Pammy launches California Calling

California Tourism’s new campaign, California Calling, was launched today by quintessential Californian babe Pamela Anderson. The campaign is searching for a member of the UK public to star alongside celebrities including Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rob Lowe and David Beckham in the advert currently being screened in on UK television.

California Calling, invites members of the public to audition for this role of a lifetime by uploading YouTube videos to www.californiacalling.co.uk. Entrants should explain, as creatively as possible, why they should appear in the California ad. The public will cast votes for their favourite entries, and a winner will be selected in March 2010 from among the leading finalists. The winner will then be whisked off to California with Virgin Holidays and treated like a star whist filming the segment, which will debut on British television next April. Entrants must be aged 15 years or over.

A California Calling Pop Up Film Studio will be touring shopping centres around the country until Sunday 20th December to help people film their entry. Visitors to the Studio will have access to their choice of scenic California green screen backgrounds and Californian props to film their audition. There will also be California giveaways and money off holidays to California with Virgin Holidays.

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Wogan honoured as he signs off air

Sir Terry Wogan has told Jonathan Ross that he realises it’s time to leave his long standing role as presenter of the BBC Radio 2 breakfast show.

Speaking on Friday Night With Jonathan Ross, Sir Terry said: "My heart says stay, my head says go. There's never a good time to go but there's a right time to go."

Admitting that he’s dreading his last show on 18 December, he added: "It'll be emotional, a wrench, my whole life is going to change but it's about time."

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Benefits 'Vulture' family from Essex

A father and his daughter raked in more than £250,000 in benefits by claiming for non-existent handicapped kids, a court was told.

Keith Taylor, 56, gave photographers the V-sign as he turned up for a hearing with his 33-yearold daughter Donna Connolly. The pair are also alleged to have hijacked the identities of other people, some dead, to make false claims at taxpayers' expense.

Prosecutor Sir Derek Spencer QC alleged they had carried out "wholesale abuse" of the benefits system along with three other defendants who plundered more than £71,000 between them. He said the defendants "invented" disabled children and "hijacked" the IDs of people to make claims.

He added: "This is not a case about errors and mistakes or miscalculation of benefit. It is about wholesale dishonesty resulting in taxpayers' money being paid out in large sums." Connolly was said to be the leader of the alleged scam.

Police raided her home in Southend, Essex, in December 2004 and seized paperwork, Basildon Crown Court heard. She was arrested along with her father and Julie Turner, 43, Beverley Thaws, 46, and Patricia Brown, 67.

Brown, who is said to drive a car with a personalised number plate, is alleged to have creamed off more than £40,000.

Thaws is said to have pocketed £15,374 and Turner £16,020.

The alleged plot is said to involve Child Tax and Working Tax credits - supposed to help Britain's poorest families and workers on low incomes.

Sir Derek said the alleged fake claims had similarities which led back to Connolly. He said: "The fact they all allegedly claimed to be working 16 hours a week is one of many common threads that feature in these claims. It cannot be a coincidence. This suggests there was someone behind all these claims. That person was Donna Connolly."

Connolly denies 13 charges of benefit fraud and two of money laundering. Taylor, Thaws and Turner all deny charges of benefit fraud and money laundering. Brown denies benefit fraud.

All live in Southend except Turner who comes from nearby Westcliff. The trial is set to end at Christmas.

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Katie chooses TV show over seeing her kids!

Katie Price's reunion with her children will have to wait another day after the model was unable to find a first class flight home from Australia.

But in the meanwhile, she doesn't plan to sit around twiddling her thumbs.

Price plans to film a showdown with ex-boyfriend Alex Reid for her own ITV2 reality show, who she dumped immediately upon leaving the Australian bush.

The glamour model initially thought it would be another two weeks before she saw her children because her ITV contract required she stay in Down Under until I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! ended.

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Katie tells Alex "it's over" live on TV!

It's perhaps not the most tactful way to end a relationship, but Katie Price ensured maximum exposure when she dumped boyfriend Alex Reid live on air last night.

The cagefighter had just landed in Australia after flying thousands of miles to see his girlfriend of four months, who was competing on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!

He planned to propose. Instead Katie summoned him to her hotel room and told him she was fed up with him 'making money from her' and then went on live TV to tell the nation.

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Italian Stallion ready to settle down!

Vincent Simone: I'm ready to waltz down the aisle...

After Flavia, Susan, pregnant Susan, Kristina, becoming a dad and Susan again, Strictly's Italian stallion says he's ready to settle down!

Strictly heart-throb Vincent Simone has vowed to marry the girl he cheated on with fellow dancer Kristina Rihanoff.

Vincent had an affair with blonde bombshell Kristina earlier this year when Susan Duddy was five months pregnant with their baby son.

But, speaking exclusively to The People, Vincent, 31, said he regretted his actions and now would love to waltz down the aisle with pretty Susan.

