Gareth Malone and his choir of Military Wives have won the single of the year
at the Classic Brit Awards.

It was for their Christmas chart-topper Wherever You Are.

Violinist Andre Rieu grabbed the top album prize for the second year running.

The record - called "And the Waltz Goes On" - features one composition by Sir
Anthony Hopkins

Andre couldn't believe it when the Oscar-winning actor got in touch:

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Dave Grohl's revealed that the Foo fighters are officially taking a break.

In an open letter he called the band his "life" - but says it's a "good thing
that they all go away for a while."

He created Foo Fighters in 1994 after his time as the drummer in Nirvana.

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The British Film Institute is planning a multimillion-pound boost for the film
industry.

The BFI's investing almost 500 million pounds over the next five years - as
part of its Film Forever scheme.

It'll be spent on putting cinema equipment into "community venues", investing
in film schools and digitising thousand of British productions.

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David Blaine says he's getting ready to shock people.
 
The Magician-daredevil will begin a stunt later this week where he'll stand in
the middle of a million volts of electric currents.

He'll stay there for three-days and three-nights.

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