New controller for console!

If you've got a Nintendo Wii, there's a new add-on which makes the controller even better apparently.

Nintendo launched the new motion controller at a games conference in Los Angeles yesterday, they say it makes the Wii even more responsive.

Unfortuately we will have to wait until next Spring for it to hit the shops in Britain.

The company has sold more than 10 million consoles and 70 million DS handheld machines worldwide.

Commercials on social sites

Some big companies are getting round a ban on advertising junk food on TV by doing it on social networking sites instead.

A report by Which? says firms like Coca-Cola and Kelloggs are targeting under 12's through ringtones and online games.

That's even though they promised to limit what they promoted to young people.

The Government don't want junk food to be advertised so much to young people because they are worried we are all becoming unhealthy.

Strike closes schools

A big strike is happening today and tomorrow by lots of council workers which might mean your local school is closed!

Teaching assistants, and dinner ladies are taking industrial action because they want more pay.

Around two-thirds of schools have had to close because of it.

Lots of Rubbish collections won't happen today or tomorrow either because binmen have gone on strike too - libraries and sport centres might also be afftected.

Workers are being offered a pay increase of 2.5%

Tickets for the first day of the Lovebox weekender have now sold out!

The Lovebox weekender is on Saturday July 19th and Sunday July 20th on Victoria Park E3 Tickets for the Saturday have now sold out but you can still get your hands on weekend tickets which are going for much less than Saturday tickets on e-bay.

Saturday 19th July

MAIN STAGE
Manu Chao Radio Bemba Sound System
Groove Armada
The Human League
Ladyhawke
Young Knives
Young Blood Brass Band
Ida Maria
The Displacements

STRANGELOVE DANCE STAGE
Glimmers
Midnight Juggernauts
Kraak And Smaak
Nextmen

GREAT ESCAPE AREANA
Young Knives
Mr Hudson & The Library
Lethal Bizzle
Johnny Foreigner
Lykke Li
Natty
Laura Veirs
Leon Jean-Marie
Sergeant

ALFRESCO STAGE (DRIFT STAGE)
Young Blood Brass Band
Alela Diane
They Dynamics
The Black Sheep
Dengue Fever
Josh Wellar
Smerins Anti Social
DJ?

PADDOCK STAGE
Various Production
Padded Cell
Cage the Elephant
Das Pop
Errors
Toddla T
Eats Tapes
Munch Munch

STOCKDALE
Giles Smith
Ame
Guillaume & The Coutu Dumont's
James Priestley
Giles Smith
Ame

DOWNLOW
Horsemeat Disco
Jim Stanton & James Hillard
Filthy Luka
Reverso 68
Greg Wilson

FRINGE STAGE
Dynamos Rhythm Aces
Fish Seeks Bicycle
Record Grave Yard
Jive Aces
Bruce Airhead
Chipolatas
Record Grave Yard
Soko
Chipolatas
Bruce Airhead
Dynamo Rhythm Aces
DJ

Sunday 20th July

MAIN STAGE
The Flaming Lips
Goldfrapp
Jack Penate
Roni Size Reprazent
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
Sebastien Tellier
The Dandy Warhols

STRANGELOVE DANCE STAGE
Herve
P Nau
Mehdi
Stanton Warriors
Buraka Som Sistema

GREAT ESCAPE AREANA
The Go! Team
Alphabeat
Howling Bells
Ebony Bones
White Lies
The RGBs
A.Human
Klaus Buys The Record

ALFRESCO STAGE (DRIFT STAGE)
Hayseed Dixie
Easy Star All Stars
Eli "Paperboy" Reed
Think of One
Rachel Unthank and the Winterset
Discipulos de Otilia
Fat 45

PADDOCK STAGE
Liam Finn
Wiley
Dirty Stop Out
Operator Please
Trojan Records Soundsystem
The Perth
Esser
TBC

STOCKDALE
Craig Richards
Damian Lazarus
Rob Star
Geddes

DOWNLOW
Horsemeat Disco
Jim Stanton & James Hillard
Severino
Maurice Fulton
Daniele Baldelli

FRINGE STAGE
Cosmic Sausages
Cibelle
Fish Seeks Bicycle
Record Grave Yard
Chipolatas
Open Air
Record Grave Yard
Cosmic Sausages
Chipolatas
Fish Seeks Bicycle
DJ

Brand prank goes too far

Russell Brand's said sorry after prank-calling the police during one of his live stand-up shows.

He dialled the Northamptonshire force claiming to have information about a series of local assaults which had happened there.

Russ was blasted by a rape charity and has since apologised saying he's devastated he may have offended some vulnerable people.

Rex and Belinda nominated

Rex was happy when Big Brother announced his name. He'd been pleading for himself to be nominated.

But they weren't expecting it to only be 2 housemates again this week, when Belinda was the second and last person to be announced. She apparently 'knew' she'd be up though.

Another harsh task for housemates in hell

The housemates in hell have been given the task to ride bikes for 30 hours, while they watched the heavenly lot eat Gallic delights and take part in wine tasting. Gutted!

Apparently it's the first time Belinda's ever ridden a bike as well, describing it as worse than childbirth!