance

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1782277

Stone's blue blazes

Joss Stone threw a major wobbly – and a few teacups – after her hair was dyed the wrong colour before a gig.

The singer flew into a rage backstage before her act at the Desert Rhythm Festival in Dubai on Saturday.

Joss wanted to add a purple tint to her already dyed deep red locks – but the whole lot turned a shade of blue.

When an assistant brought a nice cuppa to calm everyone down the crockery was sent flying.

A source said: “Joss was screaming and sobbing because of this hair malfunction and chucked a tray of tea on the floor.

“She wanted a little tint in her dyed red hair but it all turned dark blue. She was behaving like a woman possessed. Then when she walked in front of the crowd she had a beaming smile and acted like nothing had happened.”

Tearful reunion

Model Kimberly Stewart has a day out with pal Jack Osbourne – and looks like she had a wail of a time.

Rod Stewart’s daughter was spotted crying after browsing in estate agents’ windows with Ozzy and Sharon's lad, 21, in West London.

An onlooker said: “The pair of them have been friends since they were kids growing up in Hollywood.

“But the body language between them was seriously frosty. After she burst into tears Jack skulked off.”

New Skype handset

Mobile phone provider 3 has launched a new handset that will allow users to make free calls over the internet via telephony service Skype.

Users will also be able to use Skype's instant messaging service, 3 said.

But while people using Skype on their computers are able to make cheap global calls to any phone number, this will not be possible via the new 3 handset.

Skype has about 246 million registered users worldwide and is one of the firms reshaping the global phone industry.

In other news

* Quirky comedy, Juno about an unwanted teenage pregnancy has scooped the top prize at the Rome film festival.

* Actor Sid Owen is to return to BBC One soap EastEnders to reprise his role as Ricky Butcher, the BBC has said.

* Britney Spears is furious that ex-hubby Kevin Federline is escaping drug testing while she must submit to random checks.

* Screen beauty Catherine Zeta Jones has denied reports that she is anorexic.

* Sugababes star Heidi Range has revealed that she is moving in with her boyfriend Dave Berry.

* Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace is toning down her image to take on the role of ambassador for nightclub project Club4Climate.

* Noel Fielding has been named as the temporary replacement for Bill Bailey as a team captain on Never Mind The Buzzcocks.

* Fox has given a put pilot order for an American version of Channel 4's Spaced.

Clip of the day

Vader in love
http://www.viralvideochart.com/myspace/darth_vader_in_love_pt1?id=20680002

Chantelle is minted

Chantelle Houghton has been named as the richest non-famous Big Brother housemate since Jade Goody.

Houghton has reportedly become a millionaire since winning the show back in 2006.

According to The Sun, the reality TV star made £925,000 last year, thanks to TV appearances, her fashion magazine column and a £300,000 autobiography deal.

She also sold the coverage rights to her marriage to fellow Celebrity Big Brother contestant Samuel Preston for £600,000 to OK! magazine.

Figures compiled by Companies House, claim the star made more than £2,500 a day.

A finance expert commented: "She’s done incredibly well to maximise earnings. I don’t think any business analyst would have said she could make so much so quickly with so little business experience."

Beckham to star in celeb charity game

The LA Galaxy star could come face to face with soccer hardman Vinnie Jones in a charity match next week.

The former Wimbledon star famously crushed Paul Gascoigne's knackers when his team took on Newcastle United in 1987.

The incident was captured in one of the most famous footie photos of all-time, and my design wizards have altered the snap to show how Becks could end up when he plays Vinnie and Co.

David, who has only just returned to the LA Galaxy team after missing most of the season injured, will play a charity match to help raise money for the victims of the California wildfires.

All money raised at the event will go towards the victims of the raging fires, which has seen more than one million people evacuated and 1,800 homes lost.

Galaxy are lining up the celeb-packed Hollywood United side to help raise their profile and draw in the crowds.

Unknown's to star in myspace film

Ten internet users have landed film roles after they auditioned on the social networking site MySpace.

Readers of the website chose the movie's director and several of the actors after producers asked people to participate in the auditions.

The unknowns, who include a student and an aerospace engineer, star alongside actors Paul Nicholls and Tim Healy. Faintheart, billed as a romantic comedy, is due to be released by the summer of 2008.

Leona wins chart battle

X Factor winner Leona Lewis has topped the singles chart with the most first week sales of any release this year.

Her song, Bleeding Love, was the first from her debut album and it outsold the rest of the top five put together, with 218,000 copies.

She beat Take That's Rule The World into second place and last week's number one, Sugababes' About You Now into fourth.

McFly's The Heart Never Lies was third while Mark Ronson's Valerie was fifth.


In other news

* Emma Watson is reportedly "distraught" at her split from rugby player Tom Ducker. A friend of the star told The Sun: "She is very upset. He was her first love."

* Actress Patsy Palmer is returning to EastEnders to reprise her role as Bianca Jackson, the BBC has announced.

* The BBC needs a language adviser to ensure its broadcasters use correct English, campaigners have urged.

* Former Moloko singer Roisin Murphy is recovering after damaging her eye socket on stage in Russia on Saturday.

