OK so i am now £100 down for the new MACBOOK battery and...............

[NotAnOtter]

...YES you guessed it

It made bollocks all difference

NADA

Still showing a little cross in the battery!!!!

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

can someone tell me how to make this better!!?

all those pleases and no one cares

The cross means it thinks there's no battery. Did you try the SMC reset I suggested before? I would give that another go and, if that doesn't help, try this:
support.apple.com/kb/HT1379

If it still doesn't work you'll have to get it serviced.

single white thankyou yes
took it to a dealer today who said it is machine not battery - FAB now have a brand new battery going spare....

have to wait 2 days for diagnosis grrrrrrrrrrrrr