Britain's Biggest Burger...

With a name like the Apocalypse Burger, there can be no coming back for anyone brave enough to tackle this giant meat feast.

Restaurant owners Dave Cossar and Justin Meaney might need some bigger plates after creating Britain’s biggest burger.

The 11kg (25lb) monster meal at JD’s Grill in Plymouth contains 25,000 calories and was created to celebrate the restaurant’s one-year anniversary.

It took three chefs six hours to prepare and cook the jumbo burger which contains £150 worth of ingredients.

‘The burger was originally created to celebrate our anniversary but we are looking at how we could put it on the menu,’ explained Mr Meaney.

‘We would have to find a way to bring the price down a little and make it easier to build and cook in the kitchen without compromising on the quality of the ingredients.’

He added: ‘We served it up to about 14 or 15 people and they absolutely loved it.

‘It was one massive burger, and a real sight to behold – but an hour later every last bite had gone.’

*Electric Zoo festival cancelled* after two people die.

The final day of Electric Zoo, an electronic music festival taking place in New York, has been cancelled after two festival goers died.

According to the New York Post, officials cancelled the event after a man and a woman died on Saturday (August 31) from unknown causes. However, local police say they believe the deaths were caused by ecstasy. A further four festival punters are in a critical condition in hospital.

A statement issued by New York officials read: "Due to serious health risks, the Electric Zoo music festival on Randall's Island on Sunday, September 1st has been cancelled. The City recommended cancellation and the event promoters have agreed.

"During the first two days of the Electric Zoo music festival, two concert-goers have died and at least four others became critically ill and have been placed in intensive care at area hospitals. Definitive causes of death have not yet been determined, however, both appear to have involved the drug MDMA (ecstasy, or molly). The Electric Zoo organizers have worked with City officials to reduce health risks at this event, but in view of these occurrences, the safest course is to cancel the remaining day of the event."

In a statement posted on the festival's official website, organisers added: "The founders of Electric Zoo send our deepest condolences to the families of the two people who passed away this weekend. Because there is nothing more important to us than our patrons, we have decided in consultation with the New York City Parks Department that there will be no show today."

 

Sunday's line-up would have featured performances from Diplo, Steve Aoki and Sebastian Ingrosso among others.

Shay Given close to completing Liverpool switch

Liverpool are closing in on signing their second goalkeeper of the summer as a deal for Aston Villa’s Shay Given nears completion.

The Irish stopper has been overtaken as the Villans’ no.1 by Brad Guzan over the past year and is now set to act as back-up for Simon Mignolet, who moved to Anfield earlier this summer.

The former Newcastle goalkeeper still has three years remaining on his Aston Villa contact and remains one of the highest earners in Paul Lambert’s young side, meaning Villans owner Randy Lerner would be keen to let Given depart.

He has also been linked with a host of loan moves this summer, with the likes of Doncaster Rovers – who have since signed Ross Turnbull – interested in his signature.

Teddy Bear beats World Record Skydiving

Many thought Felix Baumgartner’s world record feat of skydiving from the edge of space could never be beaten by another human being and they were probably right  - but nobody said anything about a teddy bear.

The toy, owned by balloonist David Akerman, managed to improve on Baumgartner’s record by 31 metres after falling from 39,000m.

Babbage the bear was guided up to the tremendous height by a weather balloon and then released by a Raspberry Pi computer it was being operated by.

Many thought Felix Baumgartner’s world record feat of skydiving from the edge of space could never be beaten by another human being and they were probably right  - but nobody said anything about a teddy bear.

The toy, owned by balloonist David Akerman, managed to improve on Baumgartner’s record by 31 metres after falling from 39,000m.

‘There was little wind at the launch site, and both payloads landed in fields within 100-200 metres of a road.

‘The only issue really was that as Babbage was descending we lost 3G as my SIM card ran out of credit! Fortunately we managed to add a top-up before we lost contact with Babbage.’

The toy’s flight was recorded by a camera attached to its shoulder which managed to catch striking images and video.

One Direction And The Angels?

COULD One Direction really be heading for the Victoria's Secret catwalk as this year's headline act? Rumours abound this morning that the British boys - who are currently in the grip of a worldwide media frenzy thanks to the launch of their first film, This Is Us - will be hitting the catwalk along with the label's Angels in November.

The official line from the brand when we called this morning was that they "can't confirm anything" until this year's act is announced, but the image of the boys dancing alongside Miranda Kerr, Alessandra Ambrosio, Candice Swanepoel, Lily Aldridge, Doutzen Kroes, Erin Heatherton, Lindsey Ellingson et al has proved almost too exciting for the band's faithful Directioners to bear.

Justin Bieber headlined last year's show, which attracted 7 million television viewers - following in the footsteps of acts including including Maroon 5, Rihanna, Jay Z, Katy Perry, Nicky Minaj, Kanye West and Bruno Mars. The One Direction booking would confirm their status as this year's biggest act.

Simon Cowell looking forward to being a Dad?

He's the daddy of the worlds biggest TV talent shows, but Simon Cowell has broken his silence and finally confirmed his impending fatherhood, admitting he is ‘proud’ at the prospect of becoming a dad.

The 53-year-old music mogul is expecting his first child with 36-year-old married New York socialite Lauren Silverman, who split from her husband and Si’s pal Andrew Silverman in the wake of the baby news.

Until now both parties have remained tight-lipped but last night Si finally confirmed the happy news.

‘Things are changing in my life right now, for the better,’ he said. ‘I’m proud to be a dad.’

He continued: ‘It’s something I hadn’t thought of before, but now I know I feel good about it.

‘She [Lauren]‘s a very special girl,’ Cowell added to the BBC.
At an X Factor press conference in Los Angeles earlier this month, Cowell had played it very coy over the rumours he was to father a child.


‘I haven’t read the newspapers,’ he told reporters at the time, adding: ‘Did I miss anything?’

Top 5 V Festival Moments...

This weekend hosted a range of popular pop and indie acts at this years V Festival. With the likes of Beyonce, Kings of Leon, The Saturdays & The Script to name a few, this was a line-up not worth missing!

But not to worry, here are our top 10 moments from this years V Festival. Enjoy! 

Beyonce flaunting her several V Fest outfits

1.) Before her set had even started, ladies favourite Beyonce was booed having arrived over half an hour late for her set - meaning her show was to be cut short - leaving the crowd very disappointed.

The show included five costume changes, with a spangly bodysuit, a green flapper dress and a black sequined combo among her outfits.

5ive will make you get down now!

2.) The reunion circuit has finally caught up with 5ive who, spurred on by the success of their ITV comeback performance, lost their festival virginity to a full capacity Arena Stage crowd with hits like Keep On Movin’ and When The Lights Go Out making everyone get down.

Stereophonics made a huge comeback this year at V!

3.) Battling wet conditions at Weston Park, Stereophonics marked a comeback summer with a bold Virgin Media Stage set.

Leaning heavily on their recent album, Graffiti On A Train, they still found time to turn to delve into their ‘big bag’ of classics, like Mr Writer and set finale Dakota.

Kings of Leon new album "Mechanical Bull" released soon.

4.) Nashville rockers Kings of Leon gave their best festival show in years as they returned to V Festival, united and stronger than ever, ready to let go with their forthcoming album, Mechanical Bull.

Two Door Cinema Club return.

5.) If, like most people, you missed them at V Festival back in 2009, Two Door Cinema Club returned this year with plenty of treats, including their new Madeon produced single, Changing Of The Seasons, and a handful of indie rock anthems, each made for the dancefloor.