Hip-hop star scores a double No 1

Fast-rising hip-hop star Akon, has scored a rare musical double by topping both the singles and album charts at the same time.

The former jail inmate's single, Lonely, has overtaken Tony Christie and Peter Kay's (Is This The Way To) Amarillo after its seven weeks at the top.

And his debut album, Trouble, is the week's bestseller. Akon - real name Aliaune Thiam - grew up in Senegal but moved to the US with his family.

He was a teenage petty criminal who took up music after being released from jail.