* Sex And The City star Sarah Jessica Parker has topped a poll – as the world’s least sexy woman. The Hollywood actress, who is filming a big screen version of the hit TV series in New York, edged out beehived singer Amy Winehouse for top place.

* Babyshambles are to perform at Thursday's MTV Europe Music Awards in Munich.

Clip of the day

Travis Barker does Soulja Boy

http://www.viralvideochart.com/myspace/travis_barker_remix_soulja_boy_quotcrank_thatquot?id=17941217

And for those not familiar with the original – The yanks are going mad for this.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=LpocrqvP2Yg

Sad Amy: One more drug will kill me

Tortured singer Amy Winehouse will die if she has one more drug hit.

An infamous three day binge has left her heart so frail it could give out if she shoots up again.

Doctors have warned her that even a single hit of cocaine or ecstacy could kill her.

Amy revealed yesterday how close she came to dying of a massive overdose after a seventy two hour frenzy of cocaine, ketamine and ecstacy in August.


Return of Shaz

Sharon Osbourne has agreed to return to The X Factor for tomorrow night's live show after she apologised and held a two-hour meeting with Simon Cowell.

The show judge announced that she had quit the show last weekend after two of her three acts found themselves in the bottom two to be voted off.

She since revealed that she had made a big mistake in walking off the programme, but admitted that she was not sure if ITV would take her back because they had not contacted her.

Evans record attempt

Comedian Lee Evans is hoping to enter record books again next year by playing the UK's biggest ever live comedy gig.

He's playing London's O2 arena as part of his 2008 tour - and will be the first comedian to perform at the 15,000-capacity venue.

Evans already has the record for the biggest comedy audience for a solo act when he was at the Manchester Evening News Arena in 2005 for 10,108 people.
Evans said: "It'll be the single biggest gig of my career."

Gemma to appear on IACGMOOH

Gemma Atkinson has confirmed she will be jetting out to Australia to appear on I'm a celebrity, get me out of here.

The Sun revealed that snooker legend Jimmy White, 45, is in the frame to join her.

Yesterday, Gemma gave fans a hint of what to expect as she promoted Ultimo’s D-G range in Glasgow.

The ex-lover of soccer ace Cristiano Ronaldo wore a tight satin corset to plug the collection for large-chested women...brilliant.


In other news

* Action movie star Jackie Chan has recorded an officially-endorsed song which will count down to the Beijing Olympics, he has said on his website.

* Gamers will be able to download episodes of BBC Two show Top Gear inside video game Gran Turismo 5. Forty episodes of the popular motoring show will be available on a dedicated Gran Turismo TV channel accessed via the PlayStation 3's online network.

* Soul man John Legend has branded west London lass Estelle “the next Amy Winehouse”.

* This Sunday see's the Miami Dolphins v NY Giants in the first ever American football league game to be played outside the US.

* A rare signed first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone has been sold for £19,700 at Christie's auction house in London.

* Rapper Foxy Brown has been given 11 weeks in solitary confinement after she fought with another inmate in prison.


Clip of the day

Human Tetris 2

http://www.viralvideochart.com/youtube/human_tetris_ii?id=84_QL1kEmH4

Lily was paranoid over weight

Lily Allen shed so much weight because she was paranoid over her "chunky" thighs, a report claims.

Allen recently put her new trim figure down to her romance with Chemical Brothers star Ed Simons, but sources have said that unflattering photos in the press prompted her to take action.

According to the Evening Standard, the singer's new management team sent her to fitness guru David Marshall, who has put her on a six-week diet and exercise course to tone her legs.

Marshall is famous for helping model Sophie Dahl drop from a size 18 to a 12 and has also trained Ant and Dec, as well as footballer Rio Ferdinand.

The source said: "He pushes people very, very hard. He'll shout at her, 'Come on Lily, one more', and Lily will scream back 'F**k off you b*****d!'"She is very conscious about how her figure is portrayed in the media, and is paranoid about her chunky bottom half.

Cheryl dreams of detection

Cheryl Cole has claimed that she wanted to be a forensic detective when she was growing up.

The popstar regrets not working hard enough at school to move into her dream career, and claims that the gory side of the job doesn't put her off.

Cole told Real Radio: "If I'd had a sensible head on me shoulders when I was younger, at school and stuff, I'd have loved to have gone into, like, forensic detective."I find it fascinating...you know, like which way the blood is splattered and stuff."

The singer's bandmates added: "She likes all that stuff."

Brangelina kids hate cameras

Brad Pitt has revealed that he and Angelina Jolie are reluctant to take their four children abroad because they hate the paparazzi.

The actor said that he does not want six-year-old Maddox, Pax, three, Zahara, two, and 16-month-old Shiloh to suffer unwanted attention from the media.

He said: "They have this view that any time they go round the world there's this sea of people with cameras. This is their idea of the world they live in. My two-year-old [Zahara] hates it. Hates the cameras. It's a strange idea."

The 43-year-old earlier revealed that his children were scared of photographers, saying: "It's out of hand and crosses all lines of decency. The kids didn't ask for this and it's frightening. They get right in the kids' faces with video cameras and yell their names."

Pitt recently revealed that he and Jolie plan to relocate to Europe with their family.


