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11 October 2008 3:04 PM, PDT

Bad Lashes have become the first act to be eliminated from The X Factor tonight. The four-piece girl group found themselves in the bottom two alongside Girlband following the first public vote of the series. Both bands had been mentored by Louis Walsh. In a new twist for the results show, the two acts went on to perform a new song they had hand-picked in the event of failing to impress the public. While Girlband chose to belt out a rendition of the classic hit 'That's What Friends Are For', Bad Lashes picked 'Wonderwall' after previously impressing Walsh with their performance of the track at the Judges' Houses stage. As usual, it was then left to the four judges to decide the fate of the acts. After Cheryl Cole (more)

By Daniel Kilkelly

11 October 2008 10:40 AM, PDT

Simon Schama's new BBC Two series got off to a decent start in the ratings last night (Friday). The American Future: A History, By Simon Schama - a four-part documentary tracing the history of important political issues in the States - drew 2.27m (10.5%) in the 9pm hour, up 300,000 on the finale of The Tudors in the same slot last week. ITV1's Wire In The Blood regained the lead in the slot, with an average of 4.69m (21.6%) for the hour. On BBC One, Harry & Paul ended its run with 3.66m (16.8%). Over its six weeks the comedy has averaged 3.37m (15.5%), down around a quarter on the slot average. The second episode of Little Britain USA followed at 9.30pm with 4.23m (19.5%), down 400,000 on last week's opener. Channel 4's Ugly Betty drew 1.4m (6.5%) and was beaten by Five's NCIS, with 1.52m (7%). (more)

By Neil Wilkes

11 October 2008 8:39 AM, PDT

The Courteeners frontman Liam Fray has blasted Radio 1 chiefs for refusing to play the band's songs. In an interview with the Daily Star, the singer asked why the station's executives continue to play Kaiser Chiefs' tracks when the indie rock group "haven't got one song better than any on our album". "Kaiser Chiefs have been on Radio 1 since day one but they won't play us," Fray continued. "I'd rather be 100 people's favourite band than a million who've (more)

By Daniel Kilkelly

11 October 2008 8:21 AM, PDT

Jodie Kidd has admitted that she is struggling to find her sexy side in rehearsals for Strictly Come Dancing. The model confirmed that she is feeling nervous about the prospect of performing the rhumba with dance partner Ian Waite in tonight's show. "The rhumba's very sexy and that's one thing I'm just not," Jodie, 30, told The Sun. "People say, 'Oh, she's a model, she must know how to be sexy', but I was modelling during the time of Kate Moss and the androgynous, waif look. "I was boyish looking and if there was a suit to be worn, I would wear it. I was never in sexy dresses (more)

By Daniel Kilkelly

11 October 2008 8:08 AM, PDT

Sugababes have revealed that they are hoping to show their 'maturity' on new album Catfights And Spotlights. Heidi Range and Keisha Buchanan confirmed that the group decided to ditch their old pop sound as they made plans for the disc. "There aren't any pop songs on the album," Heidi told The Sun. "We've been really inspired by The Supremes and (more)

By Daniel Kilkelly

11 October 2008 7:55 AM, PDT

Mel C has agreed to marry her partner of six years, according to a report today. The Mirror claims that the Spice Girl, 34, and boyfriend Thomas Starr got engaged last month. The pair announced that they are expecting their first child together in August. Invitations for a spring wedding in the singer's home city of Liverpool are believed to have already been printed. Mel is expected to (more)

By Daniel Kilkelly

11 October 2008 7:37 AM, PDT

Travis Barker is to sell T-shirts in remembrance of his friends Chris Baker and Charles 'Che' Still, who both died in a plane crash the drummer was involved in. Chris Baker was Barker's personal assistant while Che was his security guard, and both were killed when the aircraft went down last month. Barker already runs his own clothing line, Famous Stars (more)

By Michael Thornton

11 October 2008 7:35 AM, PDT

Rehearsals for the first X Factor live show were reportedly disrupted yesterday after immigration officials arrived to quiz choreographer Brian Friedman. Friedman, a Us citizen, is said to have fielded questions about his paperwork after Customs officers asked to speak to him at the programme's studios in London. "These checks can be done at any time, but to come the day before our first live show was not helpful at all," an insider (more)

By Daniel Kilkelly

11 October 2008 7:32 AM, PDT

Next year's best actor Oscar could go to either Frank Langella or Mickey Rourke, according to early buzz. GoldDerby.com and a panel of top Us film critics singled out the two in their first Academy Awards prediction list. Rourke stars as an ageing professional wrestler in The Wrestler, while Langella plays disgraced President Richard Nixon in Frost/Nixon. (more)

By Michael Thornton

11 October 2008 7:18 AM, PDT

Alan Sugar has admitted that he was wrong to try to land his plane during a storm in July. The Apprentice star crashlanded the four-seater Cirrus at City Airport Manchester when he overshot the 750-yard runway and hit a rut in the ground. A report from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch revealed that Sugar later commented that circling the airfield and attempting another landing would have been a safer idea. "The pilot lost sight of the far end (more)

