Dig deep if you hit the rails!

If you travel by train - bad news.

It looks like ticket prices are going to go up again in the new year.

It's all a bit complicated but basically train companies base their annual increases for fares on something called the retail price index for July, and then add 1%.

So based on next month's RPI, it means we could see see a 5.5% rise in ticket prices in January 2009.

No charges against Amy

Amy Winehouse is back on form, but still causing controversy.

She appeared to lash out at a fan at the end of her Glastonbury set over the weekend.

She's being treated for early signs of emphysema and might have to return to hospital this week.

The Police say the person Amy allegedly hit hasn't complained so the matter won't go any further.

Barmy banking!

A high street bank is apparently giving children as young as eleven debit cards without getting consent from their parents.

According to reports Lloyds TSB is mailing the cards direct to children without informing their legal guardians.

Some people are worried that the new cards could allow the youngsters to spend large sums of money on the internet without their parents knowing about it.

Brookes brother stabbed

The brother of EastEnders actress Brooke Kinsella has become the 17th teenager to be killed in London this year.

The youngster was fatally stabbed during a row with a group of youths in Islington at the weekend.

He was taken to hospital for treatment but died several hours later, two teenage boys have been arrested.

Cowell - the party pooper

It's Cheryl Cole's birthday today - she is 25...but she has to work!

The singer and new X Factor judge has been banned from celebrating.

Apparently Simon Cowell has insisted that she works on her birthday.

It's the Manchester leg of the reality show auditions today and Simon wants her there instead of letting her hair down with her mates.

Ladyhawk - Paris Is Burning

New Zealander Pip Brown sounds and looks super hot on this, the first single proper from her debut album. 'Paris Is Burning', follows the download only "Back Of The Van" available earlier this year. It will be accompanied by exclusive remixes by Alex Gopher, Kid Gloves and one of Ladyhawke’s biggest fans electro queen Peaches.

Watch - Paris Is Burning - Windows Media

Who's the WALL-E now?!

Pixar's latest animated movie WALL-E has gone straight to number one in the North American box office chart.

The film's all about a loveable trash-compacting robot with a heart of gold.

It scooped 62.5 million dollars in its opening weekend.

Meanwhile, Wanted, starring Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy, got second place and took in over 50 million.

There's something in the air (guitar)

Housemates spent the day speculating over the possibility of a new housemate - Dennis was removed on Friday, and Sylvia got the boot, so the numbers are down now... and when Big Brother gathered everyone together in the living room, the majority assumed someone new would be walking in...

There was no new housemate.
For no particular reason, Big Brother simply wanted to see the housemates air-guitar, and played loud rock music into the house for that very reason...

See no evil

After a fairly stressful few days in the house, Big Brother decided to give housemates a task on Sunday to take their minds off arguing for a few hours - working in pairs, each housemates was blindfolded for three hours, giving them the chance to experience the house as Mikey does.

Mikey obviously needed a different role, and was in charge of assgining pairs, and assisting the group as a whole.

These were the pairings Mikey chose: Becky & Mario, Kathreya & Mohamed, Jennifer & Rex, Rachel & Dale, Stuart & Lisa and Luke & Darnell - some of those were not the most comfortable pairings, but thankfully everyone steered clear of any more 'Dennis' incidents...!

Housemates passed the task, so the mood was lifted further - it's an argument-free zone! (For now)