In other news

* Girls Aloud star Sarah Harding has stunned a radio DJ by stripping live on air. The singer dropped her trousers and pulled her top up to show off injuries she sustained while horse-riding for her new TV show Passions.

* MTV is to launch a new entertainment channel next month known as MTV R: 'Rated and Recommended'. The broadcaster said that MTV R, which launches on November 8, will offer viewers "an opportunity to enjoy the iconic shows that made MTV famous".

* Sharon Osbourne has admitted that she made a big mistake by walking out of The X Factor on Saturday night, and has revealed that she has not been asked back by ITV.

* Loaded magazine founder James Brown has been hired as Sumo.tv's creative and editorial director.

* MySpace has launched the first original series created specifically for its MySpaceTV portal. Roommates will be the News Corporation-run site's first co-development. It will work with LA new media production company Iron Sink Media.

* Mark Ronson has insisted that he would never listen to his own album Version, because he is sick of listening to his own songs.

* Larry David has denied claims that the breakdown of his marriage in TV show Curb Your Enthusiasm is based on his real-life divorce.The comedian's onscreen wife Cheryl (Cheryl Hines) is seen walking out on him in an upcoming episode of the show.

* Gemma Atkinson has reportedly agreed to appear in the new series of I'm A Celebrity....

* Singer Russell Watson is critically ill in hospital with a brain tumour.

Clip of the day

Repo the genetic opera – Paris Hilton is in it – Think I’ll probably give it a miss.

http://www.viralvideochart.com/youtube/repo_the_genetic_opera__official_movie_trailer_2008?id=GfJxCYTKOi8

Baby got book – almost makes me want to convert

http://www.viralvideochart.com/myspace/baby_got_book__official_directors_cut?id=6167967

Glastonbury gigs seek new stars

The Glastonbury Festival is launching a regular gig night to give new bands the chance to earn a slot at the legendary music event.

New and unsigned acts are being sought for the Holy Cow night, with the best to be offered places at the festival.

"As a festival, we would really like to lead the way in new music," said Emily Eavis, daughter of festival founder Michael Eavis.

Envy Corps and Vampire Weekend play the first gig at The Social club in London. Ms Eavis is now looking for new talent to play at future Holy Cow gigs after the launch on Wednesday.

"We're really after unsigned acts and finding the best new acts from all corners of the country and beyond," she said.

The most impressive bands will be booked for one of the festival's smaller stages, with Ms Eavis hoping to uncover artists who will star on the main stage in the future.


California fires affect TV shows

Filming of TV shows including 24 has reportedly been hit by the wild fires sweeping across southern California.

Scenes featuring 24's lead star Kiefer Sutherland had to be halted at a military base near Irvine, Orange County, because of the smoke.

Other series were also hit, trade publication Hollywood Reporter said.

Fierce winds are fanning at least 16 fires that have razed land from Santa Barbara to the Mexican border, forcing 500,000 people out of their homes.

The blazes have left one person dead and destroyed at least 1,300 homes and businesses, officials say. They have led to the biggest US evacuation since Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Mel C didn't want reunion

Melanie Chisholm has admitted that she never approved of a Spice Girls reunion, and that she only agreed to it after the other four girls threatened to go ahead without her.

Sporty Spice was the last one to agree to bring the girl group back because she was worried that the depression she suffered during the girls' heyday could return.

Mel C revealed to Closer magazine that it was a difficult decision for her, saying: "The girls approached me and said they were getting together to do a world tour, a greatest hits album and a big goodbye, and I was like: 'Oh no.' It was the last thing I wanted to hear.

MTV to name that tune

MTV is to make Name That Tune music quiz shows for MTV, VH1 and Country Music Television.In a rare move the long-running format is being developed for all three cable channels.

MTV president of entertainment Brian Graden has commissioned six new episodes for each. The content of separate shows will be geared for each audience so MTV viewers can hear pop and rap while CMT will use country tracks.


In other news

* Big Brother housemates from the last eight years are to reunite for what is being billed as the biggest Big Brother party ever. The "Big Brother All-Years Wrap Party" - produced in association with Digital Spy - aims to bring together more than one hundred ex-housemates for the November 22 bash.

* The hunt for one of the world's most wanted men has brought FBI agents to London, where they are seeking the advice of detectives at Scotland Yard. James J Bulger is being hunted in connection with 18 counts of murder and various racketeering and drugs offences and has a $1m price on his head. Mr Bulger vanished in 1994 and appears directly below Osama Bin Laden on the FBI's top 10 most-wanted website.

* Vietnam has been hit by hurricanes, floods and a catastrophic bridge collapse of late, but the nation is abuzz with talk of just one thing - a blurry video of an illicit encounter between two teenagers. Internet forums are swamped with messages about an online sex video apparently showing 19-year-old Hoang Thuy Linh, the star of the popular TV series Vang Anh's Diaries, and her boyfriend.

* Goldfrapp keyboardist Will Gregory is joining the BBC Concert Orchestra for the premiere of his new score to silent film classic He Who Gets Slapped.

