All that jazz in Dubai... and The Wanted, Olly Murs

Chillout Productions opened its doors to everyone on the opening night of the 12th annual Emirates Airline Dubai Jazz fest, which was then followed by another smashing hit the next day for Valentine’s Day.

On the opening night, February 13th, Earth Wind & Fire Experience feat. The Al McKay Allstars rocked the Main Stage, amazing all their spectators when they took them back to the 70s. The five-time Grammy Award winner Al McKay and the LA Allstars have been getting parties started across the planet and it wasn’t any different on this particular night.

 

It was indeed a special Valentine’s celebration with the British boy band The Wanted who owned the night with their extremely good looks and amazing show. 

'Gravity', '12 Years a Slave', 'American Hustle' battle for Baftas

List of the nominees in the major categories...

British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award masks are buffed by an employee during a media viewing at the Savoy Hotel in London February 8, 2012. The BAFTA awards ceremony will take place on Sunday. (REUTERS)

"Gravity" leads the nominations for the Baftas on Sunday, but the harrowing "12 Years a Slave" is tipped to win the top honours at the last major awards ceremony before the Oscars.

Hollywood stars are due to pack out the Royal Opera House in London for the glitzy red carpet event, attended by Prince William and hosted for a ninth time by actor Stephen Fry.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards are a useful guide to which way the Academy Awards might go on March 2.

Last year "Argo" won for best film, Daniel Day-Lewis for best actor, and Christoph Waltz and Anne Hathaway in the best supporting categories -- awards replicated at the Oscars.

With British-made films such as space drama "Gravity" proving box office hits, and UK actors earning critical acclaim, the Baftas seem likely to reward home-grown talent.

"Gravity" has 11 nominations; Golden Globe winners "12 Years a Slave" and "American Hustle" were each nominated in 10 categories, while "Captain Phillips" was nominated nine times.

"Behind the Candelabra" and "Saving Mr. Banks" have five nominations each.

Arsenal send Liverpool crashing out of FA Cup

Gunners face Everton in the Cup quarter-finals

Per Mertesacker of Arsenal celebrates at the end of the FA Cup Fifth Round match between Arsenal and Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium on February 16, 2014 in London, England. (GETTY)

Arsenal, thumped 5-1 in the Premier League by Liverpool last weekend, took sweet revenge at the Emirates on Sunday with a 2-1 win in the fifth round of the FA Cup.

Visiting manager Brendan Rodgers, however, was furious his side were denied a "blatant penalty" by 2010 World Cup final referee Howard Webb in the second half.

Arsenal will be at home again in the quarter-finals, having been drawn against Liverpool's local rivals Everton.

Arsene Wenger's team were in control when they led 2-0 shortly after halftime, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain scoring the first goal after 16 minutes and then created the second for Lukas Podolski.

Podolski then conceded a penalty for a trip on Luis Suarez and it was converted by Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard in the 60th minute.

Liverpool felt they should have had another penalty for an Oxlade-Chamberlain challenge on Uruguayan Suarez soon after but Webb turned down their strong appeals.

"I thought it was a blatant penalty," Rodgers told BT Sport television. "Luis got a touch on the ball and young Alex has just taken him out."

Wenger was less certain that it was a spot kick. "Maybe, maybe not," said the Frenchman before adding: "I'm very proud of the way we responded to the huge defeat last week".

Earlier, Liverpool started the tie well but missed two early chances that fell to England striker Daniel Sturridge who had scored in his previous eight games.

Arsenal went ahead when a shot by French Under-21 international Yaya Sanogo, making his first start, fell kindly for Oxlade-Chamberlain to pounce.

Podolski made it 2-0 before Gerrard's penalty launched a Liverpool fightback.

Miracle survivor: Boy, 10, survives after being impaled on 2ft metal spike

Weverton Silva, 10, and his amazing X-ray (Picture: Globo TV)

A 10-year-old boy has been hailed a medical miracle after somehow surviving being impaled on a 2ft-long metal spike.
Weverton Silva fell from a tree in the city of Macaé in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, while he was picking guava fruits last Saturday.
The bar iron bar punctured the left side of his body before emerging close to his right ear.
And doctors at the local hospital where he was treated have hailed the youngster a medical marvel after the object missed all his vital organs and was removed in one piece following five hours of surgery.

Poo-phoria? Experts claim to know why passing large stools can be ‘orgasmic experience’

Experts have found the reason why passing a stool is sometimes ‘orgasmic’ (Picture: Getty)

For some people going to the toilet can be an ‘orgasmic experience’ and now researchers claim they know the reason why.
An expert from Princeton said that releasing a big stool stimulated the same nerves that were responsible for an orgasm.
‘The distention of the rectum that comes with the passing of a large mass of stool causes the vagus nerve to fire,’ said Dr Anish Sheth.
The co-author of What’s Your Poo Telling You? claimed the trick to producing the ‘poo-phoria’ was to pass a stool that was big enough to extend the rectum.
But Dr Sheth warned although the high from releasing the stool was normally safe, some people may become addicted to it.

Woman cuts out tattoo of ex-boyfriend’s 

name and sends skin to him in the post

Ouch doesn’t come close: Torz Reynolds cut the tattoo out with a scalpel… without any anaesthetic (Picture: News Dog Media)

Talk about a bloody Valentine.
Torz Reynolds took drastic measures when she discovered her boyfriend had been cheating on her with another woman.
Not wanting to bear his name in a tattoo on her arm any more, and apparently not being willing to wait to book an appointment with a laser technician, she cut out the phrase ‘Chopper’s B****’ using a scalpel.
The 26-year-old, from London, used tweezers to pull the skin off her arm, before tying it up in a ribbon and posting it to Stuart ‘Chopper’ May, 26.

Dream Valentine’s Day meal turns to nightmare after storm blows out windows of beachfront restaurant

The storm caused huge waves that washed through the front of the restaurant (Picture: Robin Jones)

A romantic Valentine’s Day meal turned into something more akin to a horror film for 16 couples when a storm blew out the windows of a plush beachfront restaurant during dinner service.
Tables and chairs were overturned and shattered glass flew everywhere inside the highly-regarded Marine Restaurant in Milford on Sea, Hampshire last night.
The ground floor of the eatery – which was serving a special February 14th menu including scallops, lamb and a salmon confit amongst other dishes – became flooded with water and debris from the beach, as customers were forced up onto the first floor.