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Another Junior Apprentice hopeful has been shown the door after a heavy defeat in this week’s task.

16-year-old Emma Walker has been fired by Lord Alan Sugar after her team Revolution, led by Arjun Rajyagor, were crushed by rivals Instinct in the task which involved selling Dutch designer products in the UK.

Walker’s Revolution took a £10,171 profit while Instinct pocketed a record-breaking £39,785.

Project manager Rajyagor, Walker and Zoe Plummer returned to the boardroom to dissect the result with Lord Sugar and his associates, with Karen Brady questioning Rajyagor’s skills.

"Do you think you did as good a job as Zoe? They weren't pleased with the pitch," she said. "The feedback was not as good as the feedback about Zoe's pitch."

But Lord Sugar sent him through to the final based on previous performances before commenting on Plummer.

Grey’s Anatomy has promoted another character to a full-time role with news that Sarah Drew will become a regular next season.

Drew plays April on the show and will join the recently promoted Jesse Williams (Jackson) in beefed-up roles in season 7 of the medical drama.

The actress became a part of the show after the merger of Seattle Grace and Mercy West in which Williams, among others, also stepped onto the scene.

Following last year's success, Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Jennie Bond are back to take on the nation's consumer problems in a new extended series of Rip-Off Britain, on BBC One Daytime.

Money matters and, in tough times, it seems everyone wants to get their hands on our cash – from the banks to the supermarkets and from utility suppliers to insurance companies.

At a time of financial pressure, the new series asks the public what they want Angela, Gloria and Jenny to investigate.

In a battle against shady deals and sharp practices, the presenters will dig into the facts and demand answers from the people at the top. They will also show viewers how to get the information they need to make informed choices about their finances so they can avoid being ripped off.

BBC Four announces a new six-part series, How To Read A Church (working title), presented by author Richard Taylor, which will examine how imagery, symbols and architecture of English parish churches have inspired, moved and enraged people down the centuries.

How To Read A Church is about understanding just what we see in a British church – how the different styles of churches throughout the country reflect changing ideas of God, salvation, living and dying.

Visiting some of England's finest parish churches, Richard's journey will be full of stories and contemporary accounts, touched with his insight, humour and sense of wonder at what he sees and interprets.

The series has been commissioned by Aaqil Ahmed, Head of Religion and Ethics, Commissioning Editor for Television, who says: "Britain has a huge range of eclectic parish churches. Uniquely, what this series does is put these different style of churches into a historical and religious context.

BBC 6 Music DJ Steve Lamacq and Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens today revealed the line-up for the BBC Introducing stage at Glastonbury 2010.

From Friday 25 June to Sunday 27 June, the BBC Introducing Stage showcases 31 under-the-radar artists from around the UK.

It is the fourth time that the BBC Introducing stage has been at the festival, having launched itself at Glastonbury 2007.

Jason Carter, Editor, BBC Introducing, says: "The BBC Introducing stage at Glastonbury is such an important platform for us. It was the first festival to host a stage back in 2007 and it remains a key part of our calendar. Being able to bring brand new talent, sourced via the BBC networks, to a festival with such great musical heritage is a great privilege and is a big moment for all the artists involved.

Sadness as BGT darling Bethany passes away

The tragic little girl whose dying wish was to sing for Simon Cowell, five year old Bethany Fenton, has died just three days after making her wish come true.

Little Bethany, who had an incurable brain tumour, had begged her mum and dad to arrange it for her to sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star to Simon, and she got to do just that.

The Sun reports the prior to her emotional performance, little Bethany met Simon backstage and told him knock-knock jokes. Bethany also got to meet some of the show’s finalists including 13 year-old drummer Kieran Gaffney, who very charmingly wore Bethany’s hospital tag on his wrist “for luck”.

Sadly, Bethany lost her battle at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital after her condition suddenly deteriorated.

Who will be crowned Ultimate BB Champion?

It seems that when BB11 concludes, there will be an awards ceremony where one ex housemate will be crowned the Ultimate Champion.

Apparently the former housemates deemed most popular will join the winner of this year’s final show for a two week stint in the house.

The Sun reports that “the best of the best - set to include winners Nadia Almada and Brian Dowling - will live together and complete tasks before being evicted by viewers.”

And at the end of the two weeks, viewers will vote to crown one housemate the Ultimate Champion.

The show’s executive producer, Phil Edgar-Jones, told the paper, "It's a bittersweet moment with Big Brother ending.

“But the Ultimate Champion will ensure we end on a high.

Puppets, condoms and a possibly pregnancy, it’s BB11!

It seems that the ‘popular’ puppets – I used quotation marks because I know of nobody who likes them, but hey ho – Zig & Zag are to make a comeback to BBLB.