* British and Dutch police have shut down a "widely-used" source of illegally-downloaded music. A flat on Teesside and several properties in Amsterdam were raided as part of an Interpol investigation into the members-only website OiNK.

* Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are to produce a drama series together, according to a report.
The pair are to make the drama about a group of aid workers working in war zones, says the Hollywood Reporter.

* Photographs have emerged of Mariah Carey undergoing a facial wax in front of a studio audience. The singer was about to perform at the BET '106 & Park' show when she spotted hairs evident on her top lip.According to the Daily Mail, a make-up artist ran onto the set and waxed hairs from above her mouth and around the chin region.

* UKTV is pleased with new channel Dave's performance relative to its predecessor UKTV G2, the broadcaster said today.

Clip of the day

I can’t decide if this is real – The worst job on TV?

http://www.break.com/index/crazy-psychic-pranked-over-and-over.html

Boyzone back in town

Just when you thought reunion fever couldn’t get any hotter, The Sun has revealed the Boyzone lads met up with their old boss Louis Walsh on Friday to thrash out a new deal.

Take That proved comebacks can be a big success, and fans of the Spice Girls are ecstatic that Posh and Co are back together too.

Now Boyzone, who split in 2000, want a piece of the action. They met met with X Factor star Louis, who managed them first time round, at the Conrad Hotel in Chelsea. An onlooker said: “Ronan and the gang were all there laughing and having a great time.”

Ronan sacked Louis as his solo manager in 2003 but they’ve buried the hatchet. It is believed the boys are considering doing a tour and TV documentary.

Moyles slams X Factor

Radio One DJ Chris Moyles has ripped into X Factor and denied rumours he’ll replace judge Sharon Osbourne – even for her £50,000-an-HOUR.

Moyles said if approached he’d tell bosses to shove the job “up their a***”.

But he accused producer and judge Simon Cowell of being “too gutless” to ask him anyway. Motormouth Moyles, 33 – on £630,000-a-year – said: “The show’s turning into a pantomime.
“Sharon walking out on Saturday night was just a PR stunt. I wouldn’t even do it for the money she’s on, but she’ll be back – she has a contract.”

Sharon has yet to contact X Factor, but will speak out today on pal Paul O’Grady’s Channel 4 show.

Rooney plays the blues

Manchester United ace Wayne Rooney will be getting a guitar painted Manchester City blue for his birthday after a blunder by Coleen McLoughlin.

Fiancee Coleen, 21, asked Oasis star Noel Gallagher to sign an instrument for Roo – a big fan of the band.

But Noel, 40, famous for hits including Wonderwall and Some Might Say, is a die-hard fan of United’s arch-rivals City.

He immediately hatched a plan to have the guitar sprayed light blue. Noel also scrawled his own message on it to Wayne: “Happy Birthday Fatboy.”

Leona looks likely for No 1

Leona Lewis looks on course to beat Take That in the eagerly anticipated battle for Sunday’s No1 spot.

The X Factor winner’s CD single Bleeding Love and Take That’s Rule The World hit stores yesterday – with Leona outselling the lads by three to one in Woolworths. She was also No1 download on iTunes.

If the trend continues Leona would bag top spot at the weekend, with Take That trailing in second place.

Woolies’ CD sales figures also had her outselling Britney Spears’ Gimme More by ten to one.
Brit’s single was released digitally last week, going straight into the UK singles charts at number three on downloads alone.

But kids’ favourite McFLY was beating them both with their new release The Heart Never Lies.
An HMV spokesman said: “We’re selling twice as many Leona singles as we are Take That, though right now they’re both being outsold by McFly.

“However, McFly releases always tend to start strongly due to their avid fan base and then level off, so the signs are looking really good for Leona landing her second UK No1 come the end of the week.”


In other news

* Lovebirds Liam Gallagher and Nicole Appleton jetted to the States with relatives yesterday – sparking rumours of a secret wedding.

* Danielle Lloyd has just bought a £2m eight-bedroom house in Essex – plus a £220k Bentley GT. She has also ordered her dad an all-singing, all-dancing Range Rover for Christmas.

* Matt Damon will play South African rugby legend Francois Pienaar in The Human Factor – a biopic of his countryman Nelson Mandela. Director Clint Eastwood has ordered Matt to bulk up to play the captain, who won the World Cup in 1995.

* Pregnant Nicole Richie and her rocker fiancé are house-hunting in Australia. Good Charlotte frontman Joel Madden wants to spend three months of the year on Australia's Gold Coast and is looking for an apartment for himself, Nicole and their new baby.

* Sexy soap star Ali Bastian wants to become a Page 3 girl. The ex-Hollyoaks babe, 24, who now plays PC Sally Armstrong in The Bill, said: “I’m open to all offers. I’d love to make it on to Page 3 – that would be a compliment to my sexuality.”

* A man died after a freak accident during a jousting tournament filmed for Channel 4’s Time Team. A splinter from a wooden lance went through the eye slit of Paul Allen’s helmet and into his eye socket during the mock medieval battle.

