Nine-year-old Atlas Johnson-Dutfield from Bristol has won a leading role in a stage adaptation of Max Porter's novel Lanny, sharing the part with 10-year-old Lucian Thomas. He won the role after an open audition at Bristol Old Vic and says he was overjoyed when he heard the news.
James Tofalli, known as the Piano Man, paused in Bury St Edmunds while cycling an upright piano from Land's End to John O'Groats to raise money for public pianos. He is funding the journey by busking along the way and hopes pianos in public spaces will give people the chance to have a go.
A 17-year-old violinist from Bingley near Bradford has been chosen to lead the National Youth Orchestra as first violinist in 2027. He began playing at six, inspired by his father, who was also a member of the orchestra.
A box of 12 unopened vintage Christmas crackers, believed to be about 100 years old, was found in a wardrobe in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, and is going up for auction. The family hopes whoever buys them will open them and enjoy them, and the auction house describes them as a fascinating window into the past.
