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The Brit Awards took place tonight in Earls Court, London, and here we have all of the latest news, gossip, winners and losers.

The annual event was presented by the Osbourne clan, with Sharon and Kelly taking most of the stage time. Unfortunately, Sharon spent the whole evening looking and acting drunk, while Ozzy sat in the background shaking.

There was a particularly memorable moment when Vic Reeves came on to the stage to present the award for Best British Album. He was pissed as a fart, and so he and Sharon fought over who was going to announce the winner. That was about the only controversy on a night celebrating a year of great British music.

Most of the awards went the way I had expected, or at least secretly hoped for. The big winners of the night ended up being Take That, Arctic Monkeys, and Foo Fighters, who all walked away with two awards each.

Leona Lewis ended up as the biggest loser, as even though she managed to win The X Factor in 2006, she managed to lose in all four of the categories she was nominated in.

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Debating: The continuing saga of Madeleine McCann’s disappearance

Gossiping: Britney Spears’ continuing slide towards career oblivion

Reading: ‘Atonement’ by Ian McEwan ahead of seeing the film

Playing: Super Paper Mario on the Nintendo Wii

Viewing: The MOBO Awards in London on Wednesday

Watching: Still ‘Run, Fatboy, Run’ directed by David Schwimmer

Listening: The new James Blunt album ‘All The Lost Souls’

Buying: ‘Harry Potter & The Order Of The Phoenix’ DVD

Searching: ‘International Talk Like A Pirate Day’ Information

Learning: Zsa Zsa Gabor is related to Paris Hilton

Madeleine McCann, Britney Spears, Atonement, Ian McEwan, Super Paper Mario, Nintendo Wii, MOBO Awards, Amy Winehouse, Run Fatboy Run, David Schwimmer, James Blunt, All The Lost Souls, Harry Potter, Order Of The Phoenix, Talk Like A Pirate Day, Pirate, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Paris Hilton

Debating: The Twin Towers 9/11 Attacks 6 Years Ago

Gossiping: OJ Simpson being arrested and charged over armed robbery

Reading: ‘Jamie At Home’ by Jamie Oliver

Playing: Tiger Woods PGA Tour ‘08 on all formats

Viewing: The New Cadburys Advert - Phil Collins = Gorilla

Watching: Run, Fatboy, Run starring Simon Pegg

Listening: Leona Lewis’ New Single ‘Bleeding Love’

Buying: Tickets To The Led Zeppelin One Off Charity Concert

Searching: Footage Of Britney Spears Atrocious VMAs Performance

Learning: Older siblings stunt growth

9/11, Twin Towers, Terrorism, OJ Simpson, Jamie Oliver, Tiger Woods, Phil Collins, Cadburys, Simon Pegg, Run Fatboy Run, Leona Lewis, Led Zeppelin, Britney Spears

Debating: The British army withdrawing from Iraq

Reading: ‘Mercy’ by Jodi Picoult

Playing: Bioshock on the PC & Xbox 360

Viewing: Brian Belo winning the Final Of Big Brother 8

Watching: The adult comedy ‘Knocked Up’

Listening: Still the abysmal Sean Kingston… Why?!?

Buying: FHM Magazine Just For Hayden Panettiere Pictures

Searching: News On Actor Owen Wilson after suicide bid

Anticipating: ‘Superbad’ opening in UK Cinemas

Learning: Prison officers are on average assaulted eight times a day

British Army, Iraq, Basra, Jodi Picoult, Bioshock, PC, Xbox 360, Brian Belo, Big Brother, Knocked Up, Sean Kingston, Hayden Panettiere, Owen Wilson, Superbad

Debating: Gun Crime in the UK after Rhys Jones Death

Reading: ‘The Afghan’ by Frederick Forsyth

Playing: ‘Wii Play’ for the Nintendo Wii (Now widely available)

Viewing: The new series of The X Factor, now in its 2nd week

Watching: The brilliant Bourne Ultimatum with Matt Damon

Listening: Sean Kingston even though he’s shit

Buying: Newton Faulkner’s début ‘Hand Built By Robots’