Clips of the day

Take That – Rule the world

http://youtube.com/watch?v=KII1ruAfvsg

Leona Lewis – Bleeding love

http://youtube.com/watch?v=sF84pIhP5UM

McFly – The heart never lies

http://youtube.com/watch?v=NQHKHT-wE_Q

Leaked clip of the new Spice Girls single

Spice Girls – Headlines (friendship never ends)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=fuG502d8Mnk

Sharon Walks

X Factor Judge Sharon Osbourne has walked out of the ITV talent show after two of her three acts faced being sent home.

During Saturday's live show she told host Dermot O'Leary she could not choose between them.

The final vote was left to the three remaining judges who were unimpressed by 19-year-old Kimberley Southwick's version of It's Raining Men.

Alisha Bennett, who performed Dreams by Gabrielle, escaped getting the boot.

"Sharon can't choose between her acts. The final vote will be between three judges, as Sharon has decided to leave [for] the night," said host Dermot O'Leary.

Before walking out of the studio Osbourne announced she had left the show.

Ditto slams Hilton

Gossip star Beth Ditto has slated Paris Hilton's plans to visit Rwanda to raise awareness of genocide and poverty.

The singer told Metro: "I'd love to see that. Are you sure it's not going to be a reality TV show? I'm sure she's really doing it from the kindness of her heart."

Although Hilton later announced that her aid trip to the African nation will be filmed for a reality TV programme, she insisted that it was not a publicity stunt.

Ditto cheered when Hilton was sentenced to 23 days in jail earlier this year, saying she laughed "until she cried".

Ant & Dec say sorry

Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly have issued an apology to viewers over phone line irregularities on their shows.

The Deloitte report, which was released on Thursday, found that there had been "serious editorial issues" in the 2005 and 2006 seasons of Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, and the 2005 run of Ant and Dec's Gameshow Marathon."

It is important to us that people understand that none of the shows highlighted in the findings of the ITV's independent review were made by our production company, Gallowgate, and that there was no financial benefit to us from the phone lines within those shows," the pair explained in a statement.

Although the TV hosts are credited as executive producers of Saturday Night Takeaway, they have insisted that they had no knowledge of the problems."


In other news

* An ex-magistrate who failed to get an exemption from hearings in which he might have to place children with gay couples is beginning an appeal.

* Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is leading the nominations at the Bafta Children's Awards.

* The original cape which was worn by actor Christopher Lee in the 1958 vampire film, Dracula, has been found in a London fancy dress store.

* Pop star Britney Spears has been granted temporary visitation rights to see her sons, her lawyer has confirmed.

* Experts at a Scottish university say they have paved the way for the creation of tiny supercomputers which could fit in the palm of the hand.

* Alan Coren has died at the age of 69. The former editor of Punch was a regular panellist on BBC Radio 4's The News Quiz and became a team captain on Call My Bluff when the show returned to BBC Two in 1996.

* Sisi Jghalef tried to kill herself last weekend after struggling to cope with being booted off The X Factor.

* The jungle site which ITV plans to use for the new series of I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here! has been hit by a poison scare.

* The UK games industry is celebrating all that is positive in gaming in a week-long event taking place in London. The London Games Festival comes after the industry has been scrutinised by both the government and the media. A government-backed review of games and children is under way and the British Board of Film Classification recently banned Manhunt 2 for a second time.

Clip of the day

Quick Rubiks

http://www.viralvideochart.com/youtube/rubiks_cube_solve_1056_seconds?id=SHZ9fsusMGc

Fine Wine

Singer Amy Winehouse has been arrested and held overnight in Norway for possession of cannabis.

Winehouse was released on Friday morning after paying a fine of about £350, a prosecutor said.

She, her husband Blake Fielder-Civil and a third person were arrested in Bergen after being found with seven grammes of the drug, he added.

The singer is due to perform in the city on Friday evening before a concert in Norwegian capital Oslo on Saturday. Winehouse will then travel to the Netherlands, where her European tour continues on Monday.

Brit banned again

Britney Spears has been banned from seeing her kids AGAIN after refusing to comply with court-ordered drug tests.

The troubled singer, 25, failed to stay in contact with her drug testers.

Ex-hubby Kevin Federline, 29, asked a judge to revoke Britney’s visiting rights with Sean Preston, two, and one-year-old Jayden James.

She is now barred from visiting her sons — even under supervision.
Sources close to Federline said random testers could not get hold of her.

"The court views a missed test as the same as a failed test.” said the source.

Strike Likely

Broadcasting unions have given the BBC until 1200 BST to drop redundancy plans or they will ballot for strike action.

Bectu, NUJ and Unite representatives said plans to close 2,500 posts and make up to 1,800 staff redundant would "undermine quality programming".

NUJ general secretary Jeremy Dear said the BBC "must withdraw these plans, agree a framework for negotiations or face the potential of strike action". It followed the announcement of plans to reduce the size of the corporation.

In other news

* Work and Pensions Secretary Peter Hain has described the phone-in problems at ITV as "almost daylight robbery".

* Victoria Beckham has been fighting a chest infection for two months and hasn’t been able to get fit for rehearsals starting next month.

* Intel has become the latest in an increasingly long line of companies to launch a so-called 'no e-mail day'.

* Shaun the Sheep has emerged as a hot favourite to land the xmas number one.

