Latest Update : Tuesday 26 April 2010

Jades Last Days....

In an emotional meeting, her sons Bobby, five, and Freddie, four, brought flowers to her bedside for what was supposed to be an early Mother's Day party. But the 27-year-old, who was heavily sedated and exhausted as she nears the end of her battle with terminal cancer, could only muster a few words before falling asleep.

The Big Brother star's mother, Jackiey, yesterday said Goody was clinging on to life "hour by hour" after her condition deteriorated over the weekend. Goody, who was diagnosed with cervical cancer last summer, discharged herself from hospital last week so she could die at home. She told her sons then: "Mummy's going to heaven soon. I'm going to be a star up in the sky, so when you are looking up you will be able to see me and know I'm there, always looking over you." When Freddie asked why his mother was so sleepy, Goody replied: "Because the angels are calling Mummy."

Her publicist Max Clifford said that Goody had hoped to spend time with loved ones at her home in Upshire, Essex, over the weekend, but it had to be cancelled because of her rapidly ailing health. Instead, the boys spent most of yesterday afternoon playing in the garden with Goody's new husband, Jack Tweed, 21, who had joined other family members at her bedside.

Donaeo Party's Hard with Student Life @ Kandi Klub!

Donaeo comes to Watfords Kandi Klub, for the student central!

Student Life has been the local hotspot for those looking for the ultimate party & cheap drink deals.

The man behind the catchy club anthem Party Hard! Join us 13 April 2009 for one hell of a party!

Strictly

Confidential part 2

Calling all ladies, women and females! Strictly Confidential, the ultimate ladies night comes to Watford! Wednesday the 4th March is fast tracked to be the biggest ladies night yet! Sexy Strippers, Male Models, Photo Souvenir to take away on the night, Goodie Bags for every lady, ridiculous giveaways, music, free drinks, Food... I mean the list goes on! What reason have you got not to go! Plenty of advance notice to get babysitters, outfits or organise that ladies night you were thinking about! Perfect for Hen nights, Birthdays , Divorces, Just Becauses.... Don't say we didn't warn you!

Stay glued to Mix It Up! For further details!

Jagged Edge

@ Vogue Tonight!

Guess what? Two members of the infamous Jagged Edge will be with us this Friday @ the luxurious Vogue Lounge in Watford!

It came as a huge suprise to us as we were offered the boys on short notice! But nothing stops the likes of Mix It Up! We are unstoppable with promotions.

Join us this Friday for Jagged Edge, performing their top hits. They are the group behind Walked Outta Heaven, the massive slow jam that was played in every urban scene around!

Jagged Edge

@ Vogue This Friday

Guess what? Two members of the infamous Jagged Edge will be with us this Friday @ the luxurious Vogue Lounge in Watford!

It came as a huge suprise to us as we were offered the boys on short notice! But nothing stops the likes of Mix It Up! We are unstoppable with promotions.

Join us this Friday for Jagged Edge, performing their top hits. They are the group behind Walked Outta Heaven, the massive slow jam that was played in every urban scene around!

Mix It Up In Ayia Napa

The news is upon us! Mix It Up! are going abroad. It has been a long thought about process and now the time is right.

Mix It Up are taking to the skies with events over in sunny Ayia NApa!

So if you are planning a summer of mayhem, be sure to look us up!

We are planning the biggest summer holiday abroad ever! Get involved! Mix It Up the Ayia Napa Tour!

Dj Ez Re Visits Vogue

The main man of UKG is back at Vogue in Watford for another Garage Fever & Funky Fever.

The Saturday night party will be heaving more than usual with the rocking of bodies as he lays down heavy bass for all to enjoy.

The Kiss 100 dj is happy to be back in Vogue and is looking forward to another helping of entertaining his Watford Fan Base! Be sure to join in the fun! Saturday 7th March 2009! Nice!

Hysterics The Launch Night!

Hysterics begun its weekly era with a hilarious night of comedy!

Live pa's and great hosts put our weekly stand up comedy night on the map!

Kat B of MTV / Choice Fm had the crowd in stitches as he entertained us all with quick wit and humor.

To add to the great night drinks were buy one get one free all night! Join us this Sunday 1st of March with Mr Victor Daniels who will be joined with Major Ace & the busty Charlene Dance!

Jade Goody married her fiance

Goody, 27, who found fame after appearing in the show `Big Brother' in 2002, wed fiance Jack Tweed in a lavish ceremony and reception at a country house hotel north of London, her publicist Max Clifford confirmed.

Their big day - media rights were sold for a reported STG1 million - was organised in the nine days since Tweed proposed in hospital after her terminal diagnosis.

It was a "happy ceremony with lots of tears, lots of smiles, lots of laughter ... (a) very beautiful, very moving service'', Clifford said. He added that the bride had taken painkillers to get her through the day.

Goody has defended her decision to live out in the public eye what will likely be her last weeks, saying the money she earned would help provide for her two young sons, aged five and four. "I've lived in front of the cameras. And maybe I'll die in front of them,'' the star, who has lost her hair after chemotherapy for cervical cancer, told last week's News of the World newspaper.

"I know some people don't like what I'm doing but at this point I really don't care what other people think. Now, it's about what I want.'' Goody's approach has prompted an agonised debate in Britain about the rights and wrongs of such a public death.

Tim Westwood @ Area Watford

Radio one's Big Dawg takes to the decks of Watford Tonight @ Area. Join him for Area nightclubs most popular Friday night event Komplete.

Three rooms of music and booming bass with rnb, hip hop. funky house and all thats in between. Double D Experience, Jay Da Funk, plus others will join the Pimp My ride presenter for a night of fun & madness! Bring your friends for whats estimated to be the biggest night in Watford this side of 2009!

Check out the Mix It Up! website for further information. For guestlist of £8 before 11pm just call the M I U team on 0870 850 8573!

Sex On The Beach Tonight

The Sex On The Beach valentines special!

Dj Cameo of 1xtra is back this year at Area in Watford for the big 'Sex On The Beach' sequel!

For valentines you are always on look out for the perfect place to either spend with your loved one, look for a loved one or celebrate leaving a loved one! Well Sex On The Beach is the best place for all!

Join Dj Cameon with your favourites Double D and also the massive Hotsteppa, Marcus Ramsey, Cold Stepz & Jay Da Funk! 2 live Pa's and just £8 entry on the guestlist.

see www.mixiutpuk.com for more info or call 0870 850 8573!

Keep it sexy with Komplete's Sex On The Beach, Valentines special!!

The valentines after party is upon us!

The ultimate ladies men are having an after party at the Wembley Stadium Complex, Silverspoon!

The boys are renown for their smoochy tracks and vast female fan following.

Join them this Valentines at the enormous valentines after party.

Saturday 14th February 2009!

The number one stand up comedy night is back and back with a bang! Launching Sunday 22nd February 2009 @ the Vogue Lounge.

The world acclaimed Slim, who will be joined by everyones favourite Glenda Jackson, and hosted by BOE!

There will be live performances on the night and an acting magician!

Doors open at 7.30pm show starts at 8,30pm sharp!!! It is only £5 to get in and finishes at 11pm so it shouldn't affect your beauty sleep for work tomorrow!!!

See Mixitupuk.com for further info!!!

Our Eskimo Dance event which was built alongside Wiley was easily Londons biggest grime event returns after the long absence.

As you all know very well, New Years Eve is fast approaching, and as always you are thinking of the best place to bring in 2009! You want to start your year off right to be sure it is better than last year. Well I can give you three good choices for the NYE this year!