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Rob Knox brother set to be a star

The brother of murdered Harry Potter star Rob Knox is set to star in EastEnders.

Jamie, 18, has already auditioned for the BBC soap and sources say the good looking teenager wowed producers. An insider said: "He came across as a thoroughly convincing actor.

"The decision now needs to be taken about whether future plot lines can accommodate talent like Jamie. "But all the signs are good - he's definitely a star of the future." And Jamie said: "I met the head of casting three weeks ago and read some scripts with him. He introduced me to one of the producers and we had a chat. "It all went really well. All I can do now is wait and see."
Jamie was just 16 when Rob, 18, was stabbed to death protecting him from a knife man in Sidcup, south-east London. Rob had just finished filming Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince with Michael Gambon.

Jamie has since made a movie of his own called Cold Kiss - playing a blade-wielding lout. It's due out next year and also stars anti-knife campaigner Ray Winstone. Jamie said: "Many of the scenes really upset me. But if it encourages one person to put down a knife then it's worth it."

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Katie Piper story to be told

Model Katie Piper photographed on a night out in November 2007 in East London with friends, a beautiful, fun loving girl in the prime of her life enjoying every moment to the full.

In March 2008 Katie was left blind in one eye with serious permanent facial injuries after her ex-boyfriend Daniel Lynch arranged for an accomplice Stefan Sylvestre to throw acid in her face after he had imprisoned and raped her in a hotel room.

My Beautiful Face, a Cutting Edge programme for Channel 4 produced by Mentorn, will be shown on October 29 at 9pm.

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When Alex met Jordan

Katie Price's squeeze Alex Reid was very touchy feely with another Jordan during a personal appearance.

But the glamour model needn't be jealous – Reid was simply signing the arm of a fan... called Jordan. Cage-fighter Reid appeared at Escape nightclub in Margate, Kent, where he fielded questions from fans.

And the cross-dressing former Hollyoaks actor was determined to make a big entrance by arriving with friends in a pink Hummer at midnight before taking to the stage at 2am. Asked about the recent revelations that he enjoyed dressing up in women's clothes, he quipped: 'I'd do anything to get into Katie's knickers, wouldn't you?'

Reid then signed autographs for fans – including 23-year-old Rebecca Jordan – before leaving at about 4am. He was dropped of at Price's Sussex home to be reunited with his lover, who had been busy in Glasgow with a book signing.

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Boyzone lay 'Little Brother' to rest

BRAVE BOYZONE stars paid a musical tribute to their former bandmate and "little brother" STEPHEN GATELY at his funeral today in Dublin.

The performance inside the St Laurence O'Toole Church in Dublin was relayed on loud speakers to over 3,500 mourners who had lined the streets outside.

The four remaining members - RONAN KEATING, KEITH DUFFY, MIKEY GRAHAM and SHANE LYNCH - sang In This Life, a song written by Keating. They performed one more song, Happiness, which followed an emotional eulogy containing humour as well as tearful moments. DUFFY described Gately as the band's "little brother" whom they would always protect. He told his former bandmate's civil partner ANDREW COWLES he now has "four new brothers" and the star's parents MARTIN and MARGARET have "four new sons", adding they should expect an expensive Christmas now they've got "eight new grandchildren".

Graham praised Gately, whom they called Steo, for bringing "colour to the band" and the band "felt black and white without him".

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More is revealed about sick Vee George

Vile paedophile Vanessa "Vee" George looked after babies and children in her own home, a former childminding pal has revealed.

The evil nurse, who last week admitted horrendous sex crimes against at least 30 tots aged under 18 months at Little Ted's nursery, duped trusting parents into leaving youngsters at her house.

Last night shocked former friend Patricia Gilbery said: "When I think about what may have happened to those poor kids it makes me sick to my stomach.

It remains unclear whether the children George cared for at home were abused but Patricia, 55, said: "I'm convinced terrible things happened to those children in that house.

"If there is evidence that she abused those children, I know who they are and will do everything I can to help the police and the parents."

George - who took photos of herself sexually molesting the infants at the nursery in Plymouth and then emailed them to fellow perverts Colin Blanchard, 38, and Angela Allen, 39 - started to privately care for children from the nursery in March last year when it was closed on a Thursday. Despite being an unregistered child minder, several parents willingly gave their children to her to look after, unaware of her depraved secret life.

George was paid £4.50 an hour to look after up to five children aged between 12 months and three years.

Patricia, who met George in 2003, also cared for four of the children before and after school hours and would drop off and collect the children from George's house on those days.

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Paedophile triangle admit their crimes

THE nursery nurse whose arrest for sex attacks on tots horrified Britain admitted her vile crimes yesterday - along with two perverts she met on Facebook.

Parents of children who went to Little Ted's wept as evil mum Vanessa George, 39, admitted to a paedo triangle with Angela Allen, 39, and Colin Blanchard, 38 - both parents themselves.