* Paris Hilton is "terrified" about her safety on her forthcoming trip to Rwanda - but insists she will still go.

* Screen beauty Jamie Lee Curtis’ comedy striptease in True Lies was yesterday voted the sexiest in movie history.

* Beth Ditto horrified her Fashion Rocks designer by asking for her outfit to be made from stretchy Spandex.

Britneys Decline in pictures.

Clip of the day

Jamie’s sexy strip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LInnwrSGLJU

I hate pants

Britney Spears' friend has revealed why the star regularly goes out partying without wearing underwear. The singer has raised eyebrows after being repeatedly snapped climbing out of cars without any knickers.

Jewellery designer Tuesday Knight put Spears' behaviour down to the fact that she does not feel comfortable wearing pants. She told In Touch magazine: "The underwear thing is ridiculous - and I've told her. I've said, 'You cannot walk into a store wearing just a shirt with your underwear off'. I've told her that no one will take her seriously when she does this."

I've heard Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and Britney talk about how they shock Hollywood just for the fun of it. They were discussing how they could play a little joke on all of us.

"Britney doesn't need to do it and she knows it's stupid. But she says that she just doesn't like to wear underwear."

Thompson to announce cuts

BBC director general Mark Thompson will shortly unveil plans to reduce the size of the corporation that will impact both on programming and jobs.

Plans are said to include a 10% cut in the number of programmes commissioned, which will lead to more repeats.

BBC staff are waiting to hear how many will be made redundant, with up to 2,500 jobs reportedly at risk.

The BBC needs to make up a £2bn budget shortfall, caused by a smaller licence fee settlement from the government. The cuts - said to be centred on BBC News and factual TV, which makes programmes such as Planet Earth and Top Gear - will be imposed over the next six years.

Paris needs bad boy for life

Paris Hilton has reportedly dumped her pizza delivery boyfriend because he is too shy.

The socialite began dating 20-year-old Swede Alex Vaggo after they met in Los Angeles while he was backpacking around the US. Last week, he insisted that Hilton's image does not match her personality, describing her as "pleasant and intelligent" and interested in those less fortunate than herself.

But she is rumoured to have called time on the romance after he struggled to keep up with her party lifestyle. A source told The Sun: "She loved his good looks, but she gets bored very quickly, and he was too shy and quiet for her. She likes bad boys."

Hilton was recently forced to deny rumours that she is dating Pamela Anderson's ex Kid Rock after they were spotted partying together in Toronto.

ITV review out today

A review of ITV's premium rate interactive services will be published on today.

The review by auditor Deloitte followed allegations of viewers being misled, including X Factor viewers being overcharged £200,000.

The audit of ITV's output has been examining all programmes which invited the public to participate during the past two years.

This included premium rate landline, mobile and "red button" activity. ITV suspended all premium-rate phone-ins, interactive competitions and votes in March while the auditors conducted their six-month review.


In other news

* They may be polar opposites politically but US Vice-President Dick Cheney and Democratic candidate Barack Obama are related, Mr Cheney's wife says.

* Austria is to host the world's first "divorce fair" this month, aimed at helping couples untie the knot as painlessly as possible.

* Police are awaiting the drug test results of Hulk Hogan's son, Nick, to determine whether they are going to press charges against him.

* Brad Pitt was a stripper during his time at the University of Missouri, his friend has revealed.

* Melanie Brown has reportedly been suffering from depression over her ex-boyfriend Eddie Murphy's failure to visit their daughter Angel.

* 50 Cent reportedly attacked a co-star in his new movie after he was accused of failing to learn his lines.

* Cheryl Cole has announced that she has ended her ongoing feud with rival singer Lily Allen. The Girls Aloud star and Allen were involved in a war of words through the media, which saw Cole at one point call the singer a 'chick with a dick'.

* MTV Networks International and Arab Media Group are to launch a free-to-air Nickelodeon channel in the Middle East.

Terry's Balls Up

Sir Terry Wogan caused a number of viewers to complain by failing to wear supportive underwear during Sunday's Points of View.

The audience was left distracted from what the TV presenter said because they could not help but see Wogan's badly-supported bulge in his trousers.

One viewer who complained about the sight said: "I have just watched Points of View with my daughter and my husband. When the camera panned out on Terry Wogan, I didn't know where to look."


Clip of the day

Grass up your ex boss

http://www.heavy.com/video/26445?partner=aff54

Snoop Dogg hammers everyone – NOTE: Do not watch if easily offended

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNPLL9ZtKPA

If England has more fans like this perhaps we would have beaten Russia…or perhaps not.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iz1_30ASZsQ

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Rihanna wants to do business

R&B singer Rihanna has revealed that she wants to branch out into business.

The 19-year-old Bajan, who topped the UK singles chart for ten weeks over the summer with 'Umbrella', insisted that she can combine her passion for commerce with her pop career.

She said: "There's definitely much more I want to do. I want to act and I want to set up some of my own businesses. But I also want to continue with music."

When asked what type of business she is aiming to launch, she said: "Fashion lines and stuff like that."

Hook Supergroup

Liam Gallagher, Ian Brown and Echo & The Bunnymen's Ian McCulloch have agreed to front Peter Hook's new supergroup.