It starts at Vogue with DJ EZ bringing in 2009 & Cristal with the Brothers Glenn 20th Anninversary and ends at the almighty Glitter At Kandi Klub. Last year Glitter was huge with a 12 hour marathon and this year will be the same!

Starts at 8pm and ends at 8pm! Are we insane? Yes just a little bit. All in the name of our fellow party Goers! And whats more is the tickets are just £8! How unreal is that?

Where could you find a cheaper NYE event? No where! So round up your mates, put your best dress on, your best suit and favourite shoes to party till you drop! There are plenty of sofas and chairs if you need to rest as well!

Your Dj's on this wonderful NYE parties include DJ EZ, Rob Davies, Double D Experience, Brothers Glenn, Dj Manic Parris, Dj Kanga, Jack Barbour, Adam Freeze, Nicky T, DF Mac on precussion and soooooo much more!

Like I said, party till you drop people!!! And then sleep the night away!

Shoppers flocked in their droves to snap up last-minute bargains ahead of Christmas, figures suggested. As stores cut prices by up to 70%, millions were tempted to part with their cash, with customer numbers up this weekend compared with last year.

Nationally, shops were 7.1% busier on Saturday than on the Saturday before Christmas last year, according to retail analysts Springboard.

Jace Tyrell, of the New West End Company, representing more than 600 traders in London's Bond Street, Oxford Street and Regent Street, said it had asked Springboard to provide the day's figures, which revealed that around 600,000 people had visited the West End. He said: "Yesterday was an exceptional day.

It was heaving and shoppers were definitely spending. "The West End was up 17.9% from the same time last year and Oxford Street was up 21.5%. "The national figure was 7.1% up. "It's interesting because the week was actually down by 1.6% so I think people got paid on Friday and went out yesterday."

Despite the promising signs, however, the jury is still out on whether the next few days will provide the boost beleaguered retailers need.

It is make or break time for traders after many reported worryingly reduced sales due to the credit crunch.

The evidence points to some savvy shoppers delaying purchases until the last moment in the hope of further price reductions and early sales bargains.

The Government is preparing a radical plan to lend direct to struggling firms in a fresh attempt to keep business going through the recession, it was reported.

The Daily Telegraph reported that small firms taking out a bank loan will be able to request "matching funding" from the Government, which will effectively be acting as a bank itself.

The paper said that, in practice, the Government is likely to provide more than half the funds firms need, with ministers expecting the banks to come up with no more than 25%.

Officials at the Department for Business and Enterprise said Leader of the House Harriet Harman referred to the scheme when she stood in for Gordon Brown at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday but were unable to confirm details.

Ms Harman told MPs that a new small business loan guarantee scheme would be established in January. "It's true to say that, while lending figures are starting to show increasing lending to small businesses, there are still businesses having problems," she said.

The move appears to reflect the continuing frustration among ministers that businesses are still finding it difficult to get the credit they need, despite the Government's £37 billion bail-out of the banks.

The proposed new scheme, which, it is said, has still to be finalised, would enable the Government to get round the problem by cutting out the banks and providing firms with the credit directly.

An NHS doctor has been jailed for at least 32 years for plotting to murder hundreds of people in terrorist car bomb attacks on London and Glasgow. Bilal Abdulla, 29, was unmasked as a terrorist who wanted to murder innocent civilians in revenge for fighting in his native Iraq. A jury at Woolwich Crown Court found him guilty of conspiracy to murder and to cause explosions on Tuesday at the end of a nine-week trial. Mr Justice Mackay told him he was "religious extremist and a bigot" who held the most extreme form of Islamist views. The judge said: "Many people felt and still feel strong opposition to the invasion of Iraq. You do, you are sincere in that and you have strong reasons for holding that view. "But you were born with intelligence and you were born into a privileged and well-to-do position in Iraq and you are a trained doctor." The judge said Abdulla's radical religious and political beliefs meant he continued to be a danger to the British public. Jordanian Dr Mohammed Asha, 28, was acquitted of any involvement in the terrorist conspiracy on Tuesday. But he has not been released from custody and faces deportation after being told his presence "is not conducive to the public good". In a statement read by his solicitor Tayab Ali, Dr Asha said his arrest and subsequent trial "obliterated" his life. He said: "Finally, justice has been done - a jury has cleared me of any involvement in these allegations. The jury had no doubts whatsoever that I am an innocent man. "Even though I was acquitted, justice has not been done and is not being done. I am still in HMP Belmarsh."

A serial rapist has been found guilty of dismembering Briton Lucie Blackman in Japan and abandoning her body. But millionaire property developer Joji Obara was acquitted of murdering and raping the 21-year-old bar hostess from Kent, who had been working at a Tokyo nightclub when she disappeared in 2000. Tokyo High Court reportedly found there was insufficient evidence to convict him on these charges. But Obara was handed a life sentence for a series of attacks on women. The High Court went further on Tuesday than the lower court did in its 2007 conviction, ruling that Obara dismembered and abandoned Miss Blackman's body. Miss Blackman's father Tim, who lives on the Isle of Wight, welcomed the ruling. He said: "We view this result with delight. "Although the result is not the absolute decision we had hoped for it is still an obvious recognition of guilt. After such a long time it is clear that it was necessary for this protracted process to get any degree of result and some form of justice for Lucie, but it still leaves a bitter taste in the mouth." Miss Blackman, from Sevenoaks in Kent, a former flight attendant, went to Japan in May 2000 and used her earnings to pay for trips around Asia. Her remains were found near Obara's beachside condominium outside Tokyo in February 2001 following an extensive search. Mr Blackman was criticised by his ex-wife after he accepted a "condolence payment" in 2006 from a friend of Obara. Jane Steare, who said she had turned turned down an offer of around £200,000 herself, accused her ex-husband of "betrayal" for accepting the offer, which she described as "blood money". Condolence money is recognised under Japanese law. Mr Blackman defended the decision and said a substantial amount of the money would go to the Lucie Blackman Trust, which promotes personal safety.

Burke, who is tipped to have the Christmas number one, says the Girls Aloud singer has urged her to steer clear from romance and concentrate on her music career instead. She said: "Cheryl told me to keep away from men. She wants me to concentrate on music without any distractions. "There will be no romance – I'm all about the music." The 20-year-old, of Islington, North London, broke up with boyfriend D'Andre West before her X Factor stint. Alex, still buzzing after Saturday night's win, said: "Cheryl and I have united and become strong together, definitely. She is now my friend more than my mentor. "She's proud of me and I'm proud of her being my friend. She is an inspiration to me – she's a young woman who's gone through the same situation I'm in. "She's taught me so much and I'm so grateful that she's in my life." Cole has even given Burke a necklace with angel wings and a garnet stone which she vows to wear every day. She added: "Cheryl's so talented. If I only have a tiny bit of the success Girls Aloud have had, I'll be happy." Burke is now poised for a Christmas number one with Hallelujah, which is already the most downloaded X Factor single in the history of the show. It is available in shops on Wednesday.

Jennifer Aniston has posed naked for the cover of American GQ magazine. The 39-year-old actress shows off a tanned toned figure as she sits smiling provocatively with her legs crossed and only a red, white and blue tie covering her nipples on the front of the January 2009 issue, USA special.

In an equally provocative interview Jennifer spoke frankly about her relationship with John Mayer and joked she and ex-husband Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie go on holiday together. The former Friends star said of 31-year-old musician John: "I am not having his baby. And I have not popped the question.