George was urged to "do the decent thing" and reveal which tots she abused to gratify the evil paedophile triangle. Cops traced the mums through their internet friendship with IT dealer Blanchard, of Littleborough, Gtr Manchester. The convicted pervert - previously taken OFF the sex offenders' register - was nicked when a colleague found sickening images on a computer. George preyed on tots as young as 12 months at the nursery she worked at in Plymouth, swapping abuse snaps with him and Allen, of Nottingham.

The evil trio now await sentencing.

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PM's wife backs her husband even if the country doesn't

Gordon Brown today pinned his hopes of political survival on an appeal to the 'squeezed middle classes' in his final conference speech before a general election.

The Prime Minister made a last-gasp plea to the vital middle-class vote as he insisted he had not run out of steam and was a leader for the future.

He accused the Conservatives of being heartless as he urged Labour to 'never, never stop believing' and unveiled a raft of new policies aimed at staving off political oblivion.

The hugely ambitious programme set out plans for free health care, free personal care for the elderly and a series of plans to address anti-social behaviour.

For the second year running, he was introduced by his wife Sarah. Her highly personal tribute, in which she described him as her 'hero', totally stole the limelight.

She admitted her husband was 'no saint' but insisted he would 'always, always' put British people first and was the right person to lead the country.

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TV Paedo's school job

A child-SEX pervert whose capture was seen by millions of TV viewers last week got a job at a kids' nursery AFTER the show was filmed, The People can reveal.

ITV1's To Catch A Paedophile showed Andrew Smith, 32, being arrested last year as he tried to lure a girl of 13 to meet him.

Smith was jailed for 12 months and put on the sex offenders' register. But after being released early, the sickening pervert signed up with a recruitment agency and got a job as a chef at The Norwood Manor Nursery in West Norwood, South London.

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Tattoo artists leave thier mark on the capital

Thousands of tattoo artists, piercing experts, fashion designers and body art fans from around the globe have descended on the capital for an annual convention.

The fifth outing of the London International Tattoo Convention is considered one of the main events in the European tattoo circuit. Fans queued round the block for over an hour to gain entry to the convention's new location at the Victorian Tobacco Dock in London's East End. And once the doors opened on Friday morning, it was down to serious business.

Hot on the heels of the 25th anniversary of London Fashion Week this is being hailed by the organisers as the next big cultural event of the season.

The 2009 convention bills itself as a celebration of an "alternative lifestyle". But nowadays more people seem to have a tattoo than not - ask around your office or friends, you would be surprised.

However, it still a bit of a leap from that drunken and well-hidden tattoo acquired as student to a wrist-to-shoulder job - the "sleeve".

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Pixie keen on a duet

Pixie Lott has revealed that she would love to record a duet with James Morrison.

The Essex babe claims there are several people she would like to collaborate with in the future, but names Morrison as the person at the top of her list.

"I'd absolutely love to do a duet with James Morrison," she told Mizz. "That would be fantastic."
"There are loads of others, too. Stevie Wonder is one of my idols and Chris Martin from Coldplay. Oh, and Asher Roth, that new rapper. I think that'd be fresh!" She adds.

And when it comes to female artists, there are plenty of them that Pixie admits to admiring.
"Adele is my favourite female artist - just everything about her, her whole vibe! Christina Aguilera and Beyonce, too. And I like a lot of old stars as well."

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Gary Glitter back in court

Sporting a pink blazer and black trilby, pedophile pop star Gary Glitter looked quite the dapper gent when he attended court in West London today.

The 'My gang' crooner was applying to have his passport returned after being banned from leaving the UK last year, at Horseferry Road Magistrates Court.

Leaving court this evening with his lawyer, Glitter looked calm and relaxed, smiling for photographers as he walked to a waiting car, it was a far cry from some of his bizarre outfits and disguises he's been spotted in lately.

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Kelly Brook joins in 'SkyRide'

Boris Johnson was joined by cycling gold-medallist Chris Hoy and model Kelly Brook as he led more than 65,000 cyclists on a mass “Skyride” past some of the capital's most famous landmarks.

Many of the riders got into the spirit of the event, including one in an old-fashioned policeman's outfit and others seemingly hoping for some wind assistance sporting huge sails.

The Mayor described the event as the “climax of a summer of cycling”, in which he has launched initiatives to encourage more Londoners to cycle to work. Yesterday's nine-mile route took in Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square and the Tower of London.

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Are Katie and Alex engaged?

KATIE Price cheered on her new man Alex Reid as he won his cage fight last night - and sparked rumours the pair could wed by flashing a heart-shaped ring on her engagement finger.
The 2,000-strong crowd booed as it was announced the 34-year-old had won the three-round bout on points.