By Michael Thornton

11 October 2008 7:17 AM, PDT

A Welsh 999 operator has told how she organised an ambulance for a pregnant woman who was 5,000 miles away in the United States. Kerry Burrows, who works for the Welsh Ambulance Service in Cardiff, was shocked when a caller said that his girlfriend in Nevada needed emergency assistance after experiencing sudden pains. "I was expecting him to tell me somewhere in Wales - not the other side of the Atlantic," Kerry told The Mirror. "The dad-to-be is British but his girlfriend is American. "He was in the UK talking to her in Nevada via the internet. He explained his girlfriend didn't have a phone so she couldn't call 911 for the Us emergency services herself. So he tried to sort it out for her and dialled 999 for our help. When I realised it was an emergency 5,000 miles away, I (more)

By Daniel Kilkelly

11 October 2008 6:54 AM, PDT

Dannii Minogue has denied claims that she will be axed from The X Factor next year. The Aussie popstar hit back after her fellow panel member Louis Walsh predicted that she would be dropped to make way for the return of Sharon Osbourne. "He probably put it around to save his own job," Dannii told the Daily Star. "I am going nowhere. But Louis can be a real troublemaker, so I am keeping an eye on him." Reports have claimed that Minogue has been embroiled in backstage battles with new judge Cheryl Cole in recent weeks. However, (more)

By Daniel Kilkelly

11 October 2008 6:35 AM, PDT

Pink has insisted that she has no regrets about her ill-fated marriage to Carey Hart. The singer tied the knot with Hart in January 2006 after they had dated for over four years. They announced that they had decided to separate in February this year. Despite their split, the couple have remained close friends and Hart even agreed to appear in the music video for his former wife's latest single 'So What'. "Of course I was disappointed that my marriage didn't (more)

By Daniel Kilkelly

11 October 2008 6:27 AM, PDT

Hugh Hefner's break-up from Girls Next Door star Holly Madison has left him "down in the dumps". The 82-year-old Playboy publisher believes that Madison left him because she realised they would never marry or have children. He said: "The fact that she was depressed after that, I didn't know at all. That was a revelation in the last days and weeks." Despite the heartache, the mogul remarked that it is now "apparent" that his personal (more)

By Michael Thornton

11 October 2008 6:25 AM, PDT

Kim Ji-Who Has is the latest Korean movie star to reportedly commit suicide in the country. Last week, 39-year-old Choi Jin-Sil, known as Korea's answer to Meg Ryan, hanged herself in her apartment. Her death was rumoured to have been caused by suggestions that she played a role in the suicide of Ahn Jee-Hwan in September. Jang Chae-Won's death was also reported (more)

By Michael Thornton

11 October 2008 6:21 AM, PDT

Xbox Group product manager Aaron Greenberg has refuted reports that Toshiba-Samsung Storage Technology Corp will develop a Blu-ray drive for the Xbox 360, claiming owners of the console would not be interested in such an add-on. "We have no plans to integrate Blu-ray into the Xbox experience," he told Major Nelson. "We believe that we shouldn't force people to pay for things they don't want." Following the commercial failure of the HD-DVD format Microsoft decided to invest in, Greenberg also stated that Microsoft's position on high-definition movie and TV content is currently centred around digital distribution. "We've invested in a massive (more)

By Mark Langshaw

11 October 2008 6:18 AM, PDT

50 Cent and Kanye West's high-profile feud is a sham, hip-hop star Reverend Run has claimed. The rappers exchanged harsh words in the press when their albums went head-to-head in September last year, but Rev - real name Joseph Simmons - has suggested that their war was not genuine. "They are not really fighting. They are friends," he insisted. "That was just a publicity thing for their albums. I think they are really close and nice to (more)

By Daniel Kilkelly

11 October 2008 6:11 AM, PDT

Pro Evolution Soccer 2009's lead designer and series creator Shingo 'Seabass' Takatsuka has revealed that his team has delivered on its promise to improve the game's online gameplay. "I do acknowledge that last year we placed such emphasis on the controls that the online side was sacrificed," he told Cvg. "For instance, if you didn't have a very good connection, that could really seriously affect your gameplay and it could turn out to be very horrible indeed. "This year we looked at online as (more)

By Mark Langshaw

11 October 2008 5:43 AM, PDT

ITV1 has a ratings disaster on its hands with a new business-based reality show. Natural Born Sellers, an Apprentice-style contest in which aspiring businessmen and women undertake weekly sales tasks, began last week with 1.71m (7.8%). This week the audience dropped to 1.58m (7%), down around 57% on the average audience for the slot. Silent Witness was the clear winner in the 9pm hour, pulling in 6.25m (27.8%) for BBC One. Never Mind The Buzzcocks brought in 2.36m (10.4%) to BBC Two, but at 9.30pm the audience dropped to 1.26m (5.7%) for episode two of new comedy Beautiful People. Channel 4's documentary Ninety Naps A Day, following the lives of three narcoleptics, engaged 1.95m (8.7%) and Five's Extraordinary People: The Little Mermaid had 1.33m (5.9%). ITV was in the lead at 8pm with The Bill, which pulled in 4.95m (22.3%), (more)

By Neil Wilkes

11 October 2008 4:44 AM, PDT

The shoes of Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe are to be sold in an auction of celebrity footwear next week. 19 pairs, among them shoes from Robin Williams and Elton John, will go under the hammer on eBay to raise money for Cancer Research, Cash For Kids, No More Landmines, and Angus College Charitable Trust. Kay Gilmour, who is organising the OneStepBeyond campaign, is hoping for some high bids from collectors and philanthropists alike. "The very first pair of celeb shoes that we got in were from Sir (more)

By Michael Thornton

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