X Factor winner Leona Lewis was booed by fans at the Mobo Awards ceremony in London after failing to turn up.

The 23-year-old picked up awards for best album and video, but was booed after it was revealed she was not there to pick her awards up in person.

Rapper Dizzee Rascal was also booed by the crowd for his absence, after being named best UK male.

Estelle was the other big winner of the night, winning the best UK female award and best song for her hit American Boy.

"You know what, they do that every year for everyone when people don't turn up," Estelle told BBC News on Lewis's reception.

"But I don't think that takes away from the fact that she's a great artist and she deserved the awards she got."

Mobo organiser Kanya King said: "It's a shame that their schedules and their touring didn't allow for them to be here - hey, there's always next year."

Lewis gave an acceptance speech by video for the best album award.

"Thank you so much, I'm so sorry I can't be here with you tonight... I'm there in spirit with you all," she said.

Eighties pop star Sinitta accepted the best video award on Lewis's behalf, but could barely be heard above the loud booing.

Lewis was unable to attend the ceremony as she was in New York to perform her "first ever live concert" - a six-song set at Gotham Hall in front of an invitation-only audience.

The event marked the finale of the third annual Hennessy Artistry Concert Series, a series of six private shows which have featured musical acts such as LL Cool J and Ashanti.

The Mobos is the biggest award ceremony in British urban music, attracting names from R&B, hip-hop and beyond.

In the past it has been criticised for struggling to attract US superstars, but this year it was missing two of the three main British winners.

Estelle was the biggest victor present at Wembley Arena on Wednesday.

"The Mobo is a great award, recognised by the kids and the people who understand my music, and who get the music that we do," she told BBC News.

British black music was "on the up", she added. "If I'm anything to go by, it's definitely on the up."

Estelle performed with US soul star John Legend, who revived her career by signing her to his record label.

But unlike people here in Murmansk, the international reaction has been one of dismay.
"This decision is not helping the investment climate in Russia," says Peter Westin, chief economist, MDM Bank in Moscow.
Gazprom's decision comes after Russia's recent threat to revoke the licence of the $20bn Sakhalin project off its Pacific coast, raising concerns about the participation of foreign partners Shell, Mitsubishi Corp and Mitsui.
There is a general perception that increasingly politics are driving these big energy deals," observes Stephen O'Sullivan, head of research at Deutsche Bank in Russia.
Mr Westin agrees that it will mean "key assets in the oil and gas sectors will be kept Russian".
However, given the aloof behaviour of some of Gazprom's executives, its latest move should not have come as a surprise.
"Statoil charters bigger planes," was their response to the lavish treatment they were given on a recent trip organised by one of its rival contenders, one of its bosses told BBC News during a recent dinner.
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This week, Europe's space agency (Esa) reported that the shrinking of Arctic ice had opened the fabled Northwest Passage, clearing a long-sought, but until recently impassable, route between Europe and Asia.

The search for a route from the Atlantic around the top of North America and into the Pacific consumed explorers for centuries. Now a growing band of sailing adventurers are traversing the waterway in record times.

This summer, the agency says the passage has been seen to be fully navigable for the first time since satellite records began. Indeed, 2007 was an active year for sailors in the region, according to Peter Semotiuk, who helps mariners navigate their small craft along the route.

Every evening in the summer months, the ham-radio operator provides detailed weather and ice reports, tracks each boat's position and passes on news from other sailors to each of the boats out in the wilderness.

Mr Semotiuk has operated his single-band sailor's radio network for the past two decades from his hometown of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada, a port in the middle of the Northwest Passage.

