Cake artists are preparing large edible displays for Cake International at the NEC in Birmingham, including a life-sized sugar-paste royal couple and a life-sized cake of TV presenter Alison Hammond. The event, one of the world's biggest cake decorating shows, is expected to welcome about 25,000 visitors over three days.
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The Pride of Reading Awards 2026 are highlighting local music.
Fenwick's Christmas window in Newcastle has unveiled a display based on The Gruffalo's Child, created with author Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler. Thousands tuned in to watch the reveal, and the window has been a family tradition since 1971.
Oscar Hartland, who played Neil the Baby in Gavin and Stacey, is building a rock band with bandmates and hopes to create a new modern sound for Wales. He has released a new single, Wild Bull, and has been recording at Rockfield studios in Monmouth.
