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.

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