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One Direction scoop three prizes at the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards in the SSE Hydro Arena, Glasgow, Scotland. Despite not being able to attend in person, the group wins in the categories for Best Pop, Best Live and Biggest Fans . Other winners include Katy Perry, Ariana Grande and 5 Seconds of Summer, each of whom secure two wins each. The show is hosted by Nicki Minaj, and Ozzy Osbourne wins the Global Icon Award.
I Don't Care by Sheryl Cole reaches No1 in the UK's Official Singles Chart making her the first female British singer to achieve five No 1 singles on that chart.
Robert Plant And The Sensational Space Shifters begin a UK tour with a gig at The Newport Centre, Newport, Wales.
During their Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran sets a new record for the most audio streams in a week (1,638,000) in the UK's Official Singles Chart. The streaming record was previously held by Mr Probz’s Waves (1,632,000). This is also the day on which Thinking Out Loud reaches No1 in the Official Singles Chart.
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Neil Young calls for a boycott of the Starbucks coffee shop chain, because it has teamed with biotechnology company Monsanto to sue the state of Vermont for trying to introduce mandatory labelling of genetically-modified ingredients in foodstuffs.
Gerard Way, former frontman of My Chemical Romance, plays at The Students' Union, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, UK.