"What I can say is that I had no idea what an extraordinary musician he is and it's just great to sit and be witness to that." Jen poked fun at her recent interview in Vogue where she had a dig at Angelina. She joked: "The funny thing is, people don't realise we all go away to The Hamptons on the weekends. That'd be hysterical: I've got Zahara on my hip, and Knox..." The actress is currently working on new film Pumas about two aspiring Cougars which she describes as "sort of a female Wedding Crashers".

"It is so a comment on the sexual double standard, and what's been ironic is how hard it's been to get this movie made," she says. "Studios want it, but they are afraid of Middle America. They'd want to change it; they're saying, 'Oh, you can't do that, people just can't imagine you...' I think all women on some level just want to rage against the machine," she adds.

Woolworths are to launch a closing-down sale after administrators said they had so far failed to find a buyer for the ailing retailer. Up to 25,000 jobs at the firm's 813-strong retail chain are under threat as the hunt for a rescue continues. Deloitte warned on Wednesday that some stores could close before the end of December if no offers for the business emerged.

Woolworths has been in business for almost a century but was forced to call in administrators two weeks ago as debts and losses mounted in a worsening high street climate. Deloitte - which has already launched a massive sale with up to 50% off toys and gifts to generate cash for creditors - had previously pledged that stores would carry on trading beyond Christmas while a rescue deal was sought.

Reorganisation services partner Neville Kahn said Deloitte was making "every effort" to convert interest in Woolworths into firm offers. "While we are still seeking bids from interested parties, Christmas is clearly the busiest time of the year for retailers and it is prudent to do all we can to sell existing stock. "By moving to a store closing sale and further discounting the stock, we are maximising the sales potential that this period offers." Deloitte has already cut 450 jobs at Woolies' head office and support operations in London and Castleton, Rochdale. If stores close before the end of December, the administrator said it would consult employees to discuss the support available in the event of redundancies.

Deloitte has held talks with the likes of former Woolies chief executive Sir Geoff Mulcahy and Dragon's Den star Theo Paphitis but no deals have been struck.

Monday 8 December

Police have arrested 57 people after climate change activists broke into a secure area of Stansted Airport. A spokeswoman said 50 had been accused of aggravated trespass, three had been accused of attempting to gain access to a restricted area, and four had been accused of conspiracy to commit a public nuisance. Protest group Plane Stupid said that, at 3.15am, more than 50 of its campaigners occupied a runway which had been closed for maintenance work. The runway reopened just after 8am but the protest caused the cancellation of 21 flights.A spokeswoman for the Essex airport said passengers should check with airlines before leaving home. Scores of passengers were leaving Stansted, either to return home or to find hotels after being told that flights were cancelled. The terminal was clogged with thousands of people trying to get information about likely delays.

The protest is over the Government's decision to allow the expansion of the airport with a second runway.

Plane Stupid said aviation was the fastest growing source of emissions and already contributed to at least 13% of the UK's carbon budget. It also pointed to plans for a new runway at Heathrow. In a statement, the group said the disruption to flights will prevent "the release of thousands of tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere".The GMB trade union, which represents workers at Stansted, revealed that it had been pressing the airport authorities to review security because of concerns over the state of the fencing. It said it was now more important than ever to make sure security was tight at all airports in the UK.

HSBC offered a boost to the beleaguered mortgage market after it revealed it planned to increase lending to UK homeowners by a fifth.

The banking giant will lend up to £15 billion in mortgages in 2009, 20% more than last year and almost double the level seen in 2007. It said it remained open for business, but insisted it would not comprise its lending standards. HSBC's announcement comes amid forecasts that frozen money markets and the slump in the housing market will result in repayments and redemptions outstripping lending next year.

Paul Thurston, HSBC's UK managing director, said: "By some estimates, net mortgage lending in the UK will fall next year, but HSBC has no intention of closing its doors to customers, nor will we compromise our reputation for responsible lending. We remain open for business to the tune of £15 billion." On Saturday, HSBC announced it was making £1 billion of extra funding available to support small businesses in Britain through the recession

Saturday 6 December

A council is to ban fast food outlets from opening within 400m of schools and parks as part of a drive to improve children's health.

Waltham Forest will become the first local authority in the country to impose such rules.

Children's Secretary Ed Balls threw his weight behind the proposals earlier this year - insisting there was "no point" banning junk food in schools if kids could get it nearby. Council leader Clyde Loakes confirmed that the restrictions would go ahead, after a public consultation found 93% backed it.

"That is a really good endorsement," he said. "We would expect the measures to be in place by April.

The role of social services in the life of Shannon Matthews is being closely scrutinised following her mother's conviction for kidnapping her own daughter. Mother-of-seven Karen Matthews, 33, was condemned by police on Thursday as "pure evil" after a judge told her she faces a substantial jail sentence. Later allegations emerged that Matthews children had been placed on the child protection register but later taken off despite concerns about violence in the household and poor living conditions. A BBC documentary team, which was given exclusive access to West Yorkshire Police's investigation, said social workers commissioned a psychological report about Matthews highlighting her "inability to successfully place the children's needs above her own" in December 2003 - three years before Shannon went missing.

The Panorama programme said the report concluded: "Her ability to protect her children is compromised by her inability to successfully place the children's needs above her own. I believe that Karen will require constant monitoring and support throughout the lives of her children." According to the documentary, Matthews' children were removed from the child protection register by the time the report was completed.

The documentary alleged that despite ongoing concerns about violence in the home and the effect this might have on the children "they were never considered at risk of significant harm" and not placed back on the child protection register.

Kirklees Social Services said it was limited in what it could say about the Matthews family for legal reasons. On Thursday Matthews was found guilty of kidnap, false imprisonment and perverting the course of justice at Leeds Crown Court along with her co-accused Michael Donovan. Matthews conspired with Donovan, 40, her partner's uncle, to keep her nine-year-old daughter drugged and imprisoned for 24 days in a desperate plan to claim £50,000 in reward money.

The Bank of England has slashed interest rates by another 1% as policymakers stepped up their battle to stave off a deep recession.

The dramatic percentage point cut takes the cost of borrowing from 3% to 2% - a rate not seen since 1951 and equal to the all-time record low in the UK.

It follows last month's shock 1.5% cut - the biggest for more than 27 years - and comes amid mounting concern that the UK is facing a deep and prolonged recession.

Britain's biggest mortgage lender Halifax confirmed it would pass on the cut to its 600,000 borrowers with base rate tracker deals.

But it is unlikely that all borrowers with standard variable rate mortgages will see the full benefit, despite increasing pressure from the Government.

The Bank said in a statement accompanying its decision that "there remained a substantial risk of undershooting the 2% Consumer Prices Index inflation target".

It added: "In the United Kingdom, business surveys have weakened further and suggest that the downturn has gathered pace.

"Consumer spending and business investment have stalled, while residential investment has continued to fall.

Gordon Brown has presented a slimmed-down legislative programme for the coming year in a Queen's Speech focusing tightly on measures to help Britain through the economic downturn. The programme for the Prime Minister's last full year before a general election includes 13 new Bills, along with a Constitutional Renewal Bill which will be introduced "when time allows". 

The package's centrepiece is a Banking Bill designed to enhance financial stability through measures to reduce the likelihood of banks getting into difficulty, improve the tools available to the authorities when they do and strengthen protection for depositors if they fail.

In an address prepared for her by the Government, the Queen told MPs and peers that ministers' "overriding priority" in the new parliamentary session will be "to ensure the stability of the British economy through the global economic downturn". And she added: "My Government is committed to helping families and businesses through difficult times." The programme represents a scaling back of the draft legislative programme set out by the Prime Minister in May, with less urgent bills dropped or merged to allow ministers more time to address the UK's economic difficulties.