But undeterred, glamour model Katie - aka Jordan - stripped down to a tiny black G-string before changing into a little black dress with the words "The Champ" emblazoned in sequins on her chest. She then stepped into the cage to help Reid celebrate his win over Jack Mason.
Katie turned up for the fight at The Troxy in East London, with pal Michelle Heaton, sporting the eye-catching sparkler, with three central diamonds surrounded by a border of tiny gems. Reid, though, had to slum it by changing and warming up in a KITCHEN at the venue while Mason, 27, a City banker, was given an air-conditioned room.

Katie watched nervously, near Mason's girl Shannon Stile, 23, as their men slugged it out for three rounds in a Thai boxing middleweight title match.

During the first round, Katie held her handbag over her face as Mason - with the crowd chanting his name - landed blows to Reid's face and left him badly cut above an eye.

During the second round the fighters kneed each other.

But in the final round, Reid landing a few blows and the judges gave him the verdict.
Asked whether Jordan was engaged, pal Michelle laughed: "Not that I'm aware of. No, she's not engaged."

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Ultimate Challenge MMA 'Mayhem'!

It's the night everyone has been waiting for, Katie Price's squeeze Alex Reid takes to the cage tonight to fight his rival MMA fighter Jack Mason.

It's the hottest ticket in town and NewsPics have EXCLUSIVE inside venue access to all areas bringing the latest images of the fight and behind the scenes action to every newspaper in the UK.

Our team at The Troxy will be capturing every second of this mouthwatering bout. We'll be capturing the images that everyone wants to see!

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Jodie pops out to brothers wedding

Jodie Marsh stole the show yesterday when her little brother 'Jordan' got married to his sweatheart Karleigh at Brentwood Registry office.

The Essex celebrity wore a jaw dropping purple dress which showed off her assets perfectly while boyfriend Ryan wore a more subtle lounge suit

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Erin arrives in Style at London Fashion Week

Erin O'Connor arrives in style on the first day of London Fashion Week in a Mercedes-Benz E-Class, BlueEFFICIENCY model, the official car of London Fashion Week.

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Pixie's big night ruined by fire

Chart topping teen superstar Pixie Lott returned to the top of the charts tonight as her single 'Boys & Girls' went straight in at number one for the second consecutive release, but the Essex blond bombshell couldn't have the celebration party she had planned.

Her hopes of joining her friends at The Sugar Hut in Brentwood were dashed when the venue caught fire just after 6pm.

Instead around 50 of her friends joined her at her Brentwood home for a private party, her mother exclaiming, "she's exhausted, it's been a long day. She just curled up on the settee at the moment taking it all in"!

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Hannah Waterman's health regime

Slimmer Hannah Waterman's health regime goes up in smoke as she has a ciggie after a gym workout.

In red pants and top, she prepares to light up as she balances a mobile phone under her chin. The telly star has shed 2st this summer by pounding the streets and treadmills - and still seems to be going for the burn.

On a different occasion, this time clad in black vest and leggings, she lit up on a power walk without even breaking her stride. An onlooker near the star's home in Peterborough, Cambs, said: "She's looking so healthy right now, it's a shame she has to smoke as well." Hannah, wed to her ex-EastEnders co-star Ricky Groves, 41, took action in May after a brutal snap showing her in a bikini the previous month. She said: "I looked so huge and with such a full-on belly, everyone started speculating I was pregnant." Hannah, who's appeared with dad Dennis Waterman, 61, in New Tricks, has since gone from 10st to 8st 7lbs and clearly has no intention of running out of puffs.

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Tweed's flat emptied as he sits in jail

Jack Tweed's family and friends began clearing his belongings from his Essex bachelor pad today.

His mother Mary and brother Lewis were helped by friends of the 22-year-old as they set about removing his stuff from the flat. Jack, who is currently on remand in Pentonville Prison accused of raping a 19-year-old girl, infuriated his landlady over his party antics while living at the Woodford Green address.

It was reported last month that he was being evicted after holding a string of hellraising bashes there. The club promoter was arrested last week over claims he was involved in the rape of a woman he had met at the Embassy nightclub in London. Tweed is said to have admitted he had consensual sex with her at his rented apartment, but will deny raping her when the case goes to trial.

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Legends gather for Children in Need

His dulcet tones may be leaving the breakfast airwaves but Sir Terry Wogan was using them today to help record a charity version of a Beatles classic.

The broadcaster joined stars including Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason and former Rolling Stone Bill Wyman at London’s world-famous Abbey Road studios to lay down tracks for an album raising money for Children In Need. The “supergroup” came together to perform a version of All You Need Is Love, which will be used on the forthcoming Bandaged Together album.

The project has been organised by Terry Wogan fans known as The TOGs (Terry’s Old Geezers and Gals). Sir Terry said: “Last year thanks to the TOGs we raised about £3 million for Children In Need. We had Bandaged One which sold an awful lot and made hundreds of thousands of pounds for the charity. “The idea this year is Bandaged Two and we are hoping to raise even more money.”