Searching: Controversial British Film ‘9 Songs’

Anticipating: The Blackpool Illuminations being switched on

Learning: Chickens can be diagnosed with depression

UK, British, Britain, Guns, Gun Crime, Rhys Jones, Frederick Forsyth, Wii Play, Nintendo Wii, X Factor, Bourne Ultimatum, Matt Damon, Sean Kingston, Newton Faulkner, 9 Songs, Blackpool

Debating: The Protests about a 5th Runway at Heathrow Airport

Reading: ‘Next’ by Michael Crichton

Playing: Still the abysmal Transformers Game

Viewing: The start of the new X Factor series with Simon Cowell

Watching: Rush Hour 3 with Jackie Chan & Chris Tucker

Listening: The Cribs new single ‘Moving Pictures’

Buying: Mr Bean’s Holiday on DVD even though it sucks

Searching: For the latest news on Amy Winehouse

Anticipating: Going to see The Bourne Ultimatum at the cinema

Learning: The Rubik’s Cube can be done in 26 moves

Heathrow Airport, Runway, Protests, Climate Change, Michael Crichton, Transformers, X Factor, Simon Cowell, Leona Lewis, Rush Hour 3, Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, The Cribs, Amy Winehouse, Bourne Ultimatum, Rubiks Cube

Debating: Amy Winehouse’ overdose and career implosion

Reading: ‘Marley And Me’ by John Grogan

Playing: Mario Party 8 on the Nintendo Wii

Viewing: The Start of the Premiership Soccer Season on Sky Sports

Watching: ‘Evan Almighty’. NOT as good as Bruce though

Listening: Robyn’s atrocious dance monologue ‘With Every Heartbeat’

Buying: Kate Nash’s debut album ‘Made Of Bricks’

Searching: Lily Allen after her trouble at Los Angeles Airport

Anticipating: Chelsea winning the Premiership again… well hoping!

Learning: There are dogs with two noses

Amy Winehouse, John Grogan, Mario Party, Nintendo, Wii, Premiership, Sky Sports, Evan Almighty, Robyn, Kate Nash, Lily Allen, Los Angeles, Chelsea

Wow, what a few days it’s been in the Big Brother UK house! Starting with last Friday, when Charley the bitch was finally evicted, and this time there was no going back in the house.

She was up against Tracey in the public vote, and unsurprisingly got evicted with 86% of the vote. There were the obvious boos and hisses as she came out, and despite Davina claiming “It’s all panto” as she usually does, on this occasion I think the crowd actually meant. I know I was really pleased to see her out as she is pretty much the most vile house mate there has ever been in Big Brother.

Then straight after her eviction, Big Brother sent 5 new housemates in, but not to the main house, instead to a ‘Halfway House’, where they would stay until 2 of them got chosen by the main housemates to become fully fledged contestants.

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Debating: The continuing floods blighting the UK

Reading: Reviews of Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows

Playing: Transformers: The Game

Viewing: The Top 5 Phone Pranks on YouTube

Watching: The Transformers Movie

Listening: To Anyone But Rihanna

Buying: Kate Nash’ Catchy Single ‘Foundations’

Searching: The Lyrics for ‘Rehab’ by Amy Winehouse

Anticipating: The Spice Girls World Tour

Learning: There is an itch gene.

UK, Britain, England, Floods, Flooding, Transformers the game, Transformers the movie, Harry Potter, Phone Pranks, The Simpsons, Rihanna, Kate Nash, Amy Winehouse, The Spice Girls

Debating: The Heavy Rain & Flooding hitting the UK

Reading: Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows

Playing: More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima

Viewing: Fonejacker on E4

Watching: Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix

Listening: The new Prince album given away free in a newspaper

Buying: The Enemy - We’ll Live & Die in these towns

Searching: For a new book series to replace Harry Potter

Anticipating: Lethal Bizzle’s new album out today

Learning: Seven-year-olds have proms.