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Royal Bank of Scotland has announced that it will give struggling homeowners at least six months before launching repossession action.

The NatWest parent said it was doubling the three-month breathing space currently offered to borrowers who fall behind with mortgage repayments.

News of the move comes days after the Government bought 58% of the bank's shares for £15 billion - effectively bringing it under state control. Stephen Hester, chief executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland, wrote in the Financial Times that the bank was "conscious that many people face anxiety" about repayments in the tough economic climate.

He said: "In our UK residential mortgage lending, and as a banker to small businesses, we are determined to serve customers well in the difficult times ahead and have commitments to Government that we intend to meet in letter and spirit."It is expected that other banks may also follow suit as the Government calls for greater help from banks for cash-strapped borrowers and businesses.

MPs are also reportedly working on plans for statutory codes of practice in the banking industry, which could replace the current voluntary system.The move by RBS comes amid pressure from Chancellor Alistair Darling to ensure banks do more to help households in the current economic downturn.RBS has already announced that it will guarantee overdraft rates and contracts for its business customers for at least a year. It will also return to "normal" lending levels, as part of the Government's recapitalisation package for the banking sector.

Taxpayers will take a 57.9% stake in Royal Bank of Scotland after investors snubbed its £15 billion share offer, the bank said. The bank's existing shareholders refused to buy the new stock because RBS's shares were trading below the 65.5p offer price announced in October.The Government will step in to buy up the unwanted shares and shore up the bank's ailing finances - leaving taxpayers with a paper loss of almost £2.5 billion. RBS said just 0.24% of the new shares had been taken up by investors - leaving the public to foot the bill for the remainder.  Alongside this £15 billion outlay, the Treasury is pumping in £5 billion in return for preference shares, which come with special conditions such as a ban on dividends. RBS chief executive Stephen Hester said the bank was "grateful" to the Government for its support. "We regret that existing shareholders did not take up their pre-emptive rights but understand that market sentiment toward the banking sector made this uneconomic in the short term," he added.
Mr Hester said his focus would be on rebuilding the business after a tumultuous period in which the bank was brought to its knees by the credit crunch. In August the company unveiled its first loss in 40 years as a public company after suffering writedowns of £5.9 billion as it reported statutory pre-tax losses of £692 million for the first half of 2008."We must put the past behind us and move forward with a clear focus on what we need to do next. We will focus on rebuilding RBS on its powerful customer franchises globally and, in time, deliver the economic returns that all our shareholders expect and deserve," Mr Hester said. RBS is receiving the biggest injection of public funds under the Government's £37 billion bail-out package announced in October. The Treasury is also pumping a total of £17 billion into merging banks Halifax Bank of Scotland and Lloyds TSB, which could leave it with a stake of more than 40% in the combined entity.

The western extension of the London congestion charge area is to be scrapped. The move follows a consultation process in which 67 per cent of those responding - and 86 per cent of businesses - said they wanted the extension to be removed.

London mayor Boris Johnson said he would take the necessary legal steps to scrap the extension, which includes areas such as Kensington and Chelsea, but the earliest it could be removed is spring 2010.

The congestion charge, originally covering just central London, was introduced in February 2003, with the western extension added in February 2007. The charge for cars entering the zone was originally £5 but rose to £8 in July 2005. Mr Johnson said: "During the election I promised Londoners a genuine consultation on the future of the extension. "Londoners have spoken loud and clear, and the majority of people have said that they would like the scheme scrapped. One thing everybody should be assured of is my determination to make it easier for Londoners to get around our great city."

Transport for London (TfL) said it estimated traffic returning to the western extension would result in a small increase in emissions of air pollutants and carbon dioxide. But the increase would be unlikely to have any material effect on measured air quality within the western extension or on the boundary route because of the number of different factors that affect local air quality. The London Chamber of Commerce and Industry said: "We are delighted to see that common sense has prevailed. "This is an important milestone for many of the capital's hard-pressed businesses and we urge the Mayor to launch a root-and-branch review of the original charging scheme in the central zone.

Chancellor Alistair Darling defended his £1 trillion gamble to drag Britain out of recession, insisting that he was doing the "right thing" to support the economy. Mr Darling said it would have been wrong to walk away and leave people to "sink or swim" as he faced questioning over Monday's pre-budget report designed to kick-start the struggling economy with a £20 billion boost.

"It seems only the Conservatives who are saying, as they did in the 1980s and the 1990s, 'just walk away from people, leave them high and dry, let them sink or swim'," he told GMTV. "I just do not think that is right thing to do. People expect the Government to help them. We will be helping people and I fully intend to see that through," he said on GMTV. In a pre-budget report that surprised many with its scope, Mr Darling announced plans to cut VAT, boost tax allowances, and offer more cash to parents and pensioners. But the "fiscal stimulus" will come with a sizeable price tag. Mr Darling admitted that state borrowing would hit £78 billion this year and £118 billion next year, while total national debt will top £1 trillion by 2012-13. Shadow Chancellor George Osborne said that the best way to stimulate the economy was through "radical" cuts in interest rates. "We have got to get lending going in this economy again, you have got to get credit to small businesses, that is where the action is needed, not, frankly, taking a huge risk with the public finances," he told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme. He said that rate cuts should be accompanied by Government measures to ensure that they were passed on by banks to business. "I think you could directly insure - for a premium to protect the taxpayers' interest - lending from banks to businesses to get credit flowing, to keep people in work, to stop businesses folding," he said. "These measures would do far more than a 2.5% cut in VAT - a temporary cut which would be paid for later with massive tax rises coming down the track."

In the late 1960s, George Best was arguably the greatest footballer in the world, one of the most famous people in Britain and one of the best paid sportsmen of the day. At the age of 22, he was named European Footballer of the Year as he played an integral role in Manchester United’s 1968 European Cup win.

Having shone spectacularly on European football’s biggest stage at such a young age, few would have believed that 1968 would mark the high point of Best’s life. But over the next six years, Best’s career spiralled out of control as he became immersed in a hedonistic, champagne lifestyle away from the pitch. On January 1 1974, he played his last competitive match for Manchester United and spent the next decade drifting between football clubs in America, England, Scotland and Australia.

Away from football, Best’s playboy lifestyle ultimately degenerated into alcoholism, bankruptcy, a prison sentence and, eventually, a liver transplant. On November 25 2005, he died in London’s Cromwell Hospital after suffering multiple organ failure. He was 59 years old.

Best may be the most famous example of a floored genius who ultimately wasted his talent, but he’s certainly not the first person to fall victim to the trappings of fame. In honour of the third anniversary of the death of George Best's death, MSN News presents a gallery of ten people who, through wasted talent, extravagant lifestyles, volatile behaviour or simple bad luck, threw it all away.

Police officers wanted to place Baby P in care but were dissuaded by social services to return him to his abusive mother, it was revealed. When the toddler was admitted to the North Middlesex Hospital in June last year with non-accidental injuries, the police at the scene wanted to place the child in care.

However, a BBC Panorama documentary obtained a confidential police report that described "a frank exchange of views" between police and Haringey social services, who preferred to return him to his mother. The police eventually signed a care plan that allowed Baby P to be returned home, only to suffer further abuse. A later police briefing stated officers should be "more confident" in their role at case conferences and should not be overruled by another agency.

