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<i>Wednesday 03rd October 2012</i>


CLASSIC BRIT AWARDS

Sir Anthony Hopkins found himself with a share of a Classic Brit Award after
one of his compositions featured on the album of the year.

The Oscar-winning star attended last night's ceremony with his friend,
violinist Andre Rieu, who recorded one of the actor's works as the title track
of his album And The Waltz Goes On.

Another Academy Award-winner, composer John Williams, was also among the
victors, collecting the best composer title to go with a lifetime achievement
honour.

Gareth Malone and his choir of Military Wives were awarded the inaugural
single of the year prize for their Christmas chart-topper Wherever You Are.


DAVID BLAINE GOES HIGH VOLTAGE

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.

Blaine thinks the stunt in New York is his grandest idea yet.


AARDMAN TO HELP TRAIN NEW ANIMATORS

The team behind Wallace and Gromit will help train a new generation of
animators as part of a multimillion-pound boost for the film industry.

The British Film Institute is investing almost 500 million pounds over the
next five years as part of its Film Forever scheme.

The money will be spent on putting cinema equipment into "community venues",
investing in film schools and digitising thousand of British films.


FOO FIGHTERS TAKE A BREAK

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.



<i>NEWSPAPERS</i>



46-YEAR-OLD MAN ARRESTED AS SEARCH FOR MISSING APRIL JONES, 5, GOES ON
The family of missing April Jones made a desperate appeal for her safe return
last night as police promised to work around the clock in their efforts to find
her. April's parents said their lives had been "shattered" on Monday evening
"when our beautiful little girl, who was playing with friends, was taken from
us". 
(The Times)


DESPERATE SEARCH FOR 5-YEAR-OLD APRIL
The search for a missing five-year-old girl continued last night despite the
arrest of a local man. The man, 46, was being held on suspicion of abducting
April Jones as she played with friends just 200 yards from her home in the small
town of Machynlleth, mid-Wales. He was arrested as he walked along a road a
short distance away.
(The Express)


PLEASE PLEASE LET HER COME HOME
The distraught family of snatched April Jones pleaded for her safe return last
night. As police and neighbours last night continued the hunt for the missing
five-year-old, an RAF search and rescue helicopter was scrambled to a "very
specific -location" at short notice with police on board. Officers were also
quizzing a 46-year-old man who was arrested yesterday in the town where April
was abducted.
(The Mirror)


HUNT FOR MISSING GIRL,5

Detectives hunting missing five-year-old April Jones yesterday arrested a
friend of her family. Meanwhile, April's devastated parents begged her abductor:
"Please, please - if you have our little girl, let her come home to us." Her
family said: "Our lives have stopped. April is thought to have got in a van at
7.30 on Monday night while playing near her home. Police said the suspect is
known to her family but is not a relative.
(The Sun)


LOWER ABORTION LIMIT TO 20 WEEKS
The abortion limit should be lowered from 24 weeks to 20 to reflect dramatic
improvements in medical science since the law was last changed, the new women's
minister has said. Maria Miller told the Telegraph it was "common sense" to
lower the legal limit at which a pregnancy can be terminated in order to
"reflect the way science has moved on". 
(The Telegraph)


APRIL: FAMILY KNOW SUSPECT
Police chiefs have described the case as "every parent's worst nightmare".
They still hoped to find April alive. Last night a specially trained search team
was scouring the banks of the River Dyfi near the tiny town of Machynlleth in
Powys where the youngster was snatched at 7pm on Monday.
(The Star)


NEW HD CCTV PUTS HUMAN RIGHTS AT RISK
CCTV systems capable of identifying and tracking a person's face from half a
mile away are turning Britain into a Big Brother society, the UK's first
surveillance commissioner has warned. New high-definition cameras are being
rolled out across UK cities without public consultation into the intrusion they
pose, Andrew Rennison told The Independent.
(The Independent)


MILIBAND'S NATIONAL ANTHEM
Ed Miliband made an audacious raid deep into Conservative heritage in a speech
to his party's conference promising that Labour could rebuild Britain as one
nation - a land in which "patriotism, loyalty, dedication to the common cause
courses through the veins of all, and nobody feels left out". In a high-risk,
65-minute speech, Miliband tried to take the mantle of the 19th-century Tory
prime minister Benjamin Disraeli's one nation, pointedly grabbing the territory
and language of the centre ground which he believes David Cameron has foolishly
vacated.
(The Guardian)


PLEASE LET OUR LITTLE APRIL COME HOME SAFE
The distraught parents of five-year-old April Jones last night begged: 'Please
help us bring home our beautiful little girl.' Yesterday, a 46 year old man, who
is known to April's family, was being questioned by officers over her
whereabouts. April was out playing on her bike when she was last seen by another
child getting into a grey vehicle at about 7pm on Monday. Search and rescue
teams last night continued to scour rural areas around the town and would
continue to search through the night
(The Mail)


