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As we type this, Britney is in hospital in Los Angeles after a dramatic stand-off with police after she refused to hand over her kids to K-Fed’s minders. But we can reveal that this was the culmination of yet another eventful day in the Spears camp. Earlier in the day, Britney finally turned up for her court deposition with the lawyers – but she was nearly two hours late and then only stayed for 14 minutes, much to the anger of Kevin’s lawyers, who later made sarcastic comments to reporters about how much they had achieved. Britney – who was smiling as she was wheeled into an ambulance on a stretcher – is now under psychiatric evaluation at the Cedars Sinai Medical Centre.

We’re still reeling from the news that Britney’s been rushed to hospital, but now we’ve pieced together the events of her dramatic evening:

7pm (Los Angeles time – 3am here): K-Fed’s minders arrive to collect the kids from her house at a pre-scheduled time. She refuses to hand them over, and his lawyers are notified.

8pm: Los Angeles police receive a call from the lawyers, and five squad cars make their way to Britney’s gated residence. While Sean Preston is taken away by Kevin’s lawyers, Jayden James remains inside with Britney.

9pm: An LAPD officer tells reporters that they are “concerned about her mental state and believe she may be under the influence.”

11pm: There are now 13 police cars, an ambulance and, bizarrely, a fire engine at the house.

11.45pm: Britney leaves her home in an ambulance and behaves very oddly – grinning at some onlookers and giving the finger to others. The 13 police cars, with full lights and sirens on, escort the ambulance to the Cedars Sinai Medical Center. Jayden James is also taken to hospital in a separate ambulance, but it’s not currently known why.

12.30am: Britney arrives at the hospital. “Her eyes were like pinholes,” reveals one witness. Meanwhile, Kevin Federline has arrived separately, with Sean Preston. Britney’s pal Sam Lufti has also tried to enter, but was barred.

12.45am: Even K-Fed’s lawyer Mark Kaplan says, “I actually don’t know what is going on.”

1.15am (9.15am here): Britney’s dad Jamie – who has not been seen with Britney since spring 2007 – arrives at the hospital.

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As we revealed earlier, it wasn’t just Britney who was taken to hospital – her youngest son Jayden James was also taken to the Cedars Sinai Medical Centre, in a separate ambulance. However, mystery surrounds the reasons for this, with LAPD spokesman Jason Lee saying, “There were no reported injuries to anyone involved including the children.” As our photo shows, Jayden has since been seen outside the hospital looking absolutely fine. It’s now thought that Britney will spend 24 hours under medical supervision, and could then face charges if she was indeed under the influence of drugs, as has been claimed.

The latest reports from the US suggest that any hopes Britney had of getting even partial custody of her two sons are as good as over. LA County Commissioner Scott Gordon has said that both Britney and Kevin must be drug and alcohol free while they’ve got physical custody of Sean Preston, two (pictured here arriving at the hospital where his mum’s currently being monitored) and Jayden James, one. If Britney is confirmed to have been under the influence during last night’s stand-off with police, K-Fed’s lawyers could go back into court and immediately demand that Britney be stripped of any visitation rights. Worryingly, witnesses inside the Cedars Sinai Medical Centre claim that they heard a hysterical Britney screaming that she would “rather die” than let Kevin have the kids.

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