Sir Terry also performed with the Irish singer Finbar Furey on a version of The Fields of Athenry for the album. He said: “The singing was brilliant but I was held up by these professional musicians.” Hellen Bach from the TOGs explained: “Stars are giving us their time and their talent. We are eternally grateful as are the children who will benefit from their efforts. “We were delighted with the reaction to last year’s release and we thought we should try and go one better this time around.”

Some of the world’s biggest and most influential bands have recorded at the Abbey Road studios including the Beatles and Pink Floyd. Pink Floyd manager Mr Mason said there was always a special atmosphere attached to the studios. He explained: “In terms of musical importance this place would rank somewhere between Hampton Court and the Houses of Parliament.
“The greats have all been here and the place just exudes atmosphere. “I was lucky enough to see the Beatles recording here and it was literally like watching royalty.”

The album, which also includes tracks by the singer Aled Jones and others will be released next month.

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Sir Terry Wogan announces retirement live on air!

Sir Terry Wogan arrives this morning at The Abbey Road Studios in West London after having announced on his BBC Radio 2 show that he was set to hand over the reigns of his breakfast show to Chris Evans.

Sir Terry was at the studios to record some songs for the BBC Children in Need album which will be called 'Bandaged TOGether' released in October.

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The Great British Duck Race

You would be quackers not to have entered the Great British Duck Race this year, as the prize money is a whopping £10,000.

Last year’s race down the Thames set a Guinness World Record, with 175,000 bobbing down the river towards the finish line.

Shanghai smashed the record by 25,000 in May so organisers were keen to get their title back for the world’s largest plastic duck race which they did with over 200,000!

DJ Norman Jay MBE launched the race at noon from Molesey Lock, close to Hampton Court bridge. Mike Scott, managing director of the Great British Duck Race, said: “The duck race is a fantastic opportunity to have some fun, raise some serious money for a range of good causes and have the chance to win £10,000, as well as take part in a Guinness World Record attempt.

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Katie and Alex at Extreme Brawl

Alex Reid and Katie Price laid rumours of a split to rest last night when the pair arrived at a West London hotel together hand in hand for the 'Extreme Brawl' Cage Fighting event.

Katie wearing a black dress, heels and black stockings sat on Alex's lap when they arrived and seemed to enjoy the evening, chatting to friends and fans.

The couple left at around midnight, the end of another day in the life of Katie Price!

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UK proposals backed at finance summit

Government proposals to defer bankers’ bonuses and maintain fiscal stimulus have won approval at today's G20 summit.

The finance ministers of the world’s richest countries are backing the UK’s plans for global economic recovery.

A draft proposal outlining a system of deferred bonuses for bankers and continued public spending was agreed at today’s meeting in London.

The agreement is a victory for Gordon Brown and chancellor Alistair Darling who have been resisting calls, led by France, to cap bonuses, claiming they were unenforceable.

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Tweed remanded in custody

Reality TV star Jade Goody's widower Jack Tweed has been remanded in custody until September on a rape charge, a court heard today.

The 22-year-old, who wore a blue hooded top, spoke only to confirm his name, address and date of birth at Redbridge Magistrates' Court.

He was taken into custody until September 21 when he will appear at Snaresbrook Crown Court, the Press Association reported.

Earlier the Metropolitan Police said Tweed had been charged with one count of rape in connection with an incident in the early hours of Friday. The court heard how the suspected offence took place at Tweed's home in Woodford Green, east London. Police arrested Tweed and another man in his twenties on Friday after a teenage woman reported she had been sexually assaulted. The second man has been bailed.

Officers investigating the alleged rape said in a statement they had arrested a third person, aged 25, on Friday night. He is being held at an east London police station.

Tweed's mother Mary along with his brother Paul were in court for the short hearing.

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Sophie Reade has won Big Brother!

Glamour girl Sophie Reade has won Big Brother!

The stunner, who has thrilled fans in her bikini, was told by Davina that she had won. She immediately broke down in tears after beating Siavash in the vote.

The 30GG babe has vowed to split from love-interest Kris Donnelly when she leaves the house..
The pair had shared steamy clinches in the house but things started to go wrong after Kris was evicted from the show. Sophie, from Cheshire, blew her top when she read a magazine interview with Kris. She was furious he had not denied the pair had sex in the house - and said she was going to split with Kris when she leaves the show.

But before that, she will finally split from the house ... as the WINNER.

"I never thought I'd win," she told host Davina McCall. "I didn't think i'd get on the show, let alone win. I thought it would be Rod or Charlie." "I just feel really accepted by people. "Because I get my boobs out, I thought people would think I was tacky. "I didn't think people would see past that." But they did and — even wearing one of the tackiest eviction outfits ever seen on Big Brother — she has shown herself to be one classy babe.

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Boris launches 'low carbon zones'

Mayor of London Boris Johnson has announced 10 areas of the capital that will become low carbon zones.

