Shop staff warned to check ID

Shopkeepers could go to jail if they sell knives to under 18's.

The Government wants the police and local councils to throw the book at anyone caught breaking the law.

Undercover shoppers are going to be sent into stores to try and catch out any shopkeepers who don't check the ages of people trying to buy knives.

Gordon Brown is trying to cut the violence on our streets.

Swimmers shine in China

At the Olympics in Beijing...

14 year old swimmer Tom Daley has been in action in the synchronised diving.

He's had a tough time of it though, finishing in last place with his partner Blake Aldridge.

There's been better news for British swimmer Rebecca Adlington though, she won a surprise gold in swimming last night

meanwhile the swimmer's are keeping up the good work - Robbie Renwick's reached the final of the 200 metre freestyle.

Liam Tancock's into the 100metre backstroke final.

The men's hockey team's started its campaign with a 4-2 win over Pakistan.

Britain's now 3rd in the team equestrian event after a good day for William Fox-Pitt at the cross country stage.

Art-house theatres stop snacks

Some cinemas are banning popcorn!

The Picturehouse group, that mostly own arthouse cinemas, say lots of their customers reckon its messy and tacky.

They are going to try out popcorn-free screenings to see how things go.

If the pilot proves successful, it could lead to an outright ban.

Don't expect the big multiplexes to do the same though - popcorn only costs them pennies to produce and yet they charge as much as £6 for large bags of it in some places.

Asia accepts Moss style

Kate Moss has had some good news today.

The supermodel is set to rake in over £25million by taking her Topshop range of clothes to China.

She has apparently been asked to head up the launch in Shanghai by the big boss of Topshop Sir Philip Green.

He's apparently also looking at Beijing and Hong Kong as other potential sites.

Burnt sausage anyone?

A man from London has been named the best BBQ'er in Britain.

Finalists were given 90 minutes to cook up a set dish and then their own speciality...

Kevin Douglas who is a bricklayer in the capital, served up the required chicken ciabatta, and then Jerk Pork and egg & potato salad as his signature.

Us Brits now have more BBQ's than any other country in Europe - we sparked up more than 95 million of them last year even though it was the soggiest summer for more than 250 years!

Wish you were here...there and everywhere!

Matt Damon thinks Americans need to travel more.

In an interview the Hollywood actor said many of the country's problems could be solved if people had thicker passports.

The Bourne Ultimatum actor thinks there's just no substitute for actually going and seeing things.

Hair today...

If you'd seen any of the live feed on Sunday, you're probably confused as to why the Mitchell Brothers have moved in... alright, a much weedier Phil & Grant anyway,,,

Don't worry - it's just Mikey & Darnell!

Big Brother created a special 'barber shop' in the task room - HoH Mikey had to nominate someone to become barber for the day, and fill a jar with housemates hair in order to win a special reward. It was up to housemates how much hair they had cut off...
Lisa was the barber.

Once Mikey & Darnell's hair was in the jar, it was pretty much full, and as a reward, Big Brother gave the housemates fancy-dress wigs, alcohol & music for the evening - Sara and Nicole looked like they enjoyed it, anyway...

Divide... what divide?

Housemates woke up on Sunday morning to find the divide had been removed... no more heaven & hell - it's just one big happy(ish) family now!