However, it was not just police who disagreed with social services that Baby P should be taken away from his 27-year-old mother, who has since pleaded guilty to causing or allowing his death. The documentary reveals that senior social worker Sylvia Henry, a team manager at the Tottenham social services office, wanted to place the child into care from as early as December 2006. Ms Henry had even found a foster home for Baby P, where he was placed for a short period of time. However, the placement was terminated when a member of Haringey's social service team sent him back to his mother.

According to Ms Henry, there was little evidence for prosecution and "reluctantly it was agreed that with changes to the home environment in place and all the support services in place with the family there were little grounds for Baby P to remain out of the care of his mother".

Friday 14 November

DJ EZ launches Classic Sundays!

Classic Sundays. The Sunday night party! @ Kandi Klub, Watford Wd17 1LN, Classic Sundays every week from 7pm till 1am!

Sunday 16th November join us for one big party! Award winning Dj EZ of Kiss 100 fm, double d experience & Dj Kanga! 2 floors of music funky house, Rnb, Club Classics & Old Skool! Listen to this classic drinks offer!

Wine & Champagne buy one get one free and all drinks buy 1 get 2 free! That’s Classic Sundays each and every week. Sunday 16th November with DJ EZ at the Kandi Klub, Watford WD17 1LN!

A 21-year-old mother, being held on suspicion of murdering her baby and toddler has been sectioned under the Mental Health Act.

The bodies of Romario Mullings-Sewell, two, and his brother Delayno, three months, were discovered at a property in the Cheetham Hill area of Manchester just before 6pm on Wednesday. Officers were alerted to the grim find at the house in Kilmington Drive after reports of "concern for welfare" were made.

The Manchester Evening News reported that the children received fatal stab wounds to the chest, but a spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said he was "unable to confirm or deny the reports". Meanwhile, the police response to calls before the deaths the children is being investigated by a watchdog. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has referred its handling of the investigation to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).

An IPCC spokesman said: "We've had a referral and we're carrying out an assessment to see whether or not to investigate." The spokesman said there were two different accounts from the police about contact with the family prior to the deaths. He said: "We know there was some form of contact by the police. We need to determine what the police did in response to this contact. We're trying to get to the bottom of the police contact."

The house remains cordoned off with several police officers standing outside, while forensic experts carried out a detailed examination of the property.

A murder hunt is under way after a 15-year-old boy was shot dead in the street.

Police said the boy was walking along Caxton Street in Derby shortly after 9.15pm on Tuesday night when he was shot in the chest.

He was taken to Derbyshire Royal Infirmary but died a short time later from his injuries.

Police said armed officers were sent to the scene and that a helicopter and dog teams were also used to search for the boy's killers.

The scene of the shooting, which happened in the Sunnyhill area of Derby, is cordoned off while forensics officers investigate.

Assistant Chief Constable Peter Goodman said: "This is a terrible tragedy in which a young teenager has lost his life. The public can rest assured that we are determined to bring the offenders to justice.

"The victim's immediate family have been informed of his death and are being supported by officers. Our thoughts are with them at this difficult and distressing time.

"I would urge anyone who witnessed the shooting, or anyone with information about the incident, to come forward."

The 13-year-old, from Marden near Hereford, had been warned that the transplant itself might result in death. The teenager has a hole in her heart - meaning it can only pump a fraction of its normal capacity. Hannah said: "They explained everything to me but I didn't want to go through any more operations. I'd had enough of hospitals and wanted to come home." Hannah had been previously warned that she had only six months to live and that the only potential long term solution was a heart transplant. Her father Andrew, 43, told how he received a phone call one Friday night warning him that his daughter would be removed from the family unless they agreed to her having the transplant. But he persuaded the officials to speak to Hannah before taking any action, he said.

They are hoping she will live to see Christmas.

Hannah's mother Kirsty is a former intensive care hospital nurse. The teenager has a brother, Oliver, 11, and sisters Lucy, 10, and Phoebe, four.

British police had intelligence that Madeleine McCann could have been snatched by paedophiles. Official case files reveal someone connected to the ring took a photograph of the little girl on holiday in Portugal and forwarded it to a "purchaser" in Belgium, according to information gathered by the Metropolitan Police.

The intelligence was contained in an email dated March 4 sent to Leicestershire Police and forwarded to Portuguese detectives. It was in an appendix to a dossier of thousands of pages of police evidence in the Madeleine case made public this week along with CCTV images of possible sightings. A Met Police staff member wrote in the email: "Intelligence suggests that a paedophile ring in Belgium made an order for a young girl three days before Madeleine McCann was taken.

"Somebody connected to this group saw Maddie, took a photograph of her and sent it to Belgium. The purchaser agreed that the girl was suitable and Maddie was taken."

Hannie Wiechmann, 71, called police after seeing a child she believed to be the missing girl in May last year, but officers dismissed her concerns. Anna Stam, 41, had already said she reported speaking to a little girl who came into her Amsterdam party shop with a man, a woman and two other children. She said the girl called herself Maddie and stated: "They took me from my holiday." Asked about the woman accompanying her, the child replied: "She is not my mummy. She is a stranger, she took me from my mummy."

A 15-year-old boy is critically ill after being stabbed in his school playground.

The teenager was attacked at the Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School in Greenford, west London.

He was airlifted to hospital where he is in a critical but stable condition. Police arrested a 16-year-old youth at an address in Southall shortly after. He is being held at a west London police station. The school has announced it has closed for the day.

Calling all ladies, women and females! Strictly Confidential, the ultimate ladies night comes to Watford! Wednesday the 3rd December is fast tracked to be the biggest ladies night yet!

Sexy Strippers, Male Models, Photo Souvenir to take away on the night, Goodie Bags for every lady, ridiculous giveaways, music, free drinks, Food... I mean the list goes on! What reason have you got not to go! Plenty of advance notice to get babysitters, outfits or organise that ladies night you were thinking about! Perfect for Hen nights, Birthdays , Divorces, Just Becauses....

Don't say we didn't warn you!

Stay glued to Mix It Up! For further details!

The story on everybody’s lips today and last night is Barack Obamas election win in the USA! This makes Obama the first black president in the United States.

His era-changing victory came as he swept a series of key battleground states, winning Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio. Mr Obama led his Republican rival John McCain by 297 votes to 139 as he passed the magic number of 270 needed to win the presidency at 4am. The 47-year-old Illinois senator will be sworn in as the 44th president of the United States on January 20 next year.

Hundreds of thousands of people erupted into loud cheers in and around Grant Park in downtown Chicago, the scene of Mr Obama's historic victory rally later on Wednesday. A President Obama, with his strong message of change, hope and unity, will herald a new era in US politics, bring a more multilateral approach to the world's challenges, and perhaps transform the issue of race in America.

He has pledged to tackle the global financial crisis from day one, end the war in Iraq and unveil an ambitious energy plan to tackle climate change.

The 47-year-old Illinois senator first appeared unstoppable as he swept a series of key battleground states early in the night and a victory in Virginia, declared by US TV networks at 3.58am, propelled him across the finish line two minutes in the 21-month £1.5bn election. Two minutes his expected win in California handed him 55 electoral votes. A jubilant crowd of thousands gathered on an unseasonably mild night, confident Mr Obama would win the presidency by dawn.

They reacted each time the Democrat was announced the winner in another state, with the cheers becoming particularly loud when Pennsylvania and Ohio fell.

Mr Obama won the town's poll by 15 votes to six for Mr McCain - a landslide victory after more than 40 years of Republican loyalty.

At the White House, spokeswoman Dana Perino said Mr Bush told dinner guests: "May God bless whoever wins tonight." It seems that blessing fell upon Obama!