The non-profit organisation was created to promote musical education in US schools.
VH1 said more artists would be added to the line-up for the event, which will take takes place at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
"Adele, Kelly, Leona and Miley have all captured the world's attention with their talent and have earned their designation as VH1 Divas this year," Mr Rolontz said.
"These women are among the best entertainers in the world and will continue to thrill music fans for a long time to come."
Mariah Carey, Tina Turner, Whitney Houston, Diana Ross and Cher have all performed at previous Diva concerts.
Since the first Diva concert in 1998, musical instruments worth $43m (£26.2m) have been donated to 1,600 schools in 100 cities.
British stars Adele and Leona Lewis are among the headliners at this year's VH1 Divas concert in New York.
Kelly Clarkson and Miley Cyrus will also perform at the cable music channel's event, which is returning after a five-year hiatus.
VH1 spokesman Lee Rolontz said the four singers were an "amazingly talented group of young women".
The show, a fundraiser for the Save The Music Foundation, will be shown live on VH1 in the US on 17 September.
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The non-profit organisation was created to promote musical education in US schools.
VH1 said more artists would be added to the line-up for the event, which will take takes place at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
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Stocks continued to fall. They hit a 12-year low early in March before staging their comeback.
Analysts said the latest rise in the Dow could encourage more investors into the market.
"Dow 10,000 may be largely psychological, but with tremendous levels of cash on the sidelines this may still be a call to action for investors," said Lawrence Glazer from Mayflower Advisors in Boston.
The Nasdaq also rose 32 points to 2,172.23, while the Standard & Poor's 500 climbed 18.83 points to 1,092.02.
JP Morgan Chase is the first big US bank to report third quarter results.
The second-biggest US bank made a net income of $3.6bn (£2.5bn), compared with $527m in the same period of 2008.
Strong performance in its investment banking division cancelled out losses on credit cards and consumer loans.
On Thursday, Goldman Sachs is expected to announce hefty profits, but Citigroup is likely to post a loss.
Bank of America is also expected to have made a loss when it announces its third quarter results on Friday.
Earlier on Wednesday, London's FTSE 100 had risen 2% to close at 5,256.1, while France's Cac 40 index and Germany's Dax both also saw gains of more than 2%.
Banking stocks were among the top risers, with Barclays up 6.6%, Societe Generale climbing 4.7% and Deutsche Bank adding 4.2%.
Markets were pushed higher by official export figures from China, which suggested that economies in the rest of the world were improving.
Chinese exports fell to $115.9bn (£73bn) in September, which was down 15.2% from the same month last year, but was the smallest fall in nine months.
Dong Tao, an economist at Credit Suisse in Hong Kong, said he expected exports to increase in the next couple of months.
"There are some rush orders coming to China for Christmas, so I expect probably a pretty strong rebound in November and December," he said.
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John Emms and his wife, Audrey, from Egham, Surrey, are regular visitors to royal events at Windsor and managed to find a good spot near the start of the route.

"We are great fans of royalty," said Mr Emms, who had been reading about Mr Sarkozy in the papers.

But he added: "We are really interested to see Carla."

Also waiting for a glimpse of the royal and presidential party was Baljinder Singh, from nearby Slough, who arrived early to ensure his two three-year-old grandchildren, Sukjot Singh and Sukleen Kaur, could get a good view.

"They love to see the Queen," he said. "I don't know much about Mr Sarkozy though."

There were many of those watching, however, who did have strong opinions about France's head of state.

The diminutive Mr Sarkozy, 53, who has been dubbed the King of Bling in his home country due to his love of expensive watches, designer sunglasses and celebrity lifestyle, has been accused by critics of lacking dignity and having contempt for tradition.

But he is expected to use his first state visit to the UK to project a more statesmanlike image in an attempt to repair battered poll ratings following his marriage to Ms Bruni.

A modest crowd of hundreds watched as the procession passed - first there was the Queen, dressed in a beige suit and feathered hat, and dark-suited Mr Sarkozy in the Australian state coach.
They were followed by Prince Philip and Mrs Sarkozy - in high-necked grey coat and matching hat - in the Scottish state coach.
Then came the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall in the Semi State Landau, who received cheers from the crowd for braving the wind and gloomy weather in an open carriage.
Finally, came two coaches of French government ministers, including the elegant women dubbed by the French press as "Sarko's babes".
Due to the high-profile nature of the 36-hour visit, security was in evidence throughout the procession, with French and British security officers in dark suits scouring the crowds, while large numbers of uniformed police also mingled with onlookers.
Mary Tanner was shutting The Old Tea Rooms along the procession route just before the town's French guests arrived to ensure she got a good view.
"I always have a look when there is something on," she said. "I shut up shop and I will go and get some flags to wave
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