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Welsh band the Stereophonics are playing a free concert at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on the next bank holiday Monday.

The band will be performing as part of a free event that has been organised to celebrate the 2008 Grand Slam which was won by the Welsh rugby team.

Other bands in the line-up include Feeder and solo singers Heather Small, from M People, and Rhydian Roberts, who starred in last year's X-Factor.

A book by Gordon Ramsay has taken the top spot in the bestseller list and knocked a fellow celebrity chef into second place.

How To Cheat At Cooking, by Delia Smith, had a three month reign at the number one position in the Booksellers list but has been dislodged by Mr Ramsay's latest book.

Healthy Appetite, by Mr Ramsay, contains approximately 100 recipes which are concentrated on creating tasty dishes that are not calorie loaded.

The first award that recognises funny children's books is being launched by a national charity.

The Roald Dahl Funny Prize has been set-up by Booktrust and is the brainchild of Michael Rosen, the author who was chosen by the charity as Children's Laureate for his contribution to literature.

Mr Rosen reported that he created the award to remind readers of the fun in reading comedic books.

A film is set to be produced starring favourite children's puppets the Fraggles.

Harvey Weinsten who produced the second film of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, has reportedly provided the funding to bring the eccentric characters to the silver screen.

Old favourites are expected to return including, Wembley, Mokey, Red, Gogo and Boober.

The author the successful His Dark Materials trilogy has decided to use his talents to write a comic strip.

Philip Pullman will be working with an illustrator to create the Adventures of John Blake which will be printed in a new comic called DFC at the end of this month.

The story is set in modern times and features a sailor who happens upon magical beasts and legends from the past.