Democrat Barack Obama stood at the edge of history, the likely victor in his marathon bid to become America's first black president. Republican John McCain stubbornly promised an underdog upset in Tuesday's election. Obama and McCain, separated by 25 years and a seemingly unbridgeable political gulf, had agreed on only one thing during the longest presidential campaign in U.S. history - their promise to slam the door on the era of George W. Bush. But they were deeply at odds over how to fix the nation's crumbling economy and end the 5 1/2-year war in Iraq, both issues inescapably linked the Bush's eight-year presidency. Record numbers of Americans were expected at polling stations across the nation adding their ballots to 29 million citizens who had already voted in 30 states. The early vote tally suggested an advantage for Obama. Sad news overlaid the campaign Monday when Obama announced the death of his grandmother, whose personality and bearing shaped him deeply. Madelyn Payne Dunham was 86 when she died of cancer late Sunday in Hawaii. "She's gone home," Obama said, tears running down both cheeks as tens of thousands of rowdy supporters at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte grew silent as he announced Dunham's death. The family said a private ceremony would be held later.

McCain, a 72-year-old four-term Arizona senator, ended the contest Monday with a frantic and grueling dash through several traditionally Republican states still not securely in his camp or even leaning to Obama. McCain stopped in Florida, Virginia, Indiana, New Mexico and Nevada. And he again passed through Pennsylvania, the only state that voted Democratic in 2004 where he still hoped for a win.

Calling all ladies, women and females! Strictly Confidential, the ultimate ladies night comes to Watford! Wednesday the 3rd December is fast tracked to be the biggest ladies night yet!

Sexy Strippers, Male Models, Photo Souvenir to take away on the night, Goodie Bags for every lady, ridiculous giveaways, music, free drinks, Food... I mean the list goes on! What reason have you got not to go! Plenty of advance notice to get babysitters, outfits or organise that ladies night you were thinking about! Perfect for Hen nights, Birthdays , Divorces, Just Becauses....

Don't say we didn't warn you!

Stay glued to Mix It Up! For further details!

....TAIO CRUZ Exclusive

Taio Cruz comes exclusive to Area nightclub tonight! Be the first in queue to see the UK superstar! He will be on stage for the first time in Watford!

The mobo nominated singer has fast tracked the ladder of success and has the likes of Simon Cowell requesting his writing abilities for Leona Lewis and Shayne Ward and is curremtly working on new music for Britney, Brandy & Justin Timberlake!

Guestlist at £8 before 11pm so get calling!!!!

For the chance to meet Taio, be one of the first 20 to email the answer to this question:

When is Taio Cruz Birthday?

Send your answer to info@mixitupuk.com with the subject title: Taio Cruz

Good Luck

The countdown is upon us, US superstar Lloyd sets to land in the UK for our Komplete and Lloyd Halloween bonanza tomorrow night. See the scary transformation  of Area Nightclub in Watford as they prepare for the hundreds of screaming Lloyd fans anticipated to arrive tomorrow night. Enter the cave like entrance and be entertained properly in three rooms with Double D Experience, Jay da funk plus many more. Be one of the many who will witness the sultry voice of US superstar Lloyd, he will perform his hit tracks and is behind songs such as ‘Get it Shawty, Southside, Girls around the world, You' plus much more. Don’t be left outside in the bitter cold this Halloween!  It’s scary out there!

....Halloween Special at the Garage Nation Residency!

Halloween is approaching and many an event is popping up!

But there is none better to attend than the weekly residency of Garage Nation at Vogue Lounge, 135 The Parade Watford!

It launches this Halloween Friday 31st with a spooky special!

Bringing you top dj’s on rotation every week it’s easy to see why it scares other nights across the parade off!

Come down to witness what made Garage Nation a top brand in the past, relive the vibe and revel in real UKG atmosphere.

Be first 100 in the venue to receive great giveaways including cd’s, signed merchandise, drink vouchers, t shirts, whistles, horns and much more.

What’s more, for this Halloween adventure grab a free toffee apple on entry!!!

That’s right the greatest residency returns to the greatest venue! Garage Nation this Friday, check it out!

....Nephew's Body Found

Jennifer Hudson stood again in the Cook County medical examiner's office Monday afternoon, clutching the hands of loved ones as they identified the body of yet another slain relative—her 7-year-old nephew, Julian. Even before family members arrived at the morgue, they had been told that the three-day search for the 2nd grader had ended when his body was found slumped in the back seat of an SUV parked on a West Side street. Amid visibly shaken family members in the medical examiner's office, Hudson bowed her head as if in prayer, then looked up. "Yes, that's him," she told medical examiner officials as the family stood with her in an adjoining room and looked at a video monitor showing the boy's face. The toll was inescapable: The Oscar-winning actress had lost her mother, her brother and now her nephew to a murderous rampage.

Even as the family gathered to answer one painful question, police searched the Chevrolet Suburban to answer others. Officers questioned William Balfour, 27, the estranged husband of Julian's mother, Friday night, but he stopped talking when police suggested he take a polygraph test, law-enforcement sources said. Balfour has not been charged in the slayings. Although the sources say Balfour remains the focus of the investigation, the motive remains murky. Police say there have been ongoing disputes between him and his estranged wife, Julia Hudson, and her family

A "minor" earth tremor has hit the UK, police said. Police received reports of the tremor affecting the area between Malvern and Worcester. A spokesman for West Mercia Police said: "It was a very minor tremor. We have had no reports of any damage whatsoever.

"We have had about 15 to 20 calls from members of the public at most."A spokesman for the British Geological Survey said: "We have had quite a few calls reporting an earthquake so it seems like it is something…. The seismologists are looking in to it right now." A statement released by the BGS said the earthquake measured 3.6 on the Richter Scale. It said the earthquake's "locality" was Bromyard in Herefordshire.

According to reports given by residents to the BGS, the earthquake felt like "a thump as if someone had jumped off the bed upstairs". Another report described it as a "loud boom noise, as though something extremely heavy had fallen on the wood floor above my head". The statement from the BGS added: "The strength of the shaking has been described as moderate, enough to make furniture shake and windows or crockery rattle. Some reports indicate that people were woken from sleep and a few were frightened."

....X Factor results

Through to next week are... Eoghan, Alexandra, Ruth, JLS, Rachel, Laura, Diana and Austin.

It's a fair result tonight (finally). Scott and Daniel are in the final two and must choose their own song. Daniel has selected To Where You Are and wants to dedicate it to his wife. Scott is singing I Can't Make You Love Me, which he feels reflects his journey to this point.

Both guys give it all they've got and it's too close to call. Daniel's performance was powerful and emotional and Dannii and Cheryl are in tears afterward... Scott's performance was precise and passionate, but lacked the connection that Daniel had. 

Louis ends up with the final vote when Dannii and Cheryl vote to save Daniel. Louis is filling up... "With the sing off, we have to go on that performance. There was one act who went through the motions and another... (he breaks down in tears) ...who sang every word like he meant it. I have to send Scott home, I'm saving Daniel!"

WOW! After all the jibes that Louis has given Daniel. When it came to the crunch he swallowed his pride and saved who he deemed, the best performer. Good for you Louis, at least you've got a little integrity.

Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson has been left 'devastated' after her mother and brother were found shot dead in her Chicago home.

Police are now searching for Hudson's seven-year-old nephew whom they believe was kidnapped from the house by a suspect in the killing.

Hudson's brother-in-law William Balfour is currently being questioned by police as a suspect, but he has not been charged.

The singer-actress, who appeared in Dreamgirls and the film version of Sex And The City, is flying back to Chicago from Florida.