Harry Potter, Rain, Flooding, The Deathly Hallows, More Brain Training, Dr Kawashima, Fonejacker, The Order of the Phoenix, Prince, The Enemy, Lethal Bizzle

Debating: Whether Live Earth will make any real difference

Reading: ‘One Good Turn’ by Kate Atkinson

Playing: Harry Potter & The Order Of The Phoenix

Viewing: Big Brother UK’s Fake Week

Watching: Harry Potter & The Order Of The Phoenix

Listening: Art Brut album ‘It’s A Bit Complicated’

Buying: ‘One Chance’ by Britain’s Got Talent’s Paul Potts

Searching: David Beckham after his move to LA Galaxy

Anticipating: Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows

Learning: A sense of humour diminishes with age

Live Earth, Kate Atkinson, Harry Potter, Order Of The Phoenix, Art Brut, Big Brother, Paul Potts, Britains Got Talent, David Beckham, LA Galaxy, The Deathly Hallows

Carrying on the attempt at educating anyone who thinks British music ended with The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, here is another selection of great music from the UK. It’s all handpicked by me, and whether you think it’s great, OK, or downright unlistenable, just let me know by using ye olde comment box down there!

This week we have a Dance music special, with songs ranging from the early 90s up to this year. Enjoy!..

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Debating: The Smoking Ban which came in to effect July 1st

Reading: ‘Whitethorn Woods’ by Maeve Binchy

Playing: Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix

Viewing: The Live Earth concert from Wembley Stadium

Watching: ‘Shrek the Third’ starring that green ogre thingy

Listening: Jack Penate with ‘Torn on the Platform’

Buying: The Traveling Wilburys Collection album

Searching: ‘Cloverfield’, a new film by Lost’s JJ Abrams

Anticipating: The Enemy’s debut album ‘We’ll live & die in these towns’

Learning: Tony Blair proposed to Cherie while she was cleaning a loo.

Smoking, Smoking Ban, England, UK, Maeve Binchy, Harry Potter, The Order of the Phoenix, Live Earth, Wembley Stadium, Shrek the Third, Jack Penate, Torn on the Platform, The Traveling Wilburys, Cloverfield, Lost, JJ Abrams, The Enemy, Tony Blair, Cherie Blair

Debating: Whether Bernard Manning was brilliant or vile

Reading: ‘A Place Called Here’ by Cecilia Ahern

Playing: ‘Colin McRae: Dirt’ on XBox 360

Viewing: Glastonbury Festival coverage on BBC3

Watching: Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer

Listening: Maximo Park, Arctic Monkeys & Bloc Party at Glastonbury

Buying: The Editors 2nd album ‘An End Has A Start’

Searching: Transformers Trailers ahead of it’s cinema release

Anticipating: Harry Potter! The release date is approaching fast

Learning: 1,200 people are employed at Glastonbury to pick up rubbish

Bernard Manning, Cecilia Ahern, A Place Called Here, Colin McRae Dirt, XBox 360, Glastonbury, Festival, Fantastic Four, Rise Of The Silver Surfer, Maximo Park, Bloc Party, Arctic Monkeys, The Editors, An End Has A Start, Transformers, Harry Potter

Debating: Michael Barrymore being arrested again

Reading: Bill Bryson ‘The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid’

Playing: Forza Motorsport 2 on the Xbox 360

Viewing: The final of ‘Britains Got Talent’

Watching: The awful ‘Are We Done Yet?’ starring Ice Cube

Listening: The White Stripes brilliant ‘Icky Thump’

Buying: Fathers Day Cards… My Dad is the best in the world!

Searching: Amateur opera singer Paul Potts

Anticipating: Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

Learning: As recently as the early 1980s, mortgages were rationed

Michael Barrymore, Bill Bryson, The Life and Times of The Thunderbolt Kid, Forza Motorsport 2, Xbox 360, Britains Got Talent, Are We Done Yet, Ice Cube, The White Stripes, Icky Thump, Fathers Day, Cards, Dads, Opera, Paul Potts, Fantastic Four, Silver Surfer, 1980s, Mortgage