<u>TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS</u>

1941 - Chubby Checker, American singer, famous for doing 'The Twist' (71)

1949 - Lindsey Buckingham, American guitarist with Fleetwood Mac. Has a name
of Lindsay - but is actually a man (63)

1957 - Tim Westwood, British DJ and TV presenter. 'Pimp My Ride UK'. Really
getting a bit too old now for the clothes he still wears, innit. (55)

1959 - Fred Couples, American golfer (53)

1962 - Tommy Lee, American drummer with the band Motley Crue. Was famously
with Pamela Anderson for some years and made "that video" (50)

1964 - Clive Owen, English actor, who has worked on television, stage and
film. He first gained recognition for portraying the lead in the ITV series
Chancer from 1990 to 1991 (48)

1969 - Gwen Stefani, American singer with No Doubt and more recently having
solo fame, 'Hey Baby' etc (43)

1973 - Neve Campbell, Canadian actress, her films include 'Party of Five' and
'Scream' (39)

1973 - Kevin Richardson, American singer with the Backstreet Boys (39)

1978 - Jake Shears, American lead singer with Scissor Sisters. Were more
successful in the UK and Europe than their own native country. (34)

1980 - Danny O'Donoghue, Irish singer-songwriter from the band The Script.
Singles include Breakeven, Talk You Down, For the First Time, If You Ever Come
Back. Was a judge on the UK's version of 'The Voice' (32)

1981 - Seth Gabel, American actor. Played the sexually confused son of Ava
Moore on 'Nip/Tuck'. He also starred in 'Dirty Sexy Money' as Jeremy Darling
(31)

1984 - Ashlee Simpson, American singer and actress. Sister of Jessica Simpson
(28)


<u>THIS DAY IN HISTORY</u>

1283 - Dafydd ap Gruffydd, prince of Gwynedd in Wales, becomes the first
nobleman executed by being hanged, drawn and quartered.

1922 - The first photograph was sent by fax machine.

1932 - Iraq gains independence from the United Kingdom.

1952 - In Japan, The first video recording was made on magnetic tape.

1952 - The United Kingdom successfully tests a nuclear weapon.

1964 - The first Buffalo Wings were made at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New
York.

1995 - In the U.S., a jury declares O.J. Simpson not guilty of murder.

1981 - The Hunger Strike by Provisional Irish Republican Army and Irish
National Liberation Army prisoners at the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland ends
after seven months and ten deaths.

1990 - Re-unification of Germany. The German Democratic Republic ceases to
exist and its territory becomes part of the Federal Republic of Germany. East
German citizens became part of the European Union. Now celebrated as German
Unity Day.

1995 - A jury found American football star and actor O.J Simpson not guilty of
murdering his wife

2001 - The first trade union for prostitutes was created in Holland

2008 - The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 for the US financial
system is signed by President Bush.

2008 - A solid gold sculpture of supermodel Kate Moss -worth around Â£1.5
million - made by artist Marc Quinn, went on display at the British Museum.

2009 - Simon Cowell and 400 of his 'friends' - including Paula Abdul, Kevin
Spacey and Kate Moss - gathered to celebrate his 50th birthday. 

2010 - The Commonwealth Games began in New Delhi. 



<i>PHONERS/TEXTERS/FACEBOOK PROMPTS</i>â€¦

oA Norwegian study found couples who share housework are 50 per cent more
likely to divorce than those where women do the majority of the chores. Seems to
make sense. I think I can speak for many men who have had that ridiculous
conversation about "how to stack the dishwasher correctly"â€¦

oOver in America, President Barack Obama is beating Mitt Romney â€¦ in the
sale of Halloween masks. According to BuyCostumes.com, Obama masks are
outselling Romney masks by more than 30 percent.

oWhat admonitions did your parents tell you as a kid? Your face will freeze
that way? Eat your dinner, people in Africa are starving?

oTECHNOLOGY AND DATING - With all the personal electronics, what's reasonable
while on a date, and what's unacceptable? There's an endless list: phone calls,
texting, tweeting, going online â€¦Or are gadgets so ingrained, it doesn't
matter?

oThe 'Now That's What I Call Music!' albums may be forced to come to an end
soon. The long-running music compilation is in jeopardy due to the takeover of
EMI. The albums will end with the latest edition - Now 83 - due in November -
unless a buyer can be found to invest in the brand. What is the first "Now"
compilation you have? On LP or cassette? Can you take a pic of the cover and
post on our Facebook page? Didn't they used to have a pig wearing headphones on
the covers?

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