Barking Town Centre, Muswell Hill, Archway, Brixton, Lewisham Town Centre, Wandle Valley, Ham and Petersham, Peckham, Hackbridge and Queen’s Park will benefit from the mayor’s funding.

The 10 winning boroughs will be awarded at least £200,000 each to pioneer energy-busting measures in their chosen low carbon zones. The zones, which have a target to deliver 20.12 per cent of carbon emissions savings by 2012, will cover more than 13,000 residential properties, about 1,000 shops and businesses, 20 schools and a hospital – as well as places of worship and community centres.

Mr Johnson said: “I am delighted to unveil the top carbon-busting neighbourhoods in London. There was a high calibre of bids from across the boroughs and it was a difficult choice, but the winning entries are championing the latest technologies, which will help us to become a leading low carbon city.”

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Kim bags a freebie!

IT’S a hard life having freebies thrown at you from all angles – just ask Pussycat Dolls babe Kimberly Wyatt, 27 and ex-Destiny’s Child singer Michelle Williams, 29.

The two hip-thrusting R&B bling bags went on a huge complimentary shopping binge in the Puma concept store on London’s Carnaby Street. Our mole said: “They left with bags and bags of clothes – Kimberly took 15 pairs of trainers. “She said she’s desperate to leave America and move to London full-time. “And Michelle tried on trainers, saying: ‘They make me feel like dancing.’ “Then she started dancing around the store and left wearing her new shoes.”

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Pixie has 'Bags of Cash'!

Pixie Lott is in for a bumper payday after Simon Cowell confirmed one of her songs will feature on X Factor winner Alexandra Burke's debut album.

Chart-topping teen Pixie told me: "I got asked to write for Simon when I was more focussed on being an artist and I didn't have any time.

"But now I've pitched hundreds of songs and they've gone to other people. A couple of days ago I found out one is on Alexandra's album. I wrote it and sang it on a demo so she could learn it from my voice. It's called You Broke My Heart.

"I knew she had recorded it but now it's confirmed it is on the album, which is out next month. Simon listened to thousands of songs and it made it. When I heard it was going on I was over the moon."

Pixie's latest single 'Boys & Girls' is out on Monday.

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Notting Hill Carnival ends in carnage

A young man lies seriously injured in the middle of the road in Ladbroke Grove at 11.15 tonight in a shocking image of sickening violence which marred the end of the 2009 Notting Hill Carnival.

In a weekend which saw 200 arrests, a 15 year old male was tonight in a critical condition in hospital after being stabbed as scenes reminiscent of the 1970's returned to West London.

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Londoners let hair down at Europe's biggest street party

Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of west London on Monday for the annual Notting Hill Carnival, a celebration of Caribbean culture that has become Europe's biggest street party.

Police estimated about 220,000 people turned up to dance, drink and eat jerk chicken on Sunday for the first of two days of partying, which passed off peacefully despite a string of arrests for low-level offences.

Even more were expected to turn out on Monday to see brightly coloured floats and exoticly-dressed dancers parade through the streets to the sounds of traditional steel drums and dozens of sound systems pumping music.

Carnival began the 1950s in response to deteriorating race relations. Since 1964, it has been held in Notting Hill, giving London's Afro-Caribbean communities a platform to celebrate their culture and traditions.

The event was marred by race riots in the past but in recent years has been viewed as a showcase for the British capital's mix of cultures.

There has been some opposition from local residents, but for most people, carnival -- held on a bank holiday weekend every August -- is a chance to let their hair down in one enormous free party.

Police maintain a visible presence, in particular to clamp down on anyone carrying knives or guns. By early on Monday, 76 people had been arrested, the majority for possession of drugs.

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Why was gran left to rot?

Proud gran Margaret Smith looked good for her 93 years as she went into a five-star care home to give her family a respite break.

But when Margaret - born in one world war and married in the next - returned home a week later she was virtually dead. She had severe dehydration, a chest infection, pneumonia, a collapsed lung and had suffered a major stroke.

Her shocked granddaughter Tracey Blackwood and daughter Phyllis say they had to force open her lips to give her fluids. Margaret was taken to hospital where, according to her family, the A&E doctor estimated she had not drunk for four to five days. A consultant said she had not eaten for several days. Margaret died two days later.

Now social services chiefs have launched an investigation into the pensioner's stay at the home where, her family suspect, she was put in a room and simply left to rot. Tracey, 44, said: "According to the home she was in good health when she left them. Yet half an hour later when Gran arrived home she was half-dead.

"She was paralysed down one side and unable to utter a word. "Yet the home told us that she had a cup of tea just before she left and had verbally thanked staff for looking after her and waved goodbye. "We find that an incredible statement to make. It was clear she hadn't drunk for some considerable time, couldn't speak and she was in no state to wave to anyone when she got to us." Ashton Lodge care home at Sunbury-on-Thames in Surrey had been carefully chosen by the family from an approved list given by London's Richmond council last July.