Hudson has cancelled her trip to Japan on Monday, where she was promoting her new album.

A statement from her representative Lisa Kasteler said: 'We can confirm that there is an ongoing investigation concerning the deaths of Jennifer Hudson's mother, Darnell Donerson, and her brother, Jason Hudson.

'No further comment will be made and the family has asked that their privacy be respected at this difficult time.'

Detectives said the double murder was a 'domestic incident' that went horribly out of control.

Deputy Chief Joseph Patterson said Hudson's cousin entered the home around 3pm on Friday and after finding Darnell on the living room floor left to fetch help.

....DJ EZ tonight at Komplete.

Join Komplete this evening for awarding winning entertainment with kiss 100's Dj EZ.

DJ EZ will play alongside a host of other dj talent including Double D Experience & Jay da Funk at Watfords hippest nightclub Area.

The nightclub boasts three rooms of music and reaches capacity week in week out. If you're after a trendy night out and you want a fun filled evening of entertainment, Komplete at Area should be your top choice.

Open from 10pm right through to 3.30am and music ranging from Rnb, Bassline, Old Skool UKG, Funky House, Club Classics, Soul, Funk and Top chart hits it's bound to have a bit for everyone.

For guestlist, group bookings and discounted entry check the mixitupuk.com website or call 0870 850 8573.

Infact give Fiona call and quote I LOVE CHIPS for free entry for you and 8 guests. Be quick because once it's gone it's gone!! Good Luck!

Primary school children in England should be given basic sex education lessons, a Government review is expected to conclude. It is likely to recommend a shake-up of lessons to combat concerns that current teaching of the subject is too patchy.

Schools minister Jim Knight, who has been leading the review, is due to present the findings, as well as the Government's responses.

The review is expected to say that sex education should be compulsory in all schools. This could include teaching young children basic classes on the human body and relationships, with more detailed information being given as a child moves up through school.

Such measures are likely to be opposed by family campaigners and critics argue that sex education in primary schools risks sexualising children at a younger age. But he said it had to be done without "sexualising young people too early". International evidence suggests that teaching certain aspects of sex and relationship education before puberty has a "positive effect" on issues such as teenage pregnancy, Mr Knight said. Britain currently has one of the highest teenage pregnancy rates in Europe and figures suggest that rising numbers of young people are being diagnosed with sexually transmitted diseases.

Wednesday 22 October

Woman sees her husband die....

A British woman said she looked on in horror as her husband drowned on their honeymoon in Spain. Russell Hawkes, 39, died after being swept out to sea off Fuengirola, on the Costa del Sol.

His wife, Danielle, 31, said she watched as efforts were made to save her husband. "I could see he was in a bad way," she said. "The paramedics managed to get a pulse when they arrived but they lost it immediately.

He was pronounced dead at the scene." She added: "Russell was a lovely man and a perfect husband. I'm still in a state of shock. I can't quite believe what's happened."

Mr Hawkes, originally from Basildon, Essex, lived with his wife of two months in Luton, Bedfordshire.

A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are able to confirm that a British national drowned on October 20 in Fuengirola. The next of kin have been informed. We are providing consular assistance."

A 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death outside a youth club in an unprovoked attack by a gang of up to 15 youths, police said. The victim, who has not been named, was with two friends, both aged 17, outside the Shrewsbury House Youth Club in Everton, Liverpool, on Monday night.

They were confronted by the gang and attacked after a short chase on foot, Merseyside Police said. The 16-year-old, from Old Swan, suffered fatal stab wounds. One of his friends was also stabbed but his condition is not considered life-threatening. The third boy suffered minor assault injuries.

Merseyside Police described the incident as "dreadful" and said the victim's family are "distraught". Two teenage boys were arrested on suspicion of murder close to the scene soon after the incident took place outside the youth club in Langrove Street at 8.40pm. Detectives said, however, that they believe the main perpetrators may still be at large. Chief Superintendent Steve Watson, area commander for Liverpool North, said: "The three victims had gathered outside the front of the club and were approached by a sizeable group of youths, about 10 to 15 in strength.  "The youths, without provocation, proceeded after a short foot chase to attack the three individuals. During the course of the attack the injuries were sustained."

....19 year old mum remains found.

Victoria Couchman described herself as a lover of comedy and romance films, clubbing and, of her musical tastes, "nethin wid a beat" on a social networking website. Victoria, who would now have been 19, is thought to have died around 18 months ago. It is unclear if she was ever reported missing.

Children playing in the Hastings woodland found Victoria's skull last Monday. Further forensic searches revealed other skeletal remains, including an upper left leg, pelvic bone and tibia. None appeared to have been buried. Her 45-year-old father was arrested on suspicion of murder on Saturday after medical records established that the remains were Victoria's. Police have been granted a further 36 hours to quiz him, as a fingertip search continues in Redgeland Wood, Hastings, East Sussex.

The cause of death has not been disclosed, but sources say that Victoria's upper left leg had been broken and pinned. One of Victoria's neighbours, Oliver Ellis, said: "Victoria was a dedicated mum who spent hours playing with her daughter. It can't be that long since she disappeared. I thought she moved out of her dad's house when she met someone."Of her father, who is known as Tony, another neighbour said: "Tony is a really nice guy. He helped us with our garden. He was always helping people out. Everyone sits out the front of their houses. It's quite a close street." Police would not comment on whether Victoria's daughter is safe and well.

Vogue bar has continued it's Saturday night success since it's launch on Thursday 25th September.

Tonight it invites you to it's most populare evnt Entice. With Guest Dj's, residents and a Live Pa of Monsters Boys 'I'm Sorry, tonight is sure to be a hit with the ladies.

If you are about tonight and fancy doing something extraordinary then look no further than that of Vogue Lounge. Also see if you can spot the crazy set of 30 females out on their Hen Party! They say they will definately rock the party! Good Luck next weekend on your wedding Shannon!

Tonight come and see the Mobo nominated Hotsteppa who will be playing live tonight at Watfords top nightclub Area.

The Girls Girls Girls DJ will be spinning the decks for tonight only along side residents Double D Experience and Jay Da Funk.

The club will be open till 3.30 and boasts three rooms of music and gives great Guestlist opportunities. Call Mix It Up! for info 0870 850 8573!

Last night saw coverage of the 13th Annual Mobo Awards at Wembley Arena.

It was hosted by former Spice Girl Mel B and hip hop legend Reverend Run of Run DMC.

Mixed views have arisen on the success of the show with more aimed at the negatives.

It seems much of the winners hadn’t bothered to collect their awards, and to make matters worse, even our own UK stars like Dizzee Rascal & Leona Lewis were missing.

The dissapointment was not hard to miss as the crowds made their feelings shown by booing loud when the lines 'Unfortunately he / she is unable to collect the award' was repeated over and over again. 

Still there were great musical performances from John Legend, Estelle, Flo Rida, Jay Sean, Taio Cruz and Sugababes.

The Mobo Awards included categories for Best Hip Hop, Best International Artist, Best UK Male and Female, Best Song, Best Album and Best Video.

Wednesday 15 October

....Tonight B.O.G.O.F.F!

It's Wednesday and tonight it is all about B.O.G.O.F.Fat Vogue Lounge Bar in Watford.

It's all in the name Buy.One.Get.One.For.Free! Simply buy yourself a drink and get two for free! Conditions apply. Its free to get in also, no need to pay a penny on the door.

So if you can handle your drink and you need to get out for the night, head to Vogue.