The former New Order musician set up band Free Bass with ex-Smiths member Mike Rourke and Primal Scream's Mani after his band announced their split earlier this year.

The trio decided that they did not want one singer to front the band, and have taken on board a number of big name musicians to join them and sing their songs.

Details about the upcoming singles and album have not yet been released.

Ramo Rant

Gordon Ramsay has stunned talk show host Jay Leno by launching a verbal attack on the French, female drivers and US police.

The chef left Leno open-mouthed when he appeared on the Tonight Show alongside actor Joaquin Phoenix.

He confessed to giving a policeman "the finger" and sticking gum on his seat when the officer refused to move his motorbike to allow him to park. He told Leno: "They are so miserable. They need to liven up a bit."

He went on to describe female drivers as "always looking in the mirror and driving too slow", while he criticised the French for being "difficult" and having bad breath, adding: "I had a French girlfriend. It was like going to bed with a rottweiler on your chest."

Ramsay was recentlyawarded two more Michelin stars, making him the joint most-starred chef in the world.


TVC for sale

The BBC is moving forward with plans to sell its iconic Television Centre.

The Daily Telegraph reports that the BBC Trust will approve the sale of BBC Television Centre on Wednesday.

It is understood that the sale, which would take place after the redevelopment of Broadcasting House is complete and departments such as CBBC have moved to Salford, could raise £300m.

BBC Television Centre was opened in 1960 and is the home of Studio TC1, the second largest television studio in the UK.


In other news

* Coronation Street actress Kim Ryder has admitted that she is scared that she could become a grandmother at the age of 35.

* Scientists think they have found a new species of giant plant-eating dinosaur, Futalognkosaurus dukei, that would have roamed the earth some 80m years ago.
It would have measured at least 32m (105ft) in height, making it one of the tallest dinosaurs ever found, Argentine and Brazilian palaeontologists say.

* BBC's online services will be made available free of charge at thousands of wi-fi hotspots around the UK.

* Researchers have cracked the mystery of why eating garlic can help keep the heart healthy.
The key is allicin, which is broken down into the foul-smelling sulphur compounds which taint breath. These compounds react with red blood cells and produce hydrogen sulphide which relaxes the blood vessels, and keeps blood flowing easily.

* French rock star Bertrand Cantat is to leave jail on Tuesday having served half an eight-year sentence for beating his actress girlfriend to death.

* The switch has been thrown on a telescope specifically designed to seek out alien life.

* The town of Whitehaven in Cumbria is gearing up to spearhead the digital era as it becomes the first place in the UK to lose the analogue TV signal.

* George Alagiah will present BBC One's Six O'Clock News on his own following the departure of Natasha Kaplinsky.

* Colin Farrell has revealed that his son has a rare form of cerebral palsy.


Clips of the day

Simply incredible video

http://my.break.com/Content/view.aspx?ContentID=382449

Freakish child

http://www.break.com/saw4/kid-has-really-stretchy-skin.html

“Dude, get the fuck out!”

http://www.break.com/index/roommate-caught-in-the-act.html

Chonchords Silliness

http://youtube.com/watch?v=X5hrUGFhsXo&mode=related&search=

Lily's Label

Lily Allen has reportedly decided to to launch her own record label to help launch up-and-coming British artists.

The 'Smile' hitmaker, who already has her own fashion collection, left her management company last week following problems with obtaining an American work visa.

Allen's spokesperson revealed that having her own record company is "something that Lily's looking at".

A source told the Mirror: "Lily has a wise head on her shoulders and is really excited about the idea of having her own business empire." She loves making music but she's also brilliant at spotting talent, as she was in the underground scene for a few years before her career took off."

Allen helped launch the career of British singer Kate Nash after she added her as one of her top friends on social networking site MySpace.


McKellen to return as Gandalf?

Sir Ian McKellen has said he would be "very pleased" to reprise his role as wizard Gandalf in the planned film of JRR Tolkien's novel The Hobbit.

"If I am still functioning and working well, it is very likely I would be asked to do it," he told Reuters.

Sir Ian played the role in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, landing an Oscar nomination in the process.

Due to a legal dispute with film studio New Line, however, Peter Jackson will not be back as director for The Hobbit.


Dohery turning point

Singer Pete Doherty has told the BBC he has been off drugs for seven weeks - and thinks he has reached a "turning point" in his battle against addiction.

The Babyshambles frontman also told BBC Radio 4's Front Row programme he has been reconciled with his estranged father after three years apart.

He is now living in Wiltshire after spending time in a rehab centre there.
"In the last eight years, I've never been that long without drugs," he told the programme's presenter John Wilson.

"I'm not going to lie and say it's not a struggle, because it is. But in a way, I'm quite proud to be able to admit it, particularly for my mum and dad.

"I'm quietly confident, but there's an underdog feeling about it still. These last few months have been a turning point."


In other news

* Rihanna has been romantically linked with Hollywood actor Josh Hartnett.

* Actress Stephanie Beacham has become the first female celebrity to exit Strictly Come Dancing.

* Lily Allen's 'secret sister' has spoken out about her "deadbeat dad" Keith and how he abandoned her.