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Michael Jackson tributes on his birthday

HUNDREDS of thousands of people across the world joined a mass tribute to Michael Jackson on what would have been his 51st birthday.

Fans on every continent danced the moves to the 1982 hit Thriller dressed in sequinned jackets, white gloves and fedoras.

In London, Trafalgar Square was crammed with people who attended a memorial dance set up through Facebook.

Organiser Ilana Lorraine, 30, from north London, said: “It all came together and it was incredible. The place was full of people.”

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Greyhound bit off my nose but I look better than ever!

Former model Princess Goodwin stared in horror in the bathroom mirror after her greyhound Olli bit her as she lay asleep.

Princess, 51, who thought her pet had just given her a playful nip, didn't recognise the mangled image staring back at her. The mum of two's face was ripped to shreds and there was a gaping hole where her nose had been. Holding the fleshy remains of her nose in her hands, Princess feared her former model looks were gone forever.

But a year later, after seven operations to create a new nose from the skin and cartilage of her ears and forehead, she thinks her new face is BETTER than the old one. Speaking exclusively to the People, Princess said: "I'm incredulous, exhilarated and stunned by what the amazing surgeons have done.

"My face is back to what it was before the accident. In fact, I like it better than before."

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Alex Reid - Cage Fighter

Alex Reid got away from Katie Price today and actually did some proper training.

The 34 year old Cage Fighter was in Woking preparing for his September 19th Ultimate Challenge MMA fight with Jack Mason at the Troxy in East London.

Alex worked out for over an hour and made light work of his sparring partners, actually knocking one out! It did come at a price though, Alex lost a toenail in the encounter!

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Vincent cosies up to Natalie Cassidy

STRICTLY Come Dancing romeo Vincent Simone has dance partner Natalie Cassidy in a hold as he bids her goodnight.

The pair looked like they were getting into the swing of things as a ballroom couple during the post-rehearsals embrace. The dancer gave the ex-EastEnders star a hug at studios in East London on Thursday night. Natalie, 26 - who played Sonia Fowler - is following in the quicksteps of former S-Club singer Rachel Stevens as Vincent's latest partner.

The actress can expect to see a lot more of outrageous flirt Vincent as they bid for the Strictly crown in the hit BBC1 ballroom show. Italian-born Vincent seldom seems to put a foot wrong with his dance partners. Last year the 30-year-old became tied at the hip with Rachel, 31, as they practised their moves together. His friendship with Rachel helped him bounce back from a painful and public split from Strictly co-star Flavia Cacace after their ten-year relationship.

Flavia, 29, became romantically involved with her Strictly partner Matt DiAngelo, 22 - an ex-EastEnder - in 2007.

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BBC Radio 5 Live spends a day with NewsPics!

NewsPics Chief Photographer, Matt Sprake was joined by a reporter from BBC Radio 5 Live out on location in Brighton on Friday when he was tipped off that a celebrity was about to buy some jewelery for a 'new' girlfriend..

Listen to the interview for a great insight into the world of the celebrity news photographer.

Alex caught with his pants down!

These were the raunchy scenes yesterday that will enrage Katie Price - as her naked boyfriend romps with a gorgeous actress.

Cage-fighter Alex Reid, 34, was only acting as he writhed with gorgeous brunette Yvette Rowland on the set of new gangster flick Killer Bitch. But Alex - hungry for his first movie break - defied strict orders from Katie, 31, that he should only kiss Yvette. The hunk went ahead with the graphic sex scenes in the grounds of historic mansion the Clock House in Capel, Surrey.

Although neither he nor Yvette went totally naked, the sexual chemistry between the pair was electric - which will infuriate Katie even further.

Katie's estranged husband Peter Andre, 36, will also be appalled by the scenes involving the man who is now mixing with his children Princess Tiaamii, two, Junior, four, along with seven-year-old Harvey fathered by ex-footballer Dwight Yorke.

A source close to the model said: "Katie's advisers have warned her that any unsavoury publicity connected to her could come back to haunt her in the divorce courts. She knows Peter and his family don't particularly like Alex and his circle, especially now he's been introduced to the kids and is beginning to play a part in their lives. "She wants to present a family-friendly image to the world but believes shots of Alex romping with another woman albeit for a film could harm her chances. "Katie wants Alex to be viewed as a suitable father figure, not some kind of B-movie porn star.

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Big Brother Magazine launched

GOSSIP loving Lisa Wallace was left upset after she could find barely any mention of herself in a set of magazines.

Big Brother gave the housemates a stash of glossy magazines yesterday as part of their task.

They were given two hours to come up with a magazine of their own and were given the articles for research.

"I love magazines," butch Lisa said as they arrived. "This is brilliant."

She quickly thumbed through features on Freddie Fisher, Bea Hamill, Karly Ashworth and Kenneth Tong, but missed any mention of her own name.