From 8pm till 2am hear the very best sounds of Rnb, Funky House, 70's & 80's, Indie plus much more.

Dance your night away to massive tracks and witness the hottest party on The Parade.

Get your private section for birthdays and celebrations. Call 0870 850 8573 for more info or just check www.mixitupuk.com.

Having raving people! 

Steven Gerrard has urged Fabio Capello not to give up on him after admitting he needs to be more consistent to keep his place in the England team.

Liverpool skipper Gerrard has regularly inspired his club to success, but has struggled to enjoy a similar impact at international level.

He has conceded that he has not always clicked with regular midfield partner Frank Lampard and the duo again failed to hit it off in Saturday's 5-1 win over Kazakhstan.

Reports have claimed Gerrard could be dropped for Wednesday's qualifier in Belarus and he has suggested he is fighting for his place in Capello's side.

Friday 10 October

....Tonight Funky Sessions!

It's Friday and tonight it is all about Funk Sessions at Area Nightclub in Watford.

Area nightclub on a Fridayss plays home to Komplete.

This week Komplete presents Kiss 100 specialist Dj Pioneer.

Dance your night away to massive tracks of Rnb, UKG, Funky House & Bassline!

If that is not your thing then party the night away in Room 2 - Club Classics, Soul, Funk with Jay Da Funk.

Get £7 on the Guestlist for you and your friends.

Have a look on our website for more information or give the team a call on 0870 850 8573!

Having raving people! 

it seems that the legendary Lloyd is back in the UK for yet another performance!

Mix It Up! presents to you Lloyd live on Halloweens Friday 31st October 2008. This will be at the Area Nightclub, Watford and has received a lot of interest from the ladies.

Don't miss your chance to see the superstar performing tracks such as

You - Get It Shawty

Southside - How we do it

Girls around the world

This night will be a sellout and includes a massive special guest! look out for clues on who this will be!

Entertaining on the night will be Double D Experience & Dj Timmid and there will be lots of giveaways and merchandise.

You heard it here first! Check out Mixitupuk.com for more details on this huge event.

Tuesday 7 October

...Romeo's Birthday affair!

Hot looker Romeo accentuated his fame when his crew managed a UK number one with hit single 21 Seconds in July 2001. He is part of the collective So Solid crew. The South London born MC was infamously known for ‘oh no’ the catchy UKG track that featured Lisa Maffia. Romeo has a major fan base and attracts females all over the world. With huge media coverage where ever he went he was bound for success when he eventually went solo, gaining two top tens in the official UK charts.

After the Mobo's and the Brit awards, a number one single, a banned tour and more headlines than any other British group since The Sex Pistols, Romeo soon hid away from under the radar.

A man was shot dead inside a club during the early hours of Sunday morning, the Metropolitan Police have said.

The 24-year-old received a gunshot wound at around 5.30am at the SE1 club, in Weston Street, near London Bridge.

He was taken to hospital but died shortly before midday, Scotland Yard said.

Police said they believe they know the identity of the dead man. Next of kin have been informed and a post-mortem examination will take place today.

Trident, the Met's specialist unit set up to deal with gun crime in the black community, is investigating the incident.

Police said that they are keeping an open mind as to any motive to the shooting at this time.

Monday 29 September

....The Vogue Lounge!

Vogue has finally opened its doors to the public after a great Launch Party.

The new and exciting lounge bar provides party goers upbeat music, prestigious decor and the vibrant, friendly staff.

Vogue promises to bring a new and vibrant life to Watford’s nightlife with innovative design that excels all other clubs expectations.

With ample lounges, intimate booths, large bar, stunning waitresses ensuring you are looked after with fast and efficient service and a large dance floor Vogue definitely boasts one of the best layouts on the Parade...

But it’s not just its design that gives Vogue its sexy styling; it’s also the first-class DJs that play nothing but your favourite tracks. With those kinds of advantages it’s no wonder the dance floor is the place to be at Vogue.

DJ EZ set the night alight on Saturday with his infamous DJ tactics and Watford’s hottest crowd dances swiftly into the early hours of Sunday!

The wait is finally over. Vogue opens tonight! Feast your eyes on the new beauty that is Vogue, tonight as it opens for its doors for the first time since its closure two weeks ago.

Excitement has surrounded the old Bar Naz while people anticipated the evolution. Customers peered through windowlene covered windows trying to get a sneak preview and calls to our offices seemed to never stop.

Be one of the first to marvel at the new look venue this evening from 8pm. Round up your friends and pop in for full attractions, drink offers and great entertainment. Vogue is the venue for the future and like its definition is the accepted fashion or style at any particular time.

The final touches are being made to the brand new creation that is Vogue. The old Bar Naz has been transformed into a great venue of eye candy.

The old purple and orange colour scheme has been replaced with a more stylish look. Changes have been made to the flooring, décor and sound and light systems and the venue is now a relaxed and lavish environment.

A new VIP seating booth will also be available for private hire for special occasions.

The new look venue along with its unrivalled line up with Top DJ’s and entertainment will provide the ultimate clubbing experience Watford has to offer.

To boost the glamorous atmosphere there will be loads of new offers, drinks, a music policy to keep you entertained, but most of all the new Vogue will give you nights that you will remember for years to come.

Monday 22 September

DJ EZ confirmed to Headline Vogue Bill!!!!

Bar Naz has been renamed Vogue in tune with its massive refurbishment and reopening. The new bar is set to launch Thursday 25th September 2008 and has the multi award winning DJ EZ gracing it's decks for Entice on Saturday 27th September 2008.

Dj EZ currently plays on Kiss fm is world famous with an undefeated title of best DJ since his entry into the UKG scene. DJ EZ hosts a two hour UK garage show every Friday night from 10pm and is a highly respected DJ in the UK garage scene with big selling albums entitled Pure Garage. We are very excited to have such a high profile Dj for our launch night; he will be joined by Chart Topping Mc Sharky P and also Mc Kofi B. The night promises to be a big success so keep yourself free for this superb opening!

It has been 3 years since Kandi Klub first opened its doors to Watford’s nightlife and it has grown into the trendiest bar in town.

To mark the 3rd Anniversary, Kandi Klub has extended its hours from 7pm till 2am to 7pm till 3am. This change has taken place and will help keep you in the party mood for longer. Kandi Klub is open 6 days a week and is ever popular.

Two floors of music and an all weather beer garden means there’s room for everyone.  Surround yourself with beautiful people and dance the night away to your favourite songs, played by your favourite artists with your favourite people. The atmospher is always great in Kandi Klub! Stays stronger for longer...

Don't just take our word for it... Come and see for yourself!!

Guess what? Bar Naz has closed, but don’t worry it is for the good! The closure is due to a massive refurbishment and branding! The old style venue is being revamped and restyled to bring it into the 21st century! The new VOGUE plans for must see features and is set to be one of the most comfortable and stylish bars in Watford! The venue already features a huge in house music system and views overlooking the historical parade, so it will be exciting to see the newly created nightbar which was already enjoying a record year for visitors!

The major expansion will be completed this autumn with a huge opening party!  Be sure to be at the unveiling of the brand new look VOGUE!

Mix It Up! has huge intentions for the space at 112 The Parade, Watford making it a valuable asset to the community. With combined insight, passion and vision for the potential of a superior upscale venue that promotes sophisticated socializing and networking Mix It Up! feel Panache will maintain a level of decorum in the establishment’s aesthetics and clientele.

Major investment, renovations, lease improvements an internal and external facelift, Mix It Up aim to attract successful and upscale clientele and look forward to contributing to the boroughs atmosphere and development.