* Female trio the Sugababes have claimed the number one spots on both the singles and album charts in the UK.

* BBC chairman Sir Michael Lyons has said the corporation will be smaller and more "distinctive" five years from now.

* ITN has launched an ad-funded entertainment and sports news channel on YouTube.

* Departing Blue Peter presenter Konnie Huq is planning to write a book about the show.

Clip of the day

England are in the World Cup Final! GOD SAVE THE QUEEN

http://youtube.com/watch?v=t0CT2vSJHXw&mode=related&search=

Kenny Rogers supports England - ‘those French bastards’

http://youtube.com/watch?v=3yWJsW5WN5Y

Punched before eating – gets weird at the end

http://www.viralvideochart.com/youtube/snl__digital_short_andy_punches?id=WxIEjZUw8yg

Lighting a bonfire

http://www.kontraband.com/show/show.asp?ID=8543&Top20=1&rtn=index-top20&nl=2

Do not click on this is if:

a) you have never watched ‘most haunted’.

b) you don’t find toilet humour particularly amusing.

http://www.popnoodles.com/mostfarted/most_farted_series_1.php

Britney = Mess

Britney Spears certainly isn't doing herself any favours at the moment.

The fallen pop princess continued to dig herself deeper into trouble yesterday as she was pictured knickerless again, and arrived to court 5 hours late.

Yesterday Britney's boob slipping out in a red dress - and it turns out she was also going commando.

The shameless star has now been pictured without her underwear a staggering THREE times.

Britney arranged a court date to secure overnight visits with her kids Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1, and luckily her ex Kevin Federline gave her a chance and allowed one overnight visit per week.

She was escorted into court by fifteen Sheriffs' deputies, and all press were ordered out of court while the proceedings took place.

After being sworn in and testifying, Brit left the courthouse looking visibly upset. But K-Fed's lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, revealed that he had a meeting with Brit's lawyers and they'd reached a compromise to "slightly increase" her visitation rights.


X Factor house hoax

X Factor judge Louis Walsh has admitted that the "judges' houses" seen in the ITV show are not their real homes.

Viewers saw the 24 hopefuls jet off around the world to perform for their mentors in Saturday's episode.

But Walsh told BBC Two's Graham Norton Show: "That wasn't my house. That wasn't Sharon's house or Dannii's house or Simon's house either."

A spokeswoman insisted viewers had not been deceived as the rented houses were never referred to as their "homes".

Jennifer - I'm back

She has been voted sexiest woman on the planet – yet Jennifer Ellison’s confidence hit rock bottom after splitting from abusive boyfriend Tony Richardson.

The gorgeous former Brookside babe says her cheating ex left her doubting her own sex appeal.

But now she is enjoying the single life – and says flirty men and saucy chat-up lines are helping her fix her broken heart.

In an exclusive interview with The Sun, 24-year-old Jennifer – who played Emily O’Leary in Brookie until 2003 – says: “When I was in the relationship I was never chatted up by guys but now all that’s changed.

“It’s made me feel really attractive and nice. It’s been good for my ego. Having someone cheat on you and having a relationship that ends so badly, you really need that.”

Jennifer’s hopes of living happily ever after with Richardson were shattered when he was caught cheating on her with John Terry’s ex, the ridiculously named, Shalimar Wimble.

In other news

* An Australian performer who has had an ear grafted onto his forearm in the name of art has sparked controversy.

* Google powered more than half of all search requests carried out around the world in August, according to a report.

* Pete Doherty plans to celebrate kicking his drugs habit — with a “Dry Tour” in booze-free venues.

* Baywatch babe Pamela Anderson had her first tiff with new husband Rick Salomon — after he gambled thousands of dollars in Las Vegas with Sir Richard Branson.

The 36DD blonde, 40, dragged Rick, 39, from the poker table, where he was playing with the Virgin tycoon — even though her hubby was winning.

* Amy Winehouse and husband Blake appeared to continue their latest grubby bender yesterday. The grey-faced pair have been back to their worst behaviour since Amy returned from Paris on Monday and they locked themselves away in their Camden home.


* Radioheads new Album, In Rainbows invited people to pay whatever they wanted for it. A poll of 4,000 fans by industry observers Record Of The Day shows fans shelled out £4 on average.

* Virgin Media cable TV customers were left without television service on Thursday night after an outage of nearly national scope hit the cable operator's network.

* Mobisodes of the cult sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf are to launch this week on mobile entertainment platform Pitch.

* Five is to air an interview with a German cannibal convicted of killing a man he met in an internet chatroom.


Clips

Arguably the funniest video ever to appear on the blog – Wonder if she has a boyfriend?

http://www.viralvideochart.com/youtube/star_wars_trumpet_stacy_hedger?id=Wffwg7pA0t8

New York City Councilman James Oddo does pretty good impression of Mike Strutter – The interview was a hoax by a Norwegian TV Show.

http://www.viralvideochart.com/youtube/james_oddo__get_the_f_out_of_my_office?id=a1iNH7W9SC8

Good Scare

http://www.break.com/index/older-sister-scared-to-death.html

A long video but very interesting

http://www.break.com/index/global-warming-guy-is-back.html