"Bea, it's all about you. Is there nothing about me?" the 41-year-old wailed. "You've only been here five weeks. I've been in eleven."

But she soon cheered up when she got back to reading the celebrity news.

"Ooh thank you Big Brother for the magazines. I know they've upset a few housemates but I'm over the moon," she said.

The housemates finally finished their Big Brother Magazine and celebrated with a launch party yesterday evening.

After editor Marcus Akin picked up the first edition, Lisa wondered if the show's bosses would be distributing it for real.

Window fitter Marcus was so proud of his work he figured it would make a fortune.

"If they sold that for charity at 50p, they made f***loads", he said.

He added: "That f****** magazine is hilarious. We had such a good laugh making it as well. It was a right laugh all day. This was definitely one of my favourite days in the house."

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Film fan becomes centre of attention

A FILM fan who is competing in the Great North Run dressed as one of his movie idols has become the star attraction.

Dennis Hewitt climbed atop an empty plinth in London’s Trafalgar Square as part of Angel of the North sculptor Antony Gormley’s One and Other art project on Wednesday.

The project, which started in June, involves a different person taking their place on the plinth every hour, 24 hours a day, for 100 days.

Dennis, 50, from Birtley, a film extra, used his hour to tell people about his experience of running every Great North Run since it began, and of his support of St Oswald’s Hospice in Gosforth, Newcastle. He wore all 28 Great North Run T-shirts, taking them off one by one while telling stories of each run and speaking of significant dates in the history of St Oswald’s.

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Panesar dropped for final Ashes Test

England have won the toss and will bat first in the decisive fifth Ashes Test at The Oval.

With the series level at 1-1, England's captain, Andrew Strauss, announced that Graham Onions would make way for Andrew Flintoff with Monty Panesar and Ryan Sidebottom also missing out.

Strauss said he was happy that his team will bat first. "It's what we wanted to do – the wicket looks like a good one to bat on so we've got the opportunity to put a good score on the board. We thought about playing Panesar but we didn't think it would turn too much here."

Jonathan Trott will make his Test debut at No5, with Paul Collingwood moving to No4 and Ian Bell to No3.

Australia have named an unchanged side with Ricky Ponting resisting the temptation to select the specialist spinner Nathan Hauritz.

"The surface looks reasonably dry so our fast bowlers will have to do well early on," said the Australian captain. "We've gone with the four-man pace attack so hopefully our part-time spinners can do well for us here."

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Pixie Lott loves the garden

Pixie Lott has revealed that she enjoys playing in washing-up liquid in the garden.

The 'Mama Do' singer said that her parents still turn the garden into a soapy waterslide for her and her friends to play on.

She told The Guardian: "When I think of summer I think of us all getting together at family barbecues, having a water fight. When we're at my mum's we play on an aquaslide with fairy liquid, which ruins the grass."

The 18-year-old, who still lives with her parents, added that she uses the garden as inspiration for her songwriting, saying: "If I'm really happy or upset, then that's when I want to write a song, so I'll go to the bottom of the garden and write down my feelings - you get the best lyrics when you are in the emotion of the moment."

She also revealed that she hopes to move out soon so that she can go out dancing without getting in trouble.

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Proof that Jordan isn't the only glamorous lady who can pull a cage-fighter

Remember Lea Walker from Big Brother 7? Otherwise known as one half of Dicky & Dolly, otherwise known as the woman who corrupted poor young Glyn, and otherwise known as the woman who performed fellatio on a carrot and then growled "sorry son" at the cameras? Yes, that Lea. Well, now she has more than two things in common with Jordan (in case you're a bit slow, that's a joke about boobs) - she's got a cage fighter boyfriend too. And, as you can see, he's just as much of a looker as Alex Reid.

Lea and Jamie Hearn were caught unawares (that's a joke too) as they frolicked in Windsor earlier today - and, when quizzed about the amazing coincidence, Jamie said he's actually challenged Alex to a fight before. "Bring it on," he said menacingly (not that a man who looks like that can speak unmenacingly). "I've asked him several times but he's always chickened out. On Saturday I'll ask him in front of Katie then she may just get to see what a lightweight she's dating." Perhaps Lea and Jordan can do some naked mud-wrestling while they're at it, eh fellas? Oops, we just threw up.

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Gordon Ramsay's brother is Big Issue seller!

This is the troubled brother of multi-millionaire chef Gordon Ramsay – selling the Big Issue on a busy high street.

Homeless Ronnie Ramsay, 41, looked scruffy and unrecognisable from his famous sibling as he sold the £1.50 magazine. It is the first time the heroin addict has been pictured since returning from Indonesia, where he was jailed in 2007 for possessing the drug. Ronnie, in Plymouth in Devon, said his family have 'wiped their hands' of him. 'I'm down on my luck and this is all I can do to get by,' he added.

The chef, 42, has revealed trying to support and change his brother is 'the one thing I feel I've failed at'.

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