They will join George Lamb and Emma Willis on the spin-off show; George and Emma must be so pleased.

We’ll get to see them – the puppets – on Sunday. In other BB news, one of the 80 hopefuls, 20 year old DJ Gregor Gillespie, has packed condoms and cherry lubricant to take into the house. Ewww.

In an interview with Digital Spy, he says, "My name's Gregor, I'm a DJ from Scotland, I'm not going into Big Brother for the fame or the money because I've got loads of celebrity friends already.

“And yes, before you ask, I would have sex in the Big Brother house.

Cheryl Cole is certainly in demand; while her private life has suffered over the last few years her professional career and star status is soaring.

Gossip Girl's Ed Westwick is the latest fan who has declared adoration for the Geordie lass,  "I would like to meet Cheryl, I'd give her a hip bump - there's something about the soft Geordie accent on a girl that I really, really like."

The actor who plays the role of bad boy Chuck Bass in the ITV2 series thinks she should cameo on the show alongside American actors Blake Lively and Leighton Meester,  "My dad's from the north east of England so if Cheryl Cole was to make an appearance on our show, it would be great. I could talk to her about the amount of times I've been up to the north east."

Coming through adversity and scathing remarks from fellow previous Xfactor judge Sharon Osbourne who declared she quit the hit ITV show because of her, Dannii Minogue has seen her profile and popularity rise significantly with last year's Xfactor series.  Now she's got the last laugh as she picked up Glamour Magazine's TV Personality of the Year award last night.

Minogue was unable to attend the ceremony in London's Mayfair to pick up her award, as voted for by readers of the magazine and the Glamour.com website, as she is currently preparing for the birth of her first child back home in Melbourne.

Fello Xfactor judge and singer Cheryl Cole scooped the top crown od Woman of the Year while teen popstar turned actress Billie Piper picked up UK TV Actress of the Year.

The final Big Brother series is about to kick off tonight with another bunch of wannabes hoping to take the big money prize home.

Big Brother boss Phil Edgar-Jones has just announced what will be a fantastic series for the big brother fans - a two week 'Ultimate Champion' series featuring former housemates as well as the winner of Big Brother 11.

Due to take place immediately after the culmination of Big Brother 11, the winner will remain in the famous Elstree and Borehamwood house and be joined by some of the best housemates who are believed to include winners Nadia Almada and Brian Dowling, although not all of them will be winners. Some celebrity housemates are also rumoured to be thrown in the house for extra good measure.

Vinnie Jones has signed on for his first regular TV role in American series The Cape.

The footballer-turned-actor has signed on as a series regular on the NBC production which has a scheduled air date for later this year.

Jones will slot in to the role of Scales on the superhero series, “a frightening man with a freakish skin condition that gives him the appearance of green and gold scales.”

The actor joins the likes of Keith David, David Lyons and Summer Glau on the project about a cop framed for murder takes on the guise of his son’s favourite superhero.

Source: THR

Sky 1 HD today announced a stellar line up for its new series Must Be The Music. The judging panel will include the current golden boy of the British music scene Dizzee Rascal, multiple award-winning singer, pianist and multi-instrumentalist Jamie Cullum and chart topping singer/songwriter Sharleen Spiteri.

The judges and host will be attending auditions in London, Manchester and Edinburgh over June and July in the search for the UK’s best music act – any age, any song, any style. With such wide-ranging musical backgrounds, the panel are perfectly placed as judges for Must Be The Music, which is open to any type of musical talent, be they a gospel choir, an indie rock band, a rapper or a soprano singer.

Ashley Jensen, star of Ugly Betty and Extras, is set to return to the BBC in a brand-new comedy called Accidental Farmer for BBC One – a 60-minute pilot is currently in production by BBC in-house comedy productions.

Erin Taylor (Jensen), is a high-powered, London-based ad executive who has it all – the successful career, the stunning flat, the gorgeous boyfriend, Mike.

A control-freak, who plans every aspect of her life, nothing takes Erin by surprise – until she discovers Mike in bed with a woman half her age.

She wreaks revenge by abusing his credit card buying, among other things, a run-down farm in Yorkshire. With Mike's scorn ringing in her ears, Erin decides to make a go of it. How hard can it be to run a farm?

Uncle Jesse himself John Stamos has landed a guest spot on the Glee cast for next season according to E! Online.

The ex-Full House and General Hospital actor was in talks with producers over appearing on the drama series in a guest role capacity and it has since been confirmed by series executive producer Brad Falchuk.

Stamos will be appearing on the second season playing Emma’s (Jayma Mays) dentist, whom she may or may not be having a relationship with.

The choice is an interesting one considering the jibe Mays’ character took at the actual John Stamos in an episode in the first half of the season: "They say it takes certainty more than talent to make a star. I